October 31st (2012) was a Wednesday. It's the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 61 days left to the end of the year.
October 31st Famous Deaths for 2012
» Gae Aulenti, Italian architect and designer (b. 1927)
» June Blundell, New Zealand wife of Denis Blundell (b. 1921)
» Brian Cobby, English actor (b. 1929)
» John Fitch (racing driver) named John Fitch, American race car driver and engineer (b. 1917)
» Alexander Kibrik, Russian linguist and academic (b. 1939)
» John H. Reed, American politician, 67th Governor of Maine (b. 1921)
» Teri Shields, American actress and producer (b. 1933)
» Konstantin Vyrupayev, Russian wrestler (b. 1930)
October 31st Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Abaidas (Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria known as Coptic Church)
» St. Quentin called Quentin
» Martin Luther (Anglican Communion)
» Paul Shinji Sasaki and Philip Lindel Tsen (Episcopal Church (USA))
» October 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Earliest day on which Public holidays in Finland e.g All Saints Day can fall, while November 6 is the latest; celebrated on Saturday between October 31 and November 6 (Finland, Sweden)
» Eve of Winter, the eve of the first day of winter in the Northern hemisphere (see November 1):
» Allantide (Cornwall)
» Halloween (Republic of Ireland e.g Ireland, Canada, United Kingdom, United States and Halloween around the world called other places)
» Samhain in the Northern Hemisphere, Beltane in the Southern Hemisphere; begins on sunset of October 31 (Gaelic calendar e.g Gaels, Welsh people and Neopagan Wheel of the Year)