October 31
People born on this day are Scorpio.
- 1998
Iraq disarmament crisis begins: Iraq announces it would no longer cooperate with United Nations weapons inspectors.
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Yachtsman Jesse Martin returns to Melbourne after 11 months of circumnavigating the world, solo, non-stop and unassisted.
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EgyptAir Flight 990 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean near Nantucket, killing all 217 people on board.
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Soyuz TM-31 launches, carrying the first resident crew to the International Space Station. The ISS has been crewed continuously since then.
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Singapore Airlines Flight 006 crashes on takeoff from Taipei, killing 83.
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A federal grand jury in Houston, Texas indicts former Enron chief financial officer Andrew Fastow on 78 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction of justice related to the collapse of his ex-employer.
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Mahathir Mohamad resigns as Prime Minister of Malaysia and is replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, marking an end to Mahathir's 22 years in power.
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The global population of humans reaches seven billion. This day is now recognized by the United Nations as the Day of Seven Billion.
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During a test flight, the VSS Enterprise, a Virgin Galactic experimental spaceflight test vehicle, suffers a catastrophic in-flight breakup and crashes in the Mojave Desert, California.
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Metrojet Flight 9268 is bombed over the northern Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on board.
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A truck drives into a crowd in Lower Manhattan, New York City, killing eight people.
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Berlin Brandenburg Airport opens its doors after nearly 10 years of delays due to construction issues and project corruption.
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2005Leonor, Princess of Asturias
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2002Ansu Fati, Spanish footballer
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2000Willow Smith, American singer, actress, and dancer
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1999Léa Serna, French figure skater
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1997Siobhán Bernadette Haughey, Hong Kong-Irish swimmer
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1997Sydney Park, American actress and comedian
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1997Marcus Rashford, English footballer
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1997Holly Taylor, Canadian-American actress
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1993Nadine Lustre, Filipino actress and singer
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1993Letitia Wright, Guyanese-British actress
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1992Vanessa Marano, American actress
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1990JID, American rapper
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