Discover the most famous people who died on October 31. The list includes people like River Phoenix, Indira Gandhi, Harry Houdini, Federico Fellini, Egon Schiele. Famous personalities featured on this list, include actors, political leaders, military leaders and soldiers and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, Italy, India & Austria and many more countries.
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Sean Connery(The First Actor to Portray Fictional British Secret Agent James Bond on Film)
Birthdate: August 25, 1930
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: 2020
The first person to play James Bond on screen, Scottish actor Sean Connery went on to star in seven films of the franchise. The role catapulted him to international fame, but this charismatic actor was not restricted to his iconic role. He also tasted critical and commercial success in other productions including Murder on the Orient Express and The Untouchables
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River Phoenix(Actor, Musician and Eldest Brother of the Phoenix Siblings Who Accidentally Died by Combined Drug Intoxication)
Birthdate: August 23, 1970
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Madras, Oregon, United States
Died: 1993
Actor, musician, and activist, River Phoenix. was the older brother of Academy Award-winning actor, Joaquin Phoenix. The child of “hippyish” parents, he had an unconventional upbringing. He began acting as a young boy and enjoyed a successful career. The promising young man died of a drug overdose when he was just 23.
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Harry Houdini(Illusionist and Stunt Performer Known for His Sensational Escape Acts)
Birthdate: March 24, 1874
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: 1926
Legendary magician Harry Houdini initially worked as a trapeze artist named “Ehrich, the Prince of the Air” and was later known for his iconic stunt of escaping from handcuffs, at times even under water and while buried alive. He died after a blow to the gut damaged his appendix.
Birthdate: November 19, 1917
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died: 1984
The third Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi served as PM from 1966 till 1977 and then again from 1980 till her assassination in October 1984. She is considered one of India’s strongest PM and is hailed for leading India to victory over Pakistan in 1971, which resulted in the creation of Bangladesh. However, she is also categorised as authoritarian and is criticised for imposing Emergency in 1975.
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Federico Fellini(Italian Filmmaker Known for His Distinctive Style, Which Blends Fantasy and Baroque Images with Earthiness.)
Birthdate: January 20, 1920
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Rimini, Italy
Died: 1993
Italian film director and screenwriter, Federico Fellini, is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. He was nominated for the Academy Awards 12 times and won four in the category of Best Foreign Language Film. His distinctive style of film-making has inspired generations of directors in both Italy and Hollywood.
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Egon Schiele(Austrian Expressionist Painter, Draftsman, and Printmaker)
Birthdate: June 12, 1890
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tulln, Austria
Died: 1918
Egon Schiele was an Austrian painter whose work is well-known for its raw sexuality and intensity. An early exponent of Expressionism, Schiele was one of the early-20th century's most prominent figurative painters. His life and career inspired the 1980 biographical film Excess and Punishment, in which Schiele was played by German actor Mathieu Carrière.
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John Houseman(Romanian-Born American Actor, Director, and Producer)
Birthdate: September 22, 1902
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bucharest, Romania
Died: 1988
Romanian-born US actor and producer John Houseman is remembered for his Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning role in The Paper Chase. Primarily a character actor, he also gained fame as a theater director and producer and collaborated with director Orson Welles on many projects.
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George Halas(American football player)
Birthdate: February 2, 1895
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 1983
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Willie McCovey(Baseball player)
Birthdate: January 10, 1938
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Mobile
Died: 2018
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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Studs Terkel(Journalist, Historian, Radio personality, Writer, Poet lawyer, Music journalist)
Birthdate: May 16, 1912
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York City
Died: 2008
Pulitzer Prize-winning American author Studs Terkel is remembered for his contribution to American history and for his book The Good War. Initially aspiring to be a lawyer, he later became a radio actor. He also interviewed people for his show Studs’s Place and published bestselling oral histories such as Division Street.
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Amrita Pritam(Indian Author Who Wrote in Punjabi and Hindi and is Considered One of History's Foremost Female Punjabi Writers)
Birthdate: August 31, 1919
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Gujranwala, Pakistan
Died: 2005
Amrita Pritam was an Indian poet, essayist, and novelist who wrote in Hindi and Punjabi languages. She is widely regarded as the first major female Punjabi poet and the leading Punjabi-language poet of the 20th century. In 1956, she was honored with the Sahitya Akademi Award, becoming the first woman to receive the prestigious award.
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Rosalind Cash(Actress)
Birthdate: December 31, 1938
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Died: 1995
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Edwin Anderson Walker(Military Officer)
Birthdate: November 10, 1909
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kerr County, Texas, United States
Died: 1993
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Victor Sen Yung(Actor)
Birthdate: October 18, 1915
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: 1980
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
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Maurice Lucas(Basketball player)
Birthdate: February 18, 1952
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 2010
Height: 6'9" (206 cm)
Birthdate: November 11, 1972
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Joliet, Illinois
Died: 2023
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Ted Sorensen(Lawyer and presidential speechwriter)
Birthdate: May 8, 1928
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Died: 2010
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Otto Rank(Psychologist)
Birthdate: April 22, 1884
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Vienna
Died: 1939
Otto Rank was an Austrian psychoanalyst and philosopher. A close colleague of Sigmund Freud, Rank was also the managing director of Freud's publishing house. Rank was a prolific writer and wrote extensively on psychoanalytic themes. He was the first person who viewed therapy as a learning and unlearning experience focusing on feelings. Psychologist Rollo May was deeply influenced by Rank.
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Éleuthère Irénée du Pont(French-American Chemist and Industrialist)
Birthdate: June 24, 1771
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1834
Éleuthère Irénée du Pont was the founder of the American gunpowder company E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and the patriarch of the famous du Pont family of businessmen. Born in France, du Pont had escaped to the U.S. with his family during the French Revolution.
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Eileen Gray(Architect)
Birthdate: August 9, 1878
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Enniscorthy, Ireland
Died: 1976
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Flórián Albert(Hungarian Professional Football Player Who Played as a Forward)
Birthdate: September 15, 1941
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hercegszántó, Hungary
Died: 2011
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Max Reinhardt(One of the Most Prominent Directors of German-Language Theatre in the Early 20th Century)
Birthdate: September 9, 1873
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Baden, Austria
Died: 1943
Max Reinhardt was an Austrian-born director and producer. The son of a Jewish merchant, he took acting lessons and embarked on a brilliant theatrical career. Before long, he came to be regarded as one of the most prominent directors of German-language theater. However, he had to flee Austria during the Nazi invasion and eventually settled in USA.
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Raf Vallone(Best Known for His Role in Film 'A View from the Bridge' and His Association with 'Neorealist' Movement)
Birthdate: February 17, 1916
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Tropea, Italy
Died: 2002
Raf Vallone was an Italian actor, journalist, and footballer. He was one of the biggest stars in Italy during the 1950s and 1960s. His performance in the drama film A View from the Bridge earned him the David di Donatello Award. As a footballer, Vallone helped his team win the Coppa Italia in the 1935–1936 season.
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Elizebeth Smith Friedman(Author)
Birthdate: August 26, 1892
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Huntington, Indiana, United States
Died: 1980
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Mikhail Frunze(Former Bolshevik leader during and just prior to the Russian Revolution of 1917)
Birthdate: February 2, 1885
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Died: 1925
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Joseph Calleia(Actor)
Birthdate: August 4, 1897
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Notabile, Malta
Died: 1975
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Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile(Queen)
Birthdate: October 13, 1161
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Domfront Castle, Normandy, France
Died: 1214
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Ring Lardner Jr.(Journalist)
Birthdate: August 19, 1915
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 2000
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Dan Leno(Comedian)
Birthdate: December 20, 1860
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Somers Town, London England
Died: 1904
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Peter Stumpp
Birthplace: Bedburg
Died: 1589
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Prince William, Duke of Cumberland(Military commander)
Birthdate: April 26, 1721
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Leicester House, London, England
Died: 1765
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Yammie Lam(Former TVB actress)
Birthdate: April 27, 1963
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hong Kong
Died: 2018
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
Birthdate: June 7, 1896
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1986
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S.D. Burman
Birthdate: October 1, 1906
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Comilla
Died: 1975
S.D. Burman was an Indian singer and music director. One of the most influential and successful film music composers in the history of Bollywood, Burman composed the music for more than 100 movies. During his career, he won many prestigious awards like Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Filmfare Awards, and National Film Awards. In 1969, he was awarded the Padma Shri.
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Eduardo De Filippo(Actor)
Birthdate: May 24, 1900
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Naples, Italy
Died: 1984
Birthdate: February 16, 1852
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Allegheny, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died: 1916
Charles Taze Russell was an American restorationist minister who is credited with founding the Bible Student movement, which formed the basis for several independent Bible Student groups. He is also credited with co-founding a not-for-profit, non-stock organization called the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania, which is an important publisher of religious books in America.
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Charles Vance Millar(Lawyer, Businessperson)
Birthdate: June 28, 1854
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Aylmer, Ontario Aylmer, Ontario, Canada
Died: 1926
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Paul Dudley White(Physician, Cardiologist, University teacher)
Birthdate: June 6, 1886
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Roxbury
Died: 1973
Paul Dudley White was inspired to take up medicine by his physician father and ended up graduating in medicine from Harvard. A pioneer of preventive medicine, he also contributed to the study of blood coagulation and published 700 articles. He was also a medical officer during World War I
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Frank Kurtz(American Olympic Diver and an Aviator)
Birthdate: September 11, 1911
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Davenport, Iowa, United States
Died: 1996
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William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse(Irish Astronomer, Naturalist and Engineer)
Birthdate: June 17, 1800
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: York, United Kingdom
Died: 1867
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Raj Chandra Bose(Indian American Mathematician and Statistician)
Birthdate: June 19, 1901
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Narmadapuram, Madhya Pradesh, India
Died: 1987
Raj Chandra Bose was an Indian-American statistician and mathematician best remembered for his work in finite geometry, design theory, and the theory of error-correcting codes. He is also credited with inventing the notions of association scheme, partial geometry, and strongly regular graph.
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Natalie Babbitt(Writer)
Birthdate: July 28, 1932
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio, United States
Died: 2016
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István Tisza(Politician)
Birthdate: April 22, 1861
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Pest, Budapest, Hungary
Died: 1918
Not only did István Tisza serve as the Hungarian prime minister, but he also supported the Austro-Hungarian dualist government. A qualified lawyer, he also had doctorate degrees in economics and political science and also dealt with macroeconomic issues. His father, Kálmán Tisza, too, had been the prime minister of Hungary.
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Joseph Papp(Theatrical producer)
Birthdate: June 22, 1921
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 1991
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Henry Harris(Biologist)
Birthdate: January 28, 1925
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Russia
Died: 2014
Henry Harris was an Australian professor and scientist who taught at the University of Oxford. He is best remembered for his pioneering work on human genetics and cancer during the 2000s. Henry Harris was knighted in 1993 for his contribution to science.
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Huang Xing(Chinese Revolutionary Leader and the First Commander-In-Chief of the Republic of China)
Birthdate: October 25, 1874
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Huangxing, Changsha, China
Died: 1916
Huang Xing was a Chinese politician and revolutionary leader who served as the first supreme commander of the Republic of China. He is credited with founding the Kuomintang (KMT), one of the most popular political parties in Taiwan. In a 2011 historical drama film titled 1911, Huang Xing was played by actor and martial artist Jackie Chan.
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Joseph Hooker(Officer, Soldier)
Birthdate: November 13, 1814
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Died: 1879
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Edward Stettinius Jr.(Secretary of State)
Birthdate: October 22, 1900
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 1949
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Qian Xuesen(Astronautical engineer)
Birthdate: December 11, 1911
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hangzhou
Died: 2009
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Köprülü Mehmed Pasha(Political figure)
Birthdate: 1575 AD
Birthplace: Roshnik, Albania
Died: 1661
