31 October - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History

In India and world History October 31 has a special significance, because on this day there have been many such incidents which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let us know that some of the most important events that will increase your general knowledge. The collected facts will be such as: the people born on this day, the passing of the famous persons, the war pact, the freedom of any country, the invention of new technologies, the change of power, the important national and international day etc

What happened on October 31 in history:

Year	Event / Incidence / Incident
1956	Following Egypt's decision to nationalize the Suez Canal Britain and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal.
1984	Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was gunned down outside of her home by Sikh extremists. Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by two Sikh security guards. Riots break out in New Delhi and other cities and nearly 10,000 Sikhs are killed.
1989	U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
1998	Iraq disarmament crisis begins: Iraq announces it would no longer cooperate with United Nations weapons inspectors.
2008	State Media in China has reported the toxic chemical melamine is probably being routinely added to Chinese animal feed, melamine has now been found in contaminated milk and eggs. Melamine is used to reduce production costs while maintaining the protein count for quality inspections,
2008	A new study by the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit shows that the warming of Earth's polar regions is caused by humans.
2010	Human Rights Watch expresses concern that Iran and Saudi Arabia, which have been criticized for their records on women's rights, are expected to join a new U.N. agency devoted to women and could interfere with the work of the agency.
2011	The Government of Japan intervenes to reduce the exchange rate of the Japanese yen with the United States dollar after the yen reached record highs.
2013	The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons declares that Syria has destroyed 21 of 23 known chemical weapons facilities, and now must destroy the chemical weapons themselves.
2014	The Bank of Japan announces a decision to buy more assets, continuing an aggressive expansion of the money supply, by roughly US$60 billion per month, admitting that it hasn't yet reached its goals on growth.

List of October 31 famous birthdays:

Year	Name / Profession / Country

List of October 31 famous Indian birthdays:

Year	Name / Profession / Country
1875	Vallabhbhai Patel / Politician / India
1875	Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel / Politician / India
1943	Umman Chandi / Politician / India
1875	Vallabhbhai Patel / Lawyer / India
1962	Sarbananda Sonowal / Politician / India

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