October 31st
- 1799 – Landon Addison Thomas born.
- 1828 – Green Clay died, aged 71.
- 1869 – Charles A. Wickliffe died, aged 80.
- 1882 – James Fisher Robinson died, aged 82.
- 1908 – Joseph C. Clifton born.
- 1933 – Hugh Randall born.
- 1948 – Mary Nolan died, aged 45.
- 1958 – Russ Cochran born.
- 1998 – Noah Mullins died, aged 80.
- 2013 – When Theo Came Home by Ron Rhody was published.