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National Unity Day (India)

Name: National Unity Day (India)
Start: 2000-10-31
End: 2000-10-31
Location: Histories Today Editorial Team

On October 31, in the year 0, National Unity Day (India). This event is recorded as a Holidays event in the history of October 31, one of 445 recorded events on this date across all of history.

National Unity Day is celebrated in India on 31 October. It was introduced by the Government of India in 2014. The day is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of Vallabhbhai Patel who had a major role in the political integration of India.

Key Facts

This event took place on October 31, 0 (AD era).
It is categorised as a Holidays event in recorded history.
Referenced in 2 Wikipedia articles.
Wikipedia source last updated on 20 December 2025.

On This Date in History 445

Type	Year	Date	Event
Notable Deaths	2023	Oct 31	Ken Mattingly, American astronaut (born 1936)
Notable Deaths	2021	Oct 31	Peter Philpott, Australian cricketer (born 1934)
Historical Events	2020	Oct 31	Berlin Brandenburg Airport opens its doors after nearly 10 years of delays due to construction issues and project…
Notable Deaths	2020	Oct 31	Sean Connery, Scottish actor (born 1930)
Notable Deaths	2020	Oct 31	MF Doom, British-American rapper and record producer (born 1971)
Notable Deaths	2018	Oct 31	Willie McCovey, American baseball player (born 1938)
Historical Events	2017	Oct 31	A truck drives into a crowd in Lower Manhattan, New York City, killing eight people.
Selected Events	2017	Oct 31	An Uzbek immigrant drove a rented truck into cyclists and runners in Lower Manhattan, New York City, killing eight…
Historical Events	2015	Oct 31	Metrojet Flight 9268 is bombed over the northern Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on board.
Notable Deaths	2015	Oct 31	Gus Savage, American businessman and politician (born 1925)
Historical Events	2014	Oct 31	During a test flight, the VSS Enterprise, a Virgin Galactic experimental spaceflight test vehicle, suffers a…
Notable Deaths	2014	Oct 31	David Manker Abshire, American commander and diplomat, United States Permanent Representative to NATO (born 1926)
Notable Deaths	2014	Oct 31	Michael Alsbury, American engineer and pilot (born 1975)
Notable Deaths	2014	Oct 31	Brad Halsey, American baseball player (born 1981)
Notable Deaths	2014	Oct 31	Hitoshi Motoshima, Japanese educator and politician (born 1922)
Notable Deaths	2013	Oct 31	Chris Chase (aka Irene Kane), American actress and author (born 1924)
Notable Deaths	2013	Oct 31	Gérard de Villiers, French journalist and author (born 1929)
Notable Deaths	2013	Oct 31	Trevor Kletz, English chemist and author (born 1922)
Notable Deaths	2013	Oct 31	Johnny Kucks, American baseball player (born 1933)
Notable Deaths	2013	Oct 31	Andres Narvasa, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 19th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (born 1928)
Notable Deaths	2013	Oct 31	Bobby Parker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1937)
Notable Deaths	2012	Oct 31	Gae Aulenti, Italian architect and designer (born 1927)
Notable Deaths	2012	Oct 31	John Fitch, American race car driver and engineer (born 1917)
Notable Deaths	2012	Oct 31	John H. Reed, American soldier and politician, 67th Governor of Maine (born 1921)
Historical Events	2011	Oct 31	The global population of humans reaches seven billion. This day is now recognized by the United Nations as the Day of…
Notable Deaths	2011	Oct 31	Flórián Albert, Hungarian footballer and manager (born 1941)
Notable Deaths	2011	Oct 31	Roberto Lippi, Italian race car driver (born 1926)
Notable Deaths	2010	Oct 31	Ted Sorensen, American lawyer, 8th White House Counsel (born 1928)
Notable Deaths	2009	Oct 31	Mustafa Mahmud, Egyptian physician and author (born 1921)
Notable Deaths	2009	Oct 31	Tom Wheatcroft, English businessman, founded the Donington Grand Prix Exhibition (born 1922)
Notable Deaths	2009	Oct 31	Qian Xuesen, Chinese aerodynamicist and academic (born 1911)
Notable Deaths	2008	Oct 31	Studs Terkel, American historian and author (born 1912)
Notable Deaths	2007	Oct 31	Erdal İnönü, Turkish physicist and politician, Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1926)
Notable Deaths	2006	Oct 31	P. W. Botha, South African soldier and politician, State President of South Africa (born 1916)
Notable Deaths	2006	Oct 31	Peter Fryer, English journalist and author (born 1927)
Notable Births	2005	Oct 31	Leonor, Princess of Asturias
Notable Deaths	2005	Oct 31	Hal Anger, American biophysicist and engineer (born 1920)
Notable Deaths	2005	Oct 31	Amrita Pritam, Indian author and poet (born 1919)
Selected Events	2005	Oct 31	The discovery of the Plutonian moons Nix and Hydra, based on photographs taken by the Hubble Space Telescope nearly…
Historical Events	2003	Oct 31	Mahathir Mohamad resigns as Prime Minister of Malaysia and is replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi,…
Notable Deaths	2003	Oct 31	Richard Neustadt, American political scientist and historian (born 1919)
Selected Events	2003	Oct 31	After 22 years in power, Mahathir Mohamad retired as Prime Minister of Malaysia.
Historical Events	2002	Oct 31	A federal grand jury in Houston, Texas indicts former Enron chief financial officer Andrew Fastow on 78 counts of wire…
Notable Births	2002	Oct 31	Ansu Fati, Spanish footballer
Notable Deaths	2002	Oct 31	Lionel Poilâne, French banker and businessman (born 1945)
Notable Deaths	2002	Oct 31	Michail Stasinopoulos, Greek jurist and politician, President of Greece (born 1903)
Notable Deaths	2002	Oct 31	Raf Vallone, Italian footballer and actor (born 1916)
Notable Deaths	2001	Oct 31	Régine Cavagnoud, French skier (born 1970)
Historical Events	2000	Oct 31	Soyuz TM-31 launches, carrying the first resident crew to the International Space Station. The ISS has been crewed…
Historical Events	2000	Oct 31	Singapore Airlines Flight 006 crashes on takeoff from Taipei, killing 83.