FRIDAY, Oct. 31, 2025

1517-Copy of Martin Luther's 95 theses, the publication of which began the Protestant Reformation in EuropeThe Protestant Reformation

1517-Martin Luther sends his Ninety-five Theses to Albert of Brandenburg, Archbishop of Mainz, precipitating the Protestant Reformation

1541-Michelangelo finishes painting "The Last Judgment" on the altar wall of the Sistine Chape in Vatican City [1]

1876-Great Backerganj Cyclone of 1876 ravages British India (modern-day Bangladesh), killing over 200,000

1918-The Spanish flu kills 21,000 people in the US in a single week

1984-Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by her bodyguards, Satwant Singh and Beant Singh at her home in New Delhi

2011-The world population reaches 7 billion inhabitants according to the United Nations