Historical Events in October, Month of October Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| October 26, 1825 | The Erie Canal opens, allowing direct passage from the Hudson River to Lake Erie. |
| October 22, 1866 | A plebiscite ratifies the annexation of Veneto and Mantua to Italy, which had occurred three days before on October 19. |
| October 5, 1986 | Mordechai Vanunu's story in The Sunday Times reveals Israel's secret nuclear weapons. |
| October 19, 1805 | War of the Third Coalition: Austrian General Mack surrenders his army to Napoleon at the Battle of Ulm. |
| October 29, 2005 | Bombings in Delhi, India kill more than 60. |
| October 17, 2018 | The recreational use of cannabis is legalized in Canada. |
| October 23, 1989 | An explosion at the Houston Chemical Complex in Pasadena, Texas, which registered a 3.5 on the Richter magnitude scale, kills 23 and injures 314. |
| October 16, 1780 | American Revolutionary War: The British-led Royalton raid is the last Native American raid on New England. |
| October 28, 1891 | The Mino–Owari earthquake, the largest inland earthquake in Japan's history, occurs. |
| October 8, 2014 | Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person in the United States to be diagnosed with Ebola, dies. |
| October 31, 1999 | EgyptAir Flight 990 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean near Nantucket, killing all 217 people on board. |
| October 20, 1818 | The Convention of 1818 is signed between the United States and the United Kingdom, which settles the Canada–United States border on the 49th parallel for most of its length. |
| October 1, 1961 | The CTV Television Network, Canada's first private television network, is launched. |
| October 14, 1930 | The former and first President of Finland, K. J. Ståhlberg, and his wife, Ester Ståhlberg, are kidnapped from their home by members of the far-right Lapua Movement.[8] |
| October 4, 1983 | Richard Noble sets a new land speed record of 633.468 miles per hour (1,019.468 km/h) at the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. |
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