Historical Events in October, Month of October Events

Here is a list of some historical events in October. You can learn What major event happened in October?

Date Event
October 26, 1968 Space Race: The Soyuz 3 mission achieves the first Soviet space rendezvous.
October 13, 1881 First known conversation in modern Hebrew by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends.
October 18, 1561 In Japan the fourth Battle of Kawanakajima is fought between the forces of Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen, resulting in a draw.
October 3, 1712 The Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor.
October 19, 1813 War of the Sixth Coalition: Napoleon is forced to retreat from Germany after the Battle of Leipzig.
October 28, 1538 The Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino is founded in what is now the Dominican Republic.
October 10, 1846 Triton, the largest moon of the planet Neptune, is discovered by English astronomer William Lassell.
October 16, 1841 Queen's University is founded in the Province of Canada.
October 19, 202 Second Punic War: At the Battle of Zama, Roman legions under Scipio Africanus defeat Hannibal Barca, leader of the army defending Carthage.
October 1, 1955 The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is established.
October 9, 1831 Ioannis Kapodistrias, the first head of state of the Kingdom of Greece, is assassinated.
October 30, 2014 Four people are killed when a Beechcraft Super King Air crashes at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport in Wichita, Kansas.
October 17, 2019 The 17 October Revolution starts in Lebanon.
October 14, 2004 MK Airlines Flight 1602 crashes during takeoff from Halifax Stanfield International Airport, killing all seven people on board.
October 22, 2013 The Australian Capital Territory becomes the first Australian jurisdiction to legalize same-sex marriage with the Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act 2013.

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