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 9, 1934 | An Ustashe assassin kills King Alexander I of Yugoslavia and Louis Barthou, Foreign Minister of France, in Marseille. |
| October 18, 1797 | Treaty of Campo Formio is signed between France and Austria |
| October 3, 1991 | Nadine Gordimer is announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. |
| October 6, 1915 | Combined Austro-Hungarian and German Central Powers, reinforced by the recently joined Bulgaria launched a new offensive against Serbia under command of August von Mackensen . |
| October 28, 1538 | The Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino is founded in what is now the Dominican Republic. |
| October 11, 1811 | The Juliana begins operation as the first steam-powered ferry in New York harbor. |
| October 11, 2000 | NASA launches STS-92, the 100th Space Shuttle mission. |
| October 18, 1898 | The United States takes possession of Puerto Rico from Spain. |
| October 31, 2020 | Berlin Brandenburg Airport opens its doors after nearly 10 years of delays due to construction issues and project corruption. |
| October 9, 1834 | Opening of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, the first public railway on the island of Ireland. |
| October 12, 2019 | Typhoon Hagibis makes landfall in Japan, killing 10 and forcing the evacuation of one million people. |
| October 1, 1964 | Japanese Shinkansen ("bullet trains") begin high-speed rail service from Tokyo to Osaka. |
| October 9, 1914 | World War I: The Siege of Antwerp comes to an end. |
| 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 23, 1641 | Irish Catholic gentry from Ulster attempt to seize control of Dublin Castle, the seat of English rule in Ireland, so as to force concessions. |
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