Historical Events in October, Month of October Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| October 14, 1998 | Eric Rudolph is charged with six bombings, including the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta, Georgia. |
| October 11, 2000 | NASA launches STS-92, the 100th Space Shuttle mission. |
| October 23, 1965 | Vietnam War: The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), in conjunction with the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, launches an operation seeking to destroy Communist forces during the siege of Plei Me. |
| October 12, 1856 | An M 7.7–8.3 earthquake off the Greek island of Crete cause major damage as far as Egypt and Malta. |
| October 12, 1983 | Japan's former Prime Minister Tanaka Kakuei is found guilty of taking a $2 million bribe from the Lockheed Corporation, and is sentenced to four years in jail. |
| October 5, 1450 | Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria expels Jews from his jurisdiction. |
| October 25, 1945 | Fifty years of Japanese administration of Taiwan formally ends when the Republic of China assumes control. |
| October 7, 1924 | Andreas Michalakopoulos becomes prime minister of Greece for a short period of time. |
| October 4, 1876 | The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas opens as the first public college in Texas. |
| October 17, 1961 | Directed by their chief Maurice Papon, Paris police massacre scores of Algerian protesters. |
| October 1, 1966 | West Coast Airlines Flight 956 crashes with no survivors in Oregon. This accident marks the first loss of a DC-9. |
| October 18, 1963 | Félicette, a black and white female Parisian stray cat, becomes the first cat launched into space. |
| October 1, 1985 | Israel-Palestinian conflict: Israel attacks the Palestine Liberation Organization's Tunisia headquarters during Operation Wooden Leg. |
| October 24, 69 | In the Second Battle of Bedriacum, troops loyal to Vespasian defeat those of Emperor Vitellius. |
| October 1, 1814 | The Congress of Vienna opens with the intention of redrawing Europe's political map after the defeat of Napoleon in the previous spring. |
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