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, 1969 | In Chicago, the National Guard is called in as demonstrations continue over the trial of the "Chicago Eight". |
| October 7, 1513 | War of the League of Cambrai: Spain defeats Venice. |
| October 3, 2022 | Svante Pääbo is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. |
| October 23, 1989 | The Hungarian Republic officially replaces the communist Hungarian People's Republic. |
| October 19, 2012 | A bomb explosion kills eight people and injures 110 more in Lebanon. |
| October 28, 1971 | Prospero becomes the only British satellite to be launched by a British rocket. |
| October 25, 1980 | Proceedings on the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction conclude. |
| October 14, 1806 | War of the Fourth Coalition: Napoleon decisively defeats Prussia at the Battle of Jena–Auerstedt. |
| October 2, 939 | Battle of Andernach: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, crushes a rebellion against his rule, by a coalition of Eberhard of Franconia and other Frankish dukes. |
| October 1, 1969 | Concorde breaks the sound barrier for the first time. |
| 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. |
| October 31, 1822 | Emperor Agustín de Iturbide attempts to dissolve the Congress of the Mexican Empire. |
| October 26, 1917 | World War I: Brazil declares war on the Central Powers. |
| October 7, 1944 | World War II: During an uprising at Birkenau concentration camp, Jewish prisoners burn down Crematorium IV. |
| October 17, 2017 | Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) capture the last foothold of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Raqqa, marking the end of the Battle of Raqqa.[16] |
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