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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