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October 21, 1392 | Japanese Emperor Go-Kameyama abdicates in favor of rival claimant Go-Komatsu. |
October 15, 1997 | The Cassini probe launches from Cape Canaveral on its way to Saturn. |
October 31, 1922 | Benito Mussolini is made Prime Minister of Italy |
October 29, 1972 | The three surviving perpetrators of the Munich massacre are released from prison in exchange for the hostages of the hijacked Lufthansa Flight 615. |
October 19, 1984 | A Roman Catholic priest, Jerzy Popiełuszko, associated with the Solidarity Union, is killed by three agents of the Polish Communist internal intelligence agency. |
October 6, 1927 | Opening of The Jazz Singer, the first prominent "talkie" movie. |
October 19, 2003 | Mother Teresa is beatified by Pope John Paul II. |
October 9, 1950 | The Goyang Geumjeong Cave massacre in Korea begins. |
October 21, 1986 | In Lebanon, pro-Iran kidnappers claim to have abducted American writer Edward Tracy (he is released in August 1991). |
October 12, 1654 | The Delft Explosion devastates the city in the Netherlands, killing more than 100 people. |
October 31, 2014 | During a test flight, the VSS Enterprise, a Virgin Galactic experimental spaceflight test vehicle, suffers a catastrophic in-flight breakup and crashes in the Mojave Desert, California, |
October 2, 1996 | The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton. |
October 21, 1944 | World War II: The first kamikaze attack damages HMAS Australia as the Battle of Leyte Gulf begins. |
October 14, 1956 | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, leader of India's Untouchable caste, converts to Buddhism along with 385,000 of his followers (see Neo-Buddhism). |
October 11, 1767 | Surveying for the Mason–Dixon line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania is completed. |
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