Historical Events in October, Month of October Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| October 21, 1907 | The 1907 Qaratog earthquake hits the borders of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, killing between 12,000 and 15,000 people. |
| October 7, 1916 | Georgia Tech defeats Cumberland University 222–0 in the most lopsided college football game in American history. |
| October 6, 1944 | World War II: Units of the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps enter Czechoslovakia during the Battle of the Dukla Pass. |
| October 19, 2001 | SIEV X, an Indonesian fishing boat en route to Christmas Island, carrying over 400 migrants, sinks in international waters with the loss of 353 people. |
| October 22, 2014 | Michael Zehaf-Bibeau attacks the Parliament of Canada, killing a soldier and injuring three other people. |
| October 16, 1947 | The Philippines takes over the administration of the Turtle Islands and the Mangsee Islands from the United Kingdom. |
| October 9, 1918 | The Finnish Parliament offers to Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse the throne of a short-lived Kingdom of Finland. |
| October 23, 1295 | The first treaty forming the Auld Alliance between Scotland and France against England is signed in Paris. |
| October 9, 1950 | The Goyang Geumjeong Cave massacre in Korea begins. |
| October 21, 1867 | The Medicine Lodge Treaty is signed by southern Great Plains Indian leaders. The treaty requires Native American Plains tribes to relocate to a reservation in the western Indian Territory. |
| October 7, 1959 | The Soviet probe Luna 3 transmits the first-ever photographs of the far side of the Moon. |
| October 7, 1963 | President Kennedy signs the ratification of the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. |
| October 28, 2006 | A funeral service takes place at the Bykivnia graves for Ukrainians who were killed by the Soviet secret police. |
| October 3, 52 | Gallic Wars: Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Julius Caesar, ending the siege and battle of Alesia. |
| October 1, 1827 | Russo-Persian War: The Russian army under Ivan Paskevich storms Yerevan, ending a millennium of Muslim domination of Armenia. |
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