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 21, 1983 | The metre is defined as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second. |
| October 26, 2000 | A wave of protests forces Robert Guéï to step down as president after the Ivorian presidential election. |
| October 7, 1987 | Fiji becomes a republic. |
| October 25, 1747 | War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral Edward Hawke defeats the French at the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre. |
| October 18, 2019 | Riots in Chile's capital Santiago escalate into open battles, with attacks reported at nearly all of the city's 164 Metro stations. President Sebastián Piñera later announces a 15-day state of emergency in the capital.[9] |
| October 21, 1994 | North Korea and the United States sign an Agreed Framework that requires North Korea to stop its nuclear weapons program and agree to inspections. |
| October 14, 1322 | Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at the Battle of Old Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's independence. |
| October 24, 1912 | First Balkan War: The Battle of Kirk Kilisse concludes with a Bulgarian victory against the Ottoman Empire. |
| October 1, 1975 | Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in a boxing match in Manila, Philippines. |
| October 3, 1935 | Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italy invades Ethiopia. |
| October 17, 2019 | The 17 October Revolution starts in Lebanon. |
| October 14, 1913 | Senghenydd colliery disaster, the United Kingdom's worst coal mining accident, claims the lives of 439 miners. |
| October 29, 1994 | Francisco Martin Duran fires over two dozen shots at the White House; he is later convicted of trying to kill U.S. President Bill Clinton. |
| October 25, 1920 | After 74 days on hunger strike in Brixton Prison, England, the Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Cork, Terence MacSwiney dies. |
| October 3, 1995 | O. J. Simpson murder case: O. J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. |
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