Historical Events in October, Month of October Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| October 10, 1938 | Abiding by the Munich Agreement, Czechoslovakia completes its withdrawal from the Sudetenland. |
| October 23, 1906 | Alberto Santos-Dumont flies an airplane in the first heavier-than-air flight in Europe. |
| October 31, 2011 | The global population of humans reaches seven billion. This day is now recognized by the United Nations as the Day of Seven Billion. |
| 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 18, 1597 | King Philip II of Spain send his third and final armada against England, but ends in failure due to storms. The remaining ships are captured or sunk by the English. |
| October 27, 1979 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gains its independence from the United Kingdom. |
| October 21, 1940 | The first edition of the Ernest Hemingway novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is published. |
| October 13, 1812 | War of 1812: Sir Isaac Brock's British and native forces repel an invasion of Canada by General Rensselaer's United States forces. |
| October 23, 2001 | Apple Computer releases the iPod. |
| October 31, 1984 | Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by two Sikh security guards. Riots break out in New Delhi and other cities and around 3,000 Sikhs are killed. |
| October 28, 1918 | World War I: A new Polish government in western Galicia is established, triggering the Polish–Ukrainian War. |
| October 12, 1945 | World War II: Desmond Doss is the first conscientious objector to receive the U.S. Medal of Honor. |
| October 8, 2001 | U.S. President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security. |
| October 12, 1994 | The Magellan spacecraft burns up in the atmosphere of Venus. |
| October 17, 1534 | Anti-Catholic posters appear in Paris and other cities supporting Huldrych Zwingli's position on the Mass. |
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