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 3, 1951 | Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang San pits Commonwealth troops against communist Chinese troops. |
| October 26, 2003 | The Cedar Fire, the third-largest wildfire in California history, kills 15 people, consumes 250,000 acres (1,000 km2), and destroys 2,200 homes around San Diego. |
| October 16, 1964 | Leonid Brezhnev becomes leader of the Soviet Communist Party, while Alexei Kosygin becomes the head of government. |
| October 17, 1970 | FLQ terrorists murder Quebec Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte. |
| October 9, 1981 | President François Mitterrand abolishes capital punishment in France. |
| October 26, 1937 | Nazi Germany begins expulsions of 18,000 Polish Jews. |
| October 12, 1988 | Two officers of the Victoria Police are gunned down execution-style in the Walsh Street police shootings, Australia. |
| October 3, 1957 | The California State Superior Court rules that the book Howl and Other Poems is not obscene. |
| October 1, 959 | Edgar the Peaceful becomes king of all England, in succession to Eadwig. |
| October 17, 1912 | Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declare war on the Ottoman Empire, joining Montenegro in the First Balkan War. |
| October 9, 1986 | The Phantom of the Opera, eventually the second longest running musical in London, opens at Her Majesty's Theatre. |
| October 15, 2018 | 13-year-old American girl, Jayme Closs, is kidnapped from her Barron, Wisconsin home after her parents were both murdered. |
| October 29, 1985 | Major General Samuel K. Doe is announced as the winner of the first multi-party election in Liberia. |
| October 14, 2004 | Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701 crashes in Jefferson City, Missouri. The two pilots (the aircraft's only occupants) are killed. |
| October 14, 2014 | The Serbia vs. Albania UEFA qualifying match is canceled after 42 minutes due to several incidents on and off the pitch. Albania is eventually awarded a win. |
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