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, 2005 | Images of the dwarf planet Eris are taken and subsequently used in documenting its discovery. |
| October 31, 1913 | Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States. |
| October 15, 1582 | Adoption of the Gregorian calendar begins, eventually leading to near-universal adoption. |
| October 19, 1950 | China defeats the Tibetan Army at Chambo. |
| October 26, 1917 | World War I: Brazil declares war on the Central Powers. |
| October 1, 1800 | Via the Third Treaty of San Ildefonso, Spain cedes Louisiana to France, which would sell the land to the United States thirty months later. |
| October 23, 1157 | The Battle of Grathe Heath ends the Danish Civil War. |
| October 8, 1939 | World War II: Germany annexes western Poland. |
| October 8, 1573 | End of the Spanish siege of Alkmaar, the first Dutch victory in the Eighty Years' War. |
| October 27, 1962 | Major Rudolf Anderson of the United States Air Force becomes the only direct human casualty of the Cuban Missile Crisis when his U-2 reconnaissance airplane is shot down over Cuba by a Soviet-supplied surface-to-air missile. |
| October 30, 1831 | Nat Turner is arrested for leading the bloodiest slave rebellion in United States history. |
| October 29, 1967 | Montreal's World Fair, Expo 67, closes with over 50 million visitors. |
| October 29, 1921 | United States: Second trial of Sacco and Vanzetti in Boston, Massachusetts. |
| October 10, 1575 | Roman Catholic forces under Henry I, Duke of Guise, defeat the Protestants, capturing Philippe de Mornay among others. |
| October 30, 1863 | Danish Prince Vilhelm arrives in Athens to assume his throne as George I, King of the Hellenes. |
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