On October 10.1780 ; The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000–30,000 in the Caribbean. source
On October 10.1780 ; The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000–30,000 in the Caribbean.
On October 10.1871 ; Chicago burns after a barn accident. The fire lasts from October 8 to October 10. source
On October 10.1871 ; Chicago burns after a barn accident. The fire lasts from October 8 to October 10.
On October 10.1998 ; A Lignes Aériennes Congolaises Boeing 727 is shot down by rebels in Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 41 people. source
On October 10.1998 ; A Lignes Aériennes Congolaises Boeing 727 is shot down by rebels in Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 41 people.
On October 11.1906 ; San Francisco public school board sparks a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Japan by ordering Japanese students to be taught in racially segregated schools. source
On October 11.1906 ; San Francisco public school board sparks a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Japan by ordering Japanese students to be taught in racially segregated schools.
On October 12.1918 ; A massive forest fire kills 453 people in Cloquet, Minnesota. source
On October 12.1918 ; A massive forest fire kills 453 people in Cloquet, Minnesota.
On October 13.1972 ; Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes in the Andes mountains, near the border between Argentina and Chile. By December 23, 1972, only 16 out of 45 people lived long enough to be rescued. source
On October 13.1972 ; Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes in the Andes mountains, near the border between Argentina and Chile. By December 23, 1972, only 16 out of 45 people lived long enough to be rescued.
On October 14.1843 ; The British arrest the Irish nationalist Daniel O'Connell for conspiracy to commit crimes. source
On October 14.1843 ; The British arrest the Irish nationalist Daniel O'Connell for conspiracy to commit crimes.
On October 14.1913 ; Senghenydd colliery disaster, the United Kingdom's worst coal mining accident claims the lives of 439 miners. source
On October 14.1913 ; Senghenydd colliery disaster, the United Kingdom's worst coal mining accident claims the lives of 439 miners.
On October 14.1940 ; Balham underground station disaster in London, England, sixty-six people in the station were killed during the Nazi Luftwaffe air raids on Great Britain. source
On October 14.1940 ; Balham underground station disaster in London, England, sixty-six people in the station were killed during the Nazi Luftwaffe air raids on Great Britain.
On October 14.1957 ; At least 81 people are killed in the most devastating flood in the Spanish city of Valencia's history. source
On October 14.1957 ; At least 81 people are killed in the most devastating flood in the Spanish city of Valencia's history.
On October 15.1923 ; The German Rentenmark is introduced in Germany to counter hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic. source
On October 15.1923 ; The German Rentenmark is introduced in Germany to counter hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic.
On October 15.2006 ; Hawaii earthquake: A magnitude 6.7 earthquake rocks Hawaii, causing property damage, injuries, landslides, power outages, and the closure of Honolulu International Airport. source
On October 15.2006 ; Hawaii earthquake: A magnitude 6.7 earthquake rocks Hawaii, causing property damage, injuries, landslides, power outages, and the closure of Honolulu International Airport.
On October 16.1834 ; Much of the ancient structure of the Palace of Westminster in London burns to the ground. source
On October 16.1834 ; Much of the ancient structure of the Palace of Westminster in London burns to the ground.
On October 16.1841 ; 1843 ; Sir William Rowan Hamilton comes up with the idea of quaternions, a non-commutative extension of complex numbers. source
On October 16.1841 ; 1843 ; Sir William Rowan Hamilton comes up with the idea of quaternions, a non-commutative extension of complex numbers.
On October 16.1869 ; The Cardiff Giant, one of the most famous American hoaxes, is "discovered". source
On October 16.1869 ; The Cardiff Giant, one of the most famous American hoaxes, is "discovered".
On October 16.1964 ; China detonates its first nuclear weapon. source
On October 16.1964 ; China detonates its first nuclear weapon.
On October 16.1975 ; The Australian Coalition opposition parties using their senate majority, vote to defer the decision to grant supply of funds for the Whitlam Government's annual budget, sparking the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis. source
On October 16.1975 ; The Australian Coalition opposition parties using their senate majority, vote to defer the decision to grant supply of funds for the Whitlam Government's annual budget, sparking the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis.
On October 18.1867 ; United States takes possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2 million. Celebrated annually in the state as Alaska Day. source
On October 18.1867 ; United States takes possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2 million. Celebrated annually in the state as Alaska Day.
On October 18.1945 ; The USSR's nuclear program receives plans for the United States plutonium bomb from Klaus Fuchs at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. source
On October 18.1945 ; The USSR's nuclear program receives plans for the United States plutonium bomb from Klaus Fuchs at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
On October 18.1963 ; Félicette, a black and white female Parisian stray cat becomes the first cat launched into space. source
On October 18.1963 ; Félicette, a black and white female Parisian stray cat becomes the first cat launched into space.
On October 18.1977 ; German Autumn: a set of events revolving around the kidnapping of Hanns Martin Schleyer and the hijacking of a Lufthansa flight by the Red Army Faction (RAF) comes to an end when Schleyer is murdered and various RAF members allegedly source
On October 18.1977 ; German Autumn: a set of events revolving around the kidnapping of Hanns Martin Schleyer and the hijacking of a Lufthansa flight by the Red Army Faction (RAF) comes to an end when Schleyer is murdered and various RAF members allegedly
On October 19.1989 ; The convictions of the Guildford Four are quashed by the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, after they had spent 15 years in prison. source
On October 19.1989 ; The convictions of the Guildford Four are quashed by the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, after they had spent 15 years in prison.
On October 19.2007 ; Philippines: A bomb explosion rocks Glorietta 2, a shopping mall in Makati. The blast kills 11 and injures more than 100 people. source
On October 19.2007 ; Philippines: A bomb explosion rocks Glorietta 2, a shopping mall in Makati. The blast kills 11 and injures more than 100 people.
On October 19.2013 ; At least 105 people are injured in a train crash at the Once railway station in Buenos Aires. source
On October 19.2013 ; At least 105 people are injured in a train crash at the Once railway station in Buenos Aires.
On October 20.1941 ; World War II: Thousands of civilians in Kragujevac in German-occupied Serbia are murdered in the Kragujevac massacre. source
On October 20.1941 ; World War II: Thousands of civilians in Kragujevac in German-occupied Serbia are murdered in the Kragujevac massacre.
On October 20.1944 ; Liquefied natural gas leaks from storage tanks in Cleveland and then explodes; the explosion and resulting fire level 30 blocks and kill 130. source
On October 20.1944 ; Liquefied natural gas leaks from storage tanks in Cleveland and then explodes; the explosion and resulting fire level 30 blocks and kill 130.
On October 21.1931 ; The Sakurakai, a secret society in the Imperial Japanese Army, launches an abortive coup d'état attempt. source
On October 21.1931 ; The Sakurakai, a secret society in the Imperial Japanese Army, launches an abortive coup d'état attempt.
On October 21.1987 ; Jaffna hospital massacre is carried out by Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka killing 70 ethnic Tamil patients, doctors and nurses. source
On October 21.1987 ; Jaffna hospital massacre is carried out by Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka killing 70 ethnic Tamil patients, doctors and nurses.
On October 22.1923 ; The royalist Leonardopoulos–Gargalidis coup d'état attempt fails in Greece, discrediting the monarchy and paving the way for the establishment of the Second Hellenic Republic. source
On October 22.1923 ; The royalist Leonardopoulos–Gargalidis coup d'état attempt fails in Greece, discrediting the monarchy and paving the way for the establishment of the Second Hellenic Republic.
On October 22.1927 ; Nikola Tesla introduces six new inventions including single-phase electric power. source
On October 22.1927 ; Nikola Tesla introduces six new inventions including single-phase electric power.
