1827 – The naval Battle of Navarino takes place between the Egyptian fleet, combined Turkish and Algerian armada and the allied British, French, and Russian naval force . 1969 – …
October, 2014
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19 October
Oct., Benazir Bhutto elected as Pakistan’s prime minister
1781- The British defeated by the Americans at the Battle of Yorktown. 1917- The British occupy Jerusalem led by General Edmund Allenby. 1956- An agreement ending the war between the …
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17 October
Oct. 17, A magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit San Francisco, killing 38 people
1918 – Republic of Yugoslavia is formally established. 1979 – Mother Teresa awarded Nobel Peace Prize for its humanitarian work to help the poor in India and the world. 1989 …
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16 October
Oct.16, Syrian Air Defense Force established
1793- Spouse of the French King Louis XVI, Queen Marie Antoinette executed on charges of treason. 1933- King Fouad signs a decree on establishing the Royal Arabic Language Academy. 1942- …
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14 October
Oct 14, Israeli forces commit Qibya massacre against 66 Palestinians
1907 – Agreement signed between Emperor Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Emperor Meiji of Japan for ending the Russo-Japanese War. 1918 – Ottoman Empire declares its surrender in World …
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13 October
October 13, Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher born
1792 – Laying the cornerstone of the White House at the US to be a permanent residence of the US President. 1923 – The capital city of Turkey was moved …
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8 October
Oct. 8 , Syrian warplanes shoot down Israeli warplanes in Liberation War
1889- Montana territory was admitted as the 41st state of the Unites States. 1901- Bloody clashes take place in Athens after translating the Bible into the popular Greek language. 1960- …
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3 October
October 3, US forces entered the capital of Somalia, Mogadishu
1778- British explorer James Cook reaches Alaska area in the continent of North America 1866- Vienna treaty, which ended war between Austria and Italy, was signed. 1932- Iraq gains independence …
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2 October
Oct. 2, Mahatma Gandhi was born
1934- Typhoon in Osaka and Kyoto in Japan kills more than 1600 people. 1941- German army launches fierce attack against Moscow during World War II. 1958- Guinea gains its independence. …
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1 October
October 1, Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
1931 – Spanish Government agrees on granting suffrage to women. 1949 – Founding of the People’s Republic of China by Mao Zedong. 1969 – Concorde completes its first supersonic flight. …
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