Today in History

October, 2014

  • 20 October

    October 20, Queen Elizabeth II inaugurates Sidney Opera House

    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 – …

  • 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 …

  • 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 …

  • 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- …

  • 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 …

  • 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 …

  • 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- …

  • 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 …

  • 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. …

  • 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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