And the next date in the calendar is....

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^ Only in certain countries.

6 October 1995
Discovery of first planet orbiting another star: 51 Pegasi

 

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7 October 1840 – Willem II becomes King of the Netherlands.

William II of the Netherlands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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8 October

1904
Edmonton incorporated as a city, pre-dating the establishment of the province of which it is the capital.


2005
Kashmir Earthquake killing about 80 000.


1912
Outbreak of war in the Balkans.

 

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9 October 1934 – Assassination of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia.

Alexander I of Yugoslavia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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10 October 1983 – Death of Sir Ralph Richardson.

Ralph Richardson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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11 October 1797 – Battle of Camperdown: Naval battle between Royal Navy and Royal Netherlands Navy during the French Revolutionary Wars. The outcome of the battle was a decisive British victory.

Battle of Camperdown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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12 October 1915 – World War I: British nurse Edith Cavell is executed by a German firing squad for helping Allied soldiers escape from Belgium.

Edith Cavell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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^ one of our best mountains is named after her. I see it all the time. Only a few hours drive from here.

Anyway...

Ahem!

13 October 1710

Acadia falls to the British and is eventually incorporated into Canada.

 

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14 October 1633 – Birth of King James II of England and VII of Scotland.

James II of England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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15 October 1881 – Birth of P G Wodehouse.

P. G. Wodehouse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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16 October 1946 – Nuremberg Trials: Execution of the convicted Nazi leaders of the Main Trial, including Joachim von Ribbentrop.

Joachim von Ribbentrop - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nuremberg Trials - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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17 October 1346 – Battle of Neville's Cross: King David II of Scotland is captured by King Edward III of England near Durham, and imprisoned in the Tower of London for eleven years.

Battle of Neville's Cross - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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18 October 1922 – The British Broadcasting Company (later Corporation) is founded by a consortium, to establish a nationwide network of radio transmitters to provide a national broadcasting service.

BBC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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19 October 1216 – Death of King John of England

John, King of England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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20 October 1977 – A plane carrying Lynyrd Skynyrd crashes in Mississippi, killing lead singer Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Steve Gaines along with backup singer Cassie Gaines, the road manager, pilot, and co-pilot.

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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21 October 1833 – Birth of Alfred Nobel, Swedish inventor and founder of the Nobel Prize.

Alfred Nobel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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22 October 1895 – In Paris an express train overruns a buffer stop and crosses more than 30 metres of concourse before plummeting through a window at Gare Montparnasse.

Gare Montparnasse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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23 October 1942 – World War II: Second Battle of El Alamein: – At El Alamein in northern Egypt, the British Eighth Army under Field Marshal Montgomery begins a critical offensive to expel the Axis armies from Egypt.

Second Battle of El Alamein - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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24 October 1882 – Birth of Dame Sybil Thorndike, British actress.

Sybil Thorndike - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

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25 October 1415 – The army of King Henry V of England defeats the French at the Battle of Agincourt.

Battle of Agincourt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia