Important Events 1813 Chilpancingo congress declares Mexico independent of Spain 1860 Abraham Lincoln (Rep-R-Ill) elected 16th American President 1913 Mahatma Gandhi arrested for leading Indian miners’ march in South Africa 1917 [OS Oct 24] Bolshevik revolution
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict 2020 On 5 November 2001, the UN General Assembly declared 6 November of each year as
Important Events 1492 Christopher Columbus 1st learns about growing and harvesting maize (corn) from Cuba’s indigenous population 1556 Second Battle of Panipat: Hindu Emperor of north India Hem Chandra Vikramaditya defeated by forces
World Tsunami Awareness Day In December 2015, the United Nations General Assembly designated 5 November as World Tsunami Awareness Day to promote a global culture of tsunami awareness. Though they
Important Events 1576 Eighty Years’ War: In Flanders, Spanish defeat Walloon and capture Antwerp 1841 First wagon train arrives in California 1862 Dr Richard Gatling patents Gatling machine gun in Indianapolis 1879 African American
Important Events 644 Umar ibn al-Khattab, second Muslim caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina 1534 English Parliament passes Act of Supremacy: Henry VIII and subsequent monarchs become Head of Church
International Day To End Impunity For Crimes Against Journalists In the past fourteen years (2006-2019), close to 1,200 journalists have been killed for reporting the news and bringing information to
World Vegan Day World Vegan Day is celebrated annually on 1st November. It was first celebrated in the year 1994 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the UK Vegan Society
Important Events 1755 Lisbon earthquake kills more than 50,000 in Portugal 1814 Congress of Vienna opens to re-draw the European political map after the defeat of France, in the Napoleonic Wars 1894 Vaccine for
Important Events 1517 Martin Luther sends his 95 Theses to Albrecht von Brandenburg, the Archbishop of Mainz, precipitating The Protestant Reformation 1541 Michelangelo Buonarroti finishes painting “The Last Judgement” in the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City
World Cities Day The United Nations General Assembly has designated the 31st of October as World Cities Day. The Day is expected to greatly promote the international community’s interest in
Important Events 1340 Battle of Rio Salado (or Tarifa): King Afonso IV of Portugal and King Alfonso XI of Castile defeat Sultan Abu al-Hasan ‘Ali of Morocco and Yusuf I of
Important Events 539 BC King Cyrus “the Great” of Persia marches into Babylon, freeing Jewish captives and allowing them to return home 1268 Conradin, the last legitimate male heir of the German
International Internet Day International Internet Day is celebrated worldwide, every year on 29th of October. Since the year 2005 the International Internet Day has been famously celebrated to commemorate a
Important Events 1492 Christopher Columbus sights Cuba and claims it for Spain under the name “Juana” 1538 The first university in the New World, the Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino, is established on
Important Events 312 Roman Emperor Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross 1795 Pinckney’s Treaty [Treaty of San Lorenzo] signed by Spain and US, establishing the southern boundary
World Day For Audiovisual Heritage World Day for Audiovisual Heritage on October 27th seeks to raise awareness about the need to preserve important audiovisual material for future generations. In today’s
Important Events 1850 Robert McClure sights the fabled Northwest Passage for the first time (from Banks Island towards Melville Island) 1861 Pony Express (Missouri to California) ends after 19 months 1863 International conference begins
International Artists Day International Artist’s Day on October 25th honours artists and all the contributions they make. The day also celebrates one of the most famous artists, Pablo Picasso. The
Important Events 1415 Battle of Agincourt: Henry V’s forces defeat larger French army and the longbow defeats the armoured knight 1854 The infamous “Charge of the Light Brigade” during the Battle of
Important Events 1260 Qutuz, Mamluk Sultans of Egypt (1259-60), is assassinated by Baibars, a fellow Mamluk leader, who seizes power for himself 1648 Treaty of Westphalia ends The Thirty Years’ War in
United Nations Day 24 October has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948. In 1971, the United Nations General Assembly recommended that the day be observed by the Member
Mole Day It is celebrated every year on 23 October from 6:02 a.m. to 6:02 p.m. It commemorates chemistry’s measuring unit called “Avogadro’s Number” (6.02 x 1023). Mole Day was
Important Events 42 BC Roman Republican civil wars: Second Battle of Philippi – Brutus’s army is decisively defeated by Mark Antony and Octavian. Brutus commits suicide. 1911 1st aerial reconnaissance mission is flown by an Italian pilot over
Important Events 1633 Battle of Liaoluo Bay: Dutch East India Company defeated by Chinese Ming naval forces in southern Fujian sea 1721 Tsar Peter the Great becomes “All-Russian Imperator” 1879 Thomas Edison perfects carbonized cotton filament
Important Events 1805 Battle of Trafalgar: British Admiral Horatio Nelson defeats combined French and Spanish fleet. Nelson shot and killed during the battle. 1854 Florence Nightingale with a staff of 38 nurses is sent
World Statistics Day World Statistics Day is an international day to celebrate statistics. Created by the United Nations Statistical Commission, it was first celebrated on 20 October 2010. The day is celebrated every five
Important Events 1097 1st Crusaders arrive in Antioch during the First Crusade 1603 Chinese uprising in the Philippines fails after 23,000 killed 1803 US Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase 1864 US President Abraham Lincoln formally establishes
Important Events 202 BC Battle of Zama: Hannibal Barca and the Carthaginian army are defeated by Roman legions under Scipio Africanus, ending 2nd Punic War 1781 British forces under General Charles Cornwallis sign terms
Important Events 1009 The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is destroyed by the Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, who hacks the Church’s foundations down to bedrock 1685 French King Louis XIV revokes