Eight-year-old Huang Na was abducted and murdered; her body was found three weeks later after a search across Singapore and Malaysia.
After 20 years of construction, Vidyasagar Setu, the longest cable-stayed bridge in India, opened, joining Kolkata and Howrah.
U.S. vice president Spiro Agnew resigned after being charged with tax evasion.
The Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, which prohibits all test detonations of nuclear weapons except for those conducted underground, went into effect.
World War II: The Kempeitai, the military police arm of the Imperial Japanese Army, arrested and tortured fifty-seven civilians and civilian internees on suspicion of their involvement in a raid on Singapore Harbour.
In the first proven act of sabotage in the history of commercial aviation, a Boeing 247 operated by United Airlines exploded in mid-air near Chesterton, Indiana, killing all seven people aboard.
The Xinhai Revolution began with the Wuchang Uprising, marking the beginning of the collapse of the Qing dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China.
Emmeline Pankhurst (pictured) founded the Women's Social and Political Union, a militant organisation campaigning for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom.
English astronomer William Lassell discovered Triton, the largest moon of Neptune.
Angry at the defeat of the Second Reform Bill a crowd burnt down Nottingham Castle, England, home of the Duke of Newcastle, who had opposed the bill in parliament (pictured).
In a treaty with Dutch colonial authorities, the Ndyuka people of Suriname gained territorial autonomy.
Husayn ibn Ali, a grandson of Muhammad, was killed at the Battle of Karbala by the forces of Yazid I, whom Husayn had refused to recognize as caliph.
Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig are jointly awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
Hurricane Michael makes landfall in the Florida Panhandle as a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane. It kills 57 people in the United States, 45 in Florida, and causes an estimated $25.1 billion in damage.
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The National Fire and Rescue Administration is founded, replacing the China Fire Services [zh] and the People's Armed Police Forestry Corps [zh] as China's primary firefighting agency.
Twin bomb blasts in the Turkish capital Ankara kill 109 and injure 500+.
The Netherlands Antilles are dissolved as a country.
Armenia and Turkey sign the Zurich Protocols, intended to normalize relations. However, they are never ratified by either side.
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor becomes the first Malaysian in space on board Soyuz TMA-11.
Iraq War: The United States Congress approves the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.
A Lignes Aériennes Congolaises jetliner is shot down by rebels in Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 41 people.
Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 2553 crashes and explodes in Uruguay, killing 74.
A 5.7 Mw San Salvador earthquake shakes El Salvador, killing 1,500.
US Navy aircraft intercept an Egyptian airliner carrying the perpetrators of the Achille Lauro hijacking, and force it to land in Italy.
The 7.1 Mw El Asnam earthquake shakes northern Algeria, killing 2,633 and injuring 8,369.
The Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front is founded in El Salvador.
The Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant began operations in Eurajoki, Satakunta, Finland.
Papua New Guinea joins the United Nations.
U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns after being charged with evasion of federal income tax.
Aeroflot Flight 773 is destroyed by a bomb over Moscow Oblast, killing 25.
Fiji becomes independent.
Canada's October Crisis escalates when Quebec Vice Premier Pierre Laporte is kidnapped by members of the Front de libération du Québec.
King Crimson releases their debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King.
The Outer Space Treaty comes into force.
The Tokyo Summer Olympics opening ceremony is the first to be relayed live by satellites.
France cedes control of the Bizerte naval base to Tunisia.
The Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty comes into effect.
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologizes to Ghanaian finance minister Komla Agbeli Gbedemah after he is refused service in a Delaware restaurant.
The Windscale fire results in Britain's worst nuclear accident.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Muscat, Neil Innes, sends a signal to the Sultanate's forces, accompanied with oil explorers, to penetrate Fahud, marking the beginning of Jebel Akhdar War.
The Double Tenth Agreement is signed by the Communist Party and the Kuomintang about the future of China.
Abiding by the Munich Agreement, Czechoslovakia completes its withdrawal from the Sudetenland.
In Greece, a coup d'état ends the Second Hellenic Republic.
A United Airlines Boeing 247 is destroyed by sabotage, the first such proven case in the history of commercial aviation.
Chiang Kai-shek becomes Chairman of the Republic of China.
The Carinthian plebiscite determines that the larger part of the Duchy of Carinthia should remain part of Austria.
RMS Leinster is torpedoed and sunk by UB-123, killing 564, the largest loss of life on the Irish Sea.
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson triggers the explosion of the Gamboa Dike, completing major construction on the Panama Canal.
The day after a bomb explodes prematurely, the Wuchang Uprising begins against the Chinese monarchy.
The Women's Social and Political Union is founded in support of the enfranchisement of British women.
The Ten Years' War begins against Spanish rule in Cuba.
Triton, the largest moon of the planet Neptune, is discovered by English astronomer William Lassell.
In Annapolis, Maryland, the Naval School (later the United States Naval Academy) opens with 50 students.
War of 1812: The United States Revenue Marine attempts to defend the cutter Eagle from the Royal Navy.
The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000–30,000 in the Caribbean.
In a treaty with the Dutch colonial authorities, the Ndyuka people of Suriname – descended from escaped slaves – gain territorial autonomy.
Over 600 Papal troops land in Ireland to support the Second Desmond Rebellion.
Roman Catholic forces under Henry I, Duke of Guise, defeat the Protestants, capturing Philippe de Mornay among others.
The crew of Christopher Columbus's ship, the Santa Maria, attempt a mutiny.
Sten Sture the Elder, the Regent of Sweden, with the help of farmers and miners, repels an attack by King Christian I of Denmark.
Charles Martel's forces defeat an Umayyad army near Tours, France.
The Battle of Karbala marks the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali.
The Roman general Germanicus dies near Antioch. He was convinced that the mysterious illness that ended in his death was a result of poisoning by the Syrian governor Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso, whom he had ordered to leave the province.
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Gary Beach, American actor and singer (died 2018)
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Naoto Kan, Japanese lawyer and politician, 61st Prime Minister of Japan
Peter Mahovlich, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Anne Mather, English author and screenwriter
John Prine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2020)
Raymond Tallis, English physician, philosopher, author, and academic
Chris Tarrant, English radio and television host
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Janis Hansen, American singer and author (died 2017)
Radu Vasile, Romanian historian and politician, 57th Prime Minister of Romania (died 2013)
Peter Coyote, American actor, director, and screenwriter
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Winston Churchill, English journalist and politician (died 2010)
Oleg Gordievsky, Russian intelligence officer and author (died 2025)
Leroy Hood, American biologist and academic
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Lily Tuck, American novelist and short story writer
Bruce Devlin, Australian golfer and sportscaster
Peter Underwood, Australian lawyer and politician, 27th Governor of Tasmania (died 2014)
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Khalil al-Wazir, Palestinian commander, founded Fatah (died 1988)
André Bureau, Canadian lawyer and businessman (died 2019)
Judith Chalmers, English television host and actress
Jay Sebring, American hair stylist and businessman (died 1969)
Harry Smith, English footballer (died 2016)
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Bernard Mayes, English-American journalist and academic (died 2014)
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Paul Creston, American composer and educator (died 1985)
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Alberto Giacometti, Swiss sculptor and painter (died 1966)
Helen Hayes, American actress (died 1993)
Lilly Daché, French-American fashion designer (died 1989)
Alfred Neuland, Estonian weightlifter (died 1966)
Fridolf Rhudin, Swedish actor (died 1935)
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, German field marshal (died 1945)
Han van Meegeren, Dutch painter and forger (died 1947)
Walter Anderson, Belarusian-German ethnologist and academic (died 1962)
Jean Peyrière, French actor (died 1965)
Nikolai Klyuev, Russian poet and author (died 1937)
Ida Wüst, German actress and screenwriter (died 1958)
William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, English businessman and philanthropist, founded Morris Motors (died 1963)
Dionysios Kasdaglis, Egyptian-Greek tennis player (died 1931)
Louise Mack, Australian journalist, author, and poet (died 1935)
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Maurice Prendergast, American painter and academic (died 1924)
Emily Dobson, Australian philanthropist (died 1934)
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Isabella II of Spain (died 1904)
Samuel J. Randall, American captain, lawyer and politician, 33rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (died 1890)
Paul Kruger, South African soldier and politician, 5th President of the South African Republic (died 1904)
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Alfred Kennerley, English-Australian politician, 10th Premier of Tasmania (died 1897)
William Whiting Boardman, American judge and politician (died 1871)
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Johann Nicolaus Bach, German organist and composer (died 1753)
Nicolas de Largillière, French painter and academic (died 1746)
Françoise-Marguerite de Sévigné, French noblewoman (died 1705)
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Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain (died 1597)
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Charles III, Duke of Savoy (died 1553)
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Mary of Waltham, duchess of Brittany (died 1361)
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Solomon Burke, American singer-songwriter and preacher (born 1940)
Joan Sutherland, Australian-Swiss soprano and actress (born 1926)
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Kazuyoshi Miura, Japanese businessman (born 1947)
Michael John Rogers, English ornithologist and academic (born 1932)
Ian Scott, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1934)
Wayne C. Booth, American educator and critic (born 1921)
Milton Obote, Ugandan politician, 2nd President of Uganda (born 1925)
Ken Caminiti, American baseball player (born 1963)
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Arthur H. Robinson, American geographer and cartographer (born 1915)
Maurice Shadbolt, New Zealand author and playwright (born 1932)
Eila Hiltunen, Finnish sculptor (born 1922)
Eugene Istomin, American pianist (born 1925)
Eddie Futch, American boxer and trainer (born 1911)
Vasily Mishin, Russian engineer (born 1917)
Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (born 1916)
Clark Clifford, American captain, lawyer, and politician 9th United States Secretary of Defense (born 1906)
Marvin Gay Sr., American minister (born 1914)
Tommy Quaid, Irish hurler and manager (born 1957)
Michael J. S. Dewar, Indian-born American theoretical chemist who developed the Dewar–Chatt–Duncanson model (born 1918)
Nickolaus Hirschl, Austrian wrestler, discus thrower, and shot putter (born 1906)
Tom Murton, American penologist and activist (born 1928)
Nikolaos Pavlopoulos, Greek sculptor and academic (born 1909)
Dorothy Stanley, American educator (born 1924)
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Gleb Wataghin, Ukrainian-Italian physicist and academic (born 1899)
Yul Brynner, Russian actor (born 1920)
Orson Welles, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1915)
Ralph Richardson, English actor (born 1902)
Jean Effel, French painter and journalist (born 1908)
Christopher Evans, English psychologist, computer scientist, and author (born 1931)
Paul Paray, French organist, composer, and conductor (born 1886)
Ralph Marterie, Italian-American trumpet player and bandleader (born 1914)
Ralph Metcalfe, American sprinter and politician (born 1910)
Angelo Muscat, Maltese-English actor (born 1930)
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Mirsada Mirjana Bajraktarević, Bosnian singer-songwriter (born 1951)
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Ludwig von Mises, Ukrainian-American economist and sociologist (born 1881)
John Cawte Beaglehole, New Zealand historian and scholar (born 1901)
Édouard Daladier, French captain and politician, 105th Prime Minister of France (born 1884)
Charlotte Cooper, English-Scottish tennis player (born 1870)
Louise Thuliez, French school teacher, resistance fighter during World War I and World War II and author (born 1881)
Eddie Cantor, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (born 1892)
Heinrich Neuhaus, Ukrainian-Russian pianist and educator (born 1888)
Roy Cazaly, Australian footballer and coach (born 1893)
Édith Piaf, French singer-songwriter and actress (born 1915)
Stancho Belkovski, Bulgarian-Polish architect (born 1891)
Karl Genzken, German physician (born 1885)
Erima Harvey Northcroft, New Zealand general, lawyer, and judge (born 1884)
Chikuhei Nakajima, Japanese engineer, businessman, and politician, founded Nakajima Aircraft Company (born 1884)
Ted Horn, American race car driver (born 1910)
Arnold Majewski, Finnish military hero of Polish descent (killed in action) (born 1892)
Berton Churchill, Canadian-American actor and singer (born 1876)
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Gustave Loiseau, French painter (born 1865)
Adolf Engler, German botanist and academic (born 1844)
August Kitzberg, Estonian author and playwright (born 1855)
Gustave Whitehead, German-American pilot and engineer (born 1874)
Andrés Avelino Cáceres, Peruvian general, President of Peru (born 1836)
Andreas Karkavitsas, Greek physician and author (born 1866)
Henry Dobson, Australian politician, 17th Premier of Tasmania (born 1841)
Carol I of Romania (born 1839)
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Lorenzo Snow, American religious leader, 5th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (born 1814)
Lip Pike, American baseball player and manager (born 1845)
Charles Joseph Sainte-Claire Deville, French geologist and meteorologist (born 1814)
Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Russian author, poet, and playwright (born 1817)
William H. Seward, American lawyer and politician, 24th United States Secretary of State (born 1801)
George Washington Parke Custis, American author and playwright (born 1781)
Charles Fourier, French philosopher and academic (born 1772)
Ugo Foscolo, Italian author and poet (born 1778)
Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (born 1772)
Gabriel Prosser, American rebel leader (born 1776)
Francesco Antonio Zaccaria, Italian historian and theologian (born 1714)
Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1688)
Granville Elliott, English general (born 1713)
John Potter, English archbishop and academic (born 1674)
Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil, French politician, Governor of New France (born 1643)
William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper, English lawyer and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (born 1665)
Antoine Coysevox, French sculptor (born 1640)
Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist and academic (born 1646)
David Gregory, Scottish mathematician and astronomer (born 1659)
Isaac de Benserade, French author and poet (born 1613)
Abel Tasman, Dutch merchant and explorer (born 1603)
Bayinnaung, Burmese king (born 1516)
Peter II, Duke of Bourbon (born 1438)
Hugh IV of Cyprus (born 1295)
Patrick Dunbar, 8th Earl of Dunbar
Frederick II, Duke of Lorraine
Adela of Ponthieu, Countess of Surrey
Al-Hafiz, Fatimid imam-caliph (born 1074/77)
Wang Lingmou, chancellor of Wu
Pope Valentine (born 800)
Abbas ibn Ali, son of Imam Ali
Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn, son of Al-Husayn
Habib ibn Madhahir
Husayn ibn Ali, third Shia Imam and grandson of Muhammad (born 626)
Paulinus of York, English bishop and missionary
Germanicus, Roman general (born 15 BC)
Arbor Day (Poland)
Army Day (Sri Lanka)
Capital Liberation Day (Vietnam)
Christian feast day: Blessed Angela Truszkowska
Christian feast day: Cerbonius
Christian feast day: Daniele Comboni
Christian feast day: Eulampius and Eulampia
Christian feast day: Gereon and companions
Christian feast day: Blessed María Catalina Irigoyen Echegaray (Maria Desposorios)
Christian feast day: Paulinus of York (in England)
Christian feast day: Pinytus
Christian feast day: Tanca
Christian feast day: Vida Dutton Scudder (Episcopal Church)
Christian feast day: Viktor of Xanten
Christian feast day: October 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Constitution Day (Sint Maarten)
Curaçao Day, anniversary of autonomy
Double Ten Day (The National Day of Republic of China), celebrates outbreak of the Wuchang Uprising in 1911 that led to founding of the Republic of China in 1912
Fiji Day, celebrates the independence of Fiji from United Kingdom in 1970
Finnish Literature Day (Finland)
Independence Day, commemorates the proclamation of Cuba's independence from Spain and the beginning of the Ten Years' War in 1868.
Party Foundation Day (North Korea)
World Day Against the Death Penalty
World Mental Health Day
World Porridge Day