October 31
Events
176 events recorded on October 31 throughout history
Martin Luther nailed his ninety-five theses to the Castle Church door in Wittenberg, igniting a religious schism that shattered the Catholic Church's monopoly across Europe. This act triggered decades of wars and forced monarchs to choose between papal authority and emerging national identities, permanently redrawing the continent's spiritual and political map.
Winfield Scott was 75 years old and so overweight he couldn't mount a horse. He'd served for 53 years, fought in the War of 1812, and commanded the Mexican-American War. He resigned six months into the Civil War. George McClellan replaced him and immediately ignored his "Anaconda Plan" to blockade the South. Lincoln would eventually adopt Scott's strategy. It worked.
Harry Houdini collapses from a ruptured appendix that triggers fatal gangrene and peritonitis, ending the life of the man who mastered escape before death could claim him. His sudden passing leaves a void in the world of performance art and fuels decades of speculation about whether he truly died or staged his own exit.
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Léon (° en 467), petit-fils de l'empereur byzantin Léon Ier, est proclamé César.
Léon (° en 467), petit-fils de l'empereur byzantin Léon Ier, est proclamé César.
The teenage Romulus Augustulus ascended the throne as the final Western Roman Emperor, a puppet ruler installed by hi…
The teenage Romulus Augustulus ascended the throne as the final Western Roman Emperor, a puppet ruler installed by his father, Orestes. His brief, powerless reign collapsed less than a year later when Odoacer seized control, ending the Roman Empire in the West and shifting political power to Germanic kingdoms across Europe.
During the Second Islamic Civil War, Umayyad forces besieged Mecca to crush a rival caliph.
During the Second Islamic Civil War, Umayyad forces besieged Mecca to crush a rival caliph. They launched flaming projectiles over the city walls. One struck the Kaaba's silk covering. The fire spread to the wooden structure inside. The Black Stone cracked from the heat into three pieces. The rival caliph, Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr, rebuilt it with stones from nearby mountains. The Umayyads killed him four years later and rebuilt it again. The Black Stone remains cracked.
Conspirators toppled Empress Irene and exiled her to Lesbos, installing Finance Minister Nikephoros as the new Byzant…
Conspirators toppled Empress Irene and exiled her to Lesbos, installing Finance Minister Nikephoros as the new Byzantine emperor. This violent transition ended the first woman's reign in the empire's history and triggered a decade of fiscal austerity that stabilized imperial finances but deepened social unrest among the aristocracy.
General Mu'nis al-Muzaffar slaughters Caliph al-Muqtadir during a failed military confrontation, ending the ruler's r…
General Mu'nis al-Muzaffar slaughters Caliph al-Muqtadir during a failed military confrontation, ending the ruler's reign through direct violence. This brutal coup forces the Abbasid court to install al-Muqtadir's brother, al-Qahir, as the new caliph, signaling a shift where military commanders increasingly dictated succession rather than hereditary right alone.
couronnement de l'antipape Clément VII, début du Grand Schisme d'Occident.
couronnement de l'antipape Clément VII, début du Grand Schisme d'Occident.
Assinatura do Tratado de Ayllón que sela a paz entre os reinos de Portugal e Castela.
Assinatura do Tratado de Ayllón que sela a paz entre os reinos de Portugal e Castela.
le pape Alexandre VI Borgia se rend célèbre, à la suite de l'organisation d'une orgie à Rome en compagnie de ses prop…
le pape Alexandre VI Borgia se rend célèbre, à la suite de l'organisation d'une orgie à Rome en compagnie de ses propres enfants, ce qui crée un scandale dans tout leur royaume de Valence originel.
Luther Posts Theses: Reformation Ignites in Wittenberg
Martin Luther nailed his ninety-five theses to the Castle Church door in Wittenberg, igniting a religious schism that shattered the Catholic Church's monopoly across Europe. This act triggered decades of wars and forced monarchs to choose between papal authority and emerging national identities, permanently redrawing the continent's spiritual and political map.
en la Capilla Sixtina del Palacio Apostólico (en Roma), Miguel Ángel termina el mural El Juicio Final.
en la Capilla Sixtina del Palacio Apostólico (en Roma), Miguel Ángel termina el mural El Juicio Final.
A Biblioteca da Universidade de Leiden abre suas portas após sua fundação em 1575
A Biblioteca da Universidade de Leiden abre suas portas após sua fundação em 1575
Leiden University Library opened with 450 books.
Leiden University Library opened with 450 books. The collection had been assembled as a gift from the city after the university's founding during the Dutch Revolt. Students could consult books by request. The library didn't allow browsing—librarians retrieved volumes from locked cases. Today it holds 5.2 million items including the oldest surviving manuscript in Dutch, from 1100.
en la abadía de Westminster, Jorge I es coronado rey de Gran Bretaña y de Irlanda.
en la abadía de Westminster, Jorge I es coronado rey de Gran Bretaña y de Irlanda.
en Tainan, Taiwán y China se registra un terremoto de magnitud 6,8 en la escala sismológica de Richter (I=9), que dej…
en Tainan, Taiwán y China se registra un terremoto de magnitud 6,8 en la escala sismológica de Richter (I=9), que deja un saldo de «muchos» muertos.
Erzbischof Firmian erlässt das Salzburger Emigrationsedikt, das die Grundlage zum Beginn der Vertreibung der Evangeli…
Erzbischof Firmian erlässt das Salzburger Emigrationsedikt, das die Grundlage zum Beginn der Vertreibung der Evangelischen aus dem Erzstift Salzburg bildet.
In der Nacht gelingt Giacomo Casanova die Flucht aus den Bleikammern des Dogenpalastes in Venedig, wo er wegen „Schmä…
In der Nacht gelingt Giacomo Casanova die Flucht aus den Bleikammern des Dogenpalastes in Venedig, wo er wegen „Schmähungen gegen die heilige Religion“ eingesperrt war.
escale du Mary dans le Solent anglais ; 255 de ses 560 prisonniers acadiens meurent de maladie.
escale du Mary dans le Solent anglais ; 255 de ses 560 prisonniers acadiens meurent de maladie.
Der schwedische König Gustav III.
Der schwedische König Gustav III. genehmigt das Gründen der Schwedischen Westindien-Kompanie mit dem Privileg zum Handel mit der Insel Saint-Barthélemy und anderen karibischen Handelsplätzen.
exécution des Girondins, en pleine Terreur révolutionnaire française.
exécution des Girondins, en pleine Terreur révolutionnaire française.
Auf Basis der am 26.
Auf Basis der am 26. Oktober in Kraft getretenen Verfassung des Jahres III wird in Paris das erste Direktorium gewählt. Es besteht aus Lazare Nicolas Marguerite Carnot, Étienne-François Le Tourneur, Paul de Barras, Jean-François Reubell und Louis-Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux.
John Dalton descubre la enfermedad de la vista llamada discromatopsia o ceguera de los colores, conocida vulgarmente …
John Dalton descubre la enfermedad de la vista llamada discromatopsia o ceguera de los colores, conocida vulgarmente como daltonismo.
Emperor Agustín de Iturbide dissolved the Mexican Congress and replaced it with a hand-picked junta to consolidate hi…
Emperor Agustín de Iturbide dissolved the Mexican Congress and replaced it with a hand-picked junta to consolidate his absolute power. This authoritarian power grab alienated his former military allies and republican supporters, directly triggering the Plan of Casa Mata, which forced his abdication and exile just months later.
se promulga la primera constitución del Estado Interno de Occidente por parte del Primer Congreso Constituyente.
se promulga la primera constitución del Estado Interno de Occidente por parte del Primer Congreso Constituyente.
Der 23-jährige Mecklenburger Fritz Reuter wird auf der Durchreise in Berlin in Haft genommen, weil er der radikalen J…
Der 23-jährige Mecklenburger Fritz Reuter wird auf der Durchreise in Berlin in Haft genommen, weil er der radikalen Jenaer Burschenschaft Germania angehört. Seine anschließenden Erlebnisse verarbeitet der spätere niederdeutsche Schriftsteller im Roman Ut mine Festungstid.
The steamboat Monmouth exploded on the Mississippi River, killing roughly 300 Muscogee people during their forced rem…
The steamboat Monmouth exploded on the Mississippi River, killing roughly 300 Muscogee people during their forced removal. This tragedy accelerated public outrage against the Trail of Tears, compelling the U.S. government to temporarily suspend further deportations while investigations unfolded.
Revolution von 1848/49 im Kaisertum Österreich: Mit dem Einmarsch kaiserlicher Truppen endet die Wiener Oktoberrevolu…
Revolution von 1848/49 im Kaisertum Österreich: Mit dem Einmarsch kaiserlicher Truppen endet die Wiener Oktoberrevolution.
en Madrid (España), la reina Isabel II inaugura en la Carrera de San Jerónimo la sesión inaugural de las Cortes Españ…
en Madrid (España), la reina Isabel II inaugura en la Carrera de San Jerónimo la sesión inaugural de las Cortes Españolas en su nueva sede, el actual Congreso de los Diputados.
Die K. k.
Die K. k. priv. Österreichische Credit-Anstalt für Handel und Gewerbe wird gegründet.
Am Carltheater in Wien wird die Posse mit Gesang Tannhäuser von Johann Nestroy (Text) und Carl Binder (Musik) uraufge…
Am Carltheater in Wien wird die Posse mit Gesang Tannhäuser von Johann Nestroy (Text) und Carl Binder (Musik) uraufgeführt. Es handelt sich dabei um eine Parodie auf die gleichnamige Oper von Richard Wagner.
Der Maria-Theresien-Taler verliert wie andere Konventionstaler die Eigenschaft als gesetzliches Zahlungsmittel im Kai…
Der Maria-Theresien-Taler verliert wie andere Konventionstaler die Eigenschaft als gesetzliches Zahlungsmittel im Kaisertum Österreich. Ab 1. November gilt die Österreichische Währung nach dem Dezimalsystem und auf Gulden-Basis.
Winfield Scott was 75 years old and so overweight he couldn't mount a horse.
Winfield Scott was 75 years old and so overweight he couldn't mount a horse. He'd served for 53 years, fought in the War of 1812, and commanded the Mexican-American War. He resigned six months into the Civil War. George McClellan replaced him and immediately ignored his "Anaconda Plan" to blockade the South. Lincoln would eventually adopt Scott's strategy. It worked.
General Duncan Cameron led 500 troops across the Mangatawhiri River into Waikato territory.
General Duncan Cameron led 500 troops across the Mangatawhiri River into Waikato territory. The Māori had declared the area off-limits to British settlement. Cameron was following orders to seize land for colonists. The Waikato War would last 18 months and end with 1.2 million acres confiscated. The Māori King Movement had wanted autonomy. They got invasion.
Nevada became a state eight days before the presidential election.
Nevada became a state eight days before the presidential election. Lincoln needed electoral votes and Nevada had silver mines funding the war. The state constitution was telegraphed to Washington—175 pages transmitted over two days at a cost of $4,303.27, the longest telegram ever sent. Nevada had only 40,000 residents, well below the usual requirement. Congress admitted it anyway.
Am Théâtre du Palais-Royal in Paris wird die Operette Pariser Leben von Jacques Offenbach uraufgeführt, die zu einem …
Am Théâtre du Palais-Royal in Paris wird die Operette Pariser Leben von Jacques Offenbach uraufgeführt, die zu einem seiner erfolgreichsten Werke wird. Das Libretto stammt von Henri Meilhac und Ludovic Halévy.
Le soulèvement du 31 octobre a eu lieu à Paris pendant le siège de la capitale, durant la guerre franco-allemande de …
Le soulèvement du 31 octobre a eu lieu à Paris pendant le siège de la capitale, durant la guerre franco-allemande de 1870. Il visait à protester contre la politique militaire du gouvernement de la Défense nationale et à proclamer la Commune.
en el mar Caribe, frente a Santiago de Cuba, el Gobierno español apresa al vapor estadounidense Virginius, que conduc…
en el mar Caribe, frente a Santiago de Cuba, el Gobierno español apresa al vapor estadounidense Virginius, que conducía una expedición de agentes independentistas cubanos.
Irrompe a Revolta do Quebra-Quilos, uma revolta ocorrida na região Nordeste do Brasil, que se opunha às mudanças intr…
Irrompe a Revolta do Quebra-Quilos, uma revolta ocorrida na região Nordeste do Brasil, que se opunha às mudanças introduzidas pelos novos padrões de pesos e medidas do sistema internacional, recém introduzidas no Império do Brasil.
A cyclone struck India's Backergunge district with a storm surge that traveled 30 miles inland.
A cyclone struck India's Backergunge district with a storm surge that traveled 30 miles inland. Entire villages vanished. Bodies floated in rice paddies for weeks. The official death toll reached 200,000, but local records suggested 300,000. Ships were found five miles from the coast, deposited in fields. The British colonial government provided no warning system. Another cyclone killed 300,000 in nearly the same spot in 1970.
In Stockholm kommt es zu einem Großbrand in der Schrotmühle Eldkvarn im Stadtteil Kungsholmen.
In Stockholm kommt es zu einem Großbrand in der Schrotmühle Eldkvarn im Stadtteil Kungsholmen. Die Zerstörung durch das Feuer schafft Platz für den 1911 beginnenden Bau des Rathauses Stockholms stadshus an diesem Ort.
Am Theater an der Wien in Wien findet die Uraufführung der Operette Der Feldprediger von Carl Millöcker statt.
Am Theater an der Wien in Wien findet die Uraufführung der Operette Der Feldprediger von Carl Millöcker statt.
L’amico Fritz, Pietro Mascagnis zweite Oper, wird im Teatro Costanzi in Rom uraufgeführt.
L’amico Fritz, Pietro Mascagnis zweite Oper, wird im Teatro Costanzi in Rom uraufgeführt.
Die Kurzgeschichten Die Abenteuer des Sherlock Holmes von Arthur Conan Doyle erscheinen in Großbritannien.
Die Kurzgeschichten Die Abenteuer des Sherlock Holmes von Arthur Conan Doyle erscheinen in Großbritannien.
The Charleston earthquake shook an area of 1 million square miles.
The Charleston earthquake shook an area of 1 million square miles. Chimneys fell in Chicago, 400 miles away. Church bells rang in Boston. The quake measured an estimated 6.6 magnitude — the strongest in the central U.S. since the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812 that made the Mississippi River run backwards. At least two died. Scientists still don't know which fault caused it.
en La Habana (Cuba), Salvador Cisneros Betancourt entrega la presidencia de la República en Armas a Bartolomé Masó.
en La Habana (Cuba), Salvador Cisneros Betancourt entrega la presidencia de la República en Armas a Bartolomé Masó.
en Quito (Ecuador), el presidente Eloy Alfaro decreta el Día del Escudo de ese país.
en Quito (Ecuador), el presidente Eloy Alfaro decreta el Día del Escudo de ese país.
Rose Bernd, ein Schauspiel in fünf Akten von Gerhart Hauptmann, wird in Berlin uraufgeführt.
Rose Bernd, ein Schauspiel in fünf Akten von Gerhart Hauptmann, wird in Berlin uraufgeführt.
A head-on collision between two trains on October 31, 1903, claimed seventeen lives in Indianapolis, decimating the P…
A head-on collision between two trains on October 31, 1903, claimed seventeen lives in Indianapolis, decimating the Purdue University football squad with fourteen player fatalities. This tragedy forced the university to suspend its athletic program for a decade and fundamentally reshaped how institutions approached student safety during travel.
en Reino Unido, John Ambrose Fleming, de la Universidad de Londres, da a conocer la radio de válvulas.
en Reino Unido, John Ambrose Fleming, de la Universidad de Londres, da a conocer la radio de válvulas.
A Lei da Vacina Obrigatória é aprovada pelo Congresso Nacional do Brasil.
A Lei da Vacina Obrigatória é aprovada pelo Congresso Nacional do Brasil.
Die Viermastbark Pamir der Reederei F. Laeisz läuft erstmals aus, zu einer Salpeterfahrt nach Südamerika.
Die Viermastbark Pamir der Reederei F. Laeisz läuft erstmals aus, zu einer Salpeterfahrt nach Südamerika.
Die Uraufführung der Oper Ariane von Jules Massenet findet an der Grand Opéra Paris statt.
Die Uraufführung der Oper Ariane von Jules Massenet findet an der Grand Opéra Paris statt.
Finland's parliament passed a Prohibition Act in 1907, only for Tsar Nicholas II to veto its implementation.
Finland's parliament passed a Prohibition Act in 1907, only for Tsar Nicholas II to veto its implementation. This rejection delayed alcohol restrictions in Finland for decades, leaving the nation to navigate its own social policies under Russian imperial oversight without local legislative autonomy.
Jules Renard est élu au fauteuil de Huysmans en l'académie Goncourt.
Jules Renard est élu au fauteuil de Huysmans en l'académie Goncourt.
Die am 6.
Die am 6. Mai auf Anregung des Odol-Fabrikanten Karl August Lingner eröffnete Internationale Hygiene-Ausstellung im Städtischen Ausstellungspalast, die bislang meistbesuchte Ausstellung in Dresden, schließt ihre Pforten.
The Lincoln Highway was dedicated as America's first coast-to-coast automobile road—3,389 miles from Times Square to …
The Lincoln Highway was dedicated as America's first coast-to-coast automobile road—3,389 miles from Times Square to San Francisco. Promoters had raised $10 million from private donors. Most of the route was dirt. Some stretches were just marked trails across open prairie. The trip took 20 to 30 days. By 1925, the government numbered it U.S. Route 30 and paved most of it.
Streetcar workers struck for higher wages and union recognition.
Streetcar workers struck for higher wages and union recognition. The company hired strikebreakers. On Halloween night, a mob of 5,000 attacked streetcars downtown, beating replacement drivers and setting cars on fire. The governor sent the National Guard. Strikers shot at troops. Seven people died in three days of riots. The strike lasted until Christmas. The union lost. Indianapolis didn't get collective bargaining for transit workers until the 1930s.
début de la neuvième bataille de l'Isonzo (première guerre mondiale).
début de la neuvième bataille de l'Isonzo (première guerre mondiale).
Australian Light Horsemen galloped directly into Ottoman trenches at Beersheba, overwhelming the defenders before the…
Australian Light Horsemen galloped directly into Ottoman trenches at Beersheba, overwhelming the defenders before they could destroy the town’s vital water wells. This audacious maneuver secured the British advance into Palestine and broke the stalemate of the Sinai campaign, forcing a rapid Ottoman retreat that ultimately dismantled their defensive line in the region.
The Banat Republic lasted 11 days.
The Banat Republic lasted 11 days. Romanian and Serbian revolutionaries declared independence from Austria-Hungary in Timișoara, set up a government, printed currency, organized militias. Then Serbian troops arrived and annexed the whole thing. The republic vanished before most people knew it existed. Its stamps are worth more now than they were then.
Austria-Hungary dissolved on October 30, 1918 when its constituent nations declared independence simultaneously.
Austria-Hungary dissolved on October 30, 1918 when its constituent nations declared independence simultaneously. The empire had existed for 51 years. Czechoslovakia declared independence on the 28th. Croatia on the 29th. Hungary on the 31st. Emperor Karl issued a manifesto on the 30th trying to reorganize what no longer existed. He abdicated two weeks later. Seven new countries emerged from the wreckage.
Hungary severed its centuries-old ties to the Habsburg monarchy as the Aster Revolution dismantled the Austro-Hungari…
Hungary severed its centuries-old ties to the Habsburg monarchy as the Aster Revolution dismantled the Austro-Hungarian Compromise. This sudden collapse ended the dualist state, allowing Hungary to declare full independence and establish itself as a sovereign republic for the first time in the modern era.
Écrasés en Palestine par les troupes du général britannique Edmund Allenby, les Ottomans signent l'armistice.
Écrasés en Palestine par les troupes du général britannique Edmund Allenby, les Ottomans signent l'armistice.
Le sous-marin allemand U-135 menace de torpiller le cuirassé allemand SMS Thüringen, dont l'équipage s'est mutiné lor…
Le sous-marin allemand U-135 menace de torpiller le cuirassé allemand SMS Thüringen, dont l'équipage s'est mutiné lorsque le commandement de la Kaiserliche marine a ordonné de livrer un dernier combat naval contre la marine britannique.
Hungría se separa de Austria, finalizando de esta manera el Imperio austrohúngaro.
Hungría se separa de Austria, finalizando de esta manera el Imperio austrohúngaro.
King Victor Emmanuel III asked Benito Mussolini to form a government three days after the March on Rome.
King Victor Emmanuel III asked Benito Mussolini to form a government three days after the March on Rome. Mussolini arrived by train from Milan wearing a black shirt under his suit. He was 39. His Fascist Party held 35 of 535 parliamentary seats. The king could've ordered the army to stop the march — generals assured him it would take two hours. He refused. Mussolini ruled for 21 years. The king signed every decree.
Wilhelm Kollhof meldet als erster Rundfunkteilnehmer in Deutschland sein Radio an.
Wilhelm Kollhof meldet als erster Rundfunkteilnehmer in Deutschland sein Radio an. Aufgrund der Inflationszeit zahlt er 350 Milliarden Mark für die Genehmigung.
Marble Bar, Western Australia, began a grueling 160-day streak of temperatures hitting at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
Marble Bar, Western Australia, began a grueling 160-day streak of temperatures hitting at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit. This relentless heat wave established the remote town’s reputation as Australia’s hottest place, forcing residents to adapt their daily labor and infrastructure to survive the longest sustained period of extreme heat ever recorded in the country.
The first International Savings Bank Congress invented World Savings Day to encourage thrift.
The first International Savings Bank Congress invented World Savings Day to encourage thrift. Banks in 29 countries promoted it. The date was chosen because it was the congress's final day. In Austria, it became a major event with children receiving gifts for opening accounts. The idea was to teach saving. It worked—until credit cards made spending easier than saving.
Ahmad Chah Qadjar est déposé comme chah d'Iran, mettant fin à la dynastie Kadjar.
Ahmad Chah Qadjar est déposé comme chah d'Iran, mettant fin à la dynastie Kadjar.
Houdini Dies: The Master of Escape Leaves His Mark
Harry Houdini collapses from a ruptured appendix that triggers fatal gangrene and peritonitis, ending the life of the man who mastered escape before death could claim him. His sudden passing leaves a void in the world of performance art and fuels decades of speculation about whether he truly died or staged his own exit.
In Bielefeld wird die Rudolf-Oetker-Halle eingeweiht, für die der Wiener Große Musikvereinssaal Pate gestanden hat.
In Bielefeld wird die Rudolf-Oetker-Halle eingeweiht, für die der Wiener Große Musikvereinssaal Pate gestanden hat.
Die polnische Marine stellt das U-Boot ORP Wilk in Dienst.
Die polnische Marine stellt das U-Boot ORP Wilk in Dienst. Nach dem deutschen Überfall auf Polen wird ihm als erstem U-Boot die Flucht nach Großbritannien gelingen.
The Boy Scouts came to the Philippines under American colonial rule.
The Boy Scouts came to the Philippines under American colonial rule. By 1936, Filipino leaders wanted their own version — same uniforms, same oath, but theirs. They split from the Americans and formed an independent organization. Today it's the world's seventh-largest scouting movement, with 2.1 million members. The Americans left in 1946. The scouts stayed.
The New York Stock Exchange unveiled a fifteen-point reform program to restore public trust following the devastating…
The New York Stock Exchange unveiled a fifteen-point reform program to restore public trust following the devastating market crash. By mandating stricter financial disclosures and tighter oversight of member firms, the exchange forced a transition toward the modern regulatory standards that still govern Wall Street trading today.
The Royal Air Force successfully repelled the Luftwaffe, forcing Hitler to indefinitely postpone his planned invasion…
The Royal Air Force successfully repelled the Luftwaffe, forcing Hitler to indefinitely postpone his planned invasion of the British Isles. This failure denied Germany air superiority over the English Channel, ensuring that Britain remained a secure base for Allied operations and preventing a total collapse of Western European resistance against the Nazi regime.
Britain Stands Firm: Battle of Britain Ends German Invasion
The Royal Air Force forces the Luftwaffe to abandon its plans for Operation Sea Lion, effectively ending the Battle of Britain and saving the United Kingdom from a German invasion. This decisive victory ensures that Britain remains an active base for the Allied counteroffensive, preventing the continent from falling entirely under Nazi control.
Fire broke out in a Huddersfield clothing factory during the lunch break.
Fire broke out in a Huddersfield clothing factory during the lunch break. The building had one exit. The stairwell filled with smoke. Women jumped from third-floor windows onto pavement. Forty-nine died, most of them young seamstresses. The factory had no fire escapes, no sprinklers, no alarm. The owner was fined £20. Britain passed the Factory Act of 1961 requiring fire safety measures in all workplaces.
Gutzon Borglum died before Mount Rushmore was finished.
Gutzon Borglum died before Mount Rushmore was finished. His son Lincoln took over. The original plan included bodies down to the waist. Congress cut funding. They'd drilled 450,000 tons of granite using dynamite and jackhammers. Workers dangled in harnesses 500 feet up. The final drilling happened on October 31, 1941. Five weeks later, Pearl Harbor. Nobody carved another president into a mountain.
The USS Reuben James was escorting a convoy to Britain when U-552 torpedoed it.
The USS Reuben James was escorting a convoy to Britain when U-552 torpedoed it. The ship sank in five minutes. 115 sailors died. 44 survived. America wasn't officially at war yet—that was still six weeks away. The destroyer was enforcing neutrality patrols in a war zone. Neutrality was a fiction. Pearl Harbor would make it official.
O Papa Pio XII efetua um ato solene de consagração do mundo ao Imaculado Coração de Maria.
O Papa Pio XII efetua um ato solene de consagração do mundo ao Imaculado Coração de Maria.
An der Semperoper in Dresden wird die Oper Die Zauberinsel von Heinrich Sutermeister basierend auf dem Drama Der Stur…
An der Semperoper in Dresden wird die Oper Die Zauberinsel von Heinrich Sutermeister basierend auf dem Drama Der Sturm von William Shakespeare uraufgeführt.
The F4U Corsair used airborne radar to intercept a Japanese aircraft at night.
The F4U Corsair used airborne radar to intercept a Japanese aircraft at night. The pilot couldn't see the target—the radar operator guided him. He shot it down. It was the first kill using radar from a carrier-based fighter. Night fighting had been nearly impossible. Now darkness didn't matter. The technology was six months old.
le docteur Petiot, tueur en série français, est arrêté.
le docteur Petiot, tueur en série français, est arrêté.
Erich Göstl lost his entire face and both eyes to a grenade in Normandy in 1944.
Erich Göstl lost his entire face and both eyes to a grenade in Normandy in 1944. He kept fighting. Waffen-SS command awarded him the Knight's Cross — Germany's highest military honor — while he lay in a field hospital wrapped in bandages. He was 20 years old. Photographs of the ceremony show officers pinning the medal to a faceless man's chest. He lived until 1990, blind and disfigured for 46 years.
en Filipinas, un tifón causa 975 muertos y deja sin hogar a 20 000 personas.
en Filipinas, un tifón causa 975 muertos y deja sin hogar a 20 000 personas.
Die Oper Regina von Marc Blitzstein wird in New York City uraufgeführt.
Die Oper Regina von Marc Blitzstein wird in New York City uraufgeführt.
En Puerto Rico continúan los combates entre tropas estadounidenses y nacionalistas puertorriqueños en el segundo día …
En Puerto Rico continúan los combates entre tropas estadounidenses y nacionalistas puertorriqueños en el segundo día de la Revolución Nacionalista, la que se extenderá a los Estados Unidos el 1 de noviembre.
Algeria Revolts: Liberation Front Opens War Against France
The National Liberation Front launched coordinated attacks across Algeria, opening an eight-year war of independence against French colonial rule. The brutal conflict killed hundreds of thousands, toppled the French Fourth Republic, and became a model for anticolonial liberation movements across Africa and the developing world.
Hungary's Brief Freedom: Soviets Decide to Crush Revolution
A radical headquarters springs up in Budapest as Imre Nagy legalizes banned parties and swaps the ruling MDP for the MSZMP, while Cardinal Mindszenty walks free from prison. The Soviet Politburo responds by ordering tanks to crush the uprising, ending Hungary's brief window of independence and imposing decades of strict Communist control.
Britain and France wanted the Suez Canal reopened.
Britain and France wanted the Suez Canal reopened. Nasser had nationalized it three months earlier. Israel invaded the Sinai as planned. Britain and France demanded both sides withdraw from the canal—which Egypt controlled. When Egypt refused, they bombed. The U.S. condemned them. The UN condemned them. They withdrew in humiliation. The empire was over.
Der Forschungsreaktor München (genannt „Atom-Ei“) wird in Garching bei München als erster deutscher Forschungsreaktor…
Der Forschungsreaktor München (genannt „Atom-Ei“) wird in Garching bei München als erster deutscher Forschungsreaktor in Betrieb genommen.
Eugène Ionescos Groteske Die Nashörner, ein Stück über Opportunismus gegenüber fanatischen Ideologien, wird im Düssel…
Eugène Ionescos Groteske Die Nashörner, ein Stück über Opportunismus gegenüber fanatischen Ideologien, wird im Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus uraufgeführt.
Lee Harvey Oswald walked into the U.S.
Lee Harvey Oswald walked into the U.S. Embassy in Moscow and tried to hand over military secrets. He'd been a Marine radar operator. He told the consul he wanted Soviet citizenship. The Soviets made him wait. He slashed his wrists in a hotel bathtub. They still didn't want him. He ended up in Minsk, working in a factory. Two years later, he came back. Four years after that, Dallas.
Soviet authorities dragged Joseph Stalin’s corpse from Lenin’s Mausoleum to a quiet grave near the Kremlin Wall, bury…
Soviet authorities dragged Joseph Stalin’s corpse from Lenin’s Mausoleum to a quiet grave near the Kremlin Wall, burying him under an unmarked stone. This removal signaled the Khrushchev regime's final break with Stalinist terror, allowing the state to publicly repudiate his cult of personality without dismantling the Soviet system itself.
Workers hauled Joseph Stalin’s embalmed body out of Lenin’s Mausoleum under the cover of darkness, reburying him in a…
Workers hauled Joseph Stalin’s embalmed body out of Lenin’s Mausoleum under the cover of darkness, reburying him in a simple grave near the Kremlin wall. This quiet exhumation signaled the height of Nikita Khrushchev’s de-Stalinization campaign, stripping the former dictator of his status as a secular saint and dismantling the cult of personality that defined Soviet politics for decades.
Der Hurrikan Hattie zerstört die Hauptstadt von Belize.
Der Hurrikan Hattie zerstört die Hauptstadt von Belize.
صدور أول دستور في الجمهورية العربية اليمنية، وانتخاب عبد الله السلال رئيسًا للجمهورية.
صدور أول دستور في الجمهورية العربية اليمنية، وانتخاب عبد الله السلال رئيسًا للجمهورية.
A leaking propane tank triggered a massive explosion at the Indiana State Fair Coliseum, killing 74 people and injuri…
A leaking propane tank triggered a massive explosion at the Indiana State Fair Coliseum, killing 74 people and injuring 400 during a holiday ice show. The tragedy forced a complete overhaul of public safety codes across the United States, specifically mandating stricter regulations for gas storage and ventilation in crowded indoor arenas.
A gas explosion rips through the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum during an ice show, killing 81 people and injurin…
A gas explosion rips through the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum during an ice show, killing 81 people and injuring 400 more. This tragedy forces immediate federal scrutiny of venue safety codes and reshapes how American stadiums manage combustible gases for decades to come.
en Bolivia se realiza el tercer y último día de huelga general nacional decretada por la COB (Central Obrera Bolivian…
en Bolivia se realiza el tercer y último día de huelga general nacional decretada por la COB (Central Obrera Boliviana) bajo la dirección del minero y exvicepresidente Juan Lechín Oquendo. Con una sangrienta represión, el Ejército impondrá el orden, y el vicepresidente René Barrientos derrocará al presidente Víctor Paz Estenssoro y se instalará en el poder.
Nach 107 Jahren laufendem Betrieb zur Steinkohle-Förderung wird die Zeche Shamrock in Herne stillgelegt.
Nach 107 Jahren laufendem Betrieb zur Steinkohle-Förderung wird die Zeche Shamrock in Herne stillgelegt.
Johnson announced the bombing halt five days before the election.
Johnson announced the bombing halt five days before the election. Nixon's campaign panicked—peace might elect Humphrey. Nixon's team secretly contacted South Vietnam's government, urging them to boycott the Paris talks. They did. The war continued four more years. Johnson knew about the sabotage but stayed silent. 20,000 more Americans died before the war ended.
President Eduardo Frei Montalva orders Chile to adopt daylight saving time as hydropower generation collapses under t…
President Eduardo Frei Montalva orders Chile to adopt daylight saving time as hydropower generation collapses under the Great Drought of 1968. This emergency decree directly extended evening daylight, allowing factories and homes to slash electricity demand during peak hours when reservoirs ran dangerously low.
en Venezuela, allanamiento de la Universidad Central de Venezuela mediante la Operación Canguro que motivo la suspens…
en Venezuela, allanamiento de la Universidad Central de Venezuela mediante la Operación Canguro que motivo la suspensión de las actividades académicas hasta 1971.
Der Deutsche Fußball-Bund (DFB) hebt sein 1955 erlassenes Verbot des Frauenfußballs wieder auf.
Der Deutsche Fußball-Bund (DFB) hebt sein 1955 erlassenes Verbot des Frauenfußballs wieder auf.
Bei den Wahlen zum schweizerischen National- und Ständerat sind erstmals auch Frauen wahlberechtigt und wählbar.
Bei den Wahlen zum schweizerischen National- und Ständerat sind erstmals auch Frauen wahlberechtigt und wählbar.
Schenuda III.
Schenuda III. von Alexandrien wird zum Oberhaupt der koptischen Kirche gewählt.
The hijacked helicopter landed in Mountjoy's exercise yard at 3:40 p.m.
The hijacked helicopter landed in Mountjoy's exercise yard at 3:40 p.m. Three IRA prisoners climbed aboard. It took 90 seconds. Guards fired shots but missed. The helicopter flew to a field 10 miles away where a car waited. All three were recaptured within months. The pilot and his accomplice got prison time. It's still Ireland's only helicopter prison escape.
week-end rouge à Montréal, début de la grève des pompiers, déclenchée par l'Association des pompiers de Montréal.
week-end rouge à Montréal, début de la grève des pompiers, déclenchée par l'Association des pompiers de Montréal.
en Reino Unido, la banda de rock Queen, lanza el sencillo Bohemian Rhapsody.
en Reino Unido, la banda de rock Queen, lanza el sencillo Bohemian Rhapsody.
en España, las Cortes aprueban la Constitución de 1978.
en España, las Cortes aprueban la Constitución de 1978.
Western Airlines Flight 2605 landed 3,000 feet short of the runway at Mexico City in October 1979.
Western Airlines Flight 2605 landed 3,000 feet short of the runway at Mexico City in October 1979. The captain had descended early, confused about which runway they were using. The DC-10 hit a truck on the airport perimeter road, killing the driver, then crashed through a wall and slid across a highway. Seventy-three died. Eighteen survived, all from the rear of the aircraft. The captain lived. He never flew commercially again.
en San Justo, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina ocurre una de las tragedias ferroviarias más importantes del país …
en San Justo, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina ocurre una de las tragedias ferroviarias más importantes del país al impactar un tren con un colectivo. Dejando un saldo de más de 50 muertos.
Gandhi Assassinated: India's Tragedy Deepens
Indira Gandhi fell to the ground after Satwant Singh fired thirty rounds from a Sten gun, ending her life just before she was to meet Peter Ustinov for a documentary interview. This assassination triggered immediate retaliatory violence against Sikhs across India and cemented a legacy of communal tension that reshaped the nation's political landscape for decades.
Two Sikh bodyguards gunned down Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, triggering violent anti-Sikh riots that claimed roughly…
Two Sikh bodyguards gunned down Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, triggering violent anti-Sikh riots that claimed roughly 3,000 lives across New Delhi and beyond. This massacre fractured India's social fabric for decades, compelling the nation to confront deep communal divides while altering its political landscape through subsequent elections and policy shifts.
Eine Bühnenbesetzung in der Frankfurter Alten Oper verhindert die deutsche Erstaufführung von Rainer Werner Fassbinde…
Eine Bühnenbesetzung in der Frankfurter Alten Oper verhindert die deutsche Erstaufführung von Rainer Werner Fassbinders 1974 entstandenem Stück Der Müll, die Stadt und der Tod.
The Communist Party of Sweden voted to stop being communist.
The Communist Party of Sweden voted to stop being communist. Delegates changed the name to Solidarity Party and abandoned Marxism-Leninism entirely. The party had spent decades following Moscow's line. Then the Soviet Union collapsed, and members had to decide what they actually believed. Most chose social democracy. The party dissolved completely within a decade. Its members joined other left groups. The name change didn't save it.
début de l'affaire des disparus de Fontainebleau, dite aussi « des fiancés de Fontainebleau », affaire criminelle fra…
début de l'affaire des disparus de Fontainebleau, dite aussi « des fiancés de Fontainebleau », affaire criminelle française non élucidée.
en Turquía, Turgut Ozal asume la presidencia.
en Turquía, Turgut Ozal asume la presidencia.
In Sambia finden erstmals freie Präsidentschafts- und Parlamentswahlen statt.
In Sambia finden erstmals freie Präsidentschafts- und Parlamentswahlen statt. Frederick Chiluba wird zum Präsidenten gewählt.
Toma posse em Portugal o XII Governo Constitucional, um governo de maioria absoluta do Partido Social Democrata chefi…
Toma posse em Portugal o XII Governo Constitucional, um governo de maioria absoluta do Partido Social Democrata chefiado pelo primeiro-ministro Aníbal Cavaco Silva.
en la Ciudad del Vaticano, el papa Juan Pablo II reconoce que la Iglesia se equivocó al haber condenado a Galileo Gal…
en la Ciudad del Vaticano, el papa Juan Pablo II reconoce que la Iglesia se equivocó al haber condenado a Galileo Galilei.
American Eagle Flight 4184 circled in freezing rain for 32 minutes waiting to land in Chicago.
American Eagle Flight 4184 circled in freezing rain for 32 minutes waiting to land in Chicago. Ice built up behind the de-icing boots where sensors couldn't detect it. When the autopilot disconnected, the aircraft rolled inverted in four seconds and hit an Indiana soybean field at 400 mph. All 68 died. The FAA had known about ice buildup on that wing design for five years. They banned the aircraft from flying in freezing rain three weeks later.
American Eagle Flight 4184 plummeted into a soybean field in Roselawn, Indiana, after ice accumulation caused the ATR…
American Eagle Flight 4184 plummeted into a soybean field in Roselawn, Indiana, after ice accumulation caused the ATR-72 to lose control during a holding pattern. The tragedy forced the Federal Aviation Administration to mandate new de-icing protocols and restrict regional turboprops from flying in severe icing conditions, fundamentally altering safety standards for commuter aviation.
TAM Flight 402 crashed in São Paulo in 1996 during a crew training exercise.
TAM Flight 402 crashed in São Paulo in 1996 during a crew training exercise. The instructor pilot shut down the wrong engine to simulate an emergency. The captain didn't notice. They flew on one engine toward the city's most densely populated neighborhood. When they finally realized the mistake, they had no altitude left. The Fokker 100 hit an apartment building and a house. Ninety-nine died, including six on the ground. Brazil grounded TAM's entire Fokker fleet.
TAM Flight 402 lost power in both engines on approach to São Paulo.
TAM Flight 402 lost power in both engines on approach to São Paulo. The Fokker F100 crashed into a residential neighborhood, hitting several houses. 96 people on the plane died, plus 2 on the ground. Investigators blamed inadequate engine maintenance. The airline had been warned about its safety record. The crash led to regulatory reforms. TAM continued flying.
en Zaire son asesinados cuatro religiosos de la Congregación de los Hermanos Maristas, debido a la guerra civil entre…
en Zaire son asesinados cuatro religiosos de la Congregación de los Hermanos Maristas, debido a la guerra civil entre las etnias hutus y tutsis.
Letsie III.
Letsie III. wird als König von Lesotho gekrönt.
Louise Woodward was convicted of shaking 8-month-old Matthew Eappen to death.
Louise Woodward was convicted of shaking 8-month-old Matthew Eappen to death. She was 19. The trial was televised. Ten days later, the judge reduced it to involuntary manslaughter and sentenced her to 279 days—time served. She walked free. The baby's parents were devastated. Medical experts still debate whether shaken baby syndrome caused the death. She returned to Britain.
Iraq expelled the American members of the UN weapons inspection team.
Iraq expelled the American members of the UN weapons inspection team. The teams had been searching for weapons of mass destruction since the Gulf War ended in 1991. Saddam claimed they were spying for the CIA. He was right—some were. The inspectors left. Four years later, the U.S. invaded, claiming Iraq had WMDs. They never found any.
EgyptAir Flight 990 dove from 33,000 feet into the Atlantic at 450 mph.
EgyptAir Flight 990 dove from 33,000 feet into the Atlantic at 450 mph. The cockpit voice recorder captured the relief first officer saying "I rely on God" eleven times as the plane descended. Egyptian authorities blamed mechanical failure. American investigators concluded he deliberately crashed it. 217 people died. The two countries never agreed on why.
Catholics and Lutherans had disagreed for 482 years over whether faith alone or faith plus works brought salvation.
Catholics and Lutherans had disagreed for 482 years over whether faith alone or faith plus works brought salvation. The Joint Declaration stated both traditions could coexist—different language, compatible meaning. It didn't resolve everything. But it ended the Reformation's central argument. Protestants and Catholics could finally agree on how people are saved.
Jesse Martin was 18 when he left Melbourne.
Jesse Martin was 18 when he left Melbourne. He sailed 27,000 nautical miles alone on a 34-foot yacht. No stops. No assistance. He was 19 when he returned. He'd survived storms, equipment failures, and months of isolation. He's still the youngest person to sail solo around the world nonstop. He wrote a book. Then he became a television presenter.
EgyptAir 990 dove from 33,000 feet into the Atlantic 60 miles south of Nantucket.
EgyptAir 990 dove from 33,000 feet into the Atlantic 60 miles south of Nantucket. The flight data recorder captured the relief first officer saying "I rely on God" 11 times as the plane descended. He'd turned off the autopilot and pointed the nose down. The captain fought him for the controls. Egyptian authorities blamed mechanical failure. The NTSB ruled it deliberate. Egypt refused to accept the finding. The co-pilot's family still denies it.
en Nueva York, la ONU adopta la Resolución 1325 del Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas.
en Nueva York, la ONU adopta la Resolución 1325 del Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas.
An Antonov An-26 disintegrated mid-air shortly after departing Luanda, killing all 50 people on board.
An Antonov An-26 disintegrated mid-air shortly after departing Luanda, killing all 50 people on board. The crash exposed the extreme dangers of Angola’s unregulated aviation sector, where aging Soviet-era aircraft frequently operated without basic safety oversight during the final years of the country’s protracted civil war.
Singapore Airlines Crash: 79 Die in Taipei Tragedy
Singapore Airlines Flight 006 attempted takeoff on a closed runway at Taipei's Chiang Kai-shek Airport and struck construction equipment in typhoon conditions, killing 83 of the 179 people aboard. The disaster exposed critical failures in runway signage and crew communication that led to worldwide reforms in airport ground operations during adverse weather.
The Soyuz TM-31 rocket vaulted into orbit, delivering the first resident crew to the International Space Station.
The Soyuz TM-31 rocket vaulted into orbit, delivering the first resident crew to the International Space Station. This mission ended the era of intermittent visits and initiated a streak of continuous human presence in space that has persisted for over two decades, transforming the station into a permanent laboratory for long-term orbital research.
Borussia Dortmund geht als erster deutscher Fußballbundesligist an die Börse.
Borussia Dortmund geht als erster deutscher Fußballbundesligist an die Börse.
Singapore Airlines Flight 006 attempted to take off from a closed runway at Chiang Kai-shek International Airport, co…
Singapore Airlines Flight 006 attempted to take off from a closed runway at Chiang Kai-shek International Airport, colliding with construction equipment in heavy rain. The disaster claimed 83 lives and forced the aviation industry to overhaul runway lighting standards and pilot taxiing protocols during low-visibility conditions.
en Madagascar ocurre la mayor goleada en la historia del fútbol; el club AS ADEMA hace 149 goles contra 0 del club SO…
en Madagascar ocurre la mayor goleada en la historia del fútbol; el club AS ADEMA hace 149 goles contra 0 del club SOE Antananarivo
Assassinato do casal Richthofen dentro de casa, planejado pela própria filha do casal, Suzane von Richthofen e os irm…
Assassinato do casal Richthofen dentro de casa, planejado pela própria filha do casal, Suzane von Richthofen e os irmãos Cravinhos.
les ateliers de haute-couture d'Yves Saint Laurent ferment définitivement leurs portes, après 40 années d'existence.
les ateliers de haute-couture d'Yves Saint Laurent ferment définitivement leurs portes, après 40 années d'existence.
Fastow Indicted: Enron's Fall Begins
A federal grand jury in Houston indicts former Enron CFO Andrew Fastow on 78 counts of fraud and conspiracy, sealing the legal fate of the architect behind the company's massive financial collapse. This indictment forces Fastow to turn state witness against his former boss, providing prosecutors with the critical evidence needed to dismantle the corporate structure that had already bankrupted thousands of employees.
A bankruptcy court cleared MCI to exit Chapter 11 after the company paid $750 million in fines for accounting fraud.
A bankruptcy court cleared MCI to exit Chapter 11 after the company paid $750 million in fines for accounting fraud. MCI had been WorldCom — once the second-largest long-distance carrier — before executives inflated profits by $11 billion. The fraud wiped out $180 billion in market value. 20,000 people lost jobs. The CEO got 25 years in prison. MCI emerged smaller, cleaner, and was sold to Verizon two years later.
convention des Nations unies contre la corruption.
convention des Nations unies contre la corruption.
Mahathir bin Mohamad had governed Malaysia for 22 years, transforming it from an agricultural economy into an industr…
Mahathir bin Mohamad had governed Malaysia for 22 years, transforming it from an agricultural economy into an industrial one. He was 78 when he retired. He'd handpicked Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as successor. Five years later, he'd publicly attack Badawi's leadership. In 2018, at 92, he'd run for Prime Minister again. And win.
Bei den Präsidentschaftswahlen in der Ukraine kommt es zu einem Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen zwischen Wiktor Janukowytsch und …
Bei den Präsidentschaftswahlen in der Ukraine kommt es zu einem Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen zwischen Wiktor Janukowytsch und Wiktor Juschtschenko, was eine Stichwahl am 21. November notwendig macht.
en Uruguay, la izquierda (Frente Amplio) gana las elecciones nacionales por primera vez; Tabaré Vázquez es electo en …
en Uruguay, la izquierda (Frente Amplio) gana las elecciones nacionales por primera vez; Tabaré Vázquez es electo en la primera vuelta.
Die NASA teilt die Entdeckung zweier Monde, Nix und Hydra, des Zwergplaneten Pluto in unserem Sonnensystem mit, die e…
Die NASA teilt die Entdeckung zweier Monde, Nix und Hydra, des Zwergplaneten Pluto in unserem Sonnensystem mit, die einige Zeit zuvor mit dem Hubble-Weltraumteleskop gelungen ist.
Operation Herbstwolken: Kurz nach Mitternacht dringen die Israelischen Verteidigungsstreitkräfte in einer groß angele…
Operation Herbstwolken: Kurz nach Mitternacht dringen die Israelischen Verteidigungsstreitkräfte in einer groß angelegten Offensive in den Gazastreifen ein. Die Kämpfe konzentrieren sich vor allem im Gebiet um Beit Hanun.
Julgamento e condenação dos réus dos Atentados de 11 de março de 2004 em Madrid.
Julgamento e condenação dos réus dos Atentados de 11 de março de 2004 em Madrid.
en Paraguay se realiza la primera Teletón de la nueva etapa con su eslogan "Crecemos juntos".
en Paraguay se realiza la primera Teletón de la nueva etapa con su eslogan "Crecemos juntos".
Seattle Officer Timothy Brenton was sitting in his patrol car finishing paperwork when someone pulled alongside and f…
Seattle Officer Timothy Brenton was sitting in his patrol car finishing paperwork when someone pulled alongside and fired 41 rounds. His trainee was hit but survived and returned fire. Brenton died at the scene. The shooter had targeted police for weeks, firing at stations and vehicles. He was caught days later with ballistics evidence and a manifesto. He's serving life without parole. Brenton had been training rookies for five years.
en Estados Unidos, la cadena AMC difunde el primer episodio de The Walking Dead
en Estados Unidos, la cadena AMC difunde el primer episodio de The Walking Dead
une fusillade de masse à l'intérieur de la cathédrale de Bagdad, perpétrée par un commando de l'Etat islamique, fait …
une fusillade de masse à l'intérieur de la cathédrale de Bagdad, perpétrée par un commando de l'Etat islamique, fait 68 morts .
The seven billionth human was born on October 31, 2011.
The seven billionth human was born on October 31, 2011. The UN picked Danica May Camacho, born in Manila at two minutes before midnight, though thousands of babies arrived that day. She received a chocolate cake and a scholarship fund. Her parents named her after the campaign. Demographers admit the date was symbolic — nobody actually knows when we hit seven billion. We'd reached one billion just 200 years earlier.
l'Unesco admet la Palestine en tant qu'État membre.
l'Unesco admet la Palestine en tant qu'État membre.
رئيس الجزائر عبد العزيز بوتفليقة يدشن مترو الجزائر.
رئيس الجزائر عبد العزيز بوتفليقة يدشن مترو الجزائر.
le vaisseau SpaceShipTwo s'écrase peu après son décollage.
le vaisseau SpaceShipTwo s'écrase peu après son décollage.
Blaise Compaoré, le président du Burkina Faso, annonce sa démission, en réponse à des manifestations.
Blaise Compaoré, le président du Burkina Faso, annonce sa démission, en réponse à des manifestations.
The VSS Enterprise shatters mid-air during a test flight over the Mojave Desert, killing pilot Michael Alsbury and ob…
The VSS Enterprise shatters mid-air during a test flight over the Mojave Desert, killing pilot Michael Alsbury and observer Peter Siebold. This tragedy forces Virgin Galactic to ground its fleet for two years while redesigning the spacecraft's locking mechanism, fundamentally delaying commercial space tourism by nearly half a decade.
Metrojet Flight 9268 broke apart at 31,000 feet over Sinai on October 31, 2015.
Metrojet Flight 9268 broke apart at 31,000 feet over Sinai on October 31, 2015. A bomb in a soda can had been hidden in the cargo hold at Sharm el-Sheikh airport. ISIS claimed responsibility, saying it was revenge for Russian airstrikes in Syria. All 224 died. Russia denied it was terrorism for weeks, then admitted it. Egypt still denies it officially. Sharm el-Sheikh had been Egypt's busiest tourist airport. It's never recovered.
passage de l'astéroïde 2015 TB145 à proximité de la Terre, à 1,3 fois la distance Terre-Lune.
passage de l'astéroïde 2015 TB145 à proximité de la Terre, à 1,3 fois la distance Terre-Lune.
fin de l’opération Sangaris en République centrafricaine.
fin de l’opération Sangaris en République centrafricaine.
Sayfullo Saipov drove a rented Home Depot truck down a bike path in Manhattan on October 31, 2017.
Sayfullo Saipov drove a rented Home Depot truck down a bike path in Manhattan on October 31, 2017. Eight people died in eleven blocks. He crashed into a school bus, jumped out holding a paintball gun and a pellet gun, and shouted "Allahu Akbar." A police officer shot him in the abdomen. Saipov had planned it for a year and chose Halloween for maximum casualties. He smiled in his hospital bed.
es publicado el juego Deltarune.
es publicado el juego Deltarune.
en Pakistán, Asia Bibi es absuelta por el delito de blasfemia contra el Profeta Mahoma.
en Pakistán, Asia Bibi es absuelta por el delito de blasfemia contra el Profeta Mahoma.
en México, se inicia el megacorte de agua del Sistema Cutzamala.
en México, se inicia el megacorte de agua del Sistema Cutzamala.
en Japón, el Castillo Shuri sufrió un incendio.
en Japón, el Castillo Shuri sufrió un incendio.
en Côte d'Ivoire, l'élection présidentielle a lieu afin d'élire le chef de l'État.
en Côte d'Ivoire, l'élection présidentielle a lieu afin d'élire le chef de l'État. Le président sortant Alassane Ouattara est réélu pour un troisième mandat.
Berlin Brandenburg Airport was supposed to open in 2011.
Berlin Brandenburg Airport was supposed to open in 2011. The fire safety system didn't work. Then the escalators were too short. Then inspectors found 66,000 construction defects. The project burned through $7 billion, triple the budget. The opening was delayed six times. Berlin ran three airports while waiting. When it finally opened during a pandemic, passenger traffic was down 90 percent. It was immediately too big.
en Géorgie, le premier tour des élections législatives a lieu afin de renouveler pour quatre ans les membres du Parle…
en Géorgie, le premier tour des élections législatives a lieu afin de renouveler pour quatre ans les membres du Parlement du pays. La coalition au pouvoir Rêve géorgien arrive en tête du scrutin.
au Liban, le mandat du président de la République, Michel Aoun, se termine, sans qu'un successeur soit désigné.
au Liban, le mandat du président de la République, Michel Aoun, se termine, sans qu'un successeur soit désigné.
au Monténégro, le gouvernement de Milojko Spajić (photo) entre en fonction après avoir reçu le vote de confiance du P…
au Monténégro, le gouvernement de Milojko Spajić (photo) entre en fonction après avoir reçu le vote de confiance du Parlement.