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19th October 1935: League of Nations imposes sanctions on Italy for the invasion of Abyssinia

When Abyssinia was finally captured on 5 May, all the sanctions were ...

16th October 1793: Marie Antoinette executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris

Having been found guilty of treason, she was instead sentenced to death and transported to the guillotine in an open ...

15th October 1923: Rentenmark introduced in Weimar Germany in an attempt to stop the hyperinflation crisis

The new currency was backed by land that was used by businesses and agriculture, and was introduced at the rate of one Rentenmark to one trillion ...

14th October 1066: The Battle of Hastings fought between Duke William II of Normandy and the Anglo-Saxon king Harold Godwinson

Harold was killed on the battlefield and, although his exact cause of death isn’t known, it signalled the collapse of the ...

13th October 1792: Cornerstone of the White House laid in Washington, D.C.

The White House was built as part of the development of the Federal City – a national capital founded under the terms of the 1790 Residence ...

10th October 1903: Foundation of Women’s Social & Political Union, known as the Suffragettes

Frustrated by the lack of progress made by the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies from whom the group had split, the WSPU soon became known for its militant and sometimes violent actions under the motto ‘Deeds, not ...

7th October 1949: The creation of East Germany, formally known as the German Democratic Republic

The establishment of the GDR ensured that the division of Germany that had been implemented in 1945 was made ...

5th October 1962: James Bond and The Beatles each make their debut with Dr. No and Love Me Do

Two cultural icons made their first appearance when Dr No, the first of the James Bond series of films, hit cinema screens on the same day as the Beatles released their debut single ‘Love Me ...

3rd October 1990: East and West Germany reunified when the German Democratic Republic joins with the Federal Republic of Germany

At midnight on 3 October the black, red and gold flag of West Germany was raised above the Brandenburg Gate which had previously divided the two ...

2nd October 1187: Saladin captures Jerusalem from the Crusaders after a lengthy siege

In return for the crusaders’ unconditional surrender, Saladin agreed that anyone who paid a ransom would be able to leave the city in ...