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2nd November 1795: The Directory established in France

On the 2nd November 1795, the Directory was established in ...

1st November 1512: Michelangelo’s ceiling of the Sistine Chapel unveiled

The public saw the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel for the first time when Pope Julius II celebrated All Saints Day ...

31st October 1517: Martin Luther reputedely posts his 95 Theses

On the 31st October 1517, the foundations of the Protestant Reformation were laid when Martin Luther reputedly nailed his ‘Ninety-five Theses’ to the door of All Saints' Church in Wittenberg – a town in the German state of ...

30th October 1961: The Tsar Bomba detonated by the USSR

The Tsar Bomba, the most powerful explosive weapon ever created, was detonated by the ...

29th October 1956: Israel invades Egypt in the Suez Crisis

The military phase of the Suez Crisis began on the 29th October 1956, when Israel invaded the Egyptian ...

28th October 1971: Prospero, the only British satellite launched with a British rocket

The Prospero satellite was launched, making it the first and only British satellite to be launched using a British ...

27th October 1960: Ben E. King records Stand By Me

On the 27th October 1960 American singer Ben E. King recorded the renowned song Stand By ...

26th October 1881: The gunfight at the O.K. Corral involving Wyatt Earp

The gunfight at the O.K. Corral took place between the Earp brothers and a gang of outlaws in Tombstone, ...

25th October 1415: The Battle of Agincourt is fought

On the 25th October 1415, the English king Henry V celebrated a major victory in the Hundred Years War when he defeated the numerically superior French army at the Battle of ...

24th October 1926: Harry Houdini performs his final show despite suffering from acute appendicitis

World-renowned escapologist Harry Houdini performed his final show in Detroit while suffering from ...