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13th October 54: Emperor Claudius dies in mysterious circumstances

On the 13th October AD 54, the Roman Emperor Claudius died, supposedly after being ...

12th October 1915: British nurse Edith Cavell was executed by a German firing squad

British nurse Edith Cavell was executed by a German firing squad during the First World ...

11th October 1521: Henry VIII becomes ‘Defender of the Faith’

On the 11th October 1521, Pope Leo X granted the title "Defender of the Faith" to King Henry VIII of ...

10th October 1957: Eisenhower apologises to Ghanaian minister for racism in Delaware restaurant

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologised to Ghanaian finance minister Komla Agbeli Gbedemah after he was refused service in a Delaware ...

9th October 1967: Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara executed in Bolivia

On the 9th October 1967 the Marxist revolutionary icon, Ernesto “Che” Guevara was executed in Bolivia after being caught by CIA-assisted forces during his attempt to provoke a ...

8th October 1480: The Great Stand on the Ugra River by Ivan III

The Great Stand on the Ugra River marked the start of the decline of the Great ...

7th October 1949: East Germany founded in the Soviet zone

On the 7th October 1949 the German Democratic Republic, otherwise known as East Germany, was founded in the Soviet occupied zone of ...

6th October 1683: Germantown founded in the Pennsylvania Colony

Germantown was founded in the Pennsylvania Colony by immigrant Quaker and Mennonite ...

5th October 1962: First James Bond film & first Beatles single released

On the 5th October 1962, 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 ...

4th October 1936: The Battle of Cable Street took place in London’s East End

The Battle of Cable Street saw demonstrators block a march by Oswald Mosley’s British Union of ...