Mossad agents assassinate Islamic Jihad leader Fathi Shaqaqi in his hotel in Malta.
25 October 1760
King George III succeeds to the British throne on the death of his grandfather George II.
24 October 1964
Northern Rhodesia gains independence from the United Kingdom and becomes Zambia
22 October 1947
The Kashmir conflict between India and Pakistan begins, having started just after the partition of India.
21 October 1983
The metre is defined as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second.
20 October 1944
American general Douglas MacArthur fulfills his promise to return to the Philippines when he comes ashore during the Battle of Leyte.