During the UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem, 66 people are crushed to death in the Luzhniki disaster.
18 October 1963
Félicette, a black and white female Parisian stray cat becomes the first cat launched into space.
16 October 1975
The Australian Coalition sparks a constitutional crisis when they vote to defer funding for the government’s annual budget.
15 October 1888
The “From Hell” letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.
14 October 2017
A massive truck bombing in Somalia kills 358 people and injures more than 400 others
11 October 1972
A race riot occurs on the United States Navy aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk off the coast of Vietnam.