Approximately 50 Chechen terrorists and 150 hostages die when Russian special forces troops storm a theater building in Moscow, which had been occupied by the…
23 October 1707
The First Parliament of Great Britain convenes. [wiki]First_Parliament_of_Great_Britain[/wiki]
21 October 1987
The Jaffna hospital massacre is carried out by Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka, killing 70 ethnic Tamil patients, doctors and nurses.
20 October 1982
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.