Spain declares war on Morocco. The Hispano-Moroccan War, also known as the Spanish–Moroccan War, the First Moroccan War, the Tetuán War, or, in Spain, as…
21 October 1854
Florence Nightingale is sent to the Crimean War. From a very young age, Florence Nightingale was active in philanthropy, ministering to the ill and poor…
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. On 20 October…
19 October 1974
The island nation of Niue becomes a self-governing colony of New Zealand. Niue is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean, 2,400 kilometres northeast…
18 October 1914
The Schoenstatt Movement is founded in Germany. The Apostolic Movement of Schoenstatt is a Roman Catholic Marian Movement founded in Germany in 1914 by Father…
17 October 1814
Eight people die in the London Beer Flood. Late on the Monday afternoon of October 17, 1814, distraught Anne Saville mourned over the body of…
16 October 1984
Desmond Tutu is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has chosen to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 1984 to Bishop Desmond…
15 October 1956
The first modern computer language, Fortran, is first shared with the coding community. Fortran, the first modern computer language, is shared with the coding community…
14 October 1982
USA President Ronald Reagan announces a War on Drugs. On this day in 1982, President Ronald Reagan declared illicit drugs to be a threat to…
13 October 1972
174 people are killed when an Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-62 crashes just outside Moscow. Aeroflot Flight 217 was a non-scheduled international passenger flight from Orly Airport…