Romulus Augustulus is proclaimed Western Roman Emperor. Romulus Augustulus, often remembered as the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, ruled from 475 to 476…
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31 October 1956
Suez Crisis: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal. The Suez Crisis, also known as the…
31 October 1940
World War II: The Battle of Britain ends, causing Germany to abandon Operation Sea Lion. The Battle of Britain was a pivotal air campaign during…
31 October 2011
The global population of humans reaches seven billion. This day is now recognized by the United Nations as the Day of Seven Billion.
31 October 1863
The New Zealand Wars resume as British forces in New Zealand led by General Duncan Cameron begin their Invasion of the Waikato. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_Wars’]
31 October 1922
Benito Mussolini is made Prime Minister of Italy Benito Mussolini was an Italian political leader who became the fascist dictator of Italy from 1925 to…
31 October 1922
Benito Mussolini is made Prime Minister of Italy. Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician, journalist and leader of the National Fascist Party ruling…
31 October 683
The Kaaba catches fire and is burned down during the Siege of Mecca. The Siege of Mecca in September was one of the early battles…
31 October 1983
At the 17th General Conference on Weights and Measures, the ‘metre’ is defined at the as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299…