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James Franklin Hyde, the American inventor who invented silica, died in 1999 at the age of 96.
Dr. James Franklin Hyde was an American scientist best recognized for developing silicon. Dr. James Franklin Hyde was an American scientist best recognized for dev...
In 1975, former US President Bill Clinton marries future US Senator and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham in their home room in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in a Methodist ceremony.
Former President Jimmy Carter, 74, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, 72, marked their 45th wedding anniversary with a throwback photo and romantic soc...
Amitabh Bachchan, an Indian actor, was born in Uttar Pradesh, India, in 1942.
Amitabh Harivansh Bachchan, better known as Amitabh Bachchan, was born on October 11, 1942 in Allahabad, India. Bachchan's father was Dr. Harivansh Rai, a well...
In 1945, a civil war broke out in China between the Kuomintang government led by Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong's Communist Party.
Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong, leaders of the Nationalist and Communist parties, met in 1945 for a series of negotiations on the creation of a post-war administra...
Steven Spielberg marries Kate Capshaw in 1991.
Following that, Spielberg had a relationship with actress Kate Capshaw, whom he met when casting her in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. In 1991, the couple m...
John Denver, an American country music singer (Country Boy), died in an aircraft disaster in 1997 at the age of 53.
John Denver was a folk music singer-songwriter best known for his songs "Take Me Home, Country Roads" and "Rocky Mountain High." Denver receive...
Milton S. Hershey, American chocolate mogul (The Hershey Chocolate Company), dies at the age of 86 in 1945.
American philanthropist and industrialist who established the Hershey Chocolate Corporation and popularized chocolate confectionery throughout most of the world. O...
Kishore Kumar, an Indian singer and actor, died in 1987 at the age of 58.
Kishore died of a heart attack on October 13, 1987, which also happened to be his elder brother Ashok Kumar's birthday. The entire country was stunned by his s...
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, a German writer, artist, and politician, marries mistress Christiane Vulpius at Weimar in 1806.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the great German writer, artist, and politician, married his lover Christiane Vulpius on October 19, 1806, after living together quasi-...
2020 A copy of William Shakespeare's First Folio sells at auction for a record $9.98 million in New York.
On 14th October, 2020, a rare copy of William Shakespeare's First Folio sold for a record $9.98 million at an auction in New York. The book was the first colle...
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991.
Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese Peace Prize Laureate, is the daughter of the renowned liberation struggle leader Aung San. She was opposed to all forms of violence a...
In 1956 Nagpur, Ambedkar and 500,000 supporters convert to Buddhism.
Today is a very significant day in India for millions of erstwhile untouchables. It happened precisely 65 years ago today. Dr. BR Ambedkar, the architect of t...
Mata Hari, a Dutch dancer, courtesan, and convicted German WWI spy, was killed by firing squad in 1917 at the age of 41.
Margaretha Geertuida MacLeod, better known by her stage name Mata Hari died on October 15 in 1917. She was an exotic dancer and courtesan who was also convicted of...
In 1501, Prince Arthur, heir to the English throne, marries Catherine of Aragon.
Catherine and Prince Arthur of England got married in 1501. It was a diplomatic alliance, binding the new Tudor regime to the much more prestigious Spanish family ...
Sai Baba of Shirdi, an Indian saint, died in 1918.
One of the greatest Indian saints Sai Baba of Shirdi took his last breath on October 15 in the year 1918. He was an Indian spiritual master who is regarded by his ...
The Great Dictator, a satirical social commentary film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, was released in 1940.
The Great Dictator, an American comedy film directed and starred in by Charlie Chaplin, was released in 1940. It was Chaplin's most popular box office film, sa...
Manipur's land was taken over by the Indian government in 1949, and Tripura joined the Indian union.
Outlawed rebel organizations in Tripura and Manipur, Alliance for Socialist Unity, Kangleipak (ASUK) and National Liberation Front of Twipra (NLFT), have called fo...
Tata Airlines (later known as Air India) conducted its maiden flight in 1932.
The inaugural flight of Tata Air Mail took place on October 15, 1932. JRD Tata flew the mail from Karachi to Bombay, and Vincent flew it from Bombay to Madras. Thi...
APJ Abdul Kalam, the eleventh President of India, was born in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu.
On October 15, 1931, on the island of Dhanushkodi off the southeastern coast of India, Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was born into a Muslim household. After ...
Akbar, the third Mughal Emperor of India (1556-1605), was born in Umerkot, Sindh, in 1542.
Akbar was the Mughal dynasty's third emperor. He ruled from 1556 until 1605, extending Mughal control across the majority of the Indian subcontinent. He was gi...
Hema Malini, an Indian actress, politician, director, and producer, was born on October 16, 1948.
Hema Malini, an Indian actress, politician, director, and producer, was born on October 16, 1948. She is best known for her roles in Hindi movies. Malini made her ...
Marie Antoinette, Queen of France (1774-92), who supposedly uttered the words "let them eat cake," was executed in 1793 at the age of 37.
The last queen of France, known for her words, "Let them eat cake", was executed in 1793 at the age of 37. She was born an archduchess of Austria and was...
J. K. Rowling (27) married Portuguese television journalist Jorge Arantes in 1992.
J.K. Rowling at the age of 27 married her first husband Jorge Arantes, a portuguese T.V. journalist. They first met in a bar and discovered that both of them share...
The first Test between Pakistan and India takes place in Delhi in 1952.
In October 1952, first test match between India and Pakistan took place in Delhi. The match was of 5 series out of which the first test was Pakistan's ever fir...
Lionel Messi, at 17, makes his league debut for FC Barcelona in a 1-0 win over cross-town rivals Espanyol at the Estadi Olmpic Llus Companys in Barcelona in 2004.
For Barça supporters, October 16 will always remain a special date. Leo Messi made his FC Barcelona debut on this day in 2004. A lot had been written about ...
In 1942, a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal kills 40,000 people south of Calcutta, India.
A cyclone in the year 1942, hit Bay of Bengal and killed 40,000 people south of Calcutta, in south. The speed of wind during that cyclone was recorded to be 225km/...
The partition of Bengal (India) happened in 1905.
Partition of Bengal, (1905), division of Bengal carried out by Lord Curzon, the British viceroy of India, amid strong Indian nationalist resistance. It marked the ...
In Mohali, Sachin Tendulkar becomes the top run-scorer in test cricket history, breaking Brian Lara's record and crossing 12,000 runs.
On October 17, the Master Blaster overtook Brian Lara's record to become the Tests' top run-scorer. Tendulkar scored 11,953 runs in the second Test against...
In 1972 Eminem [Marshall Bruce Mathers III] is an American rapper and film star who was born in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Eminem is a Grammy Award-winning American rapper, record producer, and actor who is widely regarded as one of the most controversial and best-selling musicians of ...
In the year 1970, Cricketer Anil Kumble the great leg spinner was born
Anil 'Jumbo' Kumble, an unconventional spinner who didn't turn the ball much, was probably India's greatest match-winner of all time. Kumble, who w...
In the year 2007, The Dalai Lama gets the Congressional Gold Medal from the United States.
In a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda on October 17, 2007, The Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhists, received the Congressional Gold Medal for his wo...
Jiti Jitayi Politics is a political party founded by Eunuchs in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh in 2003.
In 2003, Eunuchs in MP declared the formation of their own political party, ‘Jeeti Jitai Politics.' Shweta, another eunuch and the president of the Distr...
Thomas Edison, American inventor (lightbulb, phonograph, motion picture camera), dies at the age of 84 in 1931.
Thomas Edison who is credited as an inventor of light bulb and phonograph took his last breath on October 18th in the year 1931. He is the one who contributed in t...
In Guangzhou, Communist revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh (36) marries nurse Zeng Xueming (21) in 1926.
Zeng Xueming was a Chinese midwife who married Ho Chi Minh, the Vietnamese leader. She married Ho in October 1926 as a Catholic from Guangzhou. They shared a home ...
2007 Benazir Bhutto returns to Pakistan after an eight-year exile. The same night, suicide bombers detonate explosives near Bhutto's convoy, killing approximately 100 people, including 20 police officers. Bhutto walks away unscathed.
The shortcomings of the police investigations became clear following an attempted assassination attempt on Bhutto on 18 October 2007, two and a half months before ...
Lee Harvey Oswald, the American assassin of JFK, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1939.
Lee Harvey Oswald, a native of New Orleans, joined the United States Marine Corps before defecting to the Soviet Union for a while. He moved back to the United Sta...
Jean-Claude Van Damme, a Belgian actor, was born in Brussels in 1960.
Belgian actor Jean-Claude Van Damme He was also a martial artist in the past. Van Damme is well-known for his high-octane action flicks. He is regarded as a living...
Jonathan Swift, an Irish author and satirist, dies at the age of 77 in 1745.
Jonathan Swift, a renowned Anglo-Irish author took his last breath on October 19 in the year 1745 at the age of 77. He is best known for his most celebrated novel ...
Ernest Rutherford, a New Zealand scientist, died in 1937 at the age of 66.
Ernest Rutherford, the discoverer of famous alpha and beta rays took his last breath on October 19 in the year 1937 at the age of 66. He is still a renowned name i...
Sunny Deol, an Indian actor, was born in 1956.
Sunny Deol, the son of Bollywood legend Dharmendra, came onto the scene in the 1980s and quickly established himself as one of the industry's most renowned per...
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, an astrophysicist and Nobel laureate from India, was born in 1910.
Astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar He showed that huge stars may collapse under their own gravity to achieve immense, if not infinite, densities. These coll...
Saddam Hussein is tried in Baghdad for crimes against humanity in 2005.
Iraqi judges and prosecutors gathered this morning in a tightly guarded complex in downtown Baghdad as Saddam Hussein and seven defendants prepared to face charges...
Muammar Gaddafi, Libyan rebel, political thinker, and dictator, was killed in captivity in 2011 by a Misratan militia at the age of 68–71.
Muammar Gaddafi, a Libiyan rebel, political thinker and a dictator was killed on October 20 in the year 2011. He ruled more than four decades before he was ousted ...
On the Greek island of Scorpios in 1968, Jacqueline Kennedy marries Greek shipping billionaire Aristotle Onassis.
Jacqueline Kennedy, once the wife of president John F Kennedy, married a Greek shipping tycoon leaving everybody stunned. Most Americans saw Jackie's marriage as her farewell to an era and...
Navjot Singh Sidhu, an Indian opening batsman, was born in 1963.
Navjot Singh Sidhu is a professional cricketer. He has also served as the State of Punjab's Minister of Tourism, Cultural Affairs, and Museums. Sidhu was elect...
Snoop Dogg [Calvin Broadus], rapper, was born in Long Beach, California in 1971.
Snoop Dogg is a West Coast rapper who grew up under Dr. Dre's mentorship and is best known for albums like 'Doggystyle,' 'Tha Doggfather,' and ...
Kamala Harris, an American lawyer and politician (Vice President of the United States from 2021 to the present; the first African-American and Asian-American attorney general of California, was born in Oakland, California in 1964.
Kamala Harris was born on October 20, 1964, in Oakland's Kaiser Hospital to Indian American immigrant and breast cancer researcher Dr. Shyamala Gopalan and Jam...
The Chinese army advances in India in 1962, to instigate Indo-China War
India had no idea China would launch an attack, but it did. On October 20, 1962, India was invaded in what became known as the Sino-India conflict of 1962. The Ind...
