Tuesday, October 1, 2013

October 1st in History


959 - Edgar the Peaceable becomes King of all England.

1553 - Coronation of Queen Mary I (Bloody Mary) of England.

1795 - Belgium is conquered by France.

1887 - Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.

1928 - The Soviet Union introduces its First Five-Year Plan.

1936 - Francisco Franco is named head of the Nationalist government of Spain.

1938 - Germany annexes the Sudetenland.

1946 - Nazi leaders are sentenced at Nuremberg Trials.

1946 - Mensa International is founded in the United Kingdom.

1949 - The People's Republic of China is established and declared by Mao Zedong.

1960 - Nigeria gains independence from the United Kingdom.

1961 - East and West Cameroon merge to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon.

1969 - Concorde breaks the sound barrier for the first time.

1975 - The Seychelles gain internal self-government. The Ellice Islands split from Gilbert Islands and take the name Tuvalu.

1978 - Tuvalu gains independence from the United Kingdom.

1994 - Palau gains independence from the United Nations (trusteeship administered by the United States of America).

Famous Birthdays:

208 - Alexander Severus, Roman Emperor

1207 - King Henry III of England

1685 - Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor

1910 - Bonnie Parker, outlaw

1924 - Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States

1953 - Pete Falcone, baseball player

1974 - Keith Duffy, singer and actor

1986 - Ricardo Vaz TĂȘ, footballer

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