Circa 5th Century B.C. - The first Oíche Shamhna/Hallowe'en is celebrated in Celtic Ireland
475 - Romulus Augustulus is proclaimed Western Roman Emperor.
1517 - Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther posts his 95 theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg.
1822 - Emperor Agustín de Iturbide attempts to dissolve the Mexican Empire.
1863 - The Maori Wars resumes as British forces in New Zealand led by General Duncan Cameron begin their Invasion of the Waikato.
1864 - Nevada is admitted as the 36th US state.
1917 - World War I: Battle of Beersheba – "last successful cavalry charge in history".
1938 - Great Depression: In an effort to restore investor confidence, the New York Stock Exchange unveils a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public.
1940 - World War II: The Battle of Britain ends – the United Kingdom prevents a possible German invasion.
1941 - After 14 years of work, Mount Rushmore is completed.
1956 - Suez Crisis: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal.
1984 - Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by two security guards. Riots break out in New Delhi and nearly 10,000 Sikhs are killed.
1998 - Iraq disarmament crisis begins: Iraq announces it would no longer cooperate with United Nations weapons inspectors.
1999 - Yachtsman Jesse Martin returns to Melbourne after 11 months of circumnavigating the world, solo, non-stop and unassisted.
2003 - Mahathir bin Mohamad resigns as Prime Minister of Malaysia and is replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, marking an end to Mahathir's 22 years in power.
Famous Birthdays:
1345 - King Fernando I of Portugal
1391 - King Edward of Portugal
1424 - King Wladyslaw III of Poland
1636 - Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria
1705 - Pope Clement XIV
1795 - John Keats, poet
1838 - King Louis of Portugal
1888 - Napoleon Lapathiotis, poet
1920 - Joseph Gelineau composer
1922 - King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia, last monarch of Cambodia
1933 - Narriman Sadek, former Queen consort of Egypt, wife of King Farouk of Egypt (and the Sudan until 1953)
1942 - David Ogden Stiers, actor
1961 - Larry Mullen, drummer
1976 - Piper Perabo, actress
2005 - HRH Infanta Leonor of Spain, second in the line of succession to the Spanish throne after her father HRH Felipe, Prince of Asturias, The future Queen of Spain if her parents do not produce a male heir
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