1773 – The Whirlpool Galaxy was discovered by Charles Messier on the 13th October 1773.

1792 – In Washington, D.C., the cornerstone of the United States Executive Mansion (White House since 1818) was laid on the 13th October 1792.

1881 – First known conversation in modern Hebrew was on the 13th October 1881, by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends.

1884 – Greenwich, in London, England, was established as Universal Time meridian of longitude on the 13th October 1884.

1885 – The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is founded in Atlanta, United States.

1892 – Edward Emerson Barnard discovered D/1892 T1 on the 13th October 1892, the 1st comet discovered by photographic means.

1917 – The “Miracle of the Sun” was witnessed by about 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Fátima, Portugal on the 13th October 1917.

1923 – Ankara replaceed Istanbul as the capital of Turkey on the 13th October 1923.

1934 – Nana Mouskouri the Greek singer was born on the 13th October 1934.

1958 – Paddington Bear mades his debut on the 13th October 1958.

1962 – The Pacific Northwest experienced a cyclone the equal of a Cat 3 hurricane on the 13th October 1962, killing 46 people, with winds measured above 150mph.

1970 – Fiji joined the United Nations on the 13th October 1970.

1970 ~ Paul Potts the British tenor was born in Kingswood on the 13th October 1970. Paul Potts won the 1st series of Britain’s Got Talent in 2007, with his performance of Nessun dorma. A movie about Paul Potts titled One Chance was released on the 25th October 2013. Paul Potts official website: www.PaulPottsOfficial.com | Facebook page: www.facebook.com/PaulPottsMusic | Paul Potts verified Twitter: www.twitter.com/PaulPottsMusic | Paul Potts YouTube channel: www.YouTube.com/user/PaulPottsTV | YouTube video: Paul Potts sings Nessun Dorma for his audition on Britain’s Got Talent…YouTube video: ONE CHANCE Movie Trailer: The true story of Paul Potts ~ winner of the 1st series of Britain’s Got Talent in 2007…

1972 – An Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-62 crashed outside Moscow on the 13th October 1972, killing 174 people.

1972 – Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed in the Andes mountains on the 13th October 1972, near the border between Argentina and Chile.

1976 – A Bolivian Boeing 707 cargo jet crashed in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on the 13th October 1976, killing 97 people (mostly children, killed on the ground).

1976 – The 1st electron micrograph of an Ebola viral particle was obtained by Dr. F.A. Murphy on the 13th October 1976.

1977 – Four Palestinians hijacked Lufthansa Flight 181 to Somalia on the 13th October 1977, and demanded the release of 11 members of the Red Army Faction.

1983 – Ameritech Mobile Communications (now AT&T Inc.) launched the 1st US cellular network in Chicago, Illinois on the 13th October 1983.

1986 ~ Brad Robinson (Bradford Leigh Robinson) the lead and rhythm guitarist from Australian Crawl died on the 13th October 1996 aged 38 (born 1958).

1992 – An Antonov An-124 operated by Antonov Airlines crashed near Kiev, Ukraine on the 13th October 1992, killing 8 people.

2010 – The 2010 Copiapó mining accident in Copiapó, Chile came to an end on the 13th October 2010, as all 33 miners arrived at the surface after being rescued, surviving a record 69 days underground.

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1279 ~ Nichiren the Japanese Buddhist monk and founder of Nichiren Buddhism, inscribed the Dai-Gohonzon on the 12th October 1279.

1492 ~ Christopher Columbus accidentally discovered the Americas on the 12th October 1492, when  he made landfall in the Caribbean, in The Bahamas during his expedition, believing he had reached India.

1692 – The Salem witch trials were ended by a letter from the Massachusetts Governor William Phips on the 12th October 1692.

1773 – The 1st insane asylum in America opened for ‘Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds’ in Virginia on the 12th October 1773.

1792 – Columbus Day was first celebrated in USA on the 12th October 1792.

1810 – The 1st Oktoberfest was held on the 12th October 1810, when The Bavarian royalty invited the citizens of Munich to join the celebration of the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen.

1860 – Elmer Ambrose Sperry the American inventor and co-inventor of the gyrocompass was born on the 12th October 1860 (died 1930).

1901 – President Theodore Roosevelt officially renamed the “Executive Mansion” to the White House on the 12th October 1901.

1921 ~ Art Clokey the American animator was born Arthur Clokey on the 12th October 1921 (died 8th January 2010 aged 88). Art Clokey was a pioneer in the popularity of stop motion clay animation, after his 1955 film experiment Gumbasia, influenced by his professor Slavko Vorkapich, at the University of Southern California. After the Gumbasia project, Art Clokey and his wife Ruth invented the clay character Gumby. YouTube video: Gumbasia (1955)…YouTube video: Gumby ~ Gold Rush Gumby: Gumby goes digging for gold with Pokey and Nopey on an Indian reservation. What will happen to them?…

1928 – An iron lung respirator was used for the first time at the Children’s Hospital in Boston on the 12th October 1928.

1935 ~ Sam Moore the American singer-songwriter from Sam & Dave was born Samuel David Moore in Miami, Florida, on the 12th October 1935.

1942 – Melvin Franklin the American singer  from The Temptations was born on the 12th October 1942 (died 1995).

1948 – Rick Parfitt the English singer-songwriter and guitarist from Status Quo was born on the 12th October 1948.

1950 ~ Susan Anton the American actress and singer was born in Oak Glen, California on the 12th October 1950. Official website : SusanAnton.com | Video : Susan Anton covers the Beatles classic “In My Life” at the former Cinegrill in Hollywood…

1968 ~ Hugh Jackman the Australian actor and producer was born in Sydney on the 12th October 1968.

1969 – Martie Maguire the American singer-songwriter and violinist from the Dixie Chicks was born on the 12th October 1969.

1970 ~ Kirk Cameron the American actor best known for his role as Mike Seaver in Growing Pains was born in Panorama City on the 12th October 1970. Kirk Cameron’s official website: KirkCameron.com | Kirk Cameron Twitter: www.Twitter.com/KirkCameron | Kirk Cameron Facebook: www.facebook.com/KirkCameron | YouTube video: Growing Pains Theme Song – season 5…

1979 – Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, first of 5 books by Douglas Adams was published on the 12th October 1979.

1988 – Walsh Street police shootings occurred on the 12th October 1988, when 2 Victoria Police officers were gunned down executional style in Australia.

1994 – NASA lost radio contact with the Magellan spacecraft as the probe descended into the thick atmosphere of Venus on the 12th October 1994.

2002 –The Bali terrorist bombing occurred in the Sari Club in Kuta, Bali, killing 202 and wounding over 300, on the 12th October 2002.

2005 – The 2nd Chinese human spaceflight Shenzhou 6 launched carrying Fèi Jùnlóng and Niè Hǎishèng for 5 days in orbit on the 12th October 2005.

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1604 – Supernova 1604 was the most recent supernova to be observed in the Milky Way on the 9th October 1604.

1804 – Hobart the capital of Tasmania in Australia was is founded on the 9th October 1804.

1834 – Dublin and Kingstown Railway the 1st public railway on the island of Ireland opened on the 9th October 1834.

1888 – The Washington Monument officially opened to the general public on the 9th October 1888.

1940 ~ John Lennon the English singer-songwriter and musician from The Beatles was born in Liverpool, England, on the 9th October 1940 (died 1980 aged 40). “Imagine” – John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band (with the Flux Fiddlers) originally filmed in 1971, & restored & remastered for the JohnLennon official artist YouTube video channel. This video has had over 87 million views…

1942 – The Statute of Westminster 1931 formalised Australian autonomy on the 9th October 1942.

1944 – John Entwistle the English singer-songwriter and bass player from The Who was born on the 9th October 1944 (died 2002).

1948 – Jackson Browne the German-American singer-songwriter and guitarist was born on the 9th October 1948.

1952 – Sharon Osbourne the English television host and manager was born on the 9th October 1952.

1975 – Sean Lennon the American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor was born on the 9th October 1975.

1986 – The Phantom of the Opera musical had its 1st performance at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London on the 9th October 1986.

1989 – A UFO was reported landing in Voronezh in the Soviet Union, by an official news agency on the 9th October 1989.

1992 ~ Tyler Williams the American actor was born in Westchester County, New York on the 9th October 1992.

1999 – The SR-71 had its last flight on the 9th October 1999.

2013 ~ Chopper Read aka Mark Brandon Read the Australian former criminal and author died aged 58 from liver cancer, in Melbourne at 4pm on the 9th October 2013 (born 17th November 1954). Chopper Read wrote a series of semi-autobiographical and fictional crime novels, selling more than 500,000 books including Chopper: From the Inside (1991), Chopper 2: Hits and Memories (1992), Chopper 3: How to Shoot Friends & Influence People (1993), Chopper 4: For the Term of His Unnatural Life (1994), Chopper 5: Pulp Faction: Revenge of the Rabbit Kisser and Other Jailhouse Stories (1995), Chopper 6: No Tears for a Tough Guy (1996), Chopper 7: The Singing Defective (1997), Chopper 8: The Sicilian Defence (1998), Chopper 9: The Final Cut (1999), Chopper 10 1⁄2: The Popcorn Gangster (2001) and Hooky the Cripple children’s book.

The 2000 Australian film Chopper was based on Chopper Read’s life, played by stars Eric Bana. Official website: www.ChopperRead.com | YouTube video: Chopper the movie trailer…

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1813 – The Treaty of Ried was signed between Bayern and Austria on the 8th October 1813.

1860 – Telegraph line between Los Angeles and San Francisco opened on the 8th October 1960.

1877 – Hans Heysen the German-Austrian painter was born on the 8th October 1877 (died 1968).

1904 – Edmonton, Alberta was incorporated as a city on the 8th October 1904.

1904 – Prince Albert, Saskatchewan was incorporated as a city on the 8th October 1904.

1967 – Guerrilla leader Che Guevara and his men were captured in Bolivia on the 8th October 1967.

1939 – Paul Hogan the Australian actor was born on the 8th October 1939.

1943 – Chevy Chase the American comedian and actor was born on the 8th October 1943.

1943 – R. L. Stine the American author, screenwriter, and producer was born on the 8th October 1943.

1948 – Johnny Ramone the American guitarist and songwriter  from The Ramones was born on the 8th October 1948 (d. 2004).

1970 – Matt Damon the American actor, screenwriter, and producer was born on the 8th October 1970.

1978 – Ken Warby the Australian motorboat racer set the current world water speed record of 317.60mph (511.13 kilometres per hour) at Blowering Dam in Australia on the 8th October 1978.

1982 – Cats opened on Broadway on the 8th October 1982, and ran for almost 18 years before closing on the 10th September 2000.

1985 ~ Bruno Mars the American singer-songwriter and record producer was born Peter Hernandez on the 8th October 1985 in Honolulu, Hawaii. “24K Magic” is a 2016 hit song written & performed by Bruno Mars, with over 1 billion views on YouTube…

2001 – George W. Bush the U.S. President announced the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security on the 8th October 2001.

2005 – 2005 Kashmir earthquake: 1000s of people were killed by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Pakistan, India and Afghanistan on the 8th October 2005.

Today in History for October 8th ~ video presented by the Associated Press…  

1582 – The 7th day of October was skipped in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar.

1849 – Edgar Allan Poe died on the 7th October 1849, and still remains a disputed mystery.

1879 –The Dual Alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary was signed when the Twofold Covenant was created on the 7th October 1879.

1900 – Heinrich Himmler the German Nazi official was born on the 7th October 1900 (died 1945).

1951 ~ John Mellencamp the American singer-songwriter and guitarist was born in Seymour, Indiana, on the 7th October 1951. “Hurts So Good” 1982 John Mellencamp music video…

1959 – Simon Cowell the English businessman, producer and creator of The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent was born on the 7th October 1959.

1959 – Luna 3 the U.S.S.R. probe transmitted the first ever photographs of the far side of the Moon on the 7th October 1959.

1961 – Brian Mannix the Australian singer from the Uncanny X-Men was born on the 7th October 1961.

1967 – Toni Braxton the American singer-songwriter was born on the 7th October 1967.

1975 – Damian Kulash the American singer-songwriter and guitarist from OK Go was born on the 7th October 1975.

1975 – Tim Minchin the English-Australian comedian, actor, and singer was born on the 7th October 1975.

Today in History for October 7th ~ video presented by the Associated Press…  

1582 – The 6th day of October was skipped in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar.

1683 – Germantown was founded  in the colony of Pennsylvania by German immigrant families on the 6th October in 1683. This day is remembered as German-American Day, marking the first major immigration of German people to America.

1862 ~ MELBOURNE ZOO opened on the 6th October 1862, celebrating the 150th anniversary in 2012. Melbourne Zoo is Australia‘s oldest zoo and was based on London Zoo. The zoo was opened at the 55-acre (22 ha) Royal Park site, donated by the City of Melbourne. Before the opening of the Melbourne Zoo, animals were housed at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Melbourne.

1876 – The American Library Association known as the oldest and largest library association in the world was founded on the 6th October 1876.

1889 – Thomas Edison the American inventor showed his first motion picture on the 6th October 1889.

1903 – The High Court of Australia sat for the first time on the 6th October 1903.

1922 ~ George Price the American population geneticist was born on the 6th October 1922 (died 6th January 1975).

1927 – The Jazz Singer opened, becoming the first prominent talking movie on the 6th October 1927.

1938 – Serge Nubret the French bodybuilder and actor was born on the 6th October 1938 (died 2011).

1942 – Britt Ekland, Swedish actress

1946 – Tony Greig the South African–English cricketer and sportscaster was born on the 6th October 1946 (died 2012).

1951 – Kevin Cronin the American singer-songwriter and guitarist from REO Speedwagon was born on the 6th October 1951.

1954 – David Hidalgo the American singer-songwriter and guitaristfrom Los Lobos was born on the 6th October 1954.

1963 – Elisabeth Shue the American actress was born on the 6th October 1963.

1977 –  The MiG-29 made its first flight on the 6th October 1977.

1978 ~ Johnny O’Keefe the Australian singer-songwriter died from a drug overdose on the 19th January 1978 aged 43, at St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst (born 19th January 1935). Johnny O’Keefe funeral footage…

1979 – Pope John Paul II became the 1st pontiff to visit the White House on the 6th October 1979.

1987 – Fiji became a republic on the 6th October 1987.

2000 – Slobodan Milošević the Yugoslav president resigned on the 6th October 2000.

2007 – Jason Lewis completed the 1st human-powered circumnavigation of the globe on the 6th October 2000.

Today in History for October 6th ~ video presented by the Associated Press…  

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1550 – Foundation of Concepción city in Chile was on the 5th October 1550.

1665 – The University of Kiel was founded on the 5th October 1665.

1712 – Francesco Guardi the Italian painter was born on the 5th October 1712 (died 1793).

1857 – The City of Anaheim, California was founded on the 5th October 1857.

1858 – Helen Churchill Candee the American author, journalist and survivor of the Sinking of the RMS Titanic was born on the 5th October 1858 (died 1949).

1882 – Robert H. Goddard the American physicist and inventor was born on the 5th October 1882 (died 1945).

1898 – Nachum Gutman the Israeli painter was born on the 5th October 1989 (died 1980).

1902 – Larry Fine the American actor and comedian from The Three Stooges was born on the 5th October 1902 (died 1975).

1902 – Ray Kroc the American businessman was born on the 5th October 1902 (died 1984). Ray Kroc joined McDonald’s in 1954 and built it into the most successful fast food operation in the world.

1903 – Sir Samuel Griffith was appointed the 1st Chief Justice of Australia and Sir Edmund Barton and Richard O’Connor were appointed as foundation justices on the 5th day of October in 1903.

1905 – Wilbur Wright made a world record flight in Wright Flyer III, a distance of 24 miles in 39 minutes, on the 5th day of October in 1905. This world record stood for 3 years until 1908.

1921 – World Series Baseball was broadcast on the radio for the first time on the 5th day of October in 1921.

1922 – Bil Keane the American cartoonist was born on the 5th October 1922 (died 2011).

1924 – Bob Thaves the American cartoonist was born on the 5th October 1924 (died 2006).

1929 – Richard F. Gordon, Jr. the American captain and astronaut was born on the 5th October 1929.

1930 – British Airship R101 crashed in France on the 5th October 1930, while en route to India on its maiden voyage.

1930 – Pavel Popovich the Soviet astronaut was born on the 5th October 1930 (died 2009).

1943 ~ Steve Miller the American singer-songwriter and guitarist from the Steve Miller Band was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on the 5th October 1943. The Joker was No.1 on the Billboard Top 100 charts in 1973…

1945 – Brian Connolly the Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist from Sweet was born on the 5th October 1945 (died 1997).

1947 – Brian Johnson the English singer-songwriter from AC/DC was born on the 5th October 1947.

1947 – The 1st televised White House address was given by U.S. President Harry S. Truman on the 5th day of October in 1947.

1948 – Tawl Ross the American guitarist from Funkadelic was born on the 5th October 1948.

1950 – Eddie Clarke the English guitarist from Motörhead was born on the 5th October 1950.

1950 – James Rizzi the American painter was born on the 5th October 1950 (died 2011).

1951 – Bob Geldof the Irish singer-songwriter  from The Boomtown Rats was born on the 5th October 1951.

1955 ~ WiLBUR WiLDE the most popular Australian saxophonist was born Nicholas ‘Nick’ Aitken on the 5th October 1955. He is well known for his saxophone playing in OL’ 55 and JO JO ZEP & The FALCONS. Wilbur Wilde became a household name spanning 3 decades, during his 15-years in the house band on Hey Hey It’s Saturday (1984–1999 & 2009–2010). Wilbur also had a very popular drive time show on Vega 91.5fm (now known as Smooth FM) from 2005 to 2008.

1957 – Lee Thompson the English singer-songwriter and saxophonist from Madness was born on the 5th October 1957.

1959 – Maya Lin the American architect, sculptor and designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Civil Rights Memorial was born on the 5th October 1959.

1962 – The James Bond film series was released on the 5th day of October in 1962, with Dr. No as the first in the James Bond film series.

1962 – The Beatles’ 1st single Love Me Do was released in the United Kingdom on the 5th day of October in 1962. The song on side 2 was P.S. I Love You.

1967 – Guy Pearce the English-Australian actor and singer was born on the 5th October 1967.

1969 – Monty Python’s Flying Circus on BBC One TV aired for the first time on the 5th day of October in 1969.

1970 – The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) was founded in the United States on the 5th day of October in 1970.

1970 – Josie Bissett the American actress was born on the 5th October 1970.

1970 – Cal Wilson the New Zealand comedian and actress was born on the 5th October 1970.

1975 – Kate Winslet the English actress and singer was born on the 5th October 1975.

1975 – Carson Ellis the American illustrator was born on the 5th October 1975.

1977 – Hugleikur Dagsson the Icelandic cartoonist, scriptwriter and critic was born on the 5th October 1977.

1978 – James Valentine the American guitarist from Maroon 5 was born on the 5th October 1978.

1980 – Paul Thomas the American bass player from Good Charlotte was born on the 5th October 1980.

1984 – Marc Garneau became the 1st Canadian in space, aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger on the 5th day of October in 1984.

1985 – Nicola Roberts the English singer-songwriter from Girls Aloud was born on the 5th October 1985.

1986 – Israeli secret nuclear weapons were revealed by the British newspaper The Sunday Times with Mordechai Vanunu‘s story on the front page on the 5th day of October in 1986, with the headline: “Revealed – the secrets of Israel’s nuclear arsenal”.

1990 – The Herald broadsheet newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, was published for the last time on the 5th day of October in 1990.

1991 – Linux kernel version 0.02 was first officially released on the 5th day of October in 1991.

1991 – Betty Who the Australian singer-songwriter was born Jessica Newham in Sydney on the 5th October 1991. Facebook: www.facebook.com/BettyWhoMusic | Twitter: www.Twitter.com/BettyWhoMusic | YouTube video: Betty Who – Somebody Loves You – Official Music Video…

2004 – Rodney Dangerfield the American comedian and actor died on the 5th October 2004 (born 1921).

2011 – Steve Jobs the American businessman and co-founder of Apple Inc. died on the 5th October 2011 (born 1955).

Today in History for October 5th ~ video presented by the Associated Press…  

1535 – The Coverdale Bible, also known as the 1st complete English-language Bible was printed, with translations by William Tyndale and Miles Coverdale, on the 4th of October in 1535.

1883 – The Boys’ Brigade had the first meeting in Glasgow, Scotland on the 4th of October in 1883.

1935 ~ Luna Park in Sydney opened on the 4th of October in 1935. 

1957 – The Space Race started with the launch of Sputnik I, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth, on the 4th of October in 1957.

1957 – Leave It To Beaver premiered on CBS TV on the 4th of October 1957.

1985 – Free Software Foundation was founded in Massachusetts, United States on the 4th of October 1985.

1990 ~ Beverly Hills, 90210 the American drama series was first broadcast on the 4th October 1990, to the 17th May 2000. YouTube video: Beverly Hills 90210 ~ Seasons 1-8 Intros…

1997 – The 2nd largest cash robbery in U.S. history ($17.3 million) occurred at the Charlotte, North Carolina office of Loomis, Fargo and Company, on the 4th of October 1997.

2004 – SpaceShipOne won the Ansari X Prize for private spaceflight, by being the 1st private craft to fly into space on the 4th of October in 2004.

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1535 – Jacques Cartier discovered the area where Montreal, Quebec is now located, on the 2nd of October in 1535.

1552 – Ivan the Terrible commanded the Conquest of Kazan on the 2nd of October in 1552.

1789 – George Washington sent the proposed Constitutional amendments aka The United States Bill of Rights, to the States for ratification on the 2nd of October in 1789.

1904 – Graham Greene the English author, playwright and critic was born on the 2nd of October in 1904 (died 1991).

1925 – John Logie Baird performed the first test of a working television system on the 2nd of October in 1925.

1950 – Charles M. Schulz first published Peanuts on the 2nd of October in 1950.

1958 – Guinea declared its independence from France on the 2nd of October in 1958.

1959 – The Twilight Zone anthology series premiered on CBS television on the 2nd of October in 1959.

1986 ~ Camilla Belle the American actress was born on the 2nd October 1986. Camilla is known for her work on When a Stranger Calls, 10,000 BC, The Quiet, Push, and Breakaway. Camilla Belle’s 1st lead role was in the Disney Channel movie Rip Girls in 2000.

1996 – The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments were signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton on the 2nd of October in 1996.

2001 – NATO backed U.S. military strikes following 9/11 on the 2nd of October in 2001.

Today in History for October 2nd ~ video presented by the Associated Press…