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October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 68 days remaining until the end of the year. September 2007 is the ninth month of that year. ... October 2007 is the tenth month of that year. ... November 2007 is the eleventh month of that year and has yet to occur. ... is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 275th day of the year (276th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... October 2007 is the tenth month of that year. ... October 2006 is the tenth month of that year and has yet to occur. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- â†’ Deaths in October 28: Richard Smalley 26: Emil Kyulev 24: JosÃ© Azcona del Hoyo 24: Rosa Parks 23: Stella Obasanjo 22: Liam Lawlor 22: Shirley Horn 20: Endon Mahmood 17: Ba Jin 10: Milton Obote 7: Charles... October 24, 2004 Irans nuclear program: Iran rejects an European Union proposal to provide civilian nuclear technology to Iran in exchange for Iran scrapping its uranium enrichment program, calling for more negotiations. ... October 24, 2003 Mining : 49 miners are trapped in a Russian mine as water began seeping into the mine, disabling electrical systems [1]. Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The body of the Hamas militant killed in the attack on an Israeli military camp (that killed 3 Israeli soldiers) returns to his family... October 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December // Events October 31, 2002 The Russian Health Minister Yuri Shevchenko has now stated that the incapacitating agent used in the storming of the Moscow theatre siege was a fentanyl derivative. ... 2001 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Events: October 2 - Bankruptcy of Swissair. ... October 2000 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Events October 1 - 2 - Nine Israeli-Arabs are killed by Israeli security forces after a riot/violent demonstration of solidarity with Palestinians under military rule in the West Bank and Gaza. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... For the 1921 film starring Fatty Arbuckle, see Leap Year (film). ... For the calendar of religious holidays and periods, see liturgical year. ...

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4 Holidays and observances

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69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus, the commander of the Danube armies, loyal to Vespasian, defeat the forces of Emperor Vitellius.

1260 - The spectacular Cathedral of Chartres is dedicated in the presence of King Louis IX of France; the cathedral is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

1260 - Saif ad-Din Qutuz, Mamluk sultan of Egypt, is assassinated by Baibars, who seizes power for himself.

1360 - The Treaty of Brétigny is ratified at Calais, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War.

1593 - Alleged teleportation of Gil Perez.

1648 - The Peace of Westphalia is signed, marking the end of the Thirty Years' War.

1795 - Partitions of Poland: The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is completely divided between Austria, Prussia and Russia

1812 - Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Maloyaroslavets takes place near Moscow.

1857 - Sheffield F.C., the world's first football club, is founded in Sheffield, England.

1861 - The First Transcontinental Telegraph line across the United States is completed, spelling the end for the 18-month-old Pony Express.

1901 - Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.

1911 - Orville Wright remained in the air 9 minutes and 45 seconds in a glider at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina setting a new world record that stood for 10 years. [1]

1912 - First Balkan War: The Battle of Kumanovo concludes with the Serbian victory.

1917 - Battle of Caporetto starts on the Austro-Italian front of World War I

1917 - The day of the October revolution, The Red Revolution.

1926 - Harry Houdini's last performance, which was at the Garrick Theatre in Detroit, Michigan.

1929 - "Black Thursday" stock market crash on the New York Stock Exchange.

1930 - A bloodless coup d'état in Brazil ousts Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa, the last President of the First Republic. Getúlio Dornelles Vargas is then installed as "provisional president."

1931 - The George Washington Bridge opens to public traffic.

1935 - Italy invades Ethiopia

1944 - World War II: The Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku, and the battleship Musashi are sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

1945 - Founding of the United Nations

1947 - Walt Disney testifies to the House Un-American Activities Committee, naming Disney employees he believes to be communists.

1954 - Dwight D. Eisenhower pledges United States support to South Vietnam

1957 - The USAF starts the X-20 Dyna-Soar program.

1960 - Nedelin catastrophe: An R-16 ballistic missile explodes on the launch pad at the Soviet Union's Baikonur Cosmodrome space facility, killing over 100. Among the dead is Field Marshall Mitrofan Nedelin, whose death is reported to have occurred in a plane crash

1964 - Northern Rhodesia gains independence from the United Kingdom and becomes the Republic of Zambia (Southern Rhodesia remained a colony)

1973 - Yom Kippur War ends

1977 - Veterans Day is observed on the fourth Monday in October for the seventh and last time. (The holiday is once again observed on November 11 beginning the following year.)

1980 - Government of Poland legalises Solidarity trade union

1986 - Nezar Hindawi is sentenced to 45 years in prison, the longest sentence handed down by a British court, for the attempted bombing on an El Al flight at Heathrow. After the verdict, the United Kingdom breaks diplomatic relations with Syria, claiming that Hindawi was helped by Syrian officials.

1990 - Italian prime minister Giulio Andreotti reveals to the Italian parliament the existence of Gladio, the Italian "stay-behind" clandestine paramilitary NATO army.

1995 - A total solar eclipse is visible from Iran, India, Thailand, and SE Asia. [2]

1998 - Launch of Deep Space 1 comet/asteroid mission

2002 - Police arrest spree killers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo, ending the Beltway sniper attacks in the area around Washington, DC.

2003 - Concorde makes its last commercial flight.

2006 - Justice Rutherford of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice struck down the "motive clause", an important part of the Canadian Anti-Terrorism Act.

2007 Danish prime-minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen reveals his plans on a quick parliament election. The election is to be held 13th November.

For other uses, see 69 (disambiguation). ... who sleeps in the bed room across from me? ... Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus (born November 17, 9, died June 23, 79), known originally as Titus Flavius Vespasianus and usually referred to in English as Vespasian, was emperor of Rome from 69 to 79. ... Ordinary Magistrates Extraordinary Magistrates Titles and Honors Emperor Politics and Law This article discusses the nature of the imperial dignity, and its dynastic development throughout the history of the Empire. ... Vitellius, Museo Nazionale della CiviltÃ Romana, Rome Aulus Vitellius Germanicus (September 24, 15â€“December 22, 69) was Roman Emperor from April 17 69 to December 22 of the same year, one of the emperors in the Year of the four emperors. He was the son of Lucius Vitellius, who had... The magnificent Cathedral of Chartres was dedicated in 1260. ... The Cathedral of Chartres (Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres, French: CathÃ©drale Notre-Dame de Chartres), located in Chartres, about 50 miles (80 km) from Paris, is considered one of the finest examples in all France of the Gothic style of architecture. ... Louis IX (25 April 1215 â€“ 25 August 1270), commonly Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 to his death. ... UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State... Saif ad-Din Qutuz (died October 24, 1260) was the Mamluk sultan of Egypt from 1259 until his death. ... A Mamluk cavalryman, drawn in 1810 A mamluk (Arabic: Ù…Ù…Ù„ÙˆÙƒ (singular), Ù…Ù…Ø§Ù„ÙŠÙƒ (plural), Turkish: KÃ¶lemen, owned; also transliterated mameluk, mameluke, or mamluke) was a slave soldier who was converted to Islam and served the Muslim caliphs and the Ayyubid sultans during the Middle Ages. ... This is an incomplete list of persons who were assassinated; that is, important people who were murdered, usually for ideological or political reasons. ... al-Malik al-Zahir Rukn al-Din Baibars al-Bunduqdari (also spelled Baybars) (Arabic: ) was a Mamluk Sultan of Egypt and Syria. ... Events October 24 - The Treaty of BrÃ©tigny is ratified at Calais, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years War. ... The Treaty of BrÃ©tigny was a treaty signed on May 8, 1360, between King Edward III of England and King John II (the Good) of France. ... Calais (Kales in Dutch) is a town in northern France, located at 50Â°57N 1Â°52E. It is in the dÃ©partement of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sous-prÃ©fecture. ... Combatants France Castile Scotland Genoa Majorca Bohemia Crown of Aragon Brittany England Burgundy Brittany Portugal Navarre Flanders Hainaut Aquitaine Luxembourg Holy Roman Empire The Hundred Years War was a conflict between France and England, lasting 116 years from 1337 to 1453. ... Events May 18 - Playwright Thomas Kyds accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe. ... Teleportation is the movement of objects or elementary particles from one place to another, more or less instantaneously, without traveling through space. ... Gil Perez, is a soldier who suddenly appeared on October 24, 1593 in a confused state in the Plaza Mayor ,the principal square, of Mexico City, in his uniform of the Guardia Civil, a Palace guard in the Philippines where moments before , he had been on active duty at Malacanang... 1648 (MDCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Saturday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Ratification of the Treaty of MÃ¼nster. ... Combatants Sweden Bohemia Denmark-Norway (Until 1643) Dutch Republic France Scotland England Saxony Holy Roman Empire ( Catholic League) Spain Austria Bavaria Commanders Frederick V Buckingham Leven Gustav II Adolf â€ Johan Baner Cardinal Richelieu Louis II de Bourbon Turenne Christian IV of Denmark Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar Johann Georg I of... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Partitions of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Polish: RozbiÃ³r Polski or Rozbiory Polski; Lithuanian: Lietuvos-Lenkijos padalijimai, Belarusian: ÐŸÐ°Ð´Ð·ÐµÐ»Ñ‹ Ð ÑÑ‡Ñ‹ ÐŸÐ°ÑÐ¿Ð°Ð»Ñ–Ñ‚Ð°Ð¹) took place in the 18th century and ended the existence of the sovereign Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... For other uses, see Prussia (disambiguation). ... For the overture by Tchaikovsky, see 1812 Overture; For the wars, see War of 1812 (USA - United Kingdom) or Patriotic War of 1812 (France - Russia) For the Siberia Airlines plane crashed over the Black Sea on October 4, 2001, see Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 1812 was a leap year starting... Combatants Austria[1] Portugal Prussia[1] Russia[2] Sicily Spain[3] Sweden United Kingdom[4] French Empire Holland Italy Naples [5] Duchy of Warsaw Bavaria[6] Saxony[7] Denmark-Norway [8] Commanders Archduke Charles Prince Schwarzenberg Karl Mack von Leiberich JoÃ£o Francisco de Saldanha Oliveira e Daun Gebhard von... The Battle of Maloyaroslavets took place on October 24, 1812, between the Russians, under Marshal Kutuzov, and part of the corps of Eugène de Beauharnais, Napoleons son_in_law, under General Delzons with numbered about 20,000 strong. ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Sheffield F.C. was one of the worlds first football clubs and is the oldest still-existing club to now play football (soccer), having been founded in 1857. ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Year 1861 (MDCCCLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The First Transcontinental Telegraph was a milestone in the formation of the United States. ... Frank E. Webner, pony express rider c. ... Year 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Annie Edson Taylor (October 24? 1838 â€“ April 29, 1921) became the first person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in a barrel on 24 October 1901. ... For other uses, see Niagara Falls (disambiguation). ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Orville Wright (August 19, 1871 - January 30, 1948), the younger of the Wright brothers, seen as one of the fathers of heavier-than-air flight. ... Gliders or Sailplanes are heavier-than-air aircraft primarily intended for unpowered flight. ... Kill Devil Hills is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, USA. The population was 5,897 at the 2000 census. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Combatants Ottoman Empire Balkan League: Bulgaria Greece Montenegro Serbia Commanders Nazim Pasha, Zekki Pasha, Esat Pasha, Abdullah Pasha, Ali Rizah Pasha Vladimir Vazov, Vasil Kutinchev, Nikola Ivanov, Radko Dimitriev Crown Prince Constantine, Panagiotis Danglis, Pavlos Kountouriotis King Nicholas I, Prince Danilo PetroviÄ‡, Mitar MartinoviÄ‡, Janko VukotiÄ‡ Radomir Putnik, Petar Bojovi... Epic battle of the First Balkan War of 1912 during which the Serbian forces of Field Marchal Radomir Putnik crushed the Ottoman army of General Zekki north of Uskub, known today as Skopje, the modern capital of Macedonia. ... Anthem: BoÅ¾e Pravde [[Image:|250px|center|Location of the Kingdom of Serbia]] Capital Belgrade Largest city Belgrade Serbian Government Monarchy - King Milan (1882-1889) - King Aleksandar (1889-1903) - King Peter I (1903-1918) Proclamation March 6, 1882 Area - Total kmÂ² ([[List of countries and outlying territories by area|]]) sq... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... Area: 192. ... For other uses, see Austria (disambiguation). ... â€œThe Great War â€ redirects here. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see October Revolution (disambiguation). ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Houdini redirects here. ... Londons Garrick Theatre was designed by Walter Emden, with CJ Phipps brought in as a consultant to help with the planning on the difficult site, which included an underground river. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815 County Wayne County Mayor... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Largest metro area Metro Detroit Area Ranked 11th - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 kmÂ²) - Width 239 miles (385 km) - Length 491 miles (790 km) - % water 41. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1929 stock market crash devastated economies worldwide The Wall Street Crash refers to the stock market crash that occurred on October 29, 1929, when share prices on the New York Stock Exchange collapsed, leading eventually to the Great Depression. ... Black Monday (1987) on the Dow Jones Industrial Average A stock market crash is a sudden dramatic decline of stock prices across a significant cross-section of a stock market. ... The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), nicknamed the Big Board, is a New York City-based stock exchange. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coup redirects here. ... Washington LuÃs Pereira de Sousa (October 26, 1869 - August 4, 1957) was a Brazilian politician. ... See also: List of Brazilian monarchs This is a list of Presidents of Brazil. ... // The Constitutionalist Revolution From 1889 to 1930, the government was a constitutional democracy, with the presidency alternating between the dominant states of SÃ£o Paulo and Minas Gerais. ... GetÃºlio Dornelles Vargas (April 19, 1882 - August 24, 1954) was the president of Brazil from 1930 to 1945 and from 1950 to his suicide in 1954. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the bridge in New York that crosses the Harlem River, see Washington Bridge. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Four aircraft carriers, (bottom-to-top) Principe de Asturias, amphibious assault carrier USS Wasp, USS Forrestal and light V/STOL carrier HMS Invincible, showing size differences of late 20th century carriers An aircraft carrier is a warship designed to deploy and in most cases recover aircraft, acting as a sea... Zuikaku (Japanese: ãšã„ã‹ã Kanji: ç‘žé¶´ fortunate crane) was a ShÅkaku-class aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ... Musashi (æ¦è”µ), named after the ancient Japanese Musashi Province, was a battleship belonging to the Imperial Japanese Navy, and was the second and final ship of the Yamato class to be completed as a battleship. ... Combatants United States Australia Empire of Japan Commanders William Halsey, Jr (3rd Fleet) Thomas C. Kinkaid (7th Fleet) Takeo Kurita (Centre Force) Shoji Nishimura â€ (Southern Force) Kiyohide Shima (Southern Force) Jisaburo Ozawa (Northern Force) Strength 17 aircraft carriers 18 escort carriers 12 battleships 24 cruisers 141 destroyers and destroyer escorts... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... UN and U.N. redirect here. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the company founded by Disney, see The Walt Disney Company. ... HUAC hearings House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC or HCUA) (1938â€“1975) was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives. ... This article is about communism as a form of society and as a political movement. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dwight David Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 â€“ March 28, 1969) was an American General and politician, who served as the thirty-fourth President of the United States (1953â€“1961). ... Anthem Thanh niÃªn HÃ nh KhÃºc (Call to the Citizens) Capital Saigon Language(s) Vietnamese Government Republic Last PresidentÂ¹ Duong Van Minh Last Prime minister Vu Van Mau Historical era Cold War - Regime change June 14, 1955 - Dissolution April 30, 1975 Area - 1973 173,809 kmÂ² 67,108... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Seal of the Air Force. ... Artists conception of the X-20 during re-entry The X-20 Dyna-Soar (Dynamic Soarer) was a USAF program to develop a spaceplane that could be used for a variety of military missions, including reconnaissance, bombing, space rescue, satellite maintenance, and sabotage of enemy satellites. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The R-16 Missile that caused the catastrophe. ... An R-16 Missile The R-16 was the first successful ICBM deployed by the Soviet Union. ... Diagram of V-2, the first ballistic missile. ... Map showing the location of Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan The Baikonur Cosmodrome (Kazakh: Ð‘Ð°Ð¹Ò›Ð¾Ò£Ñ‹Ñ€ Ò“Ð°Ñ€Ñ‹Ñˆ Ð°Ð¹Ð»Ð°Ò“Ñ‹, BayqoÃ±Ä±r ÄŸarÄ±ÅŸ aylaÄŸÄ±; Russian: ÐšÐ¾ÑÐ¼Ð¾Ð´Ñ€Ð¾Ð¼ Ð‘Ð°Ð¹ÐºÐ¾Ð½ÑƒÑ€, Kosmodrom Baykonur), also called Tyuratam, is the worlds oldest and largest operational space launch facility. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Flag of Northern Rhodesia. ... This article is about the former British colony of Southern Rhodesia, todays Zimbabwe. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Combatants Israel Egypt, Syria, Iraq Commanders Moshe Dayan, David Elazar, Ariel Sharon, Shmuel Gonen, Benjamin Peled, Israel Tal, Rehavam Zeevi, Aharon Yariv, Yitzhak Hofi, Rafael Eitan, Abraham Adan, Yanush Ben Gal Saad El Shazly, Ahmad Ismail Ali, Hosni Mubarak, Mohammed Aly Fahmy, Anwar Sadat, Abdel Ghani el-Gammasy, Abdul Munim... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... For Veterans Day in the United Kingdom, see Veterans Day UK. President Eisenhower signs HR7786, officially changing Armistice Day to Veterans Day. ... is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Solidarity (Polish: ; full name: Independent Self-governing Trade Union Solidarity â€” NiezaleÅ¼ny SamorzÄ…dny ZwiÄ…zek Zawodowy SolidarnoÅ›Ä‡) is a Polish trade union federation founded in September 1980 at the then Lenin Shipyards, and originally led by Lech WaÅ‚Ä™sa. ... A trade union or labor union is an organization of workers. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Nizar Hindawi (1954) is a Jordanian who was found guilty of attempting to bomb an El Al flight in what became known as the Hindawi Affair. ... Categories: Airline stubs | Companies of Israel | Transportation in Israel | Airlines of Israel ... London Heathrow Airport (IATA airport code: LHR, ICAO airport code: EGLL, and often simply Heathrow) is the United Kingdoms busiest and best-connected airport. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Giulio Andreotti (born 14 January 1919 in Rome) is an Italian politician who served seven times as Prime Minister of Italy. ... Emblem of Gladio, Italian branch of the NATO stay-behind paramilitary organizations. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This article is about the military alliance. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Photo taken during the 1999 eclipse. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The spacecraft Deep Space 1 was launched October 24, 1998 on top of a Delta II rocket. ... Comet Hale-Bopp Comet West For other uses, see Comet (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Asteroid (disambiguation). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... For other uses, see Arrest (disambiguation). ... A spree killer, also known as a rampage killer, is someone who embarks on a murderous assault on his victims in a short time in multiple locations. ... John Allen Muhammad (b. ... Lee Boyd Malvo (alias John Lee Malvo or Malik Malvo) (born February 18, 1985), along with John Allen Muhammad, was arrested on October 24, 2002 in connection with the Beltway sniper attacks. ... Locations of the 15 sniper attacks numbered chronologically. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Concorde (disambiguation). ... A hummingbird Female Mallard Duck in midflight A dragonfly in flight Flight is the process by which an object achieves sustained movement either through the air by aerodynamically generating lift or aerostatically using buoyancy, or movement beyond earths atmosphere, in the case of spaceflight. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Superior Court of Justice (Ontario) The Superior Court of Justice for Ontario, Canada is the successor to the former Ontario Court of Justice (General Division), and was created on April 19, 1999. ... The Canadian Anti-Terrorism Act was passed by the Liberal government of Canada in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Anders Fogh Rasmussen , also: (born January 26, 1953) is the current Prime Minister of Denmark (in Danish Statsminister, meaning State Minister). ...

[edit] Births

51 - Domitian, Roman Emperor (d. 96)

1378 - David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (d. 1402)

1632 - Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch microbiologist (d. 1723)

1675 - Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (d. 1749)

1710 - Alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer (d. 1773)

1763 - Dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (d. 1839)

1788 - Sarah Hale, American poet (d. 1879)

1804 - Wilhelm Eduard Weber, German physicist (d. 1891)

1811 - Ferdinand Hiller, German composer (d. 1885)

1854 - Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom, Dutch chemist (d. 1907)

1855 - James S. Sherman, Vice President of the United States (d. 1912)

1857 - Ned Williamson, American baseball player (d. 1894)

1868 - Alexandra David-Néel, French explorer and writer (d. 1969)

1872 - Peter O'Connor, Irish athlete (d. 1957)

1875 - Konstantin Yuon, Russian painter (d. 1958)

1882 - Dame Sybil Thorndike, British actress (d. 1976)

1887 - Octave Lapize, French cyclist (d. 1917)

1887 - Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, Queen of Spain (d. 1969)

1891 - Rafael Molina-Trujillo, President of the Dominican Republic (d. 1961)

1901 - Gilda Gray, Polish-born American actress and dancer (d. 1959)

1903 - Melvin Purvis, American FBI agent (d. 1960)

1904 - Moss Hart, American dramatist (d. 1961)

1906 - Alexander Gelfond, Russian mathematician (d. 1968)

1909 - Bill Carr, American athlete (d. 1966)

1911 - Sonny Terry, American blues musician (d. 1986)

1911 - Paul Grégoire, French canadian archbishop of Montreal (d. 1993)

1913 - Tito Gobbi, Italian baritone (d. 1984)

1915 - Bob Kane, American cartoonist (d. 1998)

1915 - Roger Milliken, American millionaire

1920 - Marcel-Paul Schützenberger, French mathematician (d. 1996)

1923 - Denise Levertov, English-born poet (d. 1997)

1925 - Luciano Berio, Italian composer (d. 2003)

1926 - Y. A. Tittle, American football player

1927 - Jean-Claude Pascal, French singer and actor (d. 1992)

1927 - Gilbert Bécaud, French composer and actor (d. 2001)

1929 - George Crumb, American composer

1929 - Yordan Radichkov, Bulgarian writer (d. 2004)

1929 - Hubert Aquin, French-Canadian novelist and activist (d. 1977)

1930 - The Big Bopper, American singer (d. 1959)

1930 - Johan Galtung, Norwegian peace researcher

1930 - Sultan Ahmad Shah, King of Malaysia

1931 - Sofia Gubaidulina, Russian composer

1932 - Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2007)

1932 - Robert Mundell, Canadian economist, Nobel Prize laureate

1933 - Ronald and Reginald Kray, British gangsters (Ronald d. 1995; Reginald d. 2000)

1933 - Norman Rush, American writer

1935 - Malcolm Bilson, American pianist and music professor

1936 - Bill Wyman, English musician (The Rolling Stones)

1937 - Santo Farina, American musician and composer (Santo & Johnny)

1939 - F. Murray Abraham, American actor

1940 - Martin Campbell, New Zealand film director

1941 - William H. Dobelle, American biomedical engineer

1944 - Viktor Prokopenko, Ukranian footballer and coach (d. 2007)

1945 - Anthony Christian, English artist

1945 - Gérald Larose, Quebec labour union executive

1946 - Jerry Edmonton, Canadian drummer (d. 1993) (Steppenwolf)

1947 - Kevin Kline, American actor

1948 - Paul and Barry Ryan, British composers-singers

1948 - Kweisi Mfume, American politician and activist

1949 - Robert Pickton, Canadian charged with the first degree murder of twenty-six women

1950 - Steven Greenberg, American composer

1950 - Rawly Eastwick, American baseball player

1954 - Brad Sherman, American politician

1954 - Thomas J. Mulcair, Quebec politician

1954 - Mike Rounds, American politician

1954 - Jozef Ráž, Slovak musician

1956 - Dale Maharidge, American author

1957 - Ron Gardenhire, German-born American baseball manager

1957 - John Kassir, American actor and comedian

1960 - Ian Baker-Finch, Australian golfer

1960 - Jaime Garzón, Colombian journalist and comedian (d. 1999)

1961 - Mary Bono, American politician

1961 - Dave Meltzer, American wrestling journalist

1962 - B.D. Wong, American actor

1962 - Dave Blaney, American race car driver

1966 - Roman Abramovich, Russian oil magnate

1967 - Jacqueline McKenzie, Australian actress

1968 - Robert Wilonsky, American journalist

1969 - Adela Noriega, Mexican actress

1971 - Dervla Kirwan, Irish actress

1971 - Caprice Bourret, American model and actress

1972 - Scott Peterson, American murderer

1972 - Pat Williams, American football player

1973 - Levi Leipheimer, American cyclist

1973 - Madlib, American musician and rapper

1973 - Mike Matthews, American baseball player

1973 - Jackie McNamara, Scottish footballer

1973 - Jeff Wilson, New Zealand rugby player

1974 - Wilton Guerrero, Dominican baseball player

1974 - Corey Dillon, American football player

1975 - Juan Pablo Ángel, Colombian footballer

1976 - Petar Stoychev, Bulgarian swimmer

1977 - Iván Kaviedes, Ecuadoran footballer

1978 - Carlos Edwards, Trinidadian footballer

1978 - Justin Lee Brannan, American musician

1979 - Ben Gillies, Australian musician (Silverchair)

1980 - James Killian, American football player

1980 - Monica, American singer

1980 - Matthew Amoah, Ghanaian footballer

1980 - Zac Posen, American fashion designer

1981 - Mallika Sherawat, Indian actress

1981 - Tila Tequila, American model

1982 - Mohamed Fairuz Fauzy, Malaysian racing driver

1983 - Brian Vickers, American race car driver

1983 - Adrienne Bailon, American actress and singer

1984 - Kaela Kimura, Japanese model and singer

1985 - Wayne Rooney, English footballer

1986 - Aubrey Graham, Canadian actor and rapper

1986 - John Ruddy, English footballer

1987 - Charlie White, American ice dancer

1987 - Anthony Vanden Borre, Belgian footballer

1987 - Lincoln Lewis, Australian actor

1989 - Eliza Taylor-Cotter, Australian actress

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October 12] 1875 - April 11, 1958) was a noted Russian painter and theatre designer associated with the Mir Iskusstva. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Dame Sybil Thorndike (October 24, 1882â€“June 9, 1976) was a British actress. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... Octave Lapize was a French cyclist who won the 1910 Tour de France. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... A portrait of Princess Victoria EugÃ©nie of Battenberg Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (Victoria EugÃ©nie Julia Ena), (24 October 1887-15 April 1969), later Queen Victoria Eugenia was the Queen consort of King Alfonso XIII of Spain. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about Rafael L. Trujillo, former president of the Dominican Republic. ... This page contains a list of presidents of the Dominican Republic. ... 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Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... Moss Hart (October 24, 1904 â€“ December 20, 1961) was an American playwright and director of plays and musical theater. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Alexander Gelfond Alexander Osipovich Gelfond (Russian: ; October 24, 1906 - November 7, 1968) was a Russian mathematician, author of the Gelfonds theorem. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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