* [[1905]] – The ”'[[Saint Petersburg Soviet]]”’ held its first meeting, becoming the first [[Soviet (council)|elected body in Russia to represent workers]].
* [[1905]] – The ”'[[Saint Petersburg Soviet]]”’ held its first meeting, becoming the first [[Soviet (council)|elected body in Russia to represent workers]].
* [[2000]] – Following protests against military leader [[Robert Guéï]]<!– 10 months after he came to power in [[1999 Ivorian coup d’état|a coup]]–>, ”'[[Laurent Gbagbo]]”’ ”(pictured)” became<!– the first elected (article does not say he was first elected president) –> the [[List of heads of state of Ivory Coast|president of Ivory Coast]].
* [[2000]] – Following protests against military leader [[Robert Guéï]]<!– 10 months after he came to power in [[1999 Ivorian coup d’état|a coup]]–>, ”'[[Laurent Gbagbo]]”’ ”(pictured)” became<!– the first elected (article does not say he was first elected president) –> the [[List of heads of state of Ivory Coast|president of Ivory Coast]].
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| National Day in Austria (1955) | accuracy disputed |
| Angam Day in Nauru; | single source |
| ; Feast day of Demetrius of Thessaloniki | unreferenced section |
| 1708 – The final stone of St Paul’s Cathedral, rebuilt after the original burned down in the 1666 Great Fire of London, was laid by the son of its architect, Christopher Wren. | refimprove section |
| 1825 – The Erie Canal, connecting the Great Lakes with the Hudson River and providing a shortcut to the Atlantic Ocean through New York, was opened. | refimprove/unreferenced sections |
| 1859 – The passenger ship Royal Charter, en route from Australia to England, was wrecked on the east coast of Anglesey, Wales, killing at least 459 people. | refimprove |
| 1860 – Having defeated the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, Italian military figure Giuseppe Garibaldi hailed King Victor Emmanuel of Sardinia as King of Italy. | refimprove section |
| 1937 – Second Sino-Japanese War: Xie Jinyuan and National Revolutionary Army soldiers began the Defense of Sihang Warehouse against waves of Japanese attackers during the Battle of Shanghai. | refimprove, primary sources |
| 1940 – The North American P-51 Mustang, one of the most effective fighter aircraft for the Allies during World War II, made its first flight. | unreferenced text |
| 1944 – World War II: In one of the largest naval battles in modern history, Allied forces defeated the Imperial Japanese Navy at the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the seas surrounding the Philippine island of Leyte. | refimprove section |
| 1947 – Maharaja Hari Singh, ruler of Jammu and Kashmir, executed the Instrument of Accession to accede the princely state to the newly created India. | expansion |
| 1964 – Australian serial killer Eric Edgar Cooke was executed, the last person to be hanged in the state of Western Australia. | multiple issues |
| 1979 – President of South Korea Park Chung-hee was assassinated by the director of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency and a long-time friend, Kim Jae-gyu. | Park: refimprove sections; Assassination: multiple issues |
| 1985 – The Australian government returned ownership of Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, to the local Pitjantjatjara people. | refimprove sections |
| 2002 – Approximately 40 Chechen rebels and 130 hostages died when Russian forces stormed a theater building in Moscow to end a four-day hostage siege. | already featured on October 23 |
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