Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus.

Battle of ArausioCimbriRoman RepublicGnaeus Mallius Maximus

Battle of Tigranocerta: Forces of the Roman Republic led by Lucullus defeat the army of the Kingdom of Armenia led by King Tigranes the Great.

Battle of TigranocertaRoman RepublicLucullusKingdom of Armenia (antiquity)Tigranes the Great

Byzantine Empress Eudoxia has her seventh and last pregnancy which ends in a miscarriage. She is left bleeding and dies of an infection shortly after.

Aelia Eudoxia

Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto and his army enter the Apalachee capital of Anhaica (present-day Tallahassee, Florida) by force.

Hernando de SotoApalacheeAnhaicaTallahassee, Florida

Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar, this day is skipped in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.

Gregorian calendar

Jacopo Peri's Euridice, the earliest surviving opera, receives its première performance in Florence, signifying the beginning of the Baroque period

Jacopo PeriEuridice (Peri)OperaFlorenceBaroque

German immigrant families found Germantown in the colony of Pennsylvania, marking the first major immigration of German people to America.

German AmericansGermantown, PhiladelphiaProvince of Pennsylvania

Benjamin Franklin arrives in Philadelphia at the age of 17.

Benjamin FranklinPhiladelphia

Seven Years' War: Conclusion of the Battle of Manila between Britain and Spain, which resulted in the British occupation of Manila for the rest of the war.

Seven Years' WarBattle of Manila (1762)Manila

American Revolutionary War: General Sir Henry Clinton leads British forces in the capture of Continental Army Hudson River defenses in the Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery.

American Revolutionary WarHenry Clinton (British Army officer, born 1730)Continental ArmyHudson RiverBattle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery

French Revolution: Louis XVI returns to Paris from Versailles after being confronted by the Parisian women on October 5.

French RevolutionLouis XVI of FrancePalace of VersaillesOctober 5

The execution of The 13 Martyrs of Arad after the Hungarian war of independence.

The 13 Martyrs of Arad

In England the Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead starts shortly after midnight, leading to 53 deaths and hundreds injured.

Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead

The American Library Association was founded.

American Library Association

The Naval War College of the United States Navy is founded in Newport, Rhode Island.

Naval War CollegeNewport, Rhode Island

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the largest American music fraternity, is founded at the New England Conservatory of Music by Ossian Everett Mills.

Phi Mu Alpha SinfoniaNew England Conservatory of MusicOssian Everett Mills

The High Court of Australia sits for the first time.

High Court of Australia

Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia-Herzegovina, sparking a crisis.

Austria-HungaryAustro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnian crisis

Eleftherios Venizelos is elected Prime Minister of Greece for the first time (seven times in total).

Eleftherios VenizelosPrime Minister of Greece

The Turkish National Movement enters Constantinople.

Turkish National MovementIstanbul

Opening of The Jazz Singer, the first prominent "talkie" movie.

The Jazz Singer

Events of 6 October 1934 in Catalonia.

Events of 6 October 1934Catalonia

World War II: Germany's invasion of Poland ends with the surrender of Independent Operational Group Polesie after the Battle of Kock

Invasion of PolandIndependent Operational Group PolesieBattle of Kock (1939)

World War II: The October Matanikau action on Guadalcanal begins as United States Marine Corps forces attack Imperial Japanese Army units along the Matanikau River.

Actions along the MatanikauGuadalcanalUnited States Marine CorpsImperial Japanese ArmyMatanikau River

World War II: 13 civilians are burnt alive by Friedrich Schubert's paramilitary group in Kali Sykia, Crete.

Burnings of Kali SykiaFriedrich SchubertKali Sykia (page does not exist)Crete

World War II: Units of 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps crossed Czechoslovak borders during Battle of the Dukla Pass.

1st Czechoslovak Army Corps in the USSRCzechoslovakiaBattle of the Dukla Pass

Egypt launches a coordinated attack with Syria against Israel leading to the Yom Kippur War.

Yom Kippur War

Cubana de Aviación Flight 455 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean shortly after taking off from Bridgetown, Barbados, after two bombs, placed on board by terrorists with connections to the CIA, exploded. All 73 people on board are killed.

Cubana de Aviación Flight 455BridgetownBarbadosLuis Posada CarrilesCentral Intelligence Agency

New Premier Hua Guofeng orders the arrest of the Gang of Four and associates and ends the Cultural Revolution in China.

Premier of the People's Republic of ChinaHua GuofengGang of FourCultural Revolution

Rebels kill and decapitate the Xin dynasty emperor Wang Mang two days after the capital Chang'an is sacked during a peasant rebellion.

Xin dynastyWang MangChang'anLulin