17th October 1943: The Thailand–Burma ‘Death’ Railway completed using forced labour including Allied prisoners of war
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17th October 1943: The Thailand–Burma ‘Death’ Railway completed using forced labour including Allied prisoners of war

The Japanese used approximately 60,000 POWs, mainly British, Dutch, Australian, and American, to construct the railway alongside an estimated 180,000 to 250,000 Asian civilians. It is estimated that around 12,000 Allied prisoners and up to 90,000 civilians died during ...

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19th October 1935: League of Nations imposes sanctions on Italy for the invasion of Abyssinia

19th October 1935: League of Nations imposes sanctions on Italy for the invasion of Abyssinia

When Abyssinia was finally captured on 5 May, all the sanctions were ...

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18th October 1565: European and Japanese naval forces fight for the first time

18th October 1565: European and Japanese naval forces fight for the first time

European and Japanese naval forces fought for the first time at the Battle of Fukuda ...

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16th October 1846: First public demonstration of ether anaesthesia

16th October 1846: First public demonstration of ether anaesthesia

The first well-publicised public demonstration of inhaled ether anaesthesia was given at the Massachusetts General ...

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15th October 1923: Rentenmark introduced in Weimar Germany in an attempt to stop the hyperinflation crisis

15th October 1923: Rentenmark introduced in Weimar Germany in an attempt to stop the hyperinflation crisis

The new currency was backed by land that was used by businesses and agriculture, and was introduced at the rate of one Rentenmark to one trillion ...

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14th October 1892: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle first published, containing 12 stories

14th October 1892: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle first published, containing 12 stories

The twelve stories that make up The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes were originally serialised between July 1891 and June 1892, and included cases such as “A Scandal in Bohemia,” and “The Adventure of the Speckled ...

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13th October 54: The Roman Emperor Claudius dies, supposedly after being poisoned

13th October 54: The Roman Emperor Claudius dies, supposedly after being poisoned

Ancient sources state that the Emperor Claudius as poisoned, although who administered the poison - and on whose orders - continues to be fiercely debated by ...

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12th October 1915: British nurse Edith Cavell was executed by a German firing squad

12th October 1915: British nurse Edith Cavell was executed by a German firing squad

British nurse Edith Cavell was executed by a German firing squad during the First World ...

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