22nd October 1797: The first high altitude parachute descent
Frenchman André-Jacques Garnerin performed the first high-altitude parachute ...
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21st October 1805: The Battle of Trafalgar sees the British Navy under the command of Nelson defeat the combined fleets of France and Spain
The Battle of Trafalgar secured British supremacy of the seas and saw the victorious fleet sail away without having lost a single ...
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20th October 1973: Sydney Opera House officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II
Construction began in March 1959 but the project, located on Bennelong Point overlooking Sydney Harbour, soon ran into difficulties before finally opening on 20 October ...
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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
European and Japanese naval forces fought for the first time at the Battle of Fukuda ...
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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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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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