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References. External links. October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 76 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 456 – Ricimer defeats Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the Western Roman Empire. [1]
Bibliography. External links. October surprise. In the politics of the United States, an October surprise is a news event that may influence the outcome of an upcoming November election (particularly one for the presidency ), whether deliberately planned or spontaneously occurring.
October 16. World Food Day; Pope John Paul II Day (Poland) World Anaesthesia Day; October 17. Dessalines Day ; International Day for the Eradication of Poverty; Loyalty Day (Argentina) October 18. Alaska Day (Alaska, United States) Independence Day (Azerbaijan) Necktie Day (Croatia) Persons Day (Canada) World Menopause Day; October 19 ...
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Anning, depicted with her dog. Mary Anning (21 May 1799 – 9 March 1847) was an English fossil collector and palaeontologist. She made discoveries of Jurassic marine fossil beds in the cliffs along the English Channel at Lyme Regis, which changed the scientific thinking about prehistoric life and the history of the Earth.
Red Guard unit of the Vulkan factory in Petrograd, October 1917 Bolshevik (1920) by Boris Kustodiev The New York Times headline from 9 November 1917. The October Revolution, also known as the Great October Socialist Revolution (in Soviet historiography), October coup, or Bolshevik coup was a revolution in Russia led by the Bolshevik Party of Vladimir Lenin that was a key moment in the larger ...
Pre-1600. 1601–1900. 1901–present. Holidays and observances. References. External links. October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 78 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 1066 – The Norman conquest of England begins with the Battle of Hastings. [1]
