Read the most important events that happened today.
680: At the Battle of Karbala, 30.000 soldiers of Caliph Yazid surrounded the Shiite imam, Hussein bin Ali, who was defended by 72 friends and his two children. The imam is beheaded by order of the caliph, who does not forgive him for his charm to the crowds. The Shiite Muslim sect celebrates "Ashurah" every year, honoring its unblemished imam, while Karbala, located in Iraq, is a holy city for Shiites.
1862: On the night of October 10-11, a National Resolution is issued for the abolition of the Kingdom of Otto. King Otto is dethroned and leaves Greece with his wife Amalia. The revolutionary "Triandria" takes power, consisting of Dimitrios Voulgaris, Konstantinos Kanaris and Benizelos Roufos. (Interregnum).
1868: Carlos Manuel de Cespedes declares Cuba independence, with which the Decade War begins.
1871: Extinguishes the big fire that broke out in Chicago and destroyed almost 1/3 of the city.
1874: The Fiji Islands are under British occupation.
1886: For the first time in New York the tuxedo is worn as an evening dress.
1906: During the Macedonian Struggle, Captain Agras takes command of Valtos.
1908: The Girl's School of Volos starts operating. It was attended only by girls, which was considered a pioneer for the time, because only boys, for the most part, could go to school. The director of the Girl's School is the populist and socialist Alexandros Delmouzos,
1911: A popular revolution breaks out in China, resulting in the fall of the Manchu dynasty.
1912: The battle of Sarandaporos is in progress, during the Balkan War, with the Greeks pursuing the Turkish army. The Greeks, under the successor Constantine, occupied the fortress, liberated the Serbs and continued their advance towards Kozani.
1913: The Panama Canal opens, connecting the Atlantic with the Pacific Ocean.
1919: New talks between Greek army and Turkish guerrillas begin, at a time when Kemal's Turks say they are ready to declare war on Greece.
1920: A referendum has decided that most of the Duchy of Carinthia should remain part of Austria.
1922: In Greece, it is finally decided to refer the political prisoners to the commission of inquiry, as those responsible for the national disaster. At the same time, a decree is being set up to establish an Extraordinary Military Court, to which those responsible for the Asia Minor catastrophe will be referred.
1928: Chiang Kai-shek becomes President of the Republic of China.
1931: Revolution erupts in Cyprus, which is under British rule. British troops drown her in blood. The harsh economic and political measures of the British give rise to the Greeks of Cyprus to revolt. The Greek Cypriot deputies resign and the metropolitan of Kiti demands the Union with mother Greece.
1935: The military regime in Greece is catalyzed by a military coup. General Papagos, Reppas and Oikonomou are in charge, Georgios Kondylis is the "brain", and the Prime Minister, Panagis Tsaldaris, is the victim.
1940: The Germans bomb the St. Paul's Cathedral in London, destroying the Holy Table in the main church.
1944: 800 gypsies are exterminated by the Nazis in the inferno of Auschwitz.
1964: The 18th Olympic Games in Tokyo begin, ending on the 24th of the same month. These are the first Olympic Games to be held in Asia. For the first time, computers are used for the results. On the same day in Greece, the first seawater desalination plant is inaugurated in Symi.
1964: The first seawater desalination plant in Greece is inaugurated in Symi.
1970: The Fiji Islands gain their independence after 96 years of British rule.
1975: Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton are getting married for the second time, in a deserted location in Botswana. They are divorcing for the second time next year.
1980: In Algeria, a strong earthquake of 7,3 Richter kills 17.000 people.
1985: The Greek government devalues the drachma by 15% against foreign currencies and with a bill abolishes the strike. Austerity measures spark mobilizations.
1993: In the parliamentary elections in Greece, PASOK rises to power for the 3rd time in the history of the country, with Andreas Papandreou as prime minister. In these elections, PASOK wins 46,88% and 170 seats, ND 39,3% and 111 seats, Politiki Anoixi by Antonis Samaras 4,87% and 10 seats, KKE 4,54% and 9 seats and Coalition 2,94 %% and no headquarters.
1997: Natasa Atini-Tsouni slaps Dimitra Liani - Papandreou, while the latter signs copies of her book in the "Book Store".
2005: In Germany, after difficult negotiations, it is decided to form a large coalition of Christian Democrats, Christian Socialists and Social Democrats, with Angela Merkel as the new Chancellor.
2005: Irish author John Banville wins the Booker Prize for Literature for his novel The Sea.
2009: Armenia, Turkey sign protocols on opening Zurich border
Births
1332 - Charles II, King of Navarre
1470 - Selim I, Ottoman Sultan
1486 - Charles III, Duke of Savoy
1567 - Catherine Mikaela, infantry of Spain
1656 - Nicolas de Larzilier, French painter
1684 - Antoine Watteau, French painter
1731 - Henry Cavendis, British scientist and philosopher
1813 - Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer
1830 - Isabella II, Queen of Spain
1842 - Kleon Rizos Ragavis, Greek scholar
1895 - Wolfram von Richthofen, German general
1900 - Ellen Hayes, American actress
1901 - Alberto Giacometti, Swiss sculptor and painter
1911 - Claire Hollingworth, English journalist
1924 - Ed Wood, American director
1930 - Harold Pinder, English playwright, screenwriter, director and actor
1934 - Kiki Sarantakou, Greek poet
1941 - Ken Saro-Wuwa, Nigerian writer and activist
1945 - Sotiris Hatzigakis, Greek politician
1946 - Naoto Kan, Japanese politician
1953 - Michalis Kousis, Greek athlete
1954 - Fernando Santos, Portuguese football coach
1963 - Daniel Pearl, American journalist
1966 - Tony Adams, English footballer
1968 - Marinos Ouzounidis, Greek footballer and coach
1975 - Antonis Vlontakis, Greek water polo player
1983 - Nikos Spyropoulos, Greek football player
1991 - Jordan Shakiri, Swiss footballer
1991 - Gabriela Tsilmi, Australian singer
Deaths
19 - German, Roman general
425 - Atticus, Patriarch of Constantinople
680 - Hussein ibn Ali, Arab imam
827 - Pope Valentine
1213 - Frederick II, Duke of Lorraine
1359 - Hugo IV, King of Cyprus
1659 - Abel Tasman, Dutch explorer
1837 - Charles Fourier, French philosopher
1913 - Katsura Tarot, Japanese politician
1914 - Charles I, King of Romania
1916 - Antonio Sant 'Elia, Italian architect
1927 - Gustav Whitehead, German pilot and engineer
1952 - Anthi Miliadou, Greek actress
1963 - Edith Piaf, French singer
1970 - Edouard Daladier, French politician
1973 - Ludwig von Mises, Austrian economist
1983 - Ralph Richardson, English actor
1985 - Orson Welles, American director and actor
1985 - Yul Briner, Russian actor
1990 - Nikolaos Pavlopoulos, Greek sculptor
1990 - George Tenekidis, Greek internationalist
2004 - Christopher Reeve, American actor
2010 - Joan Sutherland, Australian vocalist
2013 - Scott Carpenter, American astronaut
