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Friday, 17 October 2014
On this day... October 18:
On this day...
October 18
:
Feast day
of
Saint Luke
;
Independence Day
in
Azerbaijan
(
1991
);
Alaska Day
(
1867
)
1009
– Under orders from
Fatimid
caliph
Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
, the
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
, a Christian church now within the walled
Old City
of
Jerusalem
, was destroyed.
1386
– A special
Pontifical High Mass
in the
Church of the Holy Spirit
(pictured)
commemorated the opening of
Heidelberg University
.
1540
– An expedition led by Spanish
conquistador
Hernando de Soto
destroyed the fortified village of
Mabila
in what is now the U.S. state of
Alabama
, killing Chief
Tuskaloosa
in the process.
1968
– At the
Summer Olympics
in
Mexico City
, American
Bob Beamon
set a world record of
8.90 m
in the
long jump
, a mark that stood for 23 years.
2004
–
SPDC
Chairman Senior General
Than Shwe
announced that
Burmese Prime Minister
Khin Nyunt
was "permitted to retire on health grounds", but then had him arrested.
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