29 October History and Importance of the Day

29 October - World Stroke Day

International Internet Day

http://www.internetsociety.org/international-internet-day

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529 BC - The international day of Cyrus the Great, king of Persia, who declared the first charter of human rights in the world, which is now available in a declaration known as Cyrus Cylinder.


A Presentation on Cyrus Cylinder
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http://www.parstimes.com/library/cyrus_cylinder.html



1675 - Leibniz makes the first use of the long s, ∫, for integral.
1863 - International Committee of Red Cross was formed as a result Geneva held conference
1872 - J S Risdon patents metal windmill
1923 - Turkey declares independence (successor state to Ottoman Empire)
1960 - Muhammad Ali's (Cassius Clay) 1st professional fight, beats Tunney Hunsake

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http://www.historyorb.com/day/october/29

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28 October History and Importance of the Day

1492 - Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba and claims it for Spain

1538 - The first university in the New World (Western Hemisphere), the Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino (University of Saint Thomas Aquinas), was established in Spain.

The university was organized by a papal bull (In Apostulatus Culmine dated 28 October 1538 by Pope Paul III). It was officially recognized by Royal Decree in 1558.  (University of Saint Thomas Aquinas).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universidad_Santo_Tom%C3%A1s_de_Aquino

1636 - Harvard University (Cambridge, Massachusetts) was founded
1793 - Eli Whitney applies for a patent on cotton gin
1922 - Benito Mussolini takes control of Italy's government
1954 - Nobel Prize for Literature is awarded to Ernest Hemingway


Birthdays

1914 - Jonas Salk, medical reseacher (polio vaccine), born in NYC, New York
1955 - Bill Gates

http://www.historyorb.com/day/october/28

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World Day for Audiovisual Heritage


625 - Honorius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
About Honorius - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07452b.htm

1920 - League of Nations moves headquarters in Geneva
1924 - The Uzbek SSR is founded in the Soviet Union.
1969 - Nobel prize for economy awarded to John Tinbergen
1969 - Ralph Nader sets up a consumer organization knowns as Nader's Raiders
1997 - Intel Corp buys Digital Equipment for $700 million



Birthdays
1977 - Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lankan cricketer

http://www.historyorb.com/day/october/27


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31 October History and Importance of the Day

World Savings Day

445 BC - Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (Nehemiah 9:1).
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Nehemiah+7%3A73-9%3A21%2C1+Corinthians+9%3A1-18%2CPsalm+33%3A12-22%2CProverbs+21%3A11-12&version=NLT
http://www.yamunadevi.com/index.php?page=1252&Jesus=Christ

1876 - A monster cyclone ravaged India, resulting in death of over 200,000 people
The cyclone hit Meghna river delta.
(1882 - Cyclone killed 200,000 peope in Bombay)
http://ions.gov.in/sites/default/files/Papers%20presented%20during%20seminar%206.pdf



1913 - 1st US paved coast-to-coast highway, the Lincoln Highway is dedicated
1917 - World War I: Battle of Beersheba in southern Palestine- "last successful cavalry charge in history"
1924 - World Savings Day was announced in Milan, Italy, by the Members of the Association at the 1st International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of Savings Banks).
2011 - The world population reaches 7 billion inhabitants according to the United Nations

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19 October History and Importance of the Day

1453 - 2nd Battle at Castillon: French forces defeat beats the English, end of The Hundred Years' War
1853 - 1st flour mill in Hawaii begins operations
1870 - 1st African Americans (4) elected to US House of Representatives
1914 - US post office 1st used an automobile to collect & deliver mail
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Birthdays

1735 - John Adams
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/adams_john.shtml

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20 October History and Importance of the Day

1822 - 1st edition of London Sunday Times
1912 - Hannes Kolehmainen runs world record marathon (2:29:39.2)
1944 - Liquid-gas tanks in Cleveland, Ohio explode, 135 die, 3,600 homeless


Birthdays

1859 - John Dewey, philosopher, educational theorist/writer (Learn by doing)
1891 - James Chadwick, English physicist (discoverer of  neutron)



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18 October History and Importance of the Day

1867 - US takes formal possession of Alaska from Russia ($7.2 million)
 1945 - The Nuremberg War Crimes Trial began with indictments against 24 former Nazi leaders including Hermann Göring and Albert Speer. The trial lasted 10 months, with delivery of the judgment completed on October 1, 1946. Twelve Nazis were sentenced to death by hanging, three to life imprisonment, four to lesser prison terms, and three were acquitted.
1952 - Vinoo Mankad takes 13 Pakistan wkts to win 1st India-Pak clash

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