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* '''4 October''' - The '''[[Gregorian Calendar]]''' is introduced by Pope Gregory XIII. ''(1582)''
* '''4 October''' - The '''[[Gregorian Calendar]]''' is introduced by Pope Gregory XIII. ''(1582)''
* '''7 October''' - The reference date for the origin of the Hebrew calendar. ''(3761BC)''
* '''7 October''' - The reference date for the origin of the Hebrew calendar. ''(3761BC)''
* '''9 October''' - First known mention of the '''[[Prague astronomical clock]]'''. ''(1410)''
* '''12 October''' - The '''[[Salem Witch Trials]]''' are ended. ''(1692)''
* '''12 October''' - The '''[[Salem Witch Trials]]''' are ended. ''(1692)''
* '''13 October''' - Hundreds of the '''[[Knights Templar]]''' in France are arrested at dawn by King Philip the Fair, and later confess under torture to [[heresy]]. ''(1307)''
* '''13 October''' - Hundreds of the '''[[Knights Templar]]''' in France are arrested at dawn by King Philip the Fair, and later confess under torture to [[heresy]]. ''(1307)''

Revision as of 03:22, 11 March 2022

Jack Parsons demonstrating a replica car bomb
  • 2 October - Jack Parsons, American chemist, occultist, and engineer is born. (1914)
  • 3 October - Gaecheonjeol, Hwanung (환웅) purportedly descended from heaven. South Korea's National Foundation Day. (2457BC)
  • 4 October - The Gregorian Calendar is introduced by Pope Gregory XIII. (1582)
  • 7 October - The reference date for the origin of the Hebrew calendar. (3761BC)
  • 12 October - The Salem Witch Trials are ended. (1692)
  • 13 October - Hundreds of the Knights Templar in France are arrested at dawn by King Philip the Fair, and later confess under torture to heresy. (1307)
  • 15 October - George Lusk, the chairman of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee in London, received a "From Hell" letter allegedly from Jack the Ripper. (1888)
  • 17 October - The tomb of Pharaoh Seti I is discovered. (1817)
  • 27 October - Emperor Constantine is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. (312)
  • 27 October - Condemned as a heretic, Michael Servetus is burned at the stake just outside Geneva. (1553)
  • 29 October - First trial for witchcraft in Paris leading to the death of three people. (1390)