A stampede occurs in India during the Hindu festival Navratri, killing 115 and injuring more than 110.
A stampede occurs in India during the Hindu festival Navratri, killing 115 and injuring more than 110.
Syrian forces attack free areas of Lebanon, removing General Michel Aoun from the presidential palace.
Syrian forces attack free areas of Lebanon, removing General Michel Aoun from the presidential palace.
Ameritech Mobile Communications launches the first US cellular network in Chicago.
Ameritech Mobile Communications launches the first US cellular network in Chicago.
The first electron micrograph of an Ebola virus is taken at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by Dr. F. A. Murphy.
The first electron micrograph of an Ebola virus is taken at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by Dr. F. A. Murphy.
World War II: The Soviet Riga Offensive captures the city.
World War II: The Soviet Riga Offensive captures the city.
World War II: Marshal Pietro Badoglio announces that Italy has officially declared war on Germany.
World War II: Marshal Pietro Badoglio announces that Italy has officially declared war on Germany.
Soviet republics sign the Treaty of Kars to formalize the borders between Turkey and the South Caucasus states.
Soviet republics sign the Treaty of Kars to formalize the borders between Turkey and the South Caucasus states.
First World War: The Battle of the Hohenzollern Redoubt marks the end of the Battle of Loos.
First World War: The Battle of the Hohenzollern Redoubt marks the end of the Battle of Loos.
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, becomes the first Governor General of Canada of royal descent.
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, becomes the first Governor General of Canada of royal descent.
Margaret Travers Symons bursts into the UK parliament and becomes the first woman to speak there.
Margaret Travers Symons bursts into the UK parliament and becomes the first woman to speak there.
The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
Edward Emerson Barnard is first to discover a comet by photographic means.
Edward Emerson Barnard is first to discover a comet by photographic means.
First known conversation in modern Hebrew by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends.
First known conversation in modern Hebrew by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends.
The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire is publicly proclaimed.
The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire is publicly proclaimed.
French Revolutionary Wars: Austro-Prussian victory over Republican France at the First Battle of Wissembourg.
French Revolutionary Wars: Austro-Prussian victory over Republican France at the First Battle of Wissembourg.