WHAT HAPPENED ON 10. OCTOBER
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Roman general Germanicus suddenly dies in Antioch under mysterious circumstances. Roman historian Tactius records that Germanicus was poisoned by Syrian Governor Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso under orders from Roman emperor Tiberius. (10. October 19)

Battle of Karbala: Hussain bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated by forces under Caliph Yazid I. This is commemorated by Muslims as Aashurah. (10. October 680)

Battle of Tours: Near Poitiers, France, the leader of the Franks, Charles Martel and his men, defeat a large army of Moors, stopping the Muslims from spreading into Western Europe. The governor of Cordoba, Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, is killed during the battle. (10. October 732)

Battle of Brunkeberg in Stockholm: Sten Sture the Elder, the Regent of Sweden, with the help of farmers and miners, repels an attack by Christian I, King of Denmark. (10. October 1471)

Battle of Dormans: Roman Catholic forces under Duke Henry of Guise defeat the Protestants, capturing Philippe de Mornay among others. (10. October 1575)

Over 600 Papal soldiers land at Dún an Óir, Ireland to support a rebellion. (10. October 1580)

Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain. (10. October 1582)

An Electorate of Saxony army takes over Prague. (10. October 1631)

In a treaty with the Dutch colonial authorities, the Ndyuka people of Suriname - descended from escaped slaves - gain territorial autonomy. (10. October 1760)

The Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000–30,000 in the Caribbean. (10. October 1780)

In Annapolis, Maryland, the Naval School (later renamed the United States Naval Academy) opens with 50 midshipman students and seven professors. (10. October 1845)

Triton, the largest moon of the planet Neptune, is discovered by English astronomer William Lassell. (10. October 1846)

The original cornerstone of the University of the South is laid in Sewanee, Tennessee. (10. October 1860)

Carlos Céspedes issues the Grito de Yara from his plantation, La Demajagua, proclaiming Cuba's independence (10. October 1868)

The Great Chicago Fire: Chicago burns after a barn accident. The fire lasts from October 8 to October 10. (10. October 1871)

German chemist Felix Hoffmann discovers an improved way of synthesizing acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin). (10. October 1897)

Tau Epsilon Phi: Tau Epsilon Phi Fraternity is founded on the campus of Columbia University in New York City, New York. (10. October 1910)

The Wuchang Uprising leads to the demise of Qing Dynasty, the last Imperial court in China, and the founding of the Republic of China. (10. October 1911)

President Woodrow Wilson triggers the explosion of the Gamboa Dike thus ending construction on the Panama Canal. (10. October 1913)

The Carinthian Plebiscite determines that the larger part of Carinthia should remain part of Austria. (10. October 1920)