13 Oct 1399      The coronation of Henry IV took place at Westminster Abbey.
13 Oct 1923      Ankara became the capital of Turkey.

14 Oct 1066      William, Duke of Normandy and his Norman army defeated the English forces of Harold II who was killed in the battle.

14 Oct 1322      Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeated King Edward II of England at Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland’s independence.
14 Oct 1586      Mary, Queen of Scots went on trial for conspiracy against Queen Elizabeth I of England.
14 Oct 1884      George Eastman patented paper-strip photographic film.
14 Oct 1892      Arthur Conan Doyle published ‘The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’.
14 Oct 1947      Chuck Yeager became the first person to exceed the speed of sound.
14 Oct 1968      Apollo 7 crew took part in the first live television broadcast of US astronauts in orbit.
14 Oct 1968      Jim Hines becomes the first man  to run the 100-meter sprint under 10 seconds.
14 Oct 1969      The new 50 pence went into circulation.
14 Oct 2007      ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’ made its debut on US TV.
14 Oct 2022      Robbie Coltrane died.

15 Oct 1815      Napoleon Bonaparte arrived on the island of St Helena to begin his exile.
15 Oct 1917      Dutch exotic dancer Mata Hari was executed by firing squad for spying for Germany during WWI.
15 Oct 1993      Nelson Mandela and South African President F W de Klerk were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
15 Oct 2003      China launched Shenzhou 5, its first crewed space mission.

16 Oct 1847      The novel ‘Jane Eyre’ was published.
16 Oct 1923      Walt Disney and his brother, Roy, set-up the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio.
16 Oct 1964      China detonated its first nuclear weapon.

17 Oct 1860      The first Men’s British Open Golf tournament took place at Prestwick Golf Club.
17 Oct 1907      Marconi began the first commercial transatlantic wireless service.
17 Oct 1931      Gangster Al Capone was convicted of tax evasion.
17 Oct 1933      Albert Einstein fled Nazi Germany and moved to the United States.
17 Oct 1963      The Beatles recorded ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’ at EMI Studios in London.
17 Oct 2006      The population of the USA passed the 300 million mark.

18 Oct 1922      The British Broadcasting Company (later Corporation) was founded.
18 Oct 1945      Juan Peron married Eva Duarte.
18 Oct 2000      Demi Moore divorced Bruce Willis after 13 years of marriage.

19 Oct 1722      French C Hopffer patented the automatic fire extinguisher.
19 Oct 1989      The Guildford Four were released after being wrongfully imprisoned 15 years earlier.