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1941 – World War II: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran: The United Kingdom and the Soviet Union jointly stage an invasion of the Imperial State of Iran. [8] 1942 – World War II: Second day of the Battle of the Eastern Solomons; a Japanese naval transport convoy headed towards Guadalcanal is turned back by an Allied air attack.
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He is the first Polish pope in history, and the first non-Italian pope since Pope Adrian VI (1522–1523). October 18 – Thorbjörn Fälldin steps down as Prime Minister of Sweden, and is succeeded by Ola Ullsten , the Leader of the liberal People's Party (" Folkpartiet ").
October 18 – U.S. athlete Bob Beamon breaks the long jump world record by 55 cm / 21 3 ⁄ 4 ins at the Olympics in Mexico City. His record stands for 23 years, and remains the second longest jump in history. October 25 – Rock band Led Zeppelin make their first live performance, at Surrey University in England [16]
Pierre Laval was brought to Paris to face trial. [2]Britain's new parliament assembled for the first time to elect a new Speaker of the House of Commons.As Winston Churchill entered the House for the first time as an ex-prime minister, he was greeted by cheers and singing of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow", to which the Laborites responded by singing "The Red Flag".
August 25: Voyager 2 makes its closest approach to Neptune and its largest moon, Triton. October 17: The 6.9 M w Loma Prieta earthquake shakes the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Coast, killing 63. November 9: Fall of the Berlin Wall; the Revolutions of 1989 and the collapse of the Soviet Bloc begin in Europe, which leads to the end of ...
2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The 19th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup opens, with the Philippine Arena setting a World Cup attendance record of 38,115 during the co-hosts' opening game against the Dominican Republic.