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9th October 1991

The first Sumo wrestling tournament ever to be staged outside Japan in the sport's 1500 year history was staged at London's Royal Albert Hall.

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10th October 1975

Liz Taylor and Richard Burton remarry in Botswana, 16 months after divorcing.

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11th Ocober 1982

The Mary Rose, flagship of King Henry VIII was raised to the surface after 437 years at the bottom of the Solent.

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12th October 1984

The IRA bombed the Grand Hotel in Brighton, where the Conservative Party were staying during their party conference.

Five people were killed and 34 injured including most famously Norman Tebbit who was seen on TV being rescued from the building.

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15th October 1994

South Africa's President F.W. de Klerk and African National Congress President Nelson Mandela were named winners of the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to end the apartheid system in South Africa.

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16th October 1987

Hurricane force winds strike Southern England, despite Michael Fish's denials that they were going to.

18 people were killed and many injured including Allo Allo star Gordon Kaye

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I remember the hurricane well. A massive tree round the corner from my house blew over and smashed into someone's roof. Couldn't believe the damage that night.

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18th October 1989

The Communist leader of East Germany, Erich Honecker, was forced to step down as leader of the country after 18 years in power.

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19th October 1989

The Guilford Four were cleared of all charges and released after 14 years in prison. The charges were from the 1975 IRA bombings of public houses in Guildford and Woolwich.

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22nd October 1983

CND held its biggest ever protest against nuclear missiles in London with an estimated one million people taking part. Major cities across Europe staged similar events.

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23rd October 1987

Jockey Lester Piggott was jailed for three years for tax evasion.

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24th October 1983

The trial of serial killer Dennis Nielsen began at the Old Bailey.

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25th October 1983

American troops inavded the island of Grenada in the Carribean

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29th October 1982

Lindy Chamberlain has been found guilty of the murder of her nine-week-old daughter at Ayres Rock in Australia, after a jury dismissed her claim that a dingo took the baby.

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31st October 1984

Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assinated by 2 of her bodyguards.