Malleco Viaduct is officially open 1890
Chile's Malleco Viaduct was opened October 26, 1890. Designed by Chilean architect Victorino Aurelio Lastarria, this rail line was the highest in the world at the time. 315 feet high […]
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State of Siege premiered Oct. 27, 1948
Albert Camus' fourth play L'État de Siège (State of Siege) premiered in Paris on October 27, 1948. ... A clock strikes four. The dialogue that now begins is barely comprehensible, a […]
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Artist Francis Bacon was born in Dublin Oct. 29, 1909
Figurative painter Francis Bacon is born October 28, 1909 in Dublin, Ireland. ... known for his raw, unsettling imagery... Francis Bacon 1909–1992 | Tate Bacon's Studio in London From Ireland's […]
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Republic of Türkiye is declared Oct. 29, 1923
On October 29, 1923, the Republic of Türkiye was established. “I told them that we would declare the republic tomorrow,” he writes. “All friends agreed with me, and we started […]