Artist Maurice de Vlaminck died October 11, 1958 French Fauve artist, Maurice de Vlaminck, seems to have been in a contest with the iconic Cubist, legendary womanizer, and notoriously egotistical, Pablo Picasso. What these […]
De Delftse Donderslag or Delft Thunderclap ignited over 80,000 pounds of gunpowder in the city of Delft. A little after 10 am, October 12, 1654, an explosion ripped through the […]
In the early morning hours of Friday October 13, 1307, under the orders of King Philip the Fair, the Knights Templar were arrested. "Dieu n'est pas content, nous avons des […]
The first Winnie the Pooh book adventure was published by Methuen (London) on October 14, 1926. This means the venerable bear will be 100 years old next year. There are […]
The Gregorian Calendar was adopted for the first time on October 15, 1582. Use of the new calendar was decreed by by Pope Gregory XIII when he issued the papal […]
Canada's Queen's University turns 184 today. The university was established October 16, 1841 in Kingston, Ontario.The first classes began March 7, 1842 in a small wood house at the edge […]
October 17, 1558 Poland's official postal service, Poczta Polska, began. The first routes travelled along the Vistula River, with major stops at Kraków, Sandomierz, Warsaw, Toruń, Elbląg, Gdańsk. It followed […]