On This Day On This Day October 1, 1949: Victorious Mao proclaims the People's Republic of China a communist state
On This Day On This Day October 2, 1983: Neil Kinnock is elected Labour leader – and promptly takes the plunge
On This Day On This Day October 4, 1976: Debut of British Rail Inter-City 125 ushers in 'the age of the train'
On This Day On This Day October 5, 1969: BBC broadcasts first episode of Monty Python’s Flying Circus
On This Day On This Day October 6, 1981: Egypt's President Anwar Sadat assassinated over Israeli peace pact
On This Day On This Day October 9, 1967: Revolutionary Che Guevara, hero of Cuba, is killed by the Bolivian army
On This Day On This Day October 10, 1975: Liz Taylor and Richard Burton remarry in secret African ceremony
On This Day On This Day October 11, 1982: The Mary Rose, Henry VIII’s flagship, is raised from the sea bed
On This Day On This Day October 12, 1984: Five die as Brighton bomb blast rocks Conservative party conference
On This Day On This Day October 15, 1987: Britain is hit by Great Storm after weathermen tell us 'not to worry'
On This Day On This Day October 16, 1968: US sprinters give ‘black power’ salute at Olympic medal ceremony
On This Day On This Day October 17, 1956: Queen flicks switch on world's first commercial nuclear power station
On This Day On This Day October 18, 1968: Bob Beamon's one giant leap shatters the world long jump record
On This Day On This Day October 19, 2003: David Blaine's 'Above the Below' glass box stunt ends after 44 days
On This Day On This Day October 20, 2011: Colonel Gaddafi is killed by rebel forces after 42 years in power
On This Day On This Day October 21, 1966: Generation of children lost in Aberfan as coal waste engulfs school
On This Day On This Day October 23, 1984: BBC report on Ethiopian famine sparks global fundraising campaign
On This Day On This Day October 24, 2003: Britons look to the skies as Concorde makes its final commercial flight
On This Day On This Day October 25, 1983: Britain left red-faced as US troops invade island of Grenada
On This Day On This Day October 26, 1984: 'Baby Fae' receives baboon's heart in pioneering transplant operation
On This Day On This Day October 29, 1986: The Road to Hell is born as Margaret Thatcher opens the M25
On This Day On This Day October 30, 1974: Muhammad Ali wins the Rumble in the Jungle to regain heavyweight title
On This Day On This Day On this day in November: The BBC goes colour, the National Lottery begins, Maggie quits and more
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