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{{*mp|October 12}} British author '''[[Howard Jacobson]]''' is awarded the [[Man Booker Prize|Man Booker Prize for Fiction]] for his novel ''The Finkler Question''. |
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{{*mp|October 11}} [[Australia]]n [[opera]] singer '''[[Joan Sutherland]]''' ''(pictured)'' dies aged 83. |
{{*mp|October 11}} [[Australia]]n [[opera]] singer '''[[Joan Sutherland]]''' ''(pictured)'' dies aged 83. |
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{{*mp|October 11}} '''[[Peter A. Diamond|Peter Diamond]]''', '''[[Dale T. Mortensen|Dale Mortensen]]''' and '''[[Christopher A. Pissarides|Christopher Pissarides]]''' are awarded the [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize in Economics]]. |
{{*mp|October 11}} '''[[Peter A. Diamond|Peter Diamond]]''', '''[[Dale T. Mortensen|Dale Mortensen]]''' and '''[[Christopher A. Pissarides|Christopher Pissarides]]''' are awarded the [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize in Economics]]. |
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{{*mp|October 10}} The [[Netherlands Antilles]] is '''[[Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles|dissolved]]''', with [[Curaçao]] and [[Sint Maarten]] becoming [[Constituent country|constituent countries]] of the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]], while [[Bonaire]], [[Saba]] and [[Sint Eustatius]] become [[BES islands|special municipalities]] of the [[Netherlands]]. |
{{*mp|October 10}} The [[Netherlands Antilles]] is '''[[Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles|dissolved]]''', with [[Curaçao]] and [[Sint Maarten]] becoming [[Constituent country|constituent countries]] of the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]], while [[Bonaire]], [[Saba]] and [[Sint Eustatius]] become [[BES islands|special municipalities]] of the [[Netherlands]]. |
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{{*mp|October 10}} The '''[[Soyuz TMA-01M|maiden flight]]''' of the [[Soyuz TMA-M]], with three astronauts of [[Expedition 25]] on board, docks at the [[International Space Station]]. |
{{*mp|October 10}} The '''[[Soyuz TMA-01M|maiden flight]]''' of the [[Soyuz TMA-M]], with three astronauts of [[Expedition 25]] on board, docks at the [[International Space Station]]. |
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{{*mp|October 8}} Imprisoned [[People's Republic of China|Chinese]] [[Human rights defender|human rights activist]] '''[[Liu Xiaobo]]''' is awarded the [[2010 Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Peace Prize]]. |
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Revision as of 21:12, 12 October 2010
- British author Howard Jacobson is awarded the Man Booker Prize for Fiction for his novel The Finkler Question.
- Australian opera singer Joan Sutherland (pictured) dies aged 83.
- Peter Diamond, Dale Mortensen and Christopher Pissarides are awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics.
- Samuel Wanjiru of Kenya and Liliya Shobukhova of Russia win the men's and women's events respectively at the Chicago Marathon.
- The Netherlands Antilles is dissolved, with Curaçao and Sint Maarten becoming constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, while Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius become special municipalities of the Netherlands.
- The maiden flight of the Soyuz TMA-M, with three astronauts of Expedition 25 on board, docks at the International Space Station.
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