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{{*mp|October 18}} '''[[Typhoon Megi (2010)|Typhoon Megi]]''', a Category 5 [[super typhoon]] and one of the [[List of the most intense tropical cyclones#Western North Pacific Ocean|strongest storms recorded]], makes landfall in the [[Philippines]]. |
{{*mp|October 18}} '''[[Typhoon Megi (2010)|Typhoon Megi]]''', a Category 5 [[super typhoon]] and one of the [[List of the most intense tropical cyclones#Western North Pacific Ocean|strongest storms recorded]], makes landfall in the [[Philippines]]. |
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{{*mp|October 17}} Six new [[saint]]s—including '''[[Mary MacKillop]]''' ''(pictured)'', the first Australian saint—are [[canonization|canonised]] by [[Pope Benedict XVI]]. |
{{*mp|October 17}} Six new [[saint]]s—including '''[[Mary MacKillop]]''' ''(pictured)'', the first Australian saint—are [[canonization|canonised]] by [[Pope Benedict XVI]]. |
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{{*mp|October 16}} '''[[2010 strikes in France|Strikes]]''' continue in [[France]] as millions of people demonstrate against [[Government of France|government]] attempts to raise the retirement and pension ages. |
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{{*mp|October 16}} Mathematician '''[[Benoît Mandelbrot]]''', known for his work with [[fractal]]s, dies at the age of 85. |
{{*mp|October 16}} Mathematician '''[[Benoît Mandelbrot]]''', known for his work with [[fractal]]s, dies at the age of 85. |
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{{*mp|October 15}} After 14 years of construction under the [[Swiss Alps]], the '''[[Gotthard Base Tunnel|Gotthard Base Railway Tunnel]]''' becomes the [[List of longest tunnels in the world|longest transport tunnel]] in the world, as the first of its twin bores achieves final breakthrough. |
{{*mp|October 15}} After 14 years of construction under the [[Swiss Alps]], the '''[[Gotthard Base Tunnel|Gotthard Base Railway Tunnel]]''' becomes the [[List of longest tunnels in the world|longest transport tunnel]] in the world, as the first of its twin bores achieves final breakthrough. |
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{{*mp|October 14}} The United Nations [[Food and Agriculture Organization]] announces that it believes '''[[rinderpest]]''' has been eradicated, making it the second virus in history, after [[smallpox]], to have been eliminated by humans. |
{{*mp|October 14}} The United Nations [[Food and Agriculture Organization]] announces that it believes '''[[rinderpest]]''' has been eradicated, making it the second virus in history, after [[smallpox]], to have been eliminated by humans. |
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{{*mp|October 13}} All 33 miners [[2010 Copiapó mining accident|trapped]] for 10 weeks in the [[San José Mine]] in [[Copiapó]], [[Chile]], are '''[[2010 Copiapó mining accident#Rescue – Operación San Lorenzo|rescued]]'''. |
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Revision as of 22:48, 18 October 2010
- Typhoon Megi, a Category 5 super typhoon and one of the strongest storms recorded, makes landfall in the Philippines.
- Six new saints—including Mary MacKillop (pictured), the first Australian saint—are canonised by Pope Benedict XVI.
- Strikes continue in France as millions of people demonstrate against government attempts to raise the retirement and pension ages.
- Mathematician Benoît Mandelbrot, known for his work with fractals, dies at the age of 85.
- After 14 years of construction under the Swiss Alps, the Gotthard Base Railway Tunnel becomes the longest transport tunnel in the world, as the first of its twin bores achieves final breakthrough.
- The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization announces that it believes rinderpest has been eradicated, making it the second virus in history, after smallpox, to have been eliminated by humans.
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