^B{^#!16!24 October^N! National Day of Zambia and United Nations Day. Feast day of St Martin or Mark, St Martin of Vertou, St Elesbaan, St Felix of Thibiuca, St Antony Claret, St Evergislus, St Aretas, St Senoch, St Maglorius or Maelor, St Proclus of Constantinople, and The Martyrs of Najran.
^B{1648^B} The Treaty of Westphalia was signed, ending the Thirty Years' War. ^B{1857^B} The first football club was formed by a group of Cambridge University Old Boys meeting in Sheffield. ^B{1901^B} Mrs Ann Edson Taylor braved a descent over Niagara Falls in a padded barrel to help pay the mortgage. ^B{1945^B} The United Nations charter came into force. ^B{1977^B} Saudi Arabia purchased the transatlantic liner ^I{France^I} for use as a floating luxury hotel. ^B{1987^B} Heavyweight boxing champion Frank Bruno knocked out Joe Bugner in Britain's most hyped boxing match held at White Hart Lane, London, UK. ^B{1989^B} US television preacher Jim Bakker was sentenced to 45 years in prison and fined $500,000/ú272,000 for his multi-milion dollar scam.
^B{^I{^#!14!Born ^N}Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch microscope pioneer, ^B{1632^B}; Jacques Lafitte, French banker and politician, ^B{1767^B}; Sybil Thorndike, English actress, ^B{1882^B}; Tito Gobbi, Italian baritone, ^B{1915^B}; Robin Day, English TV presenter, ^B{1923^B}; Bill Wyman, English bass guitarist, ^B{1941^B}.
^B{^I{^#!14!Died ^N}Jane Seymour, 3rd wife of King Henry VIII, ^B{1537^B}; Tycho Brahe, Danish astronomer, ^B{1601^B}; Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian politician and Nazi collaborator, ^B{1945^B}; Franz Lehßr, Hungarian composer, ^B{1948^B}; Christian Dior, French couturier, ^B{1957^B}; Mary McCarthy, US author, ^B{1989^B}; Jo Grimond, Scottish politician and writer, ^B{1993^B}; Jiri Hajek, Czech human-rights campaigner, ^B{1993^B}.
