Historical Events for 19th October 2022

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1882 - Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza meets Henry Morton Stanley
1913 - At a meeting of the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) in Durban, NIC secretaries, M. C. Anglia and Dada Osman, severely criticise Mahatma Gandhi and tender their resignations
1953 - Singer Julius LaRosa is fired on TV by Arthur Godfrey
1971 - A group of Northern Ireland Members of Parliament begin a 48 hour hunger strike against the policy of Internment
1980 - Steve McPeak rides 101'9" unicycle
1993 - UN authorizes arms, military and police supply embargo against Haiti
1996 - Braves beat NY Yanks by record tying 11 runs, 12-1 in a World Series
2017 - New Zealand Labour Party forms a coalition government led by Jacinda Ardern (37), youngest NZ leader in 161 years
2018 - "Halloween" film reboot starring Jamie Curtis makes a record $77m for a horror film with a female lead, biggest debut any film with female lead over 55 in US
2019 - UK parliament votes for the Letwin amendment in a special Saturday sitting, which forces Boris Johnson to ask the EU for an extension and delays vote on his Brexit deal

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