Historical Events for 14th October 2023

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530 - Discorus ends his reign as Catholic anti-Pope
1912 - Cretan representatives are admitted to the Greek assembly; in doing so the Greek Government challenges the Turkish Government
1925 - Anti-French uprising in Damascus (French inhabitants flee)
1952 - "Buttrio Square" opens at New Century Theater NYC for 7 performances
1957 - Queen Elizabeth II becomes the first Canadian monarch to open the Parliament of Canada with the Speech from the Throne
1966 - Dutch government of Cals falls by motion of Schmelzer
1968 - American sprinter Jim Hines runs a world record 9.95s to beat Lennox Miller of Jamaica and Charles Greene of the US, and win the 100m gold medal at the Mexico City Olympics
1981 - Citing official misconduct in the investigation and trial, Amnesty International charges U.S. government with holding Richard Marshall of the American Indian Movement as a political prisoner
2018 - Flash floods in Aude region, France kill at least 10 people
2018 - Afghan batsman Hazratullah Zazai becomes only the 6th player in cricket history (3rd in T20) to hit 6-sixes in an over; scores 62 in 17 balls in Kabul Zwanan loss v Balkh Legends in Afghanistan Premier League

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