October 2011 calendar

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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in October 2011.
The US president was Barack Obama (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was David Cameron (Conservative), Pope Benedict XVI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on October 2011: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of October 2011?

Events

01 Oct 2011 2011 Libyan Civil War:
02 Oct 2011 Danedream, a horseracing champion, wins the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at a speed record of 2:24.49. This makes him the second German horse winner since 1975.
03 Oct 2011 Insurgency in North Caucasus:
04 Oct 2011 In an apparent sectarian attack, gunmen kill 12 Shiite Muslims in Quetta, Pakistan.
05 Oct 2011 Arab Spring
06 Oct 2011 The 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to Tomas Transtromer, a Swedish poet.
07 Oct 2011 With 2,670 deaths among ISAF personnel, the tenth anniversary of the ongoing allied war against Afghanistan is approaching,
08 Oct 2011 Libyan civil War 2011: Following a long and bloody siege the National Transitional Council forces approach Sirte's center, where they face heavy resistance from troops loyal the Muammar Gaddafi, the ousted dictator.
09 Oct 2011 Libyan civil war 2011: The stronghold of Sirte, the ex-dictator of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, is close to being overthrown by the National Transitional Council forces, who are reportedly about to capture the city's hospital, airport, and conference centre.
10 Oct 2011 Marzieh Vafamehr, an Iranian actress, is sentenced to 90lashes of the cane for her role in "My Tehran For Sale" which critiques the Government of Iran's harsh policies regarding the arts.
11 Oct 2011 China follows Russian warnings of the Syrian government, while the opposition Syrian National Council gains support from Egypt and is recognised by Libya.
12 Oct 2011 Zarganar, a Burmese actor and comedian, is released under an amnesty offered by the government to over 6,000 dissidents.
13 Oct 2011 Four people were killed in a drone attack by the United States on Pakistan's North Waziristan Region.
14 Oct 2011 The United States President Barack Obama has authorized the deployment of 100 American soldiers to Uganda and South Sudan to aid in the fight against the Lord's Resistance Army.
15 Oct 2011 2011 Yemeni Protests: Nine people have been killed and many more injured in Sana'a, Yemen. Security forces used tear gas and live ammunition as a way to disperse protestors.
16 Oct 2011 Libyan Civil War (2011): Fighting continues at Bani Walid between pro-Gaddafi fighters, and besieging forces loyal the National Transitional Council.
17 Oct 2011 Libyan civil War 2011: The National Transitional Council forces take control of Muammar Gadaffi's former stronghold, Bani Walid. This was after a six-week siege.
18 Oct 2011 Israel and Hamas start a major prisoner exchange. Gilad Shalit, an Israeli Army soldier, is being released by Hamas for 1,027 Palestinian or Israeli-Arab prisoners currently held in Israel. Among those released were 280 prisoners who are serving life sentences for plotting and perpetrating terror attacks.
19 Oct 2011 Turkey launches a military operation in northern Iraq against Kurdish militants, following attacks by the Kurdistan Workers Party which killed at least 24 Turkish soldiers in the southeastern part of Turkey.
20 Oct 2011 2011 Libyan Civil War:
21 Oct 2011 Libyan civil war
22 Oct 2011 North Korea has agreed to allow the United States to search for remains of American soldiers who died during the Korean War for the first time since 2006.
23 Oct 2011 An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 Msubw/sub struck eastern Turkey, near Van. It killed 604 people and damaged about 2,200 buildings.
24 Oct 2011 Kenyan-Somalian military operation:
25 Oct 2011 According to a Philippine civil defense official, approximately 10,000 Filipinos fled their homes because of fighting between Abu Sayyaf rebels (government forces) and them.
26 Oct 2011 2011 Syrian uprising: At most 17 people have been killed in Syria as fighting continues between government and opposition groups.
27 Oct 2011 The European Union has announced a deal to address the European sovereign debt crisis. It includes a writedown 50% of Greek bonds and recapitalization of European banks.
28 Oct 2011 Two people were injured when a Wahhabi Islamist, equipped with hand grenades, opened fire on the United States Embassy in Sarajevo.
29 Oct 2011 2011 Syrian uprising
30 Oct 2011 Six militants were killed in a drone attack by the United States in Pakistan's North Waziristan area.
31 Oct 2011 Three people are killed by an attack on the International Relief and Development offices in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
05 Oct 2011 In the Mekong River massacre, two Chinese cargo boats are hijacked and 13 crew members murdered.