Events in History
A Salute to the Military Genius, Napoleon Bonaparte
Oct 30 Napoléon Bonaparte admitted to the elite École Militaire in Paris, the start of his military career
Birthdays in History
Henry John Temple
Oct 20 Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, British Prime Minister (1855-58 and 1859-65), born in Westminster, Middlesex (d. 1865)