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October 1
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October 2
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October 3
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Yeongjo (1694–1776) was the 21st monarch of the Korean Joseon dynasty, reigning from 1724 to 1776. His reign was marked by persistent efforts to reform the taxation system and minimize and reconcile the factional fighting under his Tangpyeong policy ("Magnificent Harmony"). It was also marked by the highly controversial execution of his only son, Crown Prince Sado, in 1762. In spite of this, Yeongjo has earned a positive reputation in Korean history due to his efforts to rule by Confucian ethics. This is a copy of a 1744 portrait of Yeongjo, executed in 1900 by Chae Yong-shin and Cho Seok-jin. The copy is in the collection of the National Palace Museum of Korea. Painting credit: Chae Yong-Shin and Cho Seok-Jin; after Jang Gyeong-ju and Kim Du-ryang
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October 4
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October 5
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October 6
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A famiclone is a ... This photograph shows the FC Twin, a famiclone which... Photograph credit: Evan-Amos
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October 7
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October 8
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October 9
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October 10
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October 11
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October 12
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October 13
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Hohenschwangau Castle is a 19th-century palace in southern Germany. It was the childhood residence of King Ludwig II of Bavaria and was built by his father, King Maximilian II of Bavaria. It is located in the German village of Hohenschwangau near the town of Füssen, part of the county of Ostallgäu in southwestern Bavaria, Germany, close to the border with Austria. This photograph shows the Castle as it was in 2021. Photograph credit: Thomas Wolf
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October 14
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October 15
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October 16
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Oscar Wilde: Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish poet and playwright. As a spokesman for aestheticism, he tried his hand at various literary activities: he published a book of poems, lectured in the United States and Canada on the new "English Renaissance in Art" and interior decoration, and then returned to London where he worked prolifically as a journalist. Known for his biting wit, flamboyant dress and glittering conversational skill, Wilde became one of the best-known personalities of his day. At the turn of the 1890s he refined his ideas about the supremacy of art in a series of dialogues and essays, and incorporated themes of decadence, duplicity, and beauty into what would be his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890). The opportunity to construct aesthetic details precisely, and combine them with larger social themes, drew Wilde to write drama. He wrote Salome (1891) in French while in Paris, but it was refused a licence for England due to an absolute prohibition on the portrayal of Biblical subjects on the English stage. Undiscouraged, Wilde produced four society comedies in the early 1890s, which made him one of the most successful playwrights of late-Victorian London. At the height of his fame and success, while The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) was still being performed in London, Wilde prosecuted the Marquess of Queensberry for criminal libel. The Marquess was the father of Wilde's lover, Lord Alfred Douglas. The libel trial unearthed evidence that caused Wilde to drop his charges and led to his own arrest and trial for gross indecency with men. After two more trials he was convicted and sentenced to two years' hard labour, the maximum penalty, and was jailed from 1895 to 1897. During his last year in prison he wrote De Profundis (published posthumously in 1905), a long letter that discusses his spiritual journey through his trials, forming a dark counterpoint to his earlier philosophy of pleasure. On his release, he left immediately for France, and never returned to Ireland or Britain. There he wrote his last work, The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1898), a long poem commemorating the harsh rhythms of prison life. Photograph credit: Napoleon Sarony; restored by Adam Cuerden
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October 17
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October 18
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Panoramic night view of the Juma Mosque in Shamakhi, Azerbaijan. This mosque, first built in 743 CE (AH 125), is believed to have been the second built in the Caucasus region. The mosque has been damaged many times due to plunderings, earthquakes and wars and was recently reconstructed in 2009. Photograph: Diego Delso
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October 19
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October 20
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October 21
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October 22
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Archibald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso (22 October 1890 – 15 June 1970) was a Scottish politician and leader of the Liberal Party. Photograph credit: Royal Air Force official photographer
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October 23
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October 24
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October 25
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USS Johnston was a Fletcher-class destroyer built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was named after Lieutenant John V. Johnston, a navy officer during the American Civil War. The ship was laid down in May 1942 and was launched in March 1943, entering active duty later that year as part of the US Pacific Fleet. Johnston provided naval gunfire support for American ground forces during the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign in 1944 and again, after three months of patrol and escort duty in the Solomon Islands, during the recapture of Guam in July. Thereafter, Johnston was tasked with escorting escort carriers during the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign and the liberation of the Philippines. On 25 October 1944, Johnston and various other ships were engaged by a large Imperial Japanese Navy flotilla, in what became known as the Battle off Samar. After engaging several Japanese capital ships and a destroyer squadron, Johnston was sunk with 187 dead. Johnston's wreck was discovered in 2019, and at a depth of more than 20,000 feet (6,100 m) below the surface, is one of the deepest shipwrecks ever surveyed. This photograph shows Johnston in Seattle in October 1943. Photograph credit: uidentified US Navy photographer; restored by Adam Cuerden and Cobatfor
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October 26
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October 27
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October 28
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October 29
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October 30
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October 31
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