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  • Bratislava, Slovakia
    Oct, 2011
    Garry Kasparov

    Defeated fourteen opponents in a simultaneous exhibition

    Bratislava, Slovakia
    Oct, 2011

    A little after that, in October 2011, Kasparov played and defeated fourteen opponents in a simultaneous exhibition that took place in Bratislava.




  • U.S.
    Oct, 2011
    iOS

    Siri Acquired by Apple and integrated into iOS

    U.S.
    Oct, 2011

    it was acquired by Apple two months later and then integrated into iPhone 4S at its release in October 2011. At that time, the separate app was also removed from the iOS App Store.




  • Palo Alto, California, U.S.
    Wednesday Oct 5, 2011
    Apple Inc.

    Jobs Died

    Palo Alto, California, U.S.
    Wednesday Oct 5, 2011

    On October 5, 2011, Steve Jobs died, marking the end of an era for Apple.




  • London, England, U.K.
    Oct, 2011
    Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

    The British royal succession law

    London, England, U.K.
    Oct, 2011

    In October 2011, several months after the wedding of Middleton and Prince William, Commonwealth leaders pledged that they would implement changes in British royal succession law to adopt absolute primogeniture, meaning that the first child of the Duke and Duchess, whether male or female, would be next in line to the throne after their father.




  • France
    Sunday Oct 9, 2011
    Garry Kasparov

    Played two blitz exhibition matches in the autumn of 2011

    France
    Sunday Oct 9, 2011

    The second was a longer match consisting of eight blitz games played on 9 October, against English grandmaster Nigel Short. Kasparov won again by a score of 4½–3½.




  • U.S.
    Oct, 2011
    Stan Lee

    Stan Lee's Kids Universe

    U.S.
    Oct, 2011

    In October 2011, Lee announced he would partner with 1821 Comics on a multimedia imprint for children, Stan Lee's Kids Universe, a move he said addressed the lack of comic books targeted for that demographic; and that he was collaborating with the company on its futuristic graphic novel Romeo & Juliet: The War, by writer Max Work and artist Skan Srisuwan.




  • Greece
    Oct, 2011
    International Monetary Fund

    Second bailout package for Greece

    Greece
    Oct, 2011

    A second bailout package of more than €100 billion was agreed over the course of a few months from October 2011, during which time Papandreou (The Greek Prime Minister) was forced from office.


  • Seoul, South Korea
    Wednesday Oct 19, 2011
    Samsung

    Samsung companies was fined

    Seoul, South Korea
    Wednesday Oct 19, 2011

    On 19 October 2011, Samsung companies was fined €145,727,000 for being part of a price cartel of ten companies for DRAMs which lasted from 1 July 1998 to 15 June 2002.


  • Burbank, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Oct 18, 2011
    Amazon

    Amazon.com announced a partnership with DC Comics

    Burbank, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Oct 18, 2011

    On October 18, 2011, Amazon.com announced a partnership with DC Comics for the exclusive digital rights to many popular comics, including Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, The Sandman, and Watchmen. The partnership has caused well-known bookstores like Barnes & Noble to remove these titles from their shelves.


  • U.S.
    Friday Oct 21, 2011
    Barack Obama

    War in Iraq

    U.S.
    Friday Oct 21, 2011

    On October 21, 2011 President Obama announced that all U.S. troops would leave Iraq in time to be "home for the holidays".


  • Sea Cliff, San Francisco, California, U.S.
    Saturday Oct 22, 2011
    Robin Williams

    Third Marriage

    Sea Cliff, San Francisco, California, U.S.
    Saturday Oct 22, 2011

    Williams married his third wife, graphic designer Susan Schneider, on October 22, 2011, in St. Helena, California. The two lived at their house in Sea Cliff, San Francisco, California.


  • Geneva, Switzerland
    Oct, 2011
    Angelina Jolie

    A Gold Pin

    Geneva, Switzerland
    Oct, 2011

    In October 2011, UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres presented Jolie with a gold pin reserved for the most long-serving staff, in recognition of her decade as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador.


  • U.S.
    Monday Oct 24, 2011
    The Wright brothers

    Record that held for almost 10 years

    U.S.
    Monday Oct 24, 2011

    In October 1911, Orville Wright returned to the Outer Banks again, to conduct safety and stabilization tests with a new glider. On October 24, he soared for nine minutes and 45 seconds, a record that held for almost 10 years, when gliding as a sport began in the 1920s.


  • Austin, Texas, U.S.
    Monday Oct 24, 2011
    Dwayne Johnson

    Cena Instead Suggested The Rock Be His Partner

    Austin, Texas, U.S.
    Monday Oct 24, 2011

    On the October 24 episode of Raw, Cena instead suggested The Rock be his partner in a standard tag team match against The Miz and R-Truth, a team called Awesome Truth, which Rock agreed to the following week.


  • Saudi Arabia
    Wednesday Oct 26, 2011
    Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

    First Solo Event

    Saudi Arabia
    Wednesday Oct 26, 2011

    On 26 October 2011, the Duchess undertook her first solo event for In Kind Direct, stepping in for the Prince of Wales, who was in Saudi Arabia.


  • São Paulo, Brazil
    Saturday Oct 29, 2011
    Lula da Silva

    Throat Cancer

    São Paulo, Brazil
    Saturday Oct 29, 2011

    On 29 October 2011, through the Syrian-Lebanese Hospital of São Paulo, it was announced that Lula suffered from throat cancer, a malignant tumor in his larynx.


  • Bratislava, Slovakia
    Oct, 2011
    Garry Kasparov

    Defeated fourteen opponents in a simultaneous exhibition

    Bratislava, Slovakia
    Oct, 2011

    A little after that, in October 2011, Kasparov played and defeated fourteen opponents in a simultaneous exhibition that took place in Bratislava.


  • U.S.
    Oct, 2011
    iOS

    Siri Acquired by Apple and integrated into iOS

    U.S.
    Oct, 2011

    it was acquired by Apple two months later and then integrated into iPhone 4S at its release in October 2011. At that time, the separate app was also removed from the iOS App Store.


  • Palo Alto, California, U.S.
    Wednesday Oct 5, 2011
    Apple Inc.

    Jobs Died

    Palo Alto, California, U.S.
    Wednesday Oct 5, 2011

    On October 5, 2011, Steve Jobs died, marking the end of an era for Apple.


  • London, England, U.K.
    Oct, 2011
    Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

    The British royal succession law

    London, England, U.K.
    Oct, 2011

    In October 2011, several months after the wedding of Middleton and Prince William, Commonwealth leaders pledged that they would implement changes in British royal succession law to adopt absolute primogeniture, meaning that the first child of the Duke and Duchess, whether male or female, would be next in line to the throne after their father.


  • France
    Sunday Oct 9, 2011
    Garry Kasparov

    Played two blitz exhibition matches in the autumn of 2011

    France
    Sunday Oct 9, 2011

    The second was a longer match consisting of eight blitz games played on 9 October, against English grandmaster Nigel Short. Kasparov won again by a score of 4½–3½.


  • U.S.
    Oct, 2011
    Stan Lee

    Stan Lee's Kids Universe

    U.S.
    Oct, 2011

    In October 2011, Lee announced he would partner with 1821 Comics on a multimedia imprint for children, Stan Lee's Kids Universe, a move he said addressed the lack of comic books targeted for that demographic; and that he was collaborating with the company on its futuristic graphic novel Romeo & Juliet: The War, by writer Max Work and artist Skan Srisuwan.


  • Greece
    Oct, 2011
    International Monetary Fund

    Second bailout package for Greece

    Greece
    Oct, 2011

    A second bailout package of more than €100 billion was agreed over the course of a few months from October 2011, during which time Papandreou (The Greek Prime Minister) was forced from office.


  • Seoul, South Korea
    Wednesday Oct 19, 2011
    Samsung

    Samsung companies was fined

    Seoul, South Korea
    Wednesday Oct 19, 2011

    On 19 October 2011, Samsung companies was fined €145,727,000 for being part of a price cartel of ten companies for DRAMs which lasted from 1 July 1998 to 15 June 2002.


  • Burbank, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Oct 18, 2011
    Amazon

    Amazon.com announced a partnership with DC Comics

    Burbank, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Oct 18, 2011

    On October 18, 2011, Amazon.com announced a partnership with DC Comics for the exclusive digital rights to many popular comics, including Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, The Sandman, and Watchmen. The partnership has caused well-known bookstores like Barnes & Noble to remove these titles from their shelves.


  • U.S.
    Friday Oct 21, 2011
    Barack Obama

    War in Iraq

    U.S.
    Friday Oct 21, 2011

    On October 21, 2011 President Obama announced that all U.S. troops would leave Iraq in time to be "home for the holidays".


  • Sea Cliff, San Francisco, California, U.S.
    Saturday Oct 22, 2011
    Robin Williams

    Third Marriage

    Sea Cliff, San Francisco, California, U.S.
    Saturday Oct 22, 2011

    Williams married his third wife, graphic designer Susan Schneider, on October 22, 2011, in St. Helena, California. The two lived at their house in Sea Cliff, San Francisco, California.


  • Geneva, Switzerland
    Oct, 2011
    Angelina Jolie

    A Gold Pin

    Geneva, Switzerland
    Oct, 2011

    In October 2011, UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres presented Jolie with a gold pin reserved for the most long-serving staff, in recognition of her decade as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador.


  • U.S.
    Monday Oct 24, 2011
    The Wright brothers

    Record that held for almost 10 years

    U.S.
    Monday Oct 24, 2011

    In October 1911, Orville Wright returned to the Outer Banks again, to conduct safety and stabilization tests with a new glider. On October 24, he soared for nine minutes and 45 seconds, a record that held for almost 10 years, when gliding as a sport began in the 1920s.


  • Austin, Texas, U.S.
    Monday Oct 24, 2011
    Dwayne Johnson

    Cena Instead Suggested The Rock Be His Partner

    Austin, Texas, U.S.
    Monday Oct 24, 2011

    On the October 24 episode of Raw, Cena instead suggested The Rock be his partner in a standard tag team match against The Miz and R-Truth, a team called Awesome Truth, which Rock agreed to the following week.


  • Saudi Arabia
    Wednesday Oct 26, 2011
    Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

    First Solo Event

    Saudi Arabia
    Wednesday Oct 26, 2011

    On 26 October 2011, the Duchess undertook her first solo event for In Kind Direct, stepping in for the Prince of Wales, who was in Saudi Arabia.


  • São Paulo, Brazil
    Saturday Oct 29, 2011
    Lula da Silva

    Throat Cancer

    São Paulo, Brazil
    Saturday Oct 29, 2011

    On 29 October 2011, through the Syrian-Lebanese Hospital of São Paulo, it was announced that Lula suffered from throat cancer, a malignant tumor in his larynx.


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