Facts & Historical Events On This Day.
Three thousand five hundred women in Iran were allowed to attend a soccer match for the first time in 40 years.
Marvel superhero film 'Thor: Ragnarok' premiered in Los Angeles, California, US.
The country of Netherlands Antilles is dissolved.
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor became the first Malaysian in space aboard Russia's Soyuz TMA-10.
Interplay's Fallout was released in North America for MS-DOS and Windows computers.
A $1 coin was approved by the US Congress, featuring women's suffrage activist Susan B. Anthony.
Fiji gains independence from Great Britain.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical soundtrack, 'Jesus Christ Superstar,' was recorded.
Outer Space Treaty is enforced.
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, were held in Tokyo, Japan.
The second James Bond spy movie, 'From Russia With Love,' was released in London.
The epic Western drama movie 'Giant' premiered in New York City, US.
United Airlines Boeing 247 explosion.
Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters founded the Women’s Social and Political Union.
Isaac R. Johnson received his patent for the bicycle frame.
The three-day Great Chicago Fire was finally extinguished after destroying 3.3 square miles.
British astronomer William Lassell discovered Neptune's largest moon, Triton.
The War of the Polish Succession began when France declared war on Austria and Saxony.
Edward Seymour, the first Duke of Somerset and Lord Protector of England, had his title stripped from him.
