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1781 - ◆British commander Lord Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown (Revolutionary War).
At Yorktown, Virginia, representatives of British commander Lord Cornwallis hand over Cornwallis' sword and formally surrender to George Washington and the comte de Rochambeau.
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1852 - ★A Russian expedition leaves Kronstadt for Japan.
(Julian calendar) October 7, 1852
Kronstadt is St. Petersburg's main seaport.
Nicholas I sends Yevfimy Putyatin to Japan in this expedition for trade negotiations. Putyatin leads a squadron of four ships including the Russian frigate Pallada. They arrive in Nagasaki on August 12, 1853.
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1859 - ★(death) Issai Sato, President of Shoheizaka Study Office (re).
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1879 - ▼(birth) Princess Shimazu Chikako. (timeline)
(legal birth Western time October 17, 1879)
(birth Western time October 18, 1879)
(birth Japan time October 19, 1879)
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1934 - ◆(legal birth) "Empress Michiko", wife of current "Emperor of Japan".
(legal birth Western time October 18, 1934)
(legal birth October 19, 1934)
(birth October 20, 1934)
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1979 - ▼"Typhoon Tip" makes landfall in southern Japan.
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1979 - ▼"U.S. Marines" die in a "fire at Camp Fuji", Japan.
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