October 10th, 2005	Event	Negotiations between the CDU/CSU and SPD in Germany had concluded that both parties would form a grand coaltion with Angela Merkel of the CDU as chancellor after both parties lost seats in the 2005 German federal election. She was subsequently elected in the Bundestag as chancellor on November 22 of the same year.
October 10th, 1997	Event	An Austral Airlines DC-9-32 crashes and explodes near Nuevo Berlin, Uruguay, killing 74.
October 10th, 1995	Event	South African President Nelson Mandela attends Genadendal.
October 10th, 1986	Event	An earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter Scale strikes San Salvador, El Salvador, killing an estimated 1,500 people.
October 10th, 1985	Event	United States Navy F-14 fighter jets intercept an Egyptian plane carrying the Achille Lauro cruise ship hijackers and force it to land at a NATO base in Sigonella, Sicily where they are arrested.
October 10th, 1973	Event	Vice President of the United States Spiro Agnew resigns after being charged with federal income tax evasion.
October 10th, 1971	Event	Sold, dismantled and moved to the United States, the London Bridge reopens in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
October 10th, 1970	Event	Fiji becomes independent.
October 10th, 1970	Event	In Montreal, Quebec, a national crisis hits Canada when Quebec Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte becomes the second statesman kidnapped by members of the FLQ terrorist group.
October 10th, 1969	Event	King Crimson releases their debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King, considered by many to be the first progressive rock album.

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