The leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, Pedro Sánchez, resigns. He would return to the position a year later. [23] One hundred and thirty-five are killed in a human crush following a football match at Kanjuruhan Stadium in East Java, Indonesia. [29]

A popular souvenir at the Oktoberfest are Lebkuchen hearts, which are decorated with icing and romantic or humorous messages in German. [76]One famous song in a beer tent is " Ein Prosit der Gemütlichkeit" which means translated "A toast to cheer and good times". The band leader plays this song several times to invite the guests to toast and drink. [74] Daniel Aschoff (15 July 2008). "Der Eurostar ist jetzt ein Russe" (in German). Abendzeitung . Retrieved 31 January 2015. Parliament changes dates of Christmas, Statehood Day, Day of Defenders". Ukrinform. 2023-07-14 . Retrieved 2023-07-14. Semmens, Kristin (2005). Seeing Hitler's Germany: Tourism in the Third Reich. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p.65. ISBN 978-1-349-51958-3.

Singer-songwriter Lynsey de Paul dies after brain haemorrhage aged 64". The Times. 2 October 2014 . Retrieved 2 October 2014. In response to a Bolshevik appeal, Moscow's working class began a protest strike of 400,000 workers. They were supported by strikes and protest rallies by workers in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Nizhny Novgorod, Ekaterinburg, and other cities.The American cargo vessel SS El Faro sinks with all of its 33 crew after steaming into the eyewall of Hurricane Joaquin. [22] Hunter’s Moon: The October Full Moon is traditionally called the Hunter’s Moon. The month of October is a time to start preparing for the coming winter by hunting or slaughtering animals and preserving meat. The United States Defense Intelligence Agency is formed, becoming the country's first centralized military intelligence organization. Walter Annenberg, American publisher, diplomat, and United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (b. 1908)

Raleigh, W. A. (1969) [1922]. The War in the Air, Being the Story of the Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force. Vol.I (Hamish Hamiltoned.). Oxford: OUP. OCLC 785856329 . Retrieved 5 March 2015. Besides the Oktoberfest, there are other public festivals that take place at the same location. The Munich Frühlingsfest ("spring festival") is held in April and May; the Tollwood Festival is in December and attracts 650,000 visitors.In 2015, the festival officially served 7.3million litres (62,000USbbl) of beer; for perspective, that is enough to fill nearly three (2.9) Olympic-size swimming pools. [73] Similar folk festivals emerged, following the example of the Munich Oktoberfest. The biggest are the Oktoberfest in Qingdao (China) with aroud three million visitors annually, the Oktoberfest in Kitchener, Canada with around 700,000 visitors annually, and the Oktoberfest of Blumenau in Blumenau, Brazil with around 600,000 visitors annually. Similar fairs are also celebrated in the United States, Australia, Russia, Namibia, and Japan. At Oktoberfest Zinzinnati, Cincinnati has been commemorating their German ancestors every year since 1976 and named the festival after the German pronunciation. With over 500,000 visitors annually, it the largest Oktoberfest in the United States. [66]

Louis Wiesener (1879). The youth of queen Elizabeth, 1533-1558. Ed. from the Fr. by C.M. Yonge. pp. 159. From 1950 to 2019 and resuming in 2022, this parade is organized annually and has become one of the highlights of the Oktoberfest and one of the world's largest parades of its kind. On the first festival Sunday, 8000 participants march in the parade in their historic festival costumes from the Maximilianeum on a seven kilometer stretch to the festival grounds. World War II: USS Grouper torpedoes Lisbon Maru, not knowing that she is carrying British prisoners of war from Hong Kong. Clayton, A. (2003). Paths of Glory: The French Army 1914–18. London: Cassell. ISBN 978-0-304-35949-3.

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Other changes made at that Munich City Council meeting were that the musicians' tent increased the number of indoor seats from 1000 to 1,500. Outside tent seating increased from 800 to 1,000. They also supported the Showman Foundation with a contribution of €200,000, so it could run a museum tent, a velodrome, as well as a children's program. [31] Also in 2013, the total festival area was enlarged and attractive entrances were added. Main article: July Days A scene from the July Days. The army has just opened fire on street protesters. The year 2010 marked the Oktoberfest Bicentennial. [23] For the anniversary, a horse race in historical costumes was held on opening day. A so-called historische Wiesn (historical Oktoberfest) took place, [23] starting one day earlier than usual on the southern part of the festival grounds. A specially brewed beer (solely available at the tents of the historical Oktoberfest), horse races, and a museum tent gave visitors an impression of how the event felt two centuries ago. [23]