1000CE
Exploration
Leif Erikson reaches North America
Norse explorer Leif Erikson is believed to have landed in Vinland, becoming the first European to reach North America.
Daily Chronicle
October 9
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1940CE
Birth
John Lennon Born
Founding member of The Beatles and one of the most influential songwriters in music history, later a prominent peace activist before his assassination in 1980.
1967CE
Death
Che Guevara executed
Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara is executed by the Bolivian army after being captured the previous day.