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October 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

1346 – King David II of Scotland led an invasion of England during the Hundred Years' War, but was captured in the Battle of Neville's Cross.

1604 – Kepler's Star: German astronomer Johannes Kepler (pictured) observed an exceptionally bright star which had suddenly appeared in the constellation Ophiuchus.

1662 – King Charles II of England sold Dunkirk to France for £40,000.

1860 – The Open Championship, the oldest of the four major championships in men's golf, was first played at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

1977 – German Autumn: Four days after it was hijacked, Lufthansa Flight 181 landed in Mogadishu, Somalia, where a team of German GSG 9 commandos rescued all remaining hostages on board.

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