October is “Pizza month”.
1st – 1908 Henry Ford’s Model “T” goes on sale
3rd – 1990 Germany is reunified after 45 years
4th – 1957 Russian launches the Sputnik to start the space race
5th – HMRC payroll month 6 closes.
9th – 1967 Breathalyser introduced to Britain
10th – Parliament returns from Conference recess
10th – 1903 The Women’s Social and Political Union formed by Emmeline Pankhurst
14th – 1066 Battle of Hastings
14th – 1947 Chuck Yeager pilots first aircraft to break the sound barrier
19th – HMRC CIS return for month to 5th October by today
19th – 1987 “Black Monday” as world stock markets fall
21st – HMRC payments due today for PAYE month 6 and CIS deductions
21st – 1805 Admiral Nelson is mortally wounded at Trafalgar
21st – 1915 first trans-atlantic radio voice call made
24th – 1929 “Black Thursday” on Wall Street leading 5 days later to start of the American depression
24th – 1945 The united Nations is founded
26th – 1951 Winston Churchill becomes Prime minister for the second time
28th – 1971 British parliament vote to join the European Economic Community
30th – 1990 The Channel Tunnel construction breaks through a 2 inch pilot hole
31st – Bank of England publishes Money and Credit for September