17 October 1931 ► Mahatma Gandhi made a brief visit to lecture in #Nottingham.
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16 October 1939 ► The ABC Carlton Cinema, at the corner of Mount Street and Chapel Bar, #Nottingham, opened its doors. It could seat over 2,000 and was said by the Nottingham Post to "set a new standard of comfort for cinema patrons".
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Oct 1875 ► The ruins of #Nottingham Castle were leased to Nottingham Corporation by the Duke of Newcastle, after being gutted by fire and left empty since 1831. The gatehouse and grounds were only leased by the Corporation after 1908, because the grounds were used as allotments.
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14 (or 17) October 1788 ► Robert Millhouse (1788–1839), an English poet, was born in Nottingham. Millhouse was named ‘The Artisan Poet’ and ‘The Burns of Sherwood Forest’, his works include The Destinies of Man, Sherwood Forest and Blossoms.
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13 October 1841 ► Holy Trinity Church was consecrated by John Kaye, the Bishop of Lincoln. The church had a square tower topped by the tallest spire in #Nottingham.
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October 1875 ► The Trent Navigation Company Bridge in #Nottingham was a short-lived horse bridge that crossed the River Trent from 1842 to 1875; it was severely damaged by a powerful storm and floods in October 1875, and subsequently demolished.
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10 October 1831 ► #Nottingham Castle was destroyed by fire in the Reform Bill riots.
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Oct 1875 ► There were great floods in #Nottingham; the second highest flood recorded on the River Trent, just behind 1795, with levels near 24.38 meters (80 feet). The Meadows, the Nottingham Canal and Tinkers Leen flooded, with flood waters stretching towards the River Trent.
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October 1859 ► A special train carrying Goose Fair revellers from #Nottingham to Derby was hit by a mail train near Trent Station, killing seven people and injuring many others. #NottinghamHistory

October 1811 ► William Abednego 'Bendigo' Thompson, was born in #Nottingham, later to become the champion bare knuckle prize fighter of all England.
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6-8 October 1927 ► #Nottingham’s last Goose Fair was held in the Old Market Square before moving to the Forest.
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6 October 2011 ► #Nottingham’s renowned Restaurant Sat Bains was awarded a second Michelin star, making it one of the top twelve in the country; only eight restaurants in England had two stars and another four had three stars.
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6 October 2010 ► #Nottingham’s tram operator, NET, was voted ‘Operator of the Year’ for the second time at the Light Rail Awards.
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6 October 2007 ► A 23-year-old man from Hucknall died when he stepped in front of a tram at Weekday Cross; the first fatality since the trams were re-launched in the city in 2004.
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6 October 2003 ► #Nottingham University staff member and Emeritus Professor, Sir Peter Mansfield, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for his work in the application of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
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6 October 1952 ► Agatha Christie’s longest running production ‘The Mousetrap’ was performed for the first time in #Nottingham’s Theatre Royal.
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6 October 1930 ► #Nottingham accepted Sir Julien Cahn’s gift of Newstead Abbey.
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October 1804 ► John Townsend opened for business in a little shop at 9 Long Row, #Nottingham that would eventually become Jessop & Son department store.
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5 October 1925 ► #Nottingham City Council decided to buy the Lenton Abbey estate for £20,000.
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5 October 1914 ► The first contingent of wounded soldiers arrived at #Nottingham General Hospital.
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