October 1929

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October 12, 1929: James Scullin wins election to become new Prime Minister of Australia
October 24, 1929: Panic selling begins on Wall Street when the New York Stock Exchange opens as investors scramble to pay "margin calls", a day commemorated as "Black Thursday" and as the start of the Great Depression
October 3, 1929: The Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes officially shortens name to "Yugoslavia"

The following events occurred in October 1929: