SUMMARY
From the establishment of 'Missionaries of Charity' by Mother Teresa to Arnold Schwarzenegger becoming the governor of California, several important events happened across the globe on October 7. Here is a look at them:
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1940 - In World War Two, German troops invaded Romania to take control of strategic oilfields. (Image: AP| text: Reuters)
2 / 61950- Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata. (Image: AP)
3 / 61959 - The far side of the moon was photographed for the first time by the Soviet Union's Luna 3 spacecraft. (Image & text: Reuters)
4 / 61981 - Hosni Mubarak became acting president of Egypt following the assassination of Anwar Sadat on October 6. (Image: AP| text: Reuters)
5 / 62003 - Austrian-born Hollywood actor Arnold Schwarzenegger became governor of California in a recall election that saw voters throw out Democratic Gov. Gray Davis. (Image: AP| text: Reuters)
6 / 62005 - The International Atomic Energy Agency and its head Egyptian-born Mohamed ElBaradei won the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting the spread of nuclear weapons. (Image: AP| text: Reuters)
