October 1

People born on this day are Libra.

On this day in history01

2012
A ferry collision off the coast of Hong Kong kills 38 people and injures 102 others.
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2014
A double bombing of an elementary school in Homs, Syria kills over 50 people.
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2015
A gunman kills nine people at a community college in Oregon.
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2015
Heavy rains trigger a major landslide in Guatemala, killing 280 people.
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2015
The American cargo vessel SS El Faro sinks with all of its 33 crew after steaming into the eyewall of Hurricane Joaquin.
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2016
The leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, Pedro Sánchez, resigns. He would return to the position a year later.
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2017
An independence referendum, later declared illegal by the Constitutional Court of Spain, takes place in Catalonia.
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2017
Sixty people are killed and 867 others injured in a mass shooting at a country music festival at the Las Vegas Strip in the United States; the gunman, Stephen Paddock, later commits suicide.
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2018
The International Court of Justice rules that Chile is not obliged to negotiate access to the Pacific Ocean with Bolivia.
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2021
The 2020 World Expo in Dubai begins. Its opening was originally scheduled for 20 October 2020 but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2022
One hundred and thirty-five are killed in a human crush following a football match at Kanjuruhan Stadium in East Java, Indonesia.
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2024
Israel invaded Southern Lebanon, marking the fifth Israeli invasion of Lebanon since 1978.
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Born on this day02

2006
Priah Ferguson, American actress
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2003
Fernando Mendoza, American football player
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2002
Livvy Dunne, American gymnast and social media personality
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2001
Luna Blaise, American actress and singer
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2001
Mason Greenwood, English footballer
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2000
Kalle Rovanperä, Finnish professional rally driver
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1998
Daniel Gafford, American basketball player
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1998
Haumole Olakau'atu, Australian-Tongan rugby league player
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1997
Jade Bird, English singer, songwriter, and musician
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1994
Trézéguet, Egyptian footballer
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1993
Chris Green, South African-Australian cricketer
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1992
Xander Bogaerts, Aruban baseball player
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