October 2
People born on this day are Libra.
- 1980
Michael Myers becomes the first member of either chamber of Congress to be expelled since the Civil War.
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Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301 is hijacked and lands at Guangzhou, where it crashes into two other airliners on the ground, killing 132.
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Military police storm the Carandiru Penitentiary in São Paulo, Brazil during a prison riot. The resulting massacre leaves 111 prisoners dead.
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Aeroperú Flight 603 crashes into the ocean near Peru, killing all 70 people on board.
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The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton.
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The Beltway sniper attacks begin in Washington, D.C., extending over three weeks and killing 10 people.
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The first parkrun, then known as the Bushy Park Time Trial, takes place in Bushy Park, London, UK.
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President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea goes to North Korea for an Inter-Korean summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.
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Ethiopian protests break out during a festival in the Oromia region, killing dozens of people.
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The Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi is assassinated in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.
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A privately owned Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress conducting a living history exhibition flight crashes shortly after takeoff from Windsor Locks, Connecticut, killing seven.
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2 people are killed and at least 4 others injured in an attack on a synagogue in Manchester, UK, during Yom Kippur.
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2005Sam Konstas, Australian cricketer
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2002Jacob Sartorius, American social media personality and singer
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2000Quadeca, American singer-songwriter and YouTuber
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1996Tom Trbojevic, Australian rugby league player
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1995Tepai Moeroa, Cook Islands rugby league player
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1993Lance McCullers Jr., American baseball player
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1992Alisson Becker, Brazilian footballer
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1992Shane Larkin, American-Turkish basketball player
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1992Nicol Ruprecht, Austrian rhythmic gymnast
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1991Roberto Firmino, Brazilian footballer
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1990Samantha Barks, Manx actress and singer
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1989Frederik Andersen, Danish ice hockey player
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