Summary of the Day ✨ 2 October (02/10)
Tragedy struck globally with a deadly synagogue attack in Manchester during Yom Kippur, the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi Arabia’s consulate, and violent Ethiopian protests, while a historic diplomatic breakthrough occurred as South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun traveled to North Korea for a summit with Kim Jong-il.
Historical Events 📜
- 2025: 2 people are killed and at least 4 others injured in an attack on a synagogue in Manchester, UK, during Yom Kippur.
- 2019: A privately owned Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress conducting a living history exhibition flight crashes shortly after takeoff from Windsor Locks, Connecticut, killing seven.
- 2018: The Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi is assassinated in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.
- 2016: Ethiopian protests break out during a festival in the Oromia region, killing dozens of people.
- 2007: President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea goes to North Korea for an Inter-Korean summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.
- 2006: Five Amish girls are murdered in a shooting at a school in Pennsylvania, United States.
- 2004: The first parkrun, then known as the Bushy Park Time Trial, takes place in Bushy Park, London, UK.
- 2002: The Beltway sniper attacks begin in Washington, D.C., extending over three weeks and killing 10 people.
- 1996: Aeroperú Flight 603 crashes into the ocean near Peru, killing all 70 people on board.
- 1996: The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton.
- 1992: Military police storm the Carandiru Penitentiary in São Paulo, Brazil during a prison riot. The resulting massacre leaves 111 prisoners dead.
- 1990: Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301 is hijacked and lands at Guangzhou, where it crashes into two other airliners on the ground, killing 132.
- 1980: Michael Myers becomes the first member of either chamber of Congress to be expelled since the Civil War.
- 1971: South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu is re-elected in a one-man election.
- 1971: British European Airways Flight 706 crashes near Aarsele, Belgium, killing 63.
Famous Births 👶
- 2005: Sam Konstas, Australian cricketer
- 2002: Jacob Sartorius, American social media personality and singer
- 2000: Quadeca, American singer-songwriter and YouTuber
- 1996: Tom Trbojevic, Australian rugby league player
- 1995: Tepai Moeroa, Cook Islands rugby league player
- 1993: Lance McCullers Jr., American baseball player
- 1992: Alisson Becker, Brazilian footballer
- 1992: Shane Larkin, American-Turkish basketball player
- 1992: Nicol Ruprecht, Austrian rhythmic gymnast
- 1991: Roberto Firmino, Brazilian footballer
- 1990: Samantha Barks, Manx actress and singer
- 1989: Frederik Andersen, Danish ice hockey player
- 1989: Josh Bailey, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1989: Aaron Hicks, American baseball player
- 1989: George Nash, English rower
Notable Deaths 🕊️
- 2024: Susie Berning, American professional golfer (born 1941)
- 2024: Marissa Haque, Indonesian politician (born 1962)
- 2023: Francis Lee, English footballer (born 1944)
- 2022: Sacheen Littlefeather, American actress, model and activist for Native American civil rights (born 1946)
- 2021: Jack Biondolillo, American bowler (born 1940)
- 2020: Anne-Marie Hutchinson, British lawyer (born 1957)
- 2018: Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi journalist (born 1958)
- 2017: Tom Petty, American musician (born 1950)
- 2016: Neville Marriner, British conductor (born 1924)
- 2015: Brian Friel, Irish author, playwright, and director (born 1929)
- 2015: Coleridge Goode, Jamaican-English bassist and composer (born 1914)
- 2015: Johnny Paton, Scottish footballer and coach (born 1923)
- 2014: Robert Flower, Australian footballer (born 1955)
- 2013: Abraham Nemeth, American mathematician and academic (born 1918)
- 2012: Nguyễn Chí Thiện, Vietnamese-American poet and activist (born 1939)
Holidays & Observances 🎉
- Batik Day (Indonesia)
- Christian feast day:
Denha I of Tikrit (Syriac Orthodox Church) - Christian feast day:
Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels - Christian feast day:
Leodegar - Christian feast day:
October 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) - Gandhi’s birthday-related observances:
Gandhi Jayanti (India) - Gandhi’s birthday-related observances:
International Day of Non-Violence - Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Guinea from France in 1958
- National Grandparents Day (Italy)
- International Day of Non-Violence