Public Holidays on October 1

• 🌍 National Day (China, Hong Kong, Nigeria)
• 🌍 Defender of Ukraine Day (Ukraine)
• 🌍 国庆节 (China)
• 🌍 國慶日 (Hong Kong)

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Religious Observances on October 1

• Jewish: Sukkot VI (CH’’M) סוכות ו׳ (חוה״מ)

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On This Day in History — October 1

• 2017 — An independence referendum, declared illegal by the Constitutional Court of Spain, takes place in Catalonia, Spain.
• 2017 — Fifty-eight people are killed and 546 others injured in a mass shooting on a country music festival at the Las Vegas Strip; the gunman, Stephen Paddock, later commits suicide.
• 2015 — Umpqua Community College shooting: A gunman kills nine people at a community college in Roseburg, Oregon.
• 2015 — Heavy rains trigger a major landslide in the village of El Cambray Dos within Santa Catarina Pinula, killing 280 people.
• 2014 — A series of explosions at a gunpowder plant in the village of Gorni Lom in Northwestern Bulgaria completely destroys the factory, killing 15 people.
• 2012 — A ferry collision off the coast of Hong Kong kills 38 people and injures 102 others.

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Notable Births on October 1

• 1996 — Melanie Stokke, Norwegian tennis player
• 1995 — Lauren Hill, American basketball player (d. 2015)
• 1992 — Xander Bogaerts, Aruban baseball player
• 1991 — Conor Clifford, Irish footballer
• 1991 — Rain Veideman, Estonian basketball player
• 1990 — Jan Kirchhoff, German footballer

Notable Deaths on October 1

• 2017 — Dave Strader, American sportscaster (b. 1955)
• 2015 — Božo Bakota, Croatian footballer (b. 1950)
• 2015 — Don Edwards, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1915)
• 2015 — Hadi Norouzi, Iranian footballer (b. 1985)
• 2015 — Jacob Pressman, American rabbi and academic, co-founded American Jewish University (b. 1919)
• 2014 — Lynsey de Paul, English singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (b. 1948)

Sports on October 1

• MLB: Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• WNBA: Golden State Valkyries @ Dallas Wings — 01:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Los Angeles Kings @ Colorado Avalanche — 02:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Chicago Cubs @ San Diego Padres — 02:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Philadelphia Phillies @ Atlanta Braves — 18:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Chicago White Sox @ Houston Astros — 21:00 UTC Scheduled

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Public Holidays on October 2

• 🌍 Gandhi Jayanti (India)
• 🌍 国庆节 (China)

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Religious Observances on October 2

• Jewish: Sukkot VII (Hoshana Raba) סוכות ז׳ (הושענא רבה)

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On This Day in History — October 2

• 2016 — Ethiopian protests: Violence breaks out during an Irreechaa festival in the Oromia region, killing dozens of people.
• 2007 — President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea walks across the Military Demarcation Line into North Korea on his way to the second Inter-Korean summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.
• 2006 — Five Amish girls are murdered by Charles Carl Roberts in a shooting at an Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania before Roberts commits suicide.
• 2002 — The Beltway sniper attacks begin, extending over three weeks.
• 1996 — A maintenance worker's failure to remove tape covering the static ports of the aircraft causes Aeroperú Flight 603 to crash into the ocean near Lima, Peru, due to instrument failure.
• 1996 — The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton.

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Notable Births on October 2

• 2002 — Jacob Sartorius, American singer
• 1997 — Hana Sugisaki, Japanese actress
• 1996 — Tom Trbojevic, Australian rugby league player
• 1995 — Te Maire Martin, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1995 — Tepai Moeroa, Cook Islands rugby league player
• 1994 — Joana Eidukonytė, Lithuanian tennis player

Notable Deaths on October 2

• 2017 — Tom Petty, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1950)
• 2016 — Neville Marriner, British conductor (b. 1924)
• 2016 — Gary Reed, American comic book writer (b. 1956)
• 2015 — Eric Arturo Delvalle, Panamanian lawyer and politician, President of Panama (b. 1937)
• 2015 — Brian Friel, Irish author, playwright, and director (b. 1929)
• 2015 — Rodolfo Frigeri, Argentinian economist and politician, Argentinian Minister of Finance (b. 1942)

Sports on October 2

• College Football: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers @ New Mexico State Aggies — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Minnesota Wild @ Nashville Predators — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NFL: Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cleveland Browns — 00:15 UTC Scheduled
• College Football: North Texas Mean Green @ Tulsa Golden Hurricane — 01:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Seattle Kraken @ Calgary Flames — 01:00 UTC Scheduled

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