October 2 Holidays

✡️ Religious Observances

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

🕰️ On This Day in History

• 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... ↗
• 2006 — Five Amish girls are murdered by Charles Carl Roberts in a shooting at an Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania before Roberts... ↗
• 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... ↗

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🎂 Notable Births

• 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

🏀 Sports on this Date

• College Football: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers @ New Mexico State Aggies — 00:00 Scheduled
• NHL: Minnesota Wild @ Nashville Predators — 00:00 Scheduled
• NFL: Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cleveland Browns — 00:15 Scheduled
• College Football: North Texas Mean Green @ Tulsa Golden Hurricane — 01:00 Scheduled
• NHL: Seattle Kraken @ Calgary Flames — 01:00 Scheduled
• NHL: Chicago Blackhawks @ Utah Mammoth — 01:30 Scheduled