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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.

A privately owned Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress conducting a living history exhibition flight crashes shortly after takeoff from Windsor Locks, Connecticut, killing seven.

The Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi is assassinated in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.

Ethiopian protests break out during a festival in the Oromia region, killing dozens of people.

President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea goes to North Korea for an Inter-Korean summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.

Five Amish girls are murdered in a shooting at a school in Pennsylvania, United States.

The first parkrun, then known as the Bushy Park Time Trial, takes place in Bushy Park, London, UK.

The Beltway sniper attacks begin in Washington, D.C., extending over three weeks and killing 10 people.

Aeroperú Flight 603 crashes into the ocean near Peru, killing all 70 people on board.

The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton.

Singapore-Malaysian actor and director of Malaysia's 1st sci-fi film "XX Ray"

Canadian NFL quarterback (Super Bowl MVP 1991; Washington Redskins)

Icelandic alt-rock drummer (The Sugarcubes - "Hit")

American pop singer-songwriter and producer ("A Place Like This"; "C'est La Vie")

Canadian guitarist and singer-songwriter (Glass Tiger - "Don't Forget Me")

English jazz musician

Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (6 Stanley Cup wins; Edmonton Oilers [5])

French soccer defensive midfielder (60 caps; PSG)

British actor (Only Fools and Horses)

American ice hockey defenceman (Stanley Cup 1991-92

American golfer (British Open

English rugby union lock (57 caps; 2 caps British Lions; Preston Grasshoppers RFC)

American R&B singer and songwriter ("Rock Me Tonight")

South African anti-apartheid activist (spent 3 yrs in Robbeneiland Jail)

British rock vocalist (The Human League - "Don't You Want Me")