EST. DECEMBER 1994 β’ 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com π―
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
October 1
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Day 273 of 2026 | Week 40 | 86 days until Christmas π
HISTORIC EVENTS
Israel invaded Southern Lebanon, marking the fifth Israeli invasion of Lebanon since 1978.
One hundred and thirty-five are killed in a human crush following a football match at Kanjuruhan Stadium in East Java, Indonesia.
The 2020 World Expo in Dubai begins. Its opening was originally scheduled for 20 October 2020 but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kuopio school stabbing: One dies and ten are injured when Joel Marin, armed with a sabre, attacks a school class at Savo Vocational College in Kuopio, Finland.
The International Court of Justice rules that Chile is not obliged to negotiate access to the Pacific Ocean with Bolivia.
An independence referendum, later declared illegal by the Constitutional Court of Spain, takes place in Catalonia.
Sixty people are killed and 867 others injured in a mass shooting at a country music festival at the Las Vegas Strip in the United States; the gunman, Stephen Paddock, later commits suicide.
The leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, Pedro SΓ‘nchez, resigns. He would return to the position a year later.
A gunman kills nine people at a community college in Oregon.
Heavy rains trigger a major landslide in Guatemala, killing 280 people.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
born in Haifa
born in Atlanta
English comedian and TV presenter known for "You've Been Framed"
New Zealand chess player
Japanese record producer and broadcaster
American actress (Beth Spaulding in "Guiding Light")
coach (12-time All Star
American actor (Bad Boys; La Bamba; NYPD Blue)
English soccer forward (5 caps; Tottenham Hotspur
American organist (Wanamaker Grand Court
South African cricket all-rounder (2 ODIs) and coach (RSA 2010-11)
Australian Rules Football forward (All Australian 1992-95; Norm Smith Medal 1989; Coleman Medal 1993-95; Geelong)
Brazilian-American plastic surgeon and television personality
American actress (Guiding Light
Russian road cyclist (first Soviet to win individual amateur road race at World C'ships 1981)
π― yow.com Connection
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