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Hurricane Matthew becomes a Category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest hurricane to form in the Caribbean Sea since 2007.
Two paintings with a combined value of $100 million are recovered after having been stolen from the Van Gogh Museum in 2002.
The 7.6 Mw Sumatra earthquake leaves 1,115 people dead.
Controversial drawings of Muhammad are printed in a Danish newspaper.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict: Twelve-year-old Muhammad al-Durrah is shot and killed on the second day of the Second Intifada.
The Tokaimura nuclear accident causes the deaths of two technicians in Japan's second-worst nuclear accident.
Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-68.
The 6.2 Mw Latur earthquake shakes Maharashtra, India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) killing 9,748 and injuring 30,000.
Ethernet specifications are published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation.
Finnair Flight 405 is hijacked by Aarno Lamminparras in Oulu, Finland.
Alberto Moleiro
Spanish footballer (born 2003)
Born 2003Levi Miller
Australian actor and model
Born 2002Maddie Ziegler
American actress and dancer (born 2002)
Born 2002Landon Dickerson
American football player (born 1998)
Born 1998Yui Imaizumi
Japanese actress, singer, model, and television personality
Born 1998Trevi Moran
American musician and YouTuber
Born 1998Yana Kudryavtseva
Russian rhythmic gymnast, World Champion, Olympic silver medalist
Born 1997Max Verstappen
Dutch and Belgian racing driver (born 1997)
Born 1997Gavin Creel
American actor, singer and songwriter (1976–2024)
2024Dikembe Mutombo
Congolese-American basketball player (1966–2024)
2024Humberto Ortega
Nicaraguan military leader (1947–2024)
2024Ken Page
American actor and singer (1954–2024)
2024Pete Rose
American baseball player (1941–2024)
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