Historical Events
- Infamous Columbus Day Storm strikes the U.S. Pacific Northwest with record wind velocities; 46 dead and at least U.S. $230 million in damages
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
- US/USSR sign joint space effort in telecommunications & meteorology
Famous Birthdays
- Branko Crvenkovski, 3rd President of Macedonia, born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
- Carlos Bernard, American actor (24), born in Evanston, Illinois
- Chris Botti, American jazz musician (Impressions), born in Portland, Oregon
- Dammika Ranatunga, Sri Lankan cricketer (bro of Arjuna Sri Lankan batsman 1990), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Sid Fernandez, American baseball pitcher (NY Mets, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Honolulu, Hawaii