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, Macedonian President
- Carlos Bernard, American actor
- Chris Botti, American jazz musician
- Dhammika Ranatunga, cricketer (bro of Arjuna Sri Lankan batsman 1990)
- Sid Fernandez, pitcher (NY Mets, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Honolulu, Hawaii