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October 2

October 2 is under the sign of Libra. Famous birthdays on this day include Sting (musician) (1951), Romina Power (1951) and Alain Soral (1958). Several movies were released around October 2 over the years, such as A Woman Under the Influence in 1974 directed by John Cassavetes and The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway in 1989 directed by José María Sánchez.
But much more happened on October 2 over the years: find out below

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A Woman Under the Influence

A Woman Under the Influence

Release year: 1974

Directed by: John Cassavetes

Starring: Gena Rowlands, Peter Falk, Fred Draper, Lady Rowlands

Country: United States of America

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The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway

The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway

Release year: 1989

Directed by: José María Sánchez

Starring: Victor Garber, Rom Anderson, Miguel Arribas, Máximo Astray

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Applause

Applause

Release year: 1929

Directed by: Rouben Mamoulian

Starring: Helen Morgan, Joan Peers, Fuller Mellish Jr., Jack Cameron

Country: United States of America

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Laila

Laila

Release year: 1929

Directed by: George Schnéevoigt

Starring: Mona Mårtenson, Tryggve Larssen, Harald Schwenzen, Peter Malberg

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Black Christmas

Black Christmas

Release year: 1974

Directed by: Bob Clark

Starring: Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, John Saxon

Country: United States of America

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of October 2?

    Holidays

  • Roman Catholic Church - Memorial of Guardian Angels
  • World Farm Animal Day
  • Roman festivals - First day of the Ludi Augustales to celebrate the recovery by emperor August of Roman standards from the Parthians
  • Also see October 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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    Events

  • 2018 War in Afghanistan (2001–present), Afghan parliamentary election, 2018: A suicide bomber kills 13 people and injures more than 30 others at an election rally in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. (BBC)
  • 2017 The Luxor Hotel is placed on lockdown due to a bomb threat. (Express)
  • 2016 Libyan Civil War (2014–present): An ISIL sniper in Sirte, Libya, shoots dead Dutch photographer and war correspondent Jeroen Oerlemans. (The Independent)
  • 2015 Syrian Civil War, Russian intervention in the Syrian Civil War: The Russian Government says Russian jets bombed Syria for the third consecutive day, hitting 12 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) targets. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that ISIL has no presence in the western and northern areas struck though Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate al-Nusra Front does. Russian planes also bombed Raqqah, the unofficial capital of ISIL. (Daily Mail)
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Books

Which were the most popular books released around October 2 over the years?

Come, My Beloved by Pearl S. Buck

Come, My Beloved

Year: 1953

By: Pearl S. Buck

An American millionaire builds a Christian seminary in India, furthering his spiritual mission—and setting into motion a generations-spanning cycle of miscommunication and fracture within his family Beginning in the 1890s, Come,

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Clock Without Hands by Carson McCullers

Clock Without Hands

Year: 1961

By: Carson McCullers

Set in Georgia on the eve of court-ordered integration, Clock Without Hands contains McCullers's most poignant statement on race, class, and justice.

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Ethics For The New Millennium by the Dalai Lama

Ethics For The New Millennium

Year: 1999

By: the Dalai Lama

Don't miss His Holiness the Dalai Lama's classic book, The Art of Happiness, or his newest, The Book of Joy, named one of Oprah's Favorite Things. In a difficult, uncertain time, it takes a person of great courage, such as …

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The Rich Are Different by Susan Howatch

The Rich Are Different

Year: 1977

By: Susan Howatch

Dinah Slade is a young Englishwoman of immense vitality, great sensual power, and fierce ambition. When the handsome and powerful Paul Van Zale commits the imprudence of falling in love with

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The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell

The Bone Clocks

Year: 2014

By: David Mitchell

The New York Times bestseller by the author of Cloud Atlas | Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize | Named One of the Top Ten Fiction Books of the Year by Time, Entertainment Weekly, and O: The Oprah Magazine | …

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