International Day of Non-Violence
Mahatma Gandhi's birthday (1869). UN-recognized since 2007. The same date is also a national holiday in India — Gandhi Jayanti — alcohol-free across all states.
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Full history →Notable · 2018
The Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi was assassinated in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.- 20252 people are killed and at least 4 others injured in an attack on a synagogue in Manchester, UK, during Yom Kippur.
- 2019A privately owned Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress conducting a living history exhibition flight crashes shortly after takeoff from Windsor Locks, Connecticut, killing seven.
- 2018The Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi is assassinated in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.