What happend on 2nd October

01.10
03.10
2005

The Ethan Allen tour boat capsized on Lake George in Upstate New York, killing twenty-one people.

2004

American Samoa joins the North American Numbering Plan.

2001

First palindromic MM-DD-YYYY date since August 31, 1380.

2001

Bankruptcy of Swissair.

2000

The science fiction TV-series Andromeda premiered, it ended on May 13, 2005.

1996

Lance Armstrong is diagnosed with testicular cancer that spreads to his liver, lungs, and brain.

1996

An AeroPerú Boeing 757 crashes in Pacific Ocean shortly after takeoff from Lima, Peru killing 70.

1996

The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton.

1992

The Carandiru Massacre takes place after a riot in the Carandiru prison system in São Paulo, Brazil.

1990

A Chinese airline Boeing 737-247 is hijacked; after landing at Guangzhou it crashes into two airliners on the ground, killing 132