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Monday, 05 October 2026

2001

Robert Stevens becomes the first victim in the 2001 anthrax attacks.

2000

Mass demonstrations in Belgrade lead to resignation of Serbian strongman Slobodan Milošević. These demonstrations are often called the Bulldozer Revolution.

1999

The Ladbroke Grove rail crash in west London kills 31 people.

1991

An Indonesian military transport crashes after takeoff from Jakarta killing 137.

The first official version of the Linux kernel, version 0.02, is released.

1990

After one hundred and fifty years ''The Herald'' broadsheet newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, is published for the last time as a separate newspaper.

1988

The Chilean opposition coalition ''Concertación'' (center-left) defeats Augusto Pinochet in his re-election attempt and a general election is called the following year.

1986

Israeli secret nuclear weapons are revealed. The British newspaper ''The Sunday Times'' runs Mordechai Vanunu's story on its front page under the headline: "Revealed — the secrets of Israel's nuclear arsenal".

1984

Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space, aboard the Space Shuttle ''Challenger''.

1981

Raoul Wallenberg becomes an honorary U.S. citizen.

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