It happened on a… October 2

US President Donald Trump announces that he and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for COVID-19, President hospitalized later that day

Saudi American journalist Jamal Khashoggi enters the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, never to be seen again prompting a diplomatic crisis.

Kim Kardashian is robbed at gunpoint of $10 million worth of jewelry in her hotel in Paris.

Montreal Expos earn the last win in the franchise’s MLB history, beating New York Mets, 6 – 3 at Shea Stadium; Brad Wilkerson hits the Expos’ final home run in 9th inning, his 32nd of the year.

Alanis Morissette’s debut album ‘Jagged Little Pill’.

NHL #1 draft pick Eric Lindros rejects Quebec Nordiques’ offer of a 10 year, $50m contract.

Toronto Blue Jays clinch American League East title.

« The Bridge on the River Kwai », directed by David Lean and starring William Holden and Alec Guinness, is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1958).

« Peanuts, » the comic strip created by Charles M. Schulz, was published for the first time in seven newspapers.

Mahatma (Mohandas) K Gandhi was born. He was known for his advocacy of non-violent resistance to fight tyranny.

Jacques Cartier 1491-1557 arrives at the Iroquois village of Hochelaga; names Mont Royal [Mont Réal].