Today is Wednesday, October 2nd, the 276th day of the year. There are 90
days remaining until the end of the year and 84 days remaining until Christmas.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES Breast Cancer Awareness Month,
Clergy Appreciation Month, Computer Learning Month, Cookie Month,
Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Lupus Awareness Month, National
Diabetes Month, National Pizza Month, National Vegetarian Month,
National Popcorn Popping Month, Seafood Month, Get Organized
Week, National Custodial Worker Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Avery Brooks, 76, actor
Freddie Jackson, 68, singer/songwriter
Aaron McKie, 52, basketball player
Anthony Johnson, 50, basketball player
Mandissa, 48, singer
Tyson Chandler, 42, basketball player
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Nat Turner, 224, leader of major slave rebellion (d. 1831)
Moses Gunn, 95, actor (d. 1993)
Maury Wills, 92, baseball legend (d. 2022)
Johnnie Cochran, 88, OJ Simpson defense attorney (d. 2005)
DEATHS
Hazel Scott, 1981, singer/pianist (b. 1918)
Nipsey Russell, 2005, comedian (b. 1918)
August Wilson, 2005, playwright (b. 1945)
Tamara Dobson, 2006, actress (b. 1947)
ON THIS DATE IN…
1833 – N.Y. Anti-Slavery Society organized.
1863 – Alexander T. Augusta, one of the 1st Black doctors of the Civil War.
1872 – Morgan State University founded.
1967 – Thurgood Marshall sworn in as 1st black Supreme Court Justice.
1968 – Bob Gibson sets a World Series record of 17 strikeouts.
1980 – Larry Holmes TKOs Muhammad Ali in 11 for heavyweight boxing title.
1983 – Art Monk begins NFL streak of 136 plus consecutive game receptions.
1988 – Mike Tyson wrecks furniture in his Bernardsville N.J. mansion.
2000 – James Perkins sworn is as Selma, Alabama’s first Black mayor.
HOROSCOPE
As a Libra born on October 2nd, you are well-known for your cleverness, imagination and diplomacy. While others prefer to stick to themselves, you find the most excitement in a social setting. You love applying your creativity and imagination into unique observations and witty remarks. While your friends greatly appreciate your clever humor, they may appreciate your diplomacy even more. When the group has a disagreement or issue, you use your creativity to solve problems and bring order.
