§ 01 — Observances
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What we celebrate today.
No public holidays on record for this date.
No public holidays on record for this date.
Hurricane Matthew becomes a Category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest hurricane to form in the Caribbean Sea since 2007.
Two paintings with a combined value of $100 million are recovered after having been stolen from the Van Gogh Museum in 2002.
The 7.6 Mw Sumatra earthquake leaves 1,115 people dead.
Controversial drawings of Muhammad are printed in a Danish newspaper.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict: Twelve-year-old Muhammad al-Durrah is shot and killed on the second day of the Second Intifada.
Silence is a source of great strength.
In 2016: Hurricane Matthew becomes a Category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest hurricane to form in the Caribbean Sea since 2007.