What Happened on October 2, 1984

• 3 cosmonauts return after a record 237 days in orbit
• Due to a strike by MLB umpires, first 4 NLCS games played with replacement umpires; Game 1: Chicago Cubs beat SD Padres, 13-0
• Papa John's Pizza is founded by John Schnatter in Jeffersonville, Indiana; it would go on to become the fourth-largest pizza delivery restaurant chain in the United States

• Richard Miller becomes 1st (former) FBI agent to be charged with espionage

• John Morris, American voice actor (Toy Story), born in Paris, Texas
• Marion Bartoli, French tennis player (Wimbledon 2013), born in Haute-Loire, France

Holidays: Gandhi Jayanti (India)

• #1 Song: Let's Go Crazy - Prince And The Revolution
• #1 Song: I Just Called to Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder