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What Happened on October 4, 2023

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Historical Events

  • 21 people are killed after a bus crashes off a bridge and plunges 15m (50ft) at Mestre, near Venice, Italy [1]
  • Colombian army apologies for murder of 6,402 civilians and falsely passing them off as left-wing guerrillas to boost their kill rate 15 years after armed conflict with Farc [1]

McCarthy Voted Out

Kevin McCarthy becomes first speaker of the US House of Representatives to be voted out by fellow Republican hard-liners, led by Matt Gaetz [1]

US Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy
  • Nobel Prize for Chemistry awarded to Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov “for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots” [1]
  • South Lhonak lake bursts sending flash flooding through India's Lachen valley, in Sikkim state, killing 70 people, with 76 missing, displacing 10,000 people [1]
Events in 2023

Famous Deaths

  • Giannis Ioannidis, Greek basketball coach (12 × Greek League C'ship; 6 × Greek Cup winner; GS Larissas, Aris, Olympiacos, AEK, Greece 1982–90), dies at 78
  • Jason Wynyard, New Zealand woodchopper (9 x World C'ship; 14 x Stihl Timbersports Series), dies of Burkitt lymphoma at 49
Died in 2023 2023 Highlights

About October 4, 2023

Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 7 months and 5 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Libra

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