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{{*mp|October 2}} [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]], is '''[[Rio de Janeiro bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics|chosen]]''' by the [[International Olympic Committee]] as the host city for the [[2016 Summer Olympics]]. |
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{{*mp|October 1}} The Justices of the '''[[Supreme Court of the United Kingdom]]''' ''(location pictured)'' are sworn into office, replacing the [[Judicial functions of the House of Lords|Judicial Committee of the House of Lords]]. |
{{*mp|October 1}} The Justices of the '''[[Supreme Court of the United Kingdom]]''' ''(location pictured)'' are sworn into office, replacing the [[Judicial functions of the House of Lords|Judicial Committee of the House of Lords]]. |
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{{*mp|September 30}} The '''[[Soyuz TMA-16]]''' is launched from the [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]] to the [[International Space Station]], taking a [[space tourism|space tourist]], [[Guy Laliberté]], founder and CEO of [[Cirque du Soleil]]. |
{{*mp|September 30}} The '''[[Soyuz TMA-16]]''' is launched from the [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]] to the [[International Space Station]], taking a [[space tourism|space tourist]], [[Guy Laliberté]], founder and CEO of [[Cirque du Soleil]]. |
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Revision as of 17:21, 2 October 2009
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is chosen by the International Olympic Committee as the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
- The Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (location pictured) are sworn into office, replacing the Judicial Committee of the House of Lords.
- The Soyuz TMA-16 is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to the International Space Station, taking a space tourist, Guy Laliberté, founder and CEO of Cirque du Soleil.
- A 7.6 Mw earthquake on the Indonesian island of Sumatra kills at least 1,100 people.
- An international fact-finding mission headed by Swiss diplomat Heidi Tagliavini concludes that Georgia started the 2008 South Ossetia war and that Russia answered by using excessive measures.
- An 8.0 Mw earthquake in the Samoan Islands region causes a tsunami and kills at least 141 people.
- Junta soldiers attack participants of a protest rally in Conakry, Guinea, killing at least 157 people and injuring 1,253 others.
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