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{{*mp|October 7}}'''[[Mario Vargas Llosa]]''' wins the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]]. |
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{{*mp|October 6}} Researchers announce that they have identified the '''[[Koro language]]''', spoken by 800 to 1,200 people in the [[Arunachal Pradesh]] region of [[India]]. |
{{*mp|October 6}} Researchers announce that they have identified the '''[[Koro language]]''', spoken by 800 to 1,200 people in the [[Arunachal Pradesh]] region of [[India]]. |
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{{*mp|October 6}} '''[[Richard F. Heck]]''', '''[[Ei-ichi Negishi]]''' and '''[[Akira Suzuki (chemist)|Akira Suzuki]]''' win the [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]] for their work in [[organic synthesis]]. |
{{*mp|October 6}} '''[[Richard F. Heck]]''', '''[[Ei-ichi Negishi]]''' and '''[[Akira Suzuki (chemist)|Akira Suzuki]]''' win the [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]] for their work in [[organic synthesis]]. |
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{{*mp|October 4}} [[British people|British]] [[comedy]] [[actor]] '''[[Norman Wisdom]]''' dies aged 95. |
{{*mp|October 4}} [[British people|British]] [[comedy]] [[actor]] '''[[Norman Wisdom]]''' dies aged 95. |
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{{*mp|October 4}} A [[state of emergency]] is declared in western [[Hungary]] after '''[[Ajka alumina plant accident|an accident]]''' at an [[alumina]] factory floods a large area with "[[red mud]]", killing at least four people. |
{{*mp|October 4}} A [[state of emergency]] is declared in western [[Hungary]] after '''[[Ajka alumina plant accident|an accident]]''' at an [[alumina]] factory floods a large area with "[[red mud]]", killing at least four people. |
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{{*mp|October 4}} In [[golf]], the [[Ryder Cup]] concludes with [[Europe]] '''[[2010 Ryder Cup|defeating]]''' the [[United States]]. |
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Revision as of 11:12, 7 October 2010
- Mario Vargas Llosa wins the Nobel Prize in Literature.
- Researchers announce that they have identified the Koro language, spoken by 800 to 1,200 people in the Arunachal Pradesh region of India.
- Richard F. Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work in organic synthesis.
- Faisal Shahzad (pictured) is sentenced to life in prison for an attempted car bombing in Times Square, New York City.
- Former trader Jérôme Kerviel is sentenced to three years in jail for his role in the January 2008 Société Générale trading loss incident.
- Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov win the Nobel Prize in Physics for their research on graphene.
- British comedy actor Norman Wisdom dies aged 95.
- A state of emergency is declared in western Hungary after an accident at an alumina factory floods a large area with "red mud", killing at least four people.
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