Overview

• The date is marked globally as the International Day of Nonviolence in honor of Mohandas K. Gandhi, born on October 2, 1869.
• Gandhi led India’s independence through nonviolent civil disobedience and was assassinated in New Delhi on January 30, 1948.
• Argentina’s 1924 'gol olímpico' by Cesáreo Onzari against Uruguay at Sportivo Barracas is commemorated, in a match La Nación notes was the first broadcast by radio.
• Cultural entries include the 1951 birth of musician Sting and the deaths of Marcel Duchamp (1968), Rock Hudson (1985), Tom Petty (2017) and Hermenegildo Sábat (2018).
• Listed Argentine observances include Notary Day and Building Managers’ Day, with La Gaceta adding Waste Collector Day not cited by La Nación.