How Many Days Until October 1?

This day in history: October 1

1. 1991

   Croatian War of Independence: Yugoslav People's Army forces invaded the area surrounding Dubrovnik, Croatia, beginning a seven-month siege of the city.

2. 1994

   A tribunal was established to consider matters relating to the constitution of Singapore upon referral by the president.

3. 1998

   Europol, the EU's law enforcement agency, was formed with the ratification of the Europol Convention by all member states.

4. 2003

   A levy was imposed on the hiring of foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong, who numbered in the hundreds of thousands at the time.

5. 2012

   A ferry collision off Lamma Island, Hong Kong, killed 39 people and injured 92 others.

6. 2017

   A lone gunman fired more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition from his hotel suite on a crowd attending the Route 91 Harvest music festival on the Las Vegas Strip, resulting in 60 deaths and 867 injuries.

7. 2018

   The International Court of Justice ruled that Chile was under no obligation to restore Bolivia's access to the Pacific Ocean, which it had lost in the 19th century.

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