Historical Events
- #21 University of Alabama football team beats #3 Florida, 40-39 in overtime to snap the Gators' 30-game home win streak; future Seattle Seahawks running back Shaun Alexander crosses for 4 touchdowns for the Crimson Tide
- Atlanta Thrashers play first regular-season game in franchise history, a 4-1 loss to the visiting NJ Devils, before a crowd of 18,545 at Philips Arena; Kelly Buchberger scores first goal in Thrashers history
NHL Record
Boston's Ray Bourque becomes highest goal-scoring defenseman in NHL history; 386th career goal in Bruins' 3-1 win v Carolina Hurricanes moves him 1 ahead of Paul Coffey
Famous Weddings
Rob Thomas
"Matchbox Twenty" lead singer Rob Thomas (27) weds model Marisol Maldonado in Santa Ynez, California
Famous Deaths
- Heinz G. Konsalik, German novelist, dies at 78
Died in 1999 1999 Highlights
About October 2, 1999
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 24 years, 6 months and 25 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Libra
Holidays: Gandhi Jayanti (India)
Music Charts
#1 Song: Unpretty - TLC
#1 Song: Blue (Da Ba Dee) - Eiffel 65
