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October 2 - Bankruptcy of Swissair .

October 4

---First Case Of Anthrax in the US ( Attack ) is announced by federal officials.

--- Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 crashes over the Black Sea en route from Tel Aviv Israel to Novosibirsk Russia - 78 dead.

October 7 - The American Attack On Afghanistan begins. The United Kingdom participates.

of SAS collides first with a private plane and then a building at Linate Airport in Milan , Italy - 100 dead

October 9 - The 2001 Anthrax Attacks continue as anthrax letters are mailed from Princeton, New Jersey to Senators Tom Daschle of South Dakota and Patrick Leahy of Vermont .

October 15 - NASA 's Galileo Spacecraft passes within 112 miles of Jupiter 's moon Io

October 19 - SIEV-X sinks en route to Christmas Island

" is held featuring performances by The Who , Paul McCartney , David Bowie , Billy Joel , Destiny's Child , Eric Clapton , Adam Sandler , Bon Jovi , Elton John and many more.

October 23 - Apple Computer releases the now famous IPod .

October 25 - Microsoft releases Windows XP

October 30 - Famous Arab Encyclopedist M. A. Benyounis passed away Guiness World Rec. Issue 2002 P.156

Films:

October 5 - Joy Ride

October 19 - From Hell