Timeline October 2019

Events in October 2019 10

• 1935 – 2019 Diahann Carroll (1935-2019) Died 4 October 2019, aged 84 Diahann Carroll was an American actress and singer who became the first Black woman to star in her own non-servant television series with Julia in 1968. She won a Tony Award and was Oscar-nominated for Claudine. She died in Los Angeles of cancer.
• 1939 – 2019 Ginger Baker (1939-2019) Died 6 October 2019, aged 80 Ginger Baker was an English drummer best known as a member of the rock supergroup Cream alongside Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce. His powerful, jazz-influenced style made him one of the most influential rock drummers of his generation. He died in England after years of declining health.
• 1951 – 2019 Elijah Cummings (1951-2019) Died 17 October 2019, aged 68 Elijah Cummings was a US congressman representing Maryland and chairman of the House Oversight Committee, where he led investigations into the Trump administration. He was a prominent voice on civil rights and government accountability during his more than two decades in Congress. He died in Baltimore from complications of longstanding health issues.
• 2019 Project Possible — All 14 Peaks in 189 Days Completed all fourteen 8,000-metre summits in just six months and six days, shattering the previous record of seven years, ten months and six days. Along the way, he summited Everest, Lhotse and Makalu in 48 hours — a feat many considered impossible. A photograph he took of a queue of climbers on Everest went viral worldwide.
• 2019 Breaks hand; misses almost entire season Curry breaks his left hand in just his fifth game of the 2019-20 season, missing all but five games as the Warriors post the worst record in the league. It is the lowest point of his professional career.
• 2019 El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie Netflix film, 2019 - a continuation of the series Jesse Pinkman's escape after the finale, written and directed by Vince Gilligan.
• 2019 Lebanon protests begin Proposed tax on WhatsApp calls ignites mass demonstrations Nationwide protests erupted in Lebanon after the government proposed a tax on WhatsApp voice calls, rapidly broadening into demands against corruption and sectarian governance. The demonstrations were among the largest and most cross-sectarian in the country's modern history. Prime Minister Saad Hariri resigned less than two weeks later.
• 2019 Chile mass protests begin Metro fare hike sparks nationwide unrest over inequality Protests erupted in Santiago over a subway fare increase and quickly grew into nationwide demonstrations against inequality and the cost of living. Violent clashes with police left dozens dead and led to a state of emergency. The unrest eventually forced the government to agree to a referendum on rewriting the constitution.
• 2019 Google claims quantum supremacy Quantum computer solves problem in 200 seconds Google announced that its Sycamore quantum processor had achieved quantum supremacy on October 23, 2019, performing a specific calculation in 200 seconds that would take a classical supercomputer 10,000 years.
• 2019 Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed ISIS leader dies during US special forces raid ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died during a US special operations raid on his compound in northwestern Syria, detonating a suicide vest as troops closed in. President Trump announced the operation's success the following day. ISIS confirmed his death and named a successor days later.