On this day in sports: October 2

1. 1968 Mexican President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz orders soldiers to suppress a demonstration of unarmed students, ten days before the start of the 1968 Summer Olympics. Source
2. 1970 An aircraft carrying the Wichita State University football team, administrators, and supporters crashes in Colorado, killing 31 people. Source
3. 1989 Born: Frederik Andersen, Danish ice hockey player Source
4. 1992 Born: Shane Larkin, American-Turkish basketball player Source
5. 1993 Born: Lance McCullers Jr., American baseball player Source

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