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October 2, 2018

On October 2, 2018, the Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi is assassinated in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. The year's #1 song was "God's Plan" by Drake. Prince Louis of Wales, Prince Louis of Wales, Prince Louis of Wales would arrive in the same year.

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2018 (MMXVIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2018th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 18th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 9th year of the 2010s decade.

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On October 2, 2018

  1. 2018 The Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi is assassinated in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.

    American daily newspaper

    C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper in the Washington metropolitan area and is considered a newspaper of record in the United States. 5 million digital subscribers, both ranking third among American newspapers after The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.

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Died on October 2, 2018

Jamal Khashoggi Saudi journalist and dissident (1958–2018)

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Prince Louis of Wales 2018– British royal
Prince Louis of Wales 2018– British royal
Prince Louis of Wales 2018– British royal
Prince Louis of Wales 2018– British royal

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