Page 8: Historical Events In October - 11
Friday, 03 October 2025
2018 Russian Soyuz spacecraft makes emergency landing when rocket fails two minutes after liftoff, with American astronaut and Russian cosmonaut aboard on this day in history.
2019 Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli scores career-best 254 not out to move past 7,000 Test runs on day 2 of the 2nd Test against South Africa in Mumbai; India wins by an innings and 137 runs on this day in history.
2020 On this day in history french Open Men's Tennis: Rafael Nadal beats Novak Äoković 6-0, 6-2, 7-5; 20th Grand Slam singles title; record 13th French singles title
2020 On October - 11 nBA Finals: LA Lakers beat Miami Heat 106-93 in Game 6 to win record equalling 17th title; MVP: LeBron James ; first to win the award with 3 different teams
2020 British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton wins Eifel Grand Prix at Germany's Nürburgring to equal Michael Schumacher's record of 91 Formula 1 victories on October - 11.
2023 On October - 11 exxonMobil announces it will acquire Pioneer Natural Resources for $65 billion USD, the first of two major energy industry acquisitions of the month. The second occurs less than two weeks later on 23 October, where Hess announces it will be acquired by Chevron for $50 billion.