Start of National Carers Week (until 17 October)
“Take Your Parents to lunch day”
Birthdays for comedian Dawn French (1957), actress Joan Cusack (1962) and rapper Cardi B (1992)
Anniversary of:
• the inauguration of the University of Sydney, Australia’s oldest university (1852)
• the premiere of Saturday Night Live (1975)
• the death of singer Édith Piaf (1963)
