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Events on Saturday 7 October 2023 2
1945 – 2023Terence Davies (1945-2023)Died 7 October 2023, aged 77British director whose Distant Voices, Still Lives and The Long Day Closes turned Liverpool memory into cinema.
2023Hamas attacks Israel1,200 killed in deadliest day for Jews since HolocaustHamas launched a surprise attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking 253 hostages. It was the deadliest day for Jewish people since the Holocaust.