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1937 – 2024Ratan Tata (1937-2024)Died 9 October 2024, aged 86Indian businessman who led the Tata Group for two decades, admired as much for his ethics and philanthropy as for the acquisitions that made Tata global.
2024Hurricane Milton strikes FloridaA rapid intensification to Category 5 in the GulfHurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, on 9 October 2024, two weeks after Helene. It had intensified to Category 5 over the Gulf before weakening at landfall.
2024Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for protein structureDavid Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper honouredThe 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was announced on 9 October, going to David Baker for computational protein design and to Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for AlphaFold's prediction of protein structures.