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President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea goes to North Korea for an Inter-Korean summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.

On October 2, in the year 2007, President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea goes to North Korea for an Inter-Korean summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. This event is recorded as a Historical Events event in the history of October 2, a notable event in this corner of history.

Roh Moo-hyun was a South Korean politician and lawyer who served as the ninth president of South Korea from 2003 to 2008.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on October 2, 2007 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Historical Events event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 3 Wikipedia articles.
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 26 September 2026.

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Notable Deaths 2015 Oct 2 Brian Friel, Irish author, playwright, and director (born 1929)
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Notable Deaths 2015 Oct 2 Johnny Paton, Scottish footballer and coach (born 1923)
Notable Deaths 2014 Oct 2 Robert Flower, Australian footballer (born 1955)
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Notable Deaths 2012 Oct 2 Nguyễn Chí Thiện, Vietnamese-American poet and activist (born 1939)
Notable Deaths 2012 Oct 2 Charles Roach, Trinidadian-Canadian lawyer and activist (born 1933)
Notable Deaths 2012 Oct 2 J. Philippe Rushton, English-Canadian psychologist, theorist, academic (born 1943)
Notable Deaths 2010 Oct 2 Kwa Geok Choo, Singaporean lawyer and scholar (born 1920)
Notable Deaths 2007 Oct 2 Tex Coulter, American football player (born 1924)
Notable Deaths 2007 Oct 2 George Grizzard, American actor (born 1928)
Notable Deaths 2007 Oct 2 Dan Keating, Irish Republican Army volunteer (born 1902)
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Notable Deaths 2006 Oct 2 Helen Chenoweth-Hage, American politician (born 1938)
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Notable Deaths 2003 Oct 2 John Thomas Dunlop, American scholar and politician, United States Secretary of Labor (born 1914)
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Notable Births 2002 Oct 2 Jacob Sartorius, American social media personality and singer
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Notable Deaths 2001 Oct 2 Franz Biebl, German composer and academic (born 1906)
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