Historical Events on October 2, Facts & Special Events On This Day

829

Theophilos succeeds his father Michael II as Byzantine Emperor.

939

Battle of Andernach: King Otto I crushes a rebellion against his rule, by a coalition of Eberhard of Franconia and other Frankish dukes.

1187

Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule.

1263

The Battle of Largs is fought between Norwegians and Scots.

1470

Richard Neville's rebellion forces King Edward IV of England to flee to the Netherlands, restoring Henry VI to the throne.

1528

William Tyndale, the renowned English Reformer and Bible translator published his famous work The Obedience of a Christian Man.

1535

Jacques Cartier discovers the area where Montreal is now located.

1552

Conquest of Kazan by Ivan the Terrible.

1780

John André, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War, is hanged as a spy by American forces.

1789

George Washington sends proposed Constitutional amendments (The United States Bill of Rights) to the States for ratification.

1814

Battle of Rancagua: Spanish Royalists troops under Mariano Osorio defeats rebel Chilean forces of Bernardo O'Higgins and José Miguel Carrera.

1835

The Texas Revolution begins with the Battle of Gonzales: Mexican soldiers attempt to disarm the people of Gonzales, Texas, but encounter stiff resistance from a hastily assembled militia.

1864

American Civil War: Battle of Saltville: Union forces attack Saltville, Virginia, but are defeated by Confederate troops.

1919

U.S. President Woodrow Wilson suffers a massive stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed.

1925

John Logie Baird performs the first test of a working television system.

1928

The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded by Josemaría Escrivá.

1937

Dominican Republic strongman Rafael Trujillo orders the execution of the Haitian population living within the borderlands; approximately 20,000 are killed over the next five days.

1941

World War II: In Operation Typhoon, Germany begins an all-out offensive against Moscow.

1942

World War II: Ocean Liner RMS Queen Mary accidentally rams and sinks her own escort ship, HMS Curacoa, off the coast of Ireland, killing 337 crewmen aboard the Curacoa.

1944

World War II: German troops end the Warsaw Uprising.

1949

The Soviet Union recognises the People's Republic of China, proclaimed the previous day by Mao Zedong.

1950

Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American justice of the United States Supreme Court.

1968

Mexican President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz orders soldiers to suppress a demonstration of unarmed students, ten days before the 1968 Summer Olympics will start.

1970

A plane carrying the Wichita State University football team, administrators, and supporters crashes in Colorado killing 31 people.

1980

Michael Myers becomes the first member of either chamber of Congress to be expelled since the Civil War.

1990

Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301 is hijacked and lands at Guangzhou, where it crashes into two other airliners on the ground, killing 128.

1996

A maintenance worker's failure to remove tape covering the static ports of the aircraft causes Aeroperú Flight 603 to crash into the ocean near Lima, Peru, due to instrument failure.

1996

The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton.

2002

The Beltway sniper attacks begin, extending over three weeks.

2006

Five Amish girls are murdered by Charles Carl Roberts in a shooting at an Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania before Roberts commits suicide.

2007

President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea walks across the Military Demarcation Line into North Korea on his way to the second Inter-Korean summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.

2016

October 2 in History

Historical Events on October 2

Theophilos succeeds his father Michael II as Byzantine Emperor.

Battle of Andernach: King Otto I crushes a rebellion against his rule, by a coalition of Eberhard of Franconia and other Frankish dukes.

Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule.

The Battle of Largs is fought between Norwegians and Scots.

Richard Neville's rebellion forces King Edward IV of England to flee to the Netherlands, restoring Henry VI to the throne.

William Tyndale, the renowned English Reformer and Bible translator published his famous work The Obedience of a Christian Man.

Jacques Cartier discovers the area where Montreal is now located.

Conquest of Kazan by Ivan the Terrible.

John André, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War, is hanged as a spy by American forces.

George Washington sends proposed Constitutional amendments (The United States Bill of Rights) to the States for ratification.

Battle of Rancagua: Spanish Royalists troops under Mariano Osorio defeats rebel Chilean forces of Bernardo O'Higgins and José Miguel Carrera.

The Texas Revolution begins with the Battle of Gonzales: Mexican soldiers attempt to disarm the people of Gonzales, Texas, but encounter stiff resistance from a hastily assembled militia.

American Civil War: Battle of Saltville: Union forces attack Saltville, Virginia, but are defeated by Confederate troops.

U.S. President Woodrow Wilson suffers a massive stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed.

John Logie Baird performs the first test of a working television system.

The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded by Josemaría Escrivá.

Dominican Republic strongman Rafael Trujillo orders the execution of the Haitian population living within the borderlands; approximately 20,000 are killed over the next five days.

World War II: In Operation Typhoon, Germany begins an all-out offensive against Moscow.

World War II: Ocean Liner RMS Queen Mary accidentally rams and sinks her own escort ship, HMS Curacoa, off the coast of Ireland, killing 337 crewmen aboard the Curacoa.

World War II: German troops end the Warsaw Uprising.

The Soviet Union recognises the People's Republic of China, proclaimed the previous day by Mao Zedong.

Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz is first published.

Guinea declares its independence from France.

The anthology series The Twilight Zone premieres on CBS television.

Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American justice of the United States Supreme Court.

Mexican President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz orders soldiers to suppress a demonstration of unarmed students, ten days before the 1968 Summer Olympics will start.

A plane carrying the Wichita State University football team, administrators, and supporters crashes in Colorado killing 31 people.

Michael Myers becomes the first member of either chamber of Congress to be expelled since the Civil War.

Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301 is hijacked and lands at Guangzhou, where it crashes into two other airliners on the ground, killing 128.

A maintenance worker's failure to remove tape covering the static ports of the aircraft causes Aeroperú Flight 603 to crash into the ocean near Lima, Peru, due to instrument failure.

The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton.

The Beltway sniper attacks begin, extending over three weeks.

Five Amish girls are murdered by Charles Carl Roberts in a shooting at an Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania before Roberts commits suicide.

President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea walks across the Military Demarcation Line into North Korea on his way to the second Inter-Korean summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.

Ethiopian protests: Violence breaks out during an Irreechaa festival in the Oromia region, killing dozens of people.

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