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  • 1187 Sultan of Egypt Saladin captures Jerusalem from the Crusaders
  • 1492 King Henry VII of England invades France
  • The bill of rights as it was created on September 25, 1789

    Bill of Rights

    1789 George Washington transmits the proposed constitutional amendments, known as the United States Bill of Rights, to the states for ratification
  • 1928 "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God," known as Opus Dei, is founded by Catholic priest Josemaría Escrivá in Madrid, Spain
  • 1944 Polish resistance fighters capitulate in the Warsaw Uprising after an estimated 250,000 people are killed
  • 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
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  • The Bridge on the River Kwai movie poster

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957 "The Bridge on the River Kwai," directed by David Lean and starring William Holden and Alec Guinness, is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1958)
  • 1995 British band Oasis releases their second studio album "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?" and sells a record 347,000 copies in the first week
  • 1947 NY Yankees catcher Yogi Berra hits the first pinch-hit home run in World Series history off Ralph Branca in the 7th inning of a 9-8 loss to the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game 3

Beatrix Potter's "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" is published by Frederick Warne & Co. in London

October 2, 1902

  • Richard III

    1452 - 1485

  • Paul von Hindenburg

    1847 - 1934

  • Mahatma Gandhi

    1869 - 1948

  • Graham Greene

    1904 - 1991

  • John B. Gurdon

    1933 - 2025

  • Annie Leibovitz

    76 Years Old
More Birthdays on October 2

  • Groucho Marx

    1890 - 1977

  • Bud Abbott

    1897 - 1974

  • Coco the Clown

    1900 - 1974

  • Steve Sabol

    1942 - 2012

  • Sting

    74 Years Old

  • Warren Spector

    70 Years Old

  • Tiffany Darwish

    54 Years Old

  • Jacob Sartorius

    23 Years Old

  • Maury Wills

    1932 - 2022

  • Jana Novotna

    1968 - 2017

  • Thomas Muster

    58 Years Old

Homing pigeon averages a record 133 km/h in a 1,100 km race in Australia

October 2, 1971

  • 1771 Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn scandalously marries commoner and widower Anne Horton, displeasing George III, leading to the Royal Marriages Act of 1772
  • 1900 Belgium crown prince Albert von Saksen-Coburg weds Elisabeth of Bayern
  • 1909 American Playwright Eugene O'Neill (20) marries 1st wife Kathleen Jenkins
  • 1942 Jazz musician Louis Armstrong (41) divorces Alpha Smith after 4 years of marriage
  • 2023 Actress Jodie Turner-Smith files for divorce from fellow actor husband Joshua Jackson after four years of marriage [1]
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  • Andreas Vesalius

    1514 - 1564

  • Samuel Adams

    1722 - 1803

  • Marcel Duchamp

    1887 - 1968

  • Paavo Nurmi

    1897 - 1973

  • Tom Petty

    1950 - 2017

  • Jamal Khashoggi

    1958 - 2018
More October 2 Deaths
  • Rock Hudson in his Hollywood heyday and as he appeared ravaged by AIDS just before his death. Photo: AP

    The Tragic and Fatal Secret of Rock Hudson

    He was seen as the ultimate ladies' man, but Hollywood actor Rock Hudson, who died on this day, was secretly gay and became the first major star to die of AIDS. October 2, 1985
  • 32nd US President Franklin D. Roosevelt

    Weekly Quiz for September 30 - October 6

    What major US structure was dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935? Who called Russia a 'riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma' in 1939?
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  • The mass-produced Model T that brought motoring to the masses

    Ford Puts Millions in the Driving Seat

    October 1, 1908
  • Charles Darwin caused uproar with his theory of evolution and his writings may still shock modern readers

    Barking Mad! Puppies Slain to Cure Leg Injury

    October 3, 1833
  • Ten-year-old Elvis, second from right and wearing glasses, with talent show winners

    Elvis Comes Fifth in Talent Show

    October 3, 1945
  • Pope Gregory XIII with the calendar that was to make his name

    Gregory Conquers Julius Caesar

    October 4, 1582
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