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Events [ ] 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem : Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule.1263 - The battle of Largs fought between Norwegians and Scots.1535 - Jacques Cartier discovers Montreal .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 transmits the proposed Constitutional amendments (The United States Bill of Rights) to the States for ratification.1835 - The Texas Revolution begins with the Battle of Gonzales : Mexican soldiers attempt to disarm the people of Gonzales , but encounter stiff resistance from a hastily assembled militia.1851 - The pasilalinic-sympathetic compass is demonstrated but proves to be a fake.1864 - American Civil War : Battle of Saltville - Union forces attack Saltville , but are defeated by Confederate troops.1889 - In Colorado , Nicholas Creede strikes it rich in silver during the last great silver boom of the American Old West .1919 - US President Woodrow Wilson suffers a massive stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed .1924 - The Geneva Protocol is adopted as a means to strengthen the League of Nations .1925 - John Logie Baird performers first test of the working television system.1928 - The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei , was founded by Saint Josemaría Escrivá .1935 - Italy invades Abyssinia (Ethiopia ).1937 - Samuel R. Caldwell becomes the first person in the United States to be arrested on a marijuana charge.1938 - Tiberias massacre : Arabs murder 20 Jews.1941 - World War II : In Operation Typhoon , Germany begins an all-out offensive against Moscow .1944 - World War II : Nazi troops end the Warsaw Uprising .1950 - Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz first published1958 - Guinea declares itself independent from France .1967 - Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American justice of United States Supreme Court .1968 - A peaceful student demonstration in Mexico City ends in the Tlatelolco massacre .1970 - A plane carrying the Wichita State University football team, administrators, and supporters crashes in Colorado killing 31 people.1990 - A Chinese airline Boeing 737 -247 is hijacked; after landing at Guangzhou , it crashes into two airliners on the ground, killing 132 people.1992 - The Carandiru Massacre takes place after a riot in the Carandiru Penitentiary in São Paulo , Brazil .1996 - The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by former U.S. President Bill Clinton .1996 - An AeroPerú Boeing 757 crashes in Pacific Ocean shortly after takeoff from Lima , killing 70.
2001 - The NATO backs US military strikes, following 9/11 .2002 - The Beltway sniper attacks begin, extending over three weeks.2004 - American Samoa joins the North American Numbering Plan .2005 - Ethan Allen Boating Accident : The Ethan Allen tour boat capsizes on Lake George in Upstate New York , killing twenty people.2005 - NFL plays first regular season game outside United States when the Arizona Cardinals defeat the San Francisco 49ers 31-14 in Mexico City , Mexico
2006 - Five school girls are murdered by Charles Carl Roberts in a shooting at an Amish school in Nickel Mines 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 .Births [ ] 1452 - King Richard III of England (d. 1485 )1470 - Isabella of Naples , Duchess of Milan (d. 1424 )1538 - Saint Charles Borromeo , Italian cardinal (d. 1584 )1644 - François-Timoléon de Choisy , French writer (d. 1724 )1722 - Leopold Widhalm , Austrian luthier (d. 1776 )1737 - Francis Hopkinson , signer of the United States Declaration of Independence (d. 1791 )1768 - William Carr Beresford , British general and politician (d. 1854 )1798 - King Charles Albert of Sardinia (d. 1849 )1800 - Nat Turner , American leader of slave uprising (d. 1831 )1828 - Charles Floquet , French statesman (d. 1896 )1832 - Edward Burnett Tylor , English anthropologist (d. 1917 )1847 - Paul von Hindenburg , German officer and politician (d. 1934 )1851 - Ferdinand Foch , French soldier (d. 1929 )1852 - William Ramsay , Scottish chemist (d. 1916 )1869 - Mahatma Gandhi , Indian politician and spiritual leader (Father of the India) . (d. 1948 )1871 - Cordell Hull , United States Secretary of State , recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1955 )1873 - Stephen Warfield Gambrill , U.S. Congressman for Maryland's 5th District (d. 1924 )1873 - Plum Warner , English cricketer (d. 1963 )1879 - Wallace Stevens , American poet (d. 1955 )1882 - Boris Shaposhnikov , Russian military commander (d. 1945 )1890 - Groucho Marx , American comedian and actor (d. 1977 )1897 - Bud Abbott , American comedian and actor (d. 1974 )1901 - Alice Prin , French singer and artist (d. 1953 )1902 - Leopold Figl , Austrian politician (d. 1965 )1904 - Graham Greene , British novelist (d. 1991 )1904 - Lal Bahadur Shastri , Prime Minister of India (d.1966 )
1907 - Alexander R. Todd , Scottish chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1997 )1911 - Jack Finney , American author (d. 1995 )1913 - Karl Miller , German footballer (d. 1967 )1914 - Jack Parsons , American rocket scientist (d. 1952 )1914 - Bernarr Rainbow , historian of music education, organist, and choir master (d.1998 )1917 - Christian de Duve , English-born biologist, Nobel laureate 1917 - Charles Drake , American actor (d. 1994 )
1921 - Albert Scott Crossfield , American test pilot (d. 2006 )1921 - Robert Runcie , Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 2000 )
1926 - Jan Morris , English writer1928 - George "Spanky" McFarland , American actor (d. 1993 )1928 - Wolfhart Pannenberg , German theologian
1929 - Moses Gunn , African-American actor (d. 1993 )1930 - Dave Barrett , Premier of British Columbia1932 - Maury Wills , American baseball player1933 - Phill Niblock , American composer, filmmaker and videographer1934 - Earl Wilson , American baseball player (d. 2005 )1935 - Omar Sivori , Argentine football player (d. 2005 )1936 - Dick Barnett , American basketball player1937 - Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. , American attorney (d. 2005 )1938 - Rex Reed , American movie critic and actor1938 - Waheed Murad , Pakistani film actor and director (d. 1983 )
1943 - Franklin Rosemont , American artist1945 - Don McLean , American songwriter1946 - Gen.Sonthi Boonyaratglin , President of Council for National Security and Commander-in-Chief of Royal Thai Army 1948 - Avery Brooks , American actor1948 - Trevor Brooking , English footballer1948 - Donna Karan , American fashion designer
1948 - Chris LeDoux , American musician and rodeo performer (d. 2005 )
1949 - Richard Hell , American musician1949 - Annie Leibovitz , American photographer
1950 - Persis Khambatta , Indian actress (d. 1998 )1950 - Ian McNeice , English actor
1950 - Michael Rutherford , English musician (Genesis )
1951 - Sting , English musician and actor1951 - Romina Power , Italian singer
1952 - Wahed Wafa , Afghan singer1954 - Lorraine Bracco , American actress1955 - Phil Oakey , English singer (The Human League )1957 - Wade Dooley , English rugby union player1960 - Glenn Anderson , Canadian ice hockey player1960 - Robbie Nevil , American singer and songwriter
1962 - Sigtryggur Baldursson , Icelandic drummer (The Sugarcubes )1962 - Aziz M. Osman , Malaysian actor and director
1964 - Dirk Brinkmann , German field hockey player1966 - Rodney Anoa'i (Yokozuna), Samoan-American professional wrestler (d. 2000 )1967 - Frankie Fredericks , Namibian athlete1967 - Bud Gaugh , American musician (Sublime )
1967 - Gillian Welch , American singer and songwriter
1968 - Victoria Derbyshire , British radio presenter1968 - Jeff Martin , Canadian singer/songwriter
1968 - Jana Novotná , Czech tennis player
1968 - Glen Wesley , Canadian ice hockey player
1969 - Mitch English , American actor1969 - Damon Gough , English singer
1970 - Colin Rivas , Galician artist1970 - Kelly Ripa , American actress
1970 - Eddie Guardado , American baseball relief pitcher
1970 - Maribel Verdú , Spanish actress
1971 - James Root , American guitarist (Slipknot )1971 - Tiffany , American singer
1972 - Tara Dawn Holland , Miss America 19971973 - Lene , Norwegian singer (Aqua )1973 - Efren Ramirez , American actor
1973 - Scott Schoeneweis , American baseball player
1973 - Verka Serduchka , Ukranian drag artist
1973 - Maria Wetterstrand , Swedish politician
1973 - Proof , American rapper (D12 ) (d. 2006 )
1974 - Simon Gregson , British actor1974 - Michelle Krusiec , American actress
1974 - Mark Porter , New Zealand racing driver (d. 2006 )
1974 - Sam Roberts , Canadian singer and songwriter
1974 - Paul Teutul Jr. , co-star of American Chopper 1976 - Mandisa , American singer1976 - Jason Dodson , American political consultant and teacher of esotericism 1977 - Leon del Muerte , American guitarist1978 - Ayumi Hamasaki , Japanese singer1979 - Francisco Fonseca , Mexican footballer1979 - Maja Ivarsson , lead singer, The Sounds
1981 - Luke Wilkshire , Australian soccer player1981 - Toro , Taiwanese singer
1982 - George Pettit , Canadian singer (Alexisonfire )1985 - Craig Davis , Wide Receiver for the San Diego Chargers 1986 - Camilla Belle , American actress1987 - Phil Kessel , American ice hockey player1990 - Dean Bouzanis , Australian soccer player1993 - Tara Lynne Barr , American actressDeaths [ ] 939 - Gilbert 1559 - Jacquet of Mantua , French composer (b. 1483 )1626 - Diego Sarmiento de Acuña , Spanish diplomat (b. 1567 )1629 - Pierre de Bérulle , French cardinal and statesman (b. 1575 )1629 - Antonio Cifra , Italian composer (b. 1584 )
1708 - Anne-Jules , French general (b. 1650 )1724 - François-Timoléon de Choisy , French writer (b. 1644 )1746 - Josiah Burchett , English Secretary of the Admiralty1764 - William Cavendish , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1775 - Chiyo-ni , Japanese poet (b. 1703 )1780 - John André , British Army officer (executed) (b. 1750 )1782 - Charles Lee , British and U.S. general (b. 1732 )1786 - Augustus Keppel , British admiral (b. 1725 )1803 - Samuel Adams , American revolutionary leader (b. 1722 )1804 - Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot , French automobile pioneer (b. 1725 )1817 - Fyodor Fyodorovich Ushakov , Russian naval commander and admiral (b. 1744 )1850 - Sarah Biffen , English painter (b. 1784 )1853 - François Jean Dominique Arago , French mathematician (b. 1786 )1927 - Svante Arrhenius , Swedish chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859 )1938 - Alexandru Averescu , Romanian soldier and politician (b. 1859 )1947 - Peter D. Ouspensky , Russian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878 )1962 - Boris Y. Bukreev , Russian mathematician (b. 1859 )1968 - Marcel Duchamp , French artist (b. 1887 )1971 - Bola de Nieve , Cuban singer, pianist, and songwriter (b. 1911 )1973 - Paul Hartman , American actor (b. 1904 )1973 - Paavo Nurmi , Finnish runner (b. 1897 )
1974 - Vasily Shukshin , Russian writer, actor, screenwriter, and director (b. 1929 )1975 - Kumaraswami Kamaraj , Indian political leader, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (b. 1903 )1981 - Harry Golden , American journalist (b. 1902 )1981 - Hazel Scott , West Indian-born singer (b. 1920 )
1985 - Rock Hudson , American actor (b. 1925 )1987 - Peter Medawar , Brazilian-born scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1915 )1987 - Madeleine Carroll , British-born actress (b. 1906 )
1988 - Alec Issigonis , Greek-British car designer, developer of the Mini (b. 1906 )1994 - Harriet Hilliard Nelson , American actress (b. 1909 )1996 - Robert Bourassa , politician, premier of Quebec (b. 1933 )1998 - Gene Autry , American singer, actor, and entrepreneur (b. 1907 )1998 - Olivier Gendebien , Belgian racing driver (b. 1924 )
1999 - Heinz G. Konsalik , German novelist (b. 1921 )2001 - Franz Biebl , German composer (b. 1906 )2002 - Heinz von Foerster , Austrian-born physicist and philosopher (b. 1911 )2003 - John T. Dunlop , U.S. Secretary of Labor (b. 1914 )2005 - Bert Eriksson , Belgian neo-Nazi (b. 1931 )2005 - Nipsey Russell , American comedian (b. 1918 )
2005 - August Wilson , American playwright (b. 1945 )
2006 - Helen Chenoweth-Hage , American politician (b. 1938 )2006 - Tamara Dobson , American actress (b. 1947 )
2006 - Paul Halmos , Hungarian -born American mathematician (b. 1916 )
2007 - Dan Keating , Irish politician (b. 1902 )2007 - Tex Coulter , American football player (b. 1924 )
2007 - Christopher Derrick , British writer (b. 1921 ) Holidays and observances [ ] External links [ ]
137 Familypedia people were born on October 2
127 Familypedia people died on October 2
95 Familypedia people were first married on October 2