What Happened on October 2nd in History
60 historical events on this date
American Revolutionary War: John André, a British Army officer, is hanged as a spy by the Continental Army.
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of...
American Revolutionary War: John André, a British Army officer, is hanged as a spy by the Continental Army.
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of...
The United States Bill of Rights is sent to the various States for ratification.
The United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. It was proposed following the often bitter 1787â88 debate over the ratification of the...
The United States Bill of Rights is sent to the various States for ratification.
The United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. It was proposed following the often bitter 1787â88 debate over the ratification of the...
Texas Revolution: Mexican troops attempt to disarm the people of Gonzales, but encounter stiff resistance from a hastily assembled militia.
The Battle of Gonzales was the first military engagement of the Texas Revolution. It was fought near Gonzales, Texas, on October 2, 1835, between rebellious Texian settlers and a detachment of...
Texas Revolution: Mexican troops attempt to disarm the people of Gonzales, but encounter stiff resistance from a hastily assembled militia.
The Battle of Gonzales was the first military engagement of the Texas Revolution. It was fought near Gonzales, Texas, on October 2, 1835, between rebellious Texian settlers and a detachment of...
American Civil War: Confederates defeat a Union attack on Saltville, Virginia. A massacre of wounded Union prisoners ensues.
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve slavery in the...
American Civil War: Confederates defeat a Union attack on Saltville, Virginia. A massacre of wounded Union prisoners ensues.
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve slavery in the...
By plebiscite, the citizens of the Papal States accept annexation by the Kingdom of Italy.
A referendum, plebiscite, or ballot measure is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. A referendum may be either binding, resulting in the adoption of a new policy,...
By plebiscite, the citizens of the Papal States accept annexation by the Kingdom of Italy.
A referendum, plebiscite, or ballot measure is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. A referendum may be either binding, resulting in the adoption of a new policy,...
Seven days after suffering a "physical collapse" following a speech in Pueblo, Colorado, U.S. president Woodrow Wilson has a catastrophic stroke at the White House, leaving him physically and mentally incapacitated for the remainder of his presidency.
A stroke is a medical condition in which blood flow to a part of the brain is reduced or blocked causing cell death. There are two main types of stroke: ischemic, due to lack of blood flow, and...
Seven days after suffering a "physical collapse" following a speech in Pueblo, Colorado, U.S. president Woodrow Wilson has a catastrophic stroke at the White House, leaving him physically and mentally incapacitated for the remainder of his presidency.
A stroke is a medical condition in which blood flow to a part of the brain is reduced or blocked causing cell death. There are two main types of stroke: ischemic, due to lack of blood flow, and...
Ukrainian War of Independence: Mikhail Frunze orders the Red Army to immediately cease hostilities with the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine.
The Ukrainian War of Independence, also referred to as the UkrainianâSoviet War in Ukraine, lasted from March 1917 to November 1921 and was part of the wider Russian Civil War. It saw the...
Ukrainian War of Independence: Mikhail Frunze orders the Red Army to immediately cease hostilities with the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine.
The Ukrainian War of Independence, also referred to as the UkrainianâSoviet War in Ukraine, lasted from March 1917 to November 1921 and was part of the wider Russian Civil War. It saw the...
The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded.
Opus Dei is a personal prelature of the Catholic Church founded in Spain on 2 October 1928 by Saint JosemarĂa EscrivĂĄ. The prelature states that it helps lay and clerical members pursue holiness...
The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded.
Opus Dei is a personal prelature of the Catholic Church founded in Spain on 2 October 1928 by Saint JosemarĂa EscrivĂĄ. The prelature states that it helps lay and clerical members pursue holiness...
Rafael Trujillo orders the execution of Haitians living in the border region of the Dominican Republic.
Rafael LeĂłnidas Trujillo Molina, nicknamed "El Jefe", was a Dominican military officer and dictator who ruled the Dominican Republic from August 1930 until his assassination in May 1961. He was the...
Rafael Trujillo orders the execution of Haitians living in the border region of the Dominican Republic.
Rafael LeĂłnidas Trujillo Molina, nicknamed "El Jefe", was a Dominican military officer and dictator who ruled the Dominican Republic from August 1930 until his assassination in May 1961. He was the...
World War II: Ocean Liner RMSÂ Queen Mary accidentally rams and sinks HMSÂ Curacoa, killing over 300 crewmen aboard Curacoa.
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated. Tanks and aircraft played major...
World War II: Ocean Liner RMSÂ Queen Mary accidentally rams and sinks HMSÂ Curacoa, killing over 300 crewmen aboard Curacoa.
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated. Tanks and aircraft played major...
World War II: German troops end the Warsaw Uprising.
The Warsaw Uprising, sometimes referred to as the August Uprising, or the Battle of Warsaw, was a major World War II operation by the Polish underground resistance to liberate Warsaw from German...
World War II: German troops end the Warsaw Uprising.
The Warsaw Uprising, sometimes referred to as the August Uprising, or the Battle of Warsaw, was a major World War II operation by the Polish underground resistance to liberate Warsaw from German...
Guinea declares its independence from France.
Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the...
Guinea declares its independence from France.
Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the...
Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Thoroughgood "Thurgood" Marshall was an American civil rights lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1967 until 1991. He was the Supreme...
Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Thoroughgood "Thurgood" Marshall was an American civil rights lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1967 until 1991. He was the Supreme...
Mexican President Gustavo DĂaz Ordaz orders soldiers to suppress a demonstration of unarmed students, ten days before the start of the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Gustavo DĂaz Ordaz Bolaños was a Mexican politician and member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He served as the President of Mexico from 1964 to 1970. Previously, he served as a...
Mexican President Gustavo DĂaz Ordaz orders soldiers to suppress a demonstration of unarmed students, ten days before the start of the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Gustavo DĂaz Ordaz Bolaños was a Mexican politician and member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He served as the President of Mexico from 1964 to 1970. Previously, he served as a...
An aircraft carrying the Wichita State University football team, administrators, and supporters crashes in Colorado, killing 31 people.
In clear and calm weather in Colorado at 1:14Â p.m. MDT on Friday, October 2, 1970, a chartered Martin 4-0-4 airliner crashed into a mountain eight miles (13Â km) west of Silver Plume. Operated by...
An aircraft carrying the Wichita State University football team, administrators, and supporters crashes in Colorado, killing 31 people.
In clear and calm weather in Colorado at 1:14Â p.m. MDT on Friday, October 2, 1970, a chartered Martin 4-0-4 airliner crashed into a mountain eight miles (13Â km) west of Silver Plume. Operated by...
South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu is re-elected in a one-man election.
Nguyá» n VÄn Thiá»u was a South Vietnamese military officer and politician who was the president of South Vietnam from 1967 to 1975. He was a general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN),...
British European Airways Flight 706 crashes near Aarsele, Belgium, killing 63.
British European Airways Flight 706 (BE706/BEA706) was a scheduled international passenger flight from London, England to Salzburg, Austria. On 2 October 1971, whilst en route at 19,000 feet...
South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu is re-elected in a one-man election.
Nguyá» n VÄn Thiá»u was a South Vietnamese military officer and politician who was the president of South Vietnam from 1967 to 1975. He was a general in the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces (RVNAF),...
British European Airways Flight 706 crashes near Aarsele, Belgium, killing 63.
British European Airways Flight 706 (BE706/BEA706) was a scheduled international passenger flight from London, England to Salzburg, Austria. On 2 October 1971, whilst en route at 19,000 feet...
Michael Myers becomes the first member of either chamber of Congress to be expelled since the Civil War.
Michael Joseph "Ozzie" Myers is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1976 to 1980. A member of the Democratic Party, Myers became involved in the...
Michael Myers becomes the first member of either chamber of Congress to be expelled since the Civil War.
Michael Joseph "Ozzie" Myers is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1976 to 1980. A member of the Democratic Party, Myers became involved in the...
Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301 is hijacked and lands at Guangzhou, where it crashes into two other airliners on the ground, killing 132.
On 2 October 1990, a hijacked Boeing 737, operating Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301, collided with two other aircraft at the old Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport while attempting to land. The...
Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301 is hijacked and lands at Guangzhou, where it crashes into two other airliners on the ground, killing 132.
On 2 October 1990, a hijacked Boeing 737, operating Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301, collided with two other aircraft at the old Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport while attempting to land. The...
Military police storm the Carandiru Penitentiary in SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil during a prison riot. The resulting massacre leaves 111 prisoners dead.
The Carandiru massacre occurred on 2 October 1992, in Carandiru Penitentiary in SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil, when military police stormed the penitentiary following a prison riot. The massacre, which left 111...
Military police storm the Carandiru Penitentiary in SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil during a prison riot. The resulting massacre leaves 111 prisoners dead.
The Carandiru massacre occurred on 2 October 1992, in Carandiru Penitentiary in SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil, when military police stormed the penitentiary following a prison riot. The massacre, which left 111...
AeroperĂș Flight 603 crashes into the ocean near Peru, killing all 70 people on board.
AeroperĂș Flight 603 was a scheduled passenger flight from Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, United States, to Arturo Merino BenĂtez International Airport in Santiago, Chile, with...
The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton.
The Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, is the United States federal freedom of information law that requires the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased or uncirculated...
AeroperĂș Flight 603 crashes into the ocean near Peru, killing all 70 people on board.
AeroperĂș Flight 603 was a scheduled passenger flight from Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, United States, to Arturo Merino BenĂtez International Airport in Santiago, Chile, with...
The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton.
The Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, is the United States federal freedom of information law that requires the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased or uncirculated...
The Beltway sniper attacks begin in Washington, D.C., extending over three weeks and killing 10 people.
The D.C. sniper attacks were a series of coordinated shootings that occurred over three weeks in October 2002 throughout the Washington metropolitan area, consisting of the District of Columbia,...
The Beltway sniper attacks begin in Washington, D.C., extending over three weeks and killing 10 people.
The D.C. sniper attacks were a series of coordinated shootings that occurred over three weeks in October 2002 throughout the Washington metropolitan area, consisting of the District of Columbia,...
The first parkrun, then known as the Bushy Park Time Trial, takes place in Bushy Park, London, UK.
Parkrun is a collection of 5-kilometre (3.1Â mi) events for runners, walkers and volunteers that take place every Saturday morning at more than 2,000 locations in 23 countries across five continents.
The first parkrun, then known as the Bushy Park Time Trial, takes place in Bushy Park, London, UK.
Parkrun is a collection of 5-kilometre (3.1Â mi) events for runners, walkers and volunteers that take place every Saturday morning at more than 2,000 locations in 23 countries across five continents.
Five Amish girls are murdered in a shooting at a school in Pennsylvania, United States.
On October 2, 2006, a mass shooting occurred at the West Nickel Mines School, an Amish one-room schoolhouse in the Old Order Amish community of Nickel Mines, a village in Bart Township,...
Five Amish girls are murdered in a shooting at a school in Pennsylvania, United States.
On October 2, 2006, a mass shooting occurred at the West Nickel Mines School, an Amish one-room schoolhouse in the Old Order Amish community of Nickel Mines, a village in Bart Township,...
President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea goes to North Korea for an Inter-Korean summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.
Roh Moo-hyun was a South Korean politician and lawyer who served as the ninth president of South Korea from 2003 to 2008.
President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea goes to North Korea for an Inter-Korean summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.
Roh Moo-hyun was a South Korean politician and lawyer who served as the ninth president of South Korea from 2003 to 2008.
Ethiopian protests break out during a festival in the Oromia region, killing dozens of people.
The 2014â2016 Oromo protests were a series of protests and resistance in Oromia which first sparked on 25 April 2014. The initial actions were taken in opposition to the Addis Ababa Master Plan, and...
Ethiopian protests break out during a festival in the Oromia region, killing dozens of people.
The 2014â2016 Oromo protests were a series of protests and resistance in Oromia which first sparked on 25 April 2014. The initial actions were taken in opposition to the Addis Ababa Master Plan, and...
The Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi is assassinated in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.
The Washington Post is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper in the Washington metropolitan area and is considered a newspaper of...
The Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi is assassinated in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.
The Washington Post is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper in the Washington metropolitan area and is considered a newspaper of...
A privately owned Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress conducting a living history exhibition flight crashes shortly after takeoff from Windsor Locks, Connecticut, killing seven.
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engined heavy bomber aircraft that was developed in the mid-1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). A fast and high-flying bomber used...
A privately owned Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress conducting a living history exhibition flight crashes shortly after takeoff from Windsor Locks, Connecticut, killing seven.
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engined heavy bomber aircraft that was developed in the mid-1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). A fast and high-flying bomber used...
2 people are killed and at least 4 others injured in an attack on a synagogue in Manchester, UK, during Yom Kippur.
On 2 October 2025, during the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, a man drove a black Kia Picanto into pedestrians before stabbing worshippers at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation, a synagogue in Higher...
2 people are killed and at least 4 others injured in an attack on a synagogue in Manchester, UK, during Yom Kippur.
On 2 October 2025, during the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, a man drove a black Kia Picanto into pedestrians before stabbing worshippers at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation, a synagogue in Higher...