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| October 2nd, 2007 (October 02 2007) | Event | 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. | |
| October 2nd, 2007 (October 02 2007) | Death | Dan Keating, Irish politician (born in 1902) | |
| October 2nd, 2007 (October 02 2007) | Death | Tex Coulter, American football player (born in 1924) | |
| October 2nd, 2007 (October 02 2007) | Death | Christopher Derrick, British writer (born in 1921) | |
| October 2nd, 2006 (October 02 2006) | Event | Five school girls are murdered by Charles Carl Roberts in a shooting at an Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania before Roberts commits suicide. | |
| October 2nd, 2006 (October 02 2006) | Death | Helen Chenoweth-Hage, American politician (born in 1938) | |
| October 2nd, 2006 (October 02 2006) | Death | Tamara Dobson, American actress (born in 1947) | |
| October 2nd, 2006 (October 02 2006) | Death | Paul Halmos, Hungarian-born American mathematician (born in 1916) | |
| October 2nd, 2005 (October 02 2005) | Event | Ethan Allen Boating Accident: The Ethan Allen tour boat capsizes on Lake George in Upstate New York, killing twenty people. | Allen Tate Quotes |
| October 2nd, 2005 (October 02 2005) | Event | NFL plays first regular season game outside United States when the Arizona Cardinals defeat the San Francisco 49ers 31-14 in Mexico City, Mexico | |
| October 2nd, 2005 (October 02 2005) | Death | Bert Eriksson, Belgian neo-Nazi (born in 1931) | |
| October 2nd, 2005 (October 02 2005) | Death | Nipsey Russell, American comedian (born in 1918) | Nipsey Russell Quotes |
| October 2nd, 2005 (October 02 2005) | Death | August Wilson, American playwright (born in 1945) | |
| October 2nd, 2004 (October 02 2004) | Event | American Samoa joins the North American Numbering Plan. | |
| October 2nd, 2003 (October 02 2003) | Death | John T. Dunlop, U.S. Secretary of Labor (born in 1914) | |
| October 2nd, 2002 (October 02 2002) | Event | The Beltway sniper attacks begin, extending over three weeks. | |
| October 2nd, 2002 (October 02 2002) | Death | Heinz von Foerster, Austrian-born physicist and philosopher (born in 1911) | Philo Quotes |
| October 2nd, 2001 (October 02 2001) | Event | The NATO backs US military strikes, following 9/11. | |
| October 2nd, 2001 (October 02 2001) | Death | Franz Biebl, German composer (born in 1906) | |
| October 2nd, 1999 (October 02 1999) | Death | Heinz G. Konsalik, German novelist (born in 1921) | |
| October 2nd, 1998 (October 02 1998) | Death | Gene Autry, American singer, actor, and entrepreneur (born in 1907) | |
| October 2nd, 1998 (October 02 1998) | Death | Olivier Gendebien, Belgian racing driver (born in 1924) | |
| October 2nd, 1996 (October 02 1996) | Event | The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by former U.S. President Bill Clinton. | Bill Clinton Quotes |
| October 2nd, 1996 (October 02 1996) | Event | An AeroPeru Boeing 757 crashes in Pacific Ocean shortly after takeoff from Lima, Peru, killing 70. | |
| October 2nd, 1996 (October 02 1996) | Death | Robert Bourassa, politician, premier of Quebec (born in 1933) | |
| October 2nd, 1994 (October 02 1994) | Death | Harriet Hilliard Nelson, American actress (born in 1909) | |
| October 2nd, 1993 (October 02 1993) | Birth | Tara Lynne Barr, American actress | |
| October 2nd, 1992 (October 02 1992) | Event | The Carandiru Massacre takes place after a riot in the Carandiru Penitentiary in Sao Paulo, Brazil. | |
| October 2nd, 1990 (October 02 1990) | Event | A Chinese airline Boeing 737-247 is hijacked; after landing at Guangzhou, it crashes into two airliners on the ground, killing 132 people. | |
| October 2nd, 1990 (October 02 1990) | Birth | Dean Bouzanis, Australian soccer player | |
| October 2nd, 1988 (October 02 1988) | Death | Alec Issigonis, Greek-British car designer, developer of the Mini (born in 1906) | |
| October 2nd, 1987 (October 02 1987) | Birth | Phil Kessel, American ice hockey player | |
| October 2nd, 1987 (October 02 1987) | Death | Peter Medawar, Brazilian-born scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (born in 1915) | |
| October 2nd, 1987 (October 02 1987) | Death | Madeleine Carroll, British-born actress (born in 1906) | |
| October 2nd, 1986 (October 02 1986) | Birth | Camilla Belle, American actress | |
| October 2nd, 1985 (October 02 1985) | Birth | Craig Davis, Wide Receiver for the San Diego Chargers | |
| October 2nd, 1985 (October 02 1985) | Death | Rock Hudson, American actor (born in 1925) | |
| October 2nd, 1982 (October 02 1982) | Birth | George Pettit, Canadian singer (Alexisonfire) | |
| October 2nd, 1981 (October 02 1981) | Birth | Luke Wilkshire, Australian footballer | |
| October 2nd, 1981 (October 02 1981) | Birth | Toro, Taiwanese singer | |
| October 2nd, 1981 (October 02 1981) | Death | Harry Golden, American journalist (born in 1902) | |
| October 2nd, 1981 (October 02 1981) | Death | Hazel Scott, West Indian-born singer (born in 1920) | |
| October 2nd, 1980 (October 02 1980) | Birth | Shane Andrus, National Football League kicker | |
| October 2nd, 1979 (October 02 1979) | Birth | Primoz Brezec, Slovenian basketball player | |
| October 2nd, 1979 (October 02 1979) | Birth | Francisco Fonseca, Mexican footballer | |
| October 2nd, 1979 (October 02 1979) | Birth | Maja Ivarsson, lead singer, The Sounds | |
| October 2nd, 1978 (October 02 1978) | Birth | Ayumi Hamasaki, Japanese singer | Saki Quotes |
| October 2nd, 1976 (October 02 1976) | Birth | Jason Dodson, American political consultant and teacher of esotericism | |
| October 2nd, 1976 (October 02 1976) | Birth | Mandisa, American singer | |
| October 2nd, 1976 (October 02 1976) | Birth | John Thornton, American Football player | |
| October 2nd, 1975 (October 02 1975) | Death | Kumaraswami Kamaraj, Indian political leader, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (born in 1903) | |
| October 2nd, 1974 (October 02 1974) | Birth | Simon Gregson, British actor | |
| October 2nd, 1974 (October 02 1974) | Birth | Michelle Krusiec, American actress | |
| October 2nd, 1974 (October 02 1974) | Birth | Mark Porter, New Zealand racing driver (died in 2006) | |
| October 2nd, 1974 (October 02 1974) | Birth | Sam Roberts, Canadian singer and songwriter | |
| October 2nd, 1974 (October 02 1974) | Birth | Paul Teutul Jr., co-star of American Chopper | |
| October 2nd, 1974 (October 02 1974) | Death | Vasily Shukshin, Russian writer, actor, screenwriter, and director (born in 1929) | |
| October 2nd, 1973 (October 02 1973) | Birth | Lene, Norwegian singer (Aqua) | |
| October 2nd, 1973 (October 02 1973) | Birth | Efren Ramirez, American actor | |
| October 2nd, 1973 (October 02 1973) | Birth | Scott Schoeneweis, American baseball player | |
| October 2nd, 1973 (October 02 1973) | Birth | Verka Serduchka, Ukrainian entertainer | |
| October 2nd, 1973 (October 02 1973) | Birth | Maria Wetterstrand, Swedish politician | |
| October 2nd, 1973 (October 02 1973) | Birth | Proof, American rapper (D12) (died in 2006) | |
| October 2nd, 1973 (October 02 1973) | Death | Paul Hartman, American actor (born in 1904) | |
| October 2nd, 1973 (October 02 1973) | Death | Paavo Nurmi, Finnish runner (born in 1897) | |
| October 2nd, 1972 (October 02 1972) | Birth | Tara Dawn Holland, Miss America 1997 | |
| October 2nd, 1972 (October 02 1972) | Birth | Aaron Mckie, a professional basketball player who plays for the Memphis Grizzlies. | |
| October 2nd, 1971 (October 02 1971) | Birth | James Root, American guitarist (Slipknot) | |
| October 2nd, 1971 (October 02 1971) | Birth | Tiffany, American singer | |
| October 2nd, 1971 (October 02 1971) | Death | Bola de Nieve, Cuban singer, pianist, and songwriter (born in 1911) | |
| October 2nd, 1970 (October 02 1970) | Event | A plane carrying the Wichita State University football team, administrators, and supporters crashes in Colorado killing 31 people. | |
| October 2nd, 1970 (October 02 1970) | Birth | Eddie Guardado, American baseball relief pitcher | |
| October 2nd, 1970 (October 02 1970) | Birth | Kelly Ripa, American actress | Kelly Ripa Quotes |
| October 2nd, 1970 (October 02 1970) | Birth | Colin Rivas, Galician artist | |
| October 2nd, 1970 (October 02 1970) | Birth | Maribel Verdu, Spanish actress | |
| October 2nd, 1969 (October 02 1969) | Birth | Mitch English, American actor | |
| October 2nd, 1969 (October 02 1969) | Birth | Damon Gough, English singer | |
| October 2nd, 1968 (October 02 1968) | Event | A peaceful student demonstration in Mexico City ends in the Tlatelolco massacre. | |
| October 2nd, 1968 (October 02 1968) | Birth | Victoria Derbyshire, British radio presenter | |
| October 2nd, 1968 (October 02 1968) | Birth | Jeff Martin, Canadian singer/songwriter | |
| October 2nd, 1968 (October 02 1968) | Birth | Jana Novotna, Czech tennis player | |
| October 2nd, 1968 (October 02 1968) | Birth | Glen Wesley, Canadian ice hockey player | |
| October 2nd, 1968 (October 02 1968) | Death | Marcel Duchamp, French artist (born in 1887) | |
| October 2nd, 1967 (October 02 1967) | Event | Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American justice of United States Supreme Court. | |
| October 2nd, 1967 (October 02 1967) | Birth | Frankie Fredericks, Namibian athlete | |
| October 2nd, 1967 (October 02 1967) | Birth | Bud Gaugh, American musician (Sublime) | |
| October 2nd, 1967 (October 02 1967) | Birth | Gillian Welch, American singer and songwriter | Eric Gill Quotes |
| October 2nd, 1966 (October 02 1966) | Birth | Rodney Anoa i (Yokozuna), Samoan-American professional wrestler (died in 2000) | |
| October 2nd, 1964 (October 02 1964) | Birth | Dirk Brinkmann, German field hockey player | |
| October 2nd, 1962 (October 02 1962) | Birth | Sigtryggur Baldursson, Icelandic drummer (The Sugarcubes) | |
| October 2nd, 1962 (October 02 1962) | Birth | Aziz M. Osman, Malaysian actor and director | |
| October 2nd, 1962 (October 02 1962) | Death | Boris Y. Bukreev, Russian mathematician (born in 1859) | |
| October 2nd, 1960 (October 02 1960) | Birth | Al Connelly, Canadian Musician/Songwriter | |
| October 2nd, 1960 (October 02 1960) | Birth | Glenn Anderson, Canadian ice hockey player | |
| October 2nd, 1960 (October 02 1960) | Birth | Robbie Nevil, American singer and songwriter | |
| October 2nd, 1958 (October 02 1958) | Event | Guinea declares itself independent from France. | |
| October 2nd, 1957 (October 02 1957) | Birth | Wade Dooley, English rugby union player | |
| October 2nd, 1955 (October 02 1955) | Birth | Phil Oakey, English singer (The Human League) | |
| October 2nd, 1954 (October 02 1954) | Birth | Lorraine Bracco, American actress | |
| October 2nd, 1952 (October 02 1952) | Birth | Wahed Wafa, Afghan singer | |
| October 2nd, 1951 (October 02 1951) | Birth | Sting, English musician and actor | |
| October 2nd, 1951 (October 02 1951) | Birth | Romina Power, Italian singer | |
| October 2nd, 1950 (October 02 1950) | Event | Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz first published | Charles M. Schulz Quotes |
| October 2nd, 1950 (October 02 1950) | Birth | Persis Khambatta, Indian actress (died in 1998) | |
| October 2nd, 1950 (October 02 1950) | Birth | Ian McNeice, English actor | |
| October 2nd, 1950 (October 02 1950) | Birth | Mike Rutherford, English musician (Genesis) | |
| October 2nd, 1949 (October 02 1949) | Birth | Richard Hell, American musician | |
| October 2nd, 1949 (October 02 1949) | Birth | Annie Leibovitz, American photographer | |
| October 2nd, 1948 (October 02 1948) | Birth | Avery Brooks, American actor | |
| October 2nd, 1948 (October 02 1948) | Birth | Trevor Brooking, English footballer | |
| October 2nd, 1948 (October 02 1948) | Birth | Donna Karan, American fashion designer | |
| October 2nd, 1948 (October 02 1948) | Birth | Chris LeDoux, American musician and rodeo performer (died in 2005) | |
| October 2nd, 1947 (October 02 1947) | Death | Peter D. Ouspensky, Russian mathematician and philosopher (born in 1878) | Philo Quotes |
| October 2nd, 1946 (October 02 1946) | Birth | Gen.Sonthi Boonyaratglin, President of Council for National Security and Commander-in-Chief of Royal Thai Army | |
| October 2nd, 1946 (October 02 1946) | Birth | Eric Peterson, Canadian actor | |
| October 2nd, 1945 (October 02 1945) | Birth | Don McLean, American songwriter | |
| October 2nd, 1944 (October 02 1944) | Event | World War II: Nazi troops end the Warsaw Uprising. | |
| October 2nd, 1943 (October 02 1943) | Birth | Franklin Rosemont, American artist | |
| October 2nd, 1941 (October 02 1941) | Event | World War II: In Operation Typhoon, Germany begins an all-out offensive against Moscow. | |
| October 2nd, 1941 (October 02 1941) | Birth | Zareh Baronian, Armenian theologian | |
| October 2nd, 1940 (October 02 1940) | Birth | Gheorghe Gruia, Romanian handball player | |
| October 2nd, 1938 (October 02 1938) | Event | Tiberias massacre: Arabs murder 20 Jews. | |
| October 2nd, 1938 (October 02 1938) | Birth | Rex Reed, American movie critic and actor | |
| October 2nd, 1938 (October 02 1938) | Birth | Waheed Murad, Pakistani film actor and director (died in 1983) | |
| October 2nd, 1938 (October 02 1938) | Death | Alexandru Averescu, Romanian soldier and politician (born in 1859) | |
| October 2nd, 1937 (October 02 1937) | Event | Samuel R. Caldwell becomes the first person in the United States to be arrested on a marijuana charge. | |
| October 2nd, 1937 (October 02 1937) | Birth | Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., American attorney (died in 2005) | Johnnie Cochran Quotes |
| October 2nd, 1936 (October 02 1936) | Birth | Dick Barnett, American basketball player | |
| October 2nd, 1935 (October 02 1935) | Event | Italy invades Abyssinia (Ethiopia). | |
| October 2nd, 1935 (October 02 1935) | Birth | Omar Sivori, Argentine football player (died in 2005) | |
| October 2nd, 1934 (October 02 1934) | Birth | Earl Wilson, American baseball player (died in 2005) | |
| October 2nd, 1933 (October 02 1933) | Birth | Phill Niblock, American composer, filmmaker and videographer | |
| October 2nd, 1932 (October 02 1932) | Birth | Maury Wills, American baseball player | |
| October 2nd, 1930 (October 02 1930) | Birth | Dave Barrett, Premier of British Columbia | |
| October 2nd, 1929 (October 02 1929) | Birth | Moses Gunn, African-American actor (died in 1993) | |
| October 2nd, 1928 (October 02 1928) | Event | The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, was founded by Saint Josemaria Escriva. | |
| October 2nd, 1928 (October 02 1928) | Birth | George "Spanky" McFarland, American actor (died in 1993) | |
| October 2nd, 1928 (October 02 1928) | Birth | Wolfhart Pannenberg, German theologian | |
| October 2nd, 1927 (October 02 1927) | Death | Svante Arrhenius, Swedish chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born in 1859) | |
| October 2nd, 1926 (October 02 1926) | Birth | Jan Morris, English writer | |
| October 2nd, 1925 (October 02 1925) | Event | John Logie Baird performers first test of the working television system. | |
| October 2nd, 1924 (October 02 1924) | Event | The Geneva Protocol is adopted as a means to strengthen the League of Nations. | |
| October 2nd, 1921 (October 02 1921) | Birth | Albert Scott Crossfield, American test pilot (died in 2006) | |
| October 2nd, 1921 (October 02 1921) | Birth | Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury (died in 2000) | |
| October 2nd, 1919 (October 02 1919) | Event | US President Woodrow Wilson suffers a massive stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed. | |
| October 2nd, 1917 (October 02 1917) | Birth | Christian de Duve, English-born biologist, Nobel laureate | |
| October 2nd, 1917 (October 02 1917) | Birth | Charles Drake, American actor (died in 1994) | |
| October 2nd, 1914 (October 02 1914) | Birth | Jack Parsons, American rocket scientist, author, and occultist (died in 1952) | |
| October 2nd, 1914 (October 02 1914) | Birth | Bernarr Rainbow, historian of music education, organist, and choir master (d.1998) | |
| October 2nd, 1913 (October 02 1913) | Birth | Karl Miller, German footballer (died in 1967) | |
| October 2nd, 1911 (October 02 1911) | Birth | Jack Finney, American author (died in 1995) | |
| October 2nd, 1907 (October 02 1907) | Birth | Alexander R. Todd, Baron Todd, Scottish chemist, Nobel laureate (died in 1997) | |
| October 2nd, 1904 (October 02 1904) | Birth | Graham Greene, British novelist (died in 1991) | Graham Greene Quotes |
| October 2nd, 1904 (October 02 1904) | Birth | Lal Bahadur Shastri, Prime Minister of India (d.1966) | |
| October 2nd, 1902 (October 02 1902) | Birth | Leopold Figl, Austrian politician (died in 1965) | |
| October 2nd, 1901 (October 02 1901) | Birth | Alice Prin, French singer and artist (died in 1953) | |
| October 2nd, 1896 (October 02 1896) | Birth | Liaqat Ali Khan, Pakistan s first Prime Minister (died in 1951) | |
| October 2nd, 1895 (October 02 1895) | Birth | Bud Abbott, American comedian and actor (died in 1974) | |
| October 2nd, 1890 (October 02 1890) | Birth | Groucho Marx, American comedian and actor (died in 1977) | Groucho Marx Quotes |
| October 2nd, 1889 (October 02 1889) | Event | In Colorado, Nicholas Creede strikes it rich in silver during the last great silver boom of the American Old West. | |
| October 2nd, 1882 (October 02 1882) | Birth | Boris Shaposhnikov, Russian military commander (died in 1945) | |
| October 2nd, 1879 (October 02 1879) | Birth | Wallace Stevens, American poet (died in 1955) | Wallace Stevens Quotes |
| October 2nd, 1873 (October 02 1873) | Birth | Stephen Warfield Gambrill, U.S. Congressman for Maryland s 5th District (died in 1924) | |
| October 2nd, 1873 (October 02 1873) | Birth | Plum Warner, English cricketer (died in 1963) | |
| October 2nd, 1871 (October 02 1871) | Birth | Cordell Hull, United States Secretary of State, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (died in 1955) | Cordell Hull Quotes |
| October 2nd, 1871 (October 02 1871) | Birth | Martha Brookes Hutcheson, American landscape architect (died in 1959) | |
| October 2nd, 1869 (October 02 1869) | Birth | Mohandas Gandhi, Indian politician and spiritual leader (Father of the India) . (died in 1948) | |
| October 2nd, 1864 (October 02 1864) | Event | American Civil War: Battle of SaltvilleUnion forces attack Saltville, Virginia, but are defeated by Confederate troops. | |
| October 2nd, 1853 (October 02 1853) | Death | Francois Jean Dominique Arago, French mathematician (born in 1786) | |
| October 2nd, 1852 (October 02 1852) | Birth | William Ramsay, Scottish chemist (died in 1916) | |
| October 2nd, 1851 (October 02 1851) | Event | The pasilalinic-sympathetic compass is demonstrated but proves to be a fake. | |
| October 2nd, 1851 (October 02 1851) | Birth | Ferdinand Foch, French soldier (died in 1929) | Ferdinand Foch Quotes |
| October 2nd, 1850 (October 02 1850) | Death | Sarah Biffen, English painter (born in 1784) | |
| October 2nd, 1847 (October 02 1847) | Birth | Paul von Hindenburg, German officer and politician (died in 1934) | |
| October 2nd, 1835 (October 02 1835) | Event | 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. | |
| October 2nd, 1833 (October 02 1833) | Birth | Rev. William Corby, American Catholic priest (died in 1897) | |
| October 2nd, 1832 (October 02 1832) | Birth | Edward Burnett Tylor, English anthropologist (died in 1917) | |
| October 2nd, 1828 (October 02 1828) | Birth | Charles Floquet, French statesman (died in 1896) | |
| October 2nd, 1817 (October 02 1817) | Death | Fyodor Fyodorovich Ushakov, Russian naval commander and admiral (born in 1744) | |
| October 2nd, 1804 (October 02 1804) | Death | Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, French steam vehicle pioneer (born in 1725) | |
| October 2nd, 1803 (October 02 1803) | Death | Samuel Adams, American revolutionary leader (born in 1722) | Samuel Adams Quotes |
| October 2nd, 1800 (October 02 1800) | Birth | Nat Turner, American leader of slave uprising (died in 1831) | |
| October 2nd, 1798 (October 02 1798) | Birth | King Charles Albert of Sardinia (died in 1849) | |
| October 2nd, 1789 (October 02 1789) | Event | George Washington transmits the proposed Constitutional amendments (The United States Bill of Rights) to the States for ratification. | George Washington Quotes |
| October 2nd, 1786 (October 02 1786) | Death | Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, British admiral (born in 1725) | |
| October 2nd, 1782 (October 02 1782) | Death | Charles Lee, British and U.S. general (born in 1732) | |
| October 2nd, 1780 (October 02 1780) | Event | John Andre, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War, is hanged as a spy by American forces. | |
| October 2nd, 1780 (October 02 1780) | Death | John Andre, British Army officer (executed) (born in 1750) | |
| October 2nd, 1775 (October 02 1775) | Death | Chiyo-ni, Japanese poet (born in 1703) | |
| October 2nd, 1768 (October 02 1768) | Birth | William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, British general and politician (died in 1854) | |
| October 2nd, 1764 (October 02 1764) | Death | William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | William King Quotes |
| October 2nd, 1746 (October 02 1746) | Death | Josiah Burchett, English Secretary of the Admiralty | |
| October 2nd, 1737 (October 02 1737) | Birth | Francis Hopkinson, signer of the United States Declaration of Independence (died in 1791) | |
| October 2nd, 1724 (October 02 1724) | Death | Francois-Timoleon de Choisy, French writer (born in 1644) | |
| October 2nd, 1722 (October 02 1722) | Birth | Leopold Widhalm, Austrian luthier (died in 1776) | |
| October 2nd, 1708 (October 02 1708) | Death | Anne-Jules, 2nd duc de Noailles, French general (born in 1650) | |
| October 2nd, 1644 (October 02 1644) | Birth | Francois-Timoleon de Choisy, French writer (died in 1724) | |
| October 2nd, 1629 (October 02 1629) | Death | Pierre de Berulle, French cardinal and statesman (born in 1575) | |
| October 2nd, 1629 (October 02 1629) | Death | Antonio Cifra, Italian composer (born in 1584) | |
| October 2nd, 1626 (October 02 1626) | Death | Diego Sarmiento de Acuna, conde de Gondomar, Spanish diplomat (born in 1567) | |
| October 2nd, 1559 (October 02 1559) | Death | Jacquet of Mantua, French composer (born in 1483) | |
| October 2nd, 1552 (October 02 1552) | Event | Conquest of Kazan by Ivan the Terrible. | |
| October 2nd, 1538 (October 02 1538) | Birth | Saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (died in 1584) | |
| October 2nd, 1535 (October 02 1535) | Event | Jacques Cartier discovers Montreal, Quebec. | |
| October 2nd, 1470 (October 02 1470) | Birth | Isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (died in 1524) | |
| October 2nd, 1452 (October 02 1452) | Birth | King Richard III of England (died in 1485) | Richard III of England Quotes |
| October 2nd, 1263 (October 02 1263) | Event | The battle of Largs fought between Norwegians and Scots. | |
| October 2nd, 1187 (October 02 1187) | Event | Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule. | |
| October 2nd, 0939 (October 02 0939) | Death | Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine | |
