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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, Quebec.
• 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, Texas, 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, Virginia, 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 published
• 1958 - 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, Peru, 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, 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.

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Events April - War between Henry II of France and Emperor Charles V. Henry invades Lorraine and captures Toul, Metz, and Verdun. ... St. ... Ivan IV (August 25, 1530–March 18, 1584) was the first ruler of Russia to assume the title of tsar. ... 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Major John André John André (May 2, 1750 - October 2, 1780) was a British officer hanged as a spy during the American Revolutionary War for an incident in which he assisted Benedict Arnolds attempted surrender of the fort at West Point, New York to the British. ... This article is about military actions only. ... Year 1789 (MDCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799)[1] led Americas Continental Army to victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and in 1789 was elected the first President of the United States of America. ... | Come and take it, slogan of the Texas Revolution 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Combatants Texas Mexico Commanders Stephen F. Austin Sam Houston Antonio López de Santa Anna Martin Perfecto de Cos Strength c. ... Combatants Mexico Texas Commanders Francisco de Castañeda John Henry Moore Strength 100 dragoons 140 – 150 men Casualties one killed one wounded The Battles of Gonzales was a skirmish that took place on October 2, 1835, in the Mexican Texas town of Gonzales between the Texan settlers and a detachment... 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Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... The Battle of Saltville may refer to one of two American Civil War Battles fought at the same location: The Battle of Saltville I (2 October 1864 The Battle of Saltville II (20-21 December 1864) Categories: ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... Saltville is a town in Virginia, United States. ... 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Births

• 1452 - King Richard III of England (d. 1485)
• 1470 - Isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524)
• 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, 1st Viscount 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)
• 1833 - Rev. William Corby, American Catholic priest (d. 1897)
• 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 - Mohandas 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)
• 1895 - Bud Abbott, American comedian and actor (d. 1974)
• 1896 - Liaqat Ali Khan, Pakistan's first Prime Minister (d. 1951)
• 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, Baron 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 writer
• 1928 - 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 Columbia
• 1932 - Maury Wills, American baseball player
• 1933 - Phill Niblock, American composer, filmmaker and videographer
• 1934 - Earl Wilson, American baseball player (d. 2005)
• 1935 - Omar Sivori, Argentine football player (d. 2005)
• 1936 - Dick Barnett, American basketball player
• 1937 - Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., American attorney (d. 2005)
• 1938 - Rex Reed, American movie critic and actor
• 1938 - Waheed Murad, Pakistani film actor and director (d. 1983)
• 1940 - Gheorghe Gruia, Romanian handball player
• 1943 - Franklin Rosemont, American artist
• 1945 - Don McLean, American songwriter
• 1946 - Gen.Sonthi Boonyaratglin, President of Council for National Security and Commander-in-Chief of Royal Thai Army
• 1948 - Avery Brooks, American actor
• 1948 - Trevor Brooking, English footballer
• 1948 - Donna Karan, American fashion designer
• 1948 - Chris LeDoux, American musician and rodeo performer (d. 2005)
• 1949 - Richard Hell, American musician
• 1949 - Annie Leibovitz, American photographer
• 1950 - Persis Khambatta, Indian actress (d. 1998)
• 1950 - Ian McNeice, English actor
• 1950 - Mike Rutherford, English musician (Genesis)
• 1951 - Sting, English musician and actor
• 1951 - Romina Power, Italian singer
• 1952 - Wahed Wafa, Afghan singer
• 1954 - Lorraine Bracco, American actress
• 1955 - Phil Oakey, English singer (The Human League)
• 1957 - Wade Dooley, English rugby union player
• 1960 - Al Connelly, Canadian Musician/Songwriter
• 1960 - Glenn Anderson, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1960 - 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 player
• 1966 - Rodney Anoa'i (Yokozuna), Samoan-American professional wrestler (d. 2000)
• 1967 - Frankie Fredericks, Namibian athlete
• 1967 - Bud Gaugh, American musician (Sublime)
• 1967 - Gillian Welch, American singer and songwriter
• 1968 - Victoria Derbyshire, British radio presenter
• 1968 - Jeff Martin, Canadian singer/songwriter
• 1968 - Jana Novotná, Czech tennis player
• 1968 - Glen Wesley, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1969 - Mitch English, American actor
• 1969 - Damon Gough, English singer
• 1970 - Eddie Guardado, American baseball relief pitcher
• 1970 - Kelly Ripa, American actress
• 1970 - Colin Rivas, Galician artist
• 1970 - Maribel Verdú, Spanish actress
• 1971 - James Root, American guitarist (Slipknot)
• 1971 - Tiffany, American singer
• 1972 - Tara Dawn Holland, Miss America 1997
• 1972 - Aaron Mckie, a professional basketball player who plays for the Memphis Grizzlies.
• 1973 - Lene, Norwegian singer (Aqua)
• 1973 - Efren Ramirez, American actor
• 1973 - Scott Schoeneweis, American baseball player
• 1973 - Verka Serduchka, Ukrainian entertainer
• 1973 - Maria Wetterstrand, Swedish politician
• 1973 - Proof, American rapper (D12) (d. 2006)
• 1974 - Simon Gregson, British actor
• 1974 - 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 - Jason Dodson, American political consultant and teacher of esotericism
• 1976 - Mandisa, American singer
• 1978 - Ayumi Hamasaki, Japanese singer
• 1979 - Primož Brezec, Slovenian basketball player
• 1979 - Francisco Fonseca, Mexican footballer
• 1979 - Maja Ivarsson, lead singer, The Sounds
• 1980 - Shane Andrus, National Football League kicker
• 1981 - Luke Wilkshire, Australian footballer
• 1981 - Toro, Taiwanese singer
• 1982 - George Pettit, Canadian singer (Alexisonfire)
• 1985 - Craig Davis, Wide Receiver for the San Diego Chargers
• 1986 - Camilla Belle, American actress
• 1987 - Phil Kessel, American ice hockey player
• 1990 - Dean Bouzanis, Australian soccer player
• 1993 - Tara Lynne Barr, American actress

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Carlo Borromeo (October 2, 1538 - November 4, 1584), saint and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, son of Ghiberto Borromeo, count of Arona, and Margarita de Medici, was born at the castle of Arona on Lago Maggiore. ... 1584 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... // Events February to August - Explorer Abel Tasmans second expedition for the Dutch East India Company maps the north coast of Australia. ... François Timoléon, abbé de Choisy (October 2, 1644 - October 2, 1724), French author, was born in Paris. ... Events January 14 - King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne February 20 - The premiere of Giulio Cesare, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, takes place in London June 23 - Treaty of Constantinople signed. ... // Events Abraham De Moivre states De Moivres theorem connecting trigonometric functions and complex numbers Publication of the first book of Bachs Well-Tempered Clavier Fall of Persias Safavid dynasty during a bloody revolt of the Afghani people. ... Leopold Widhalm, born October 2, 1722 - died June 10, 1776, was an Austrian luthier. ... For other uses, see 1776 (disambiguation). ... Events 12 February — The San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated. ... Francis Hopkinson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The United States Declaration of Independence was an act of the Second Continental Congress, adopted on July 4, 1776, which declared that the Thirteen Colonies in North America were Free and Independent States and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to... 1791 (MDCCXCI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford (October 2, 1768 – January 8, 1854), British soldier and politician. ... 1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1798 (MDCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... 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Ferdinand Foch OM GCB (October 2, 1851 – March 20, 1929) was a French soldier, military theorist, and writer credited with possessing the most original and subtle mind in the French Army in the early 20th century. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... For other uses, see William Ramsay (disambiguation). ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) (Devanagari: मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी), called Mahatma Gandhi, was the charismatic leader who brought the cause of Indias independence from British colonial rule to world attention. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Cordell Hull (October 2, 1871–July 23, 1955) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Tennessee. ... The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. ... Lester B. Pearson after accepting the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize (Swedish and Norwegian: Nobels fredspris) is the name of one of five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. ... 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A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Alice Ernestine Prin (October 2, 1901 – April 29, 1953), was a French artists model, nightclub singer, actress, and painter. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Figl during his second term as Landeshauptmann of Lower Austria Leopold Figl (October 2, 1902 in Rust, Lower Austria, - May 9, 1965 in Vienna) was an Austrian politician of the ÖVP (Christian Democrats) and the first Federal Chancellor after the Second World War. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the writer Graham Greene. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar. ... Lal Bahadur Shastri (Hindi लालबहादुर शास्त्री) (October 2, 1904 - January 11, 1966) was the third Prime Minister of independent India and a significant figure in the Indian independence movement. ... The Prime Minister of India is, in practice, the most powerful person in the Government of India. ... 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Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Karl Miller (born October 2, 1989; 1967) was a former German footballer. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Jack Parsons on the cover of his book Freedom is a two-edged sword John Jack Whiteside Parsons (October 2, 1914 – June 17, 1952), (born Marvel Whiteside Parsons), was an American rocket propulsion researcher at the California Institute of Technology and co-founder of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... DLitt, PhD, MEd, ARCM, LGSM, LRAM, FTCL, HonFTCL, FRSA Bernarr Rainbow was the son of a cabinet-maker at Buckingham Palace, later Curator at Hampton Court, so Bemarr grew up with an awareness of historic places - and people. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... Christian de Duve (born October 2, 1917) is a biochemist. ... Emil Adolf von Behring was the first person to receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for his work on the treatment of diphtheria. ... Charles Drake (born Charles Ruppert, October 2, 1917 - September 10, American actor. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Scott Crossfield Albert Scott Crossfield (October 2, 1921 – April 19, 2006), normally referred to as Scott Crossfield, was an American naval officer, aviator and test pilot. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert Alexander Kennedy Runcie, Baron Runcie of Cuddesdon PC MC (October 2, 1921 – July 11, 2000) was the 102nd Archbishop of Canterbury from 1980 to 1991. ... The Archbishop of Canterbury is the spiritual leader and senior clergyman of the Church of England, recognized by convention as the head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jan Morris CBE (born James Humphrey Morris on 2 October 1926, in Clevedon, Somerset, England, but by heritage and adoption Welsh) is a British historian and travel writer. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... George Robert Phillips McFarland (October 2, 1928 – June 30, 1993) was an American actor most famous for his childhood role as Spanky in the depression era childrens comedy movie series Our Gang, also known as the Little Rascals. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Wolfhart Pannenberg (born 1928) is a German Christian theologian. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Moses Gunn (October 2, 1929 – December 16, 1993) was an American actor. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... David Barrett, O.C. (born 2 October 1930 in Vancouver, British Columbia), commonly known as Dave Barrett, was a politician and social worker in British Columbia, Canada. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Maurice Morning Maury Wills (born October 2, 1932 in Washington, DC) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and switch-hitting batter who played most prominently with the Los Angeles Dodgers (1959-66, 1969-72), and also with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1967-68) and Montreal Expos (1969). ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Phill Niblock, c. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...