1187 The Siege of Jerusalem lasted from September 20 to October 2, 1187, when Balian of Ibelin surrendered the city to Saladin. The defeat of Jerusalem signaled the end of the first Kingdom of Jerusalem. Europe responded in 1189 by launching the Third Crusade led by Richard the Lionheart, Philip Augustus, and Frederick Barbarossa separately.
1452 Richard III of England was born on October 2, 1452 at Fotheringhay Castle, the twelfth of thirteen children of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and Cecily Neville. When his 12-year-old nephew became King Edward V, Richard was give the role of "Protector." However Richard took the throne for himself and soon after, Edward V and his younger brother disappeared while living in the Tower of London. He reigned from 1483 until 1485, as the last king from the House of Plantagenet.
1535 The French explorer Jacques Cartier discovered the area where Montreal is now located on October 2, 1535. He estimated the population of the native people in the area to be "over a thousand people." The Société Notre-Dame de Montréal founded a permanent mission known as Ville-Marie (or "City of Mary”) six and a half years later, which eventually grew into the city of Montreal.
1755 Born in a remote country town on October 2, 1755 Hannah Adams lived at a time when a learned woman in New England was a rarity. One day she was encouraged by a boarder in her family home to research comparative religions. The results of her research An Alphabetical Compendium of the Various Sects was published in 1784. It was well received and the emolument she derived from this enabled Adams to become the first American woman to support herself by writing.
1816 English artist John Constable got engaged with Maria Bicknell, a local girl whose solicitor father was personally acquainted with the king in 1809. Her family gave their consent to the marriage, following the death of Constable's father, which left him financially secure The couple wed at October 2, 1816 at St Martin-in-the-Fields in London. Their marriage was a very happy one, but sadly short-lived; Maria died of tuberculosis in 1828, aged 40, leaving Constable with seven young children, on whom he doted.
1869 Mohandas Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandar, a town near Mumbai on India's North West coast. His mother, Putlibai, gave birth to him in a dark, windowless ground-floor room of the Gandhi family residence. Mohandas' family was descendants of traders (the word "Gandhi" means grocer).
Gandhi's character was formed by the devout example and teaching of his pious mother. who was his father's fourth wife. A Hindu of the Vaishnava sect, Putlibai, was completely absorbed in her religion, did not care much for finery and jewellery, and divided her time between her home and the temple.
1902 Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit was published on October 2, 1902. It was an immediate success and has since been published in 17 languages. Beatrix Potter was one of the first writers to realize merchandising power, producing her own Peter Rabbit doll, registered at the Patent Office, in 1903, making him the oldest licensed literary character in the world.
1909 The first rugby union match was played at Billy Williams’ Cabbage Patch - better known to rugby fans today as Twickenham - on October 2, 1909. Harlequins beat Richmond by 14 to 10. Twickenham Stadium has since become one of the most iconic venues for rugby union matches, including hosting international matches and various rugby events.
1914 Babe Ruth pitched and won a game for the Boston Red Sox against the New York Yankees on October 2, 1914 getting his first major league hit, a double. By 1916, Ruth had built a reputation as an outstanding pitcher who sometimes hit long home runs, a feat unusual for any player in the pre-1920 dead-ball era.
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| Balian of Ibelin surrendering the city of Jerusalem to Saladin |
1452 Richard III of England was born on October 2, 1452 at Fotheringhay Castle, the twelfth of thirteen children of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and Cecily Neville. When his 12-year-old nephew became King Edward V, Richard was give the role of "Protector." However Richard took the throne for himself and soon after, Edward V and his younger brother disappeared while living in the Tower of London. He reigned from 1483 until 1485, as the last king from the House of Plantagenet.
1535 The French explorer Jacques Cartier discovered the area where Montreal is now located on October 2, 1535. He estimated the population of the native people in the area to be "over a thousand people." The Société Notre-Dame de Montréal founded a permanent mission known as Ville-Marie (or "City of Mary”) six and a half years later, which eventually grew into the city of Montreal.
1755 Born in a remote country town on October 2, 1755 Hannah Adams lived at a time when a learned woman in New England was a rarity. One day she was encouraged by a boarder in her family home to research comparative religions. The results of her research An Alphabetical Compendium of the Various Sects was published in 1784. It was well received and the emolument she derived from this enabled Adams to become the first American woman to support herself by writing.
1816 English artist John Constable got engaged with Maria Bicknell, a local girl whose solicitor father was personally acquainted with the king in 1809. Her family gave their consent to the marriage, following the death of Constable's father, which left him financially secure The couple wed at October 2, 1816 at St Martin-in-the-Fields in London. Their marriage was a very happy one, but sadly short-lived; Maria died of tuberculosis in 1828, aged 40, leaving Constable with seven young children, on whom he doted.
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| Maria Bicknell, painted by Constable in 1816 |
1869 Mohandas Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandar, a town near Mumbai on India's North West coast. His mother, Putlibai, gave birth to him in a dark, windowless ground-floor room of the Gandhi family residence. Mohandas' family was descendants of traders (the word "Gandhi" means grocer).
Gandhi's character was formed by the devout example and teaching of his pious mother. who was his father's fourth wife. A Hindu of the Vaishnava sect, Putlibai, was completely absorbed in her religion, did not care much for finery and jewellery, and divided her time between her home and the temple.
1902 Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit was published on October 2, 1902. It was an immediate success and has since been published in 17 languages. Beatrix Potter was one of the first writers to realize merchandising power, producing her own Peter Rabbit doll, registered at the Patent Office, in 1903, making him the oldest licensed literary character in the world.
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| First edition, 1902 |
1909 The first rugby union match was played at Billy Williams’ Cabbage Patch - better known to rugby fans today as Twickenham - on October 2, 1909. Harlequins beat Richmond by 14 to 10. Twickenham Stadium has since become one of the most iconic venues for rugby union matches, including hosting international matches and various rugby events.
1914 Babe Ruth pitched and won a game for the Boston Red Sox against the New York Yankees on October 2, 1914 getting his first major league hit, a double. By 1916, Ruth had built a reputation as an outstanding pitcher who sometimes hit long home runs, a feat unusual for any player in the pre-1920 dead-ball era.
1918 America first developed drone plane technology during World War I. The Kettering Bug was an experimental unmanned biplane, aerial drone torpedo, a forerunner of present-day cruise missiles. It was first tested on October 2, 1918.
1919 President Woodrow Wilson was in the middle of a lecture tour when on October 2, 1919 he suffered a major stroke, resulting in brain damage and paralysis. His wife Edith Wilson began to screen all matters of state and decided which to bring to the bedridden president. In doing so, she de facto ran the executive branch of the government for the remainder of Wilson's second term.
1925 On October 2, 1925, John Logie Baird successfully transmitted the first television picture with a greyscale image in his laboratory at 22 Frith Street in the Soho district of London. It was the face of his office boy, William Taynton, who was paid two shillings and sixpence for sitting in front of the hot TV transmitter. Before using a real person, Baird had experimented with a ventriloquist's dummy called Stooky Bill.
1919 President Woodrow Wilson was in the middle of a lecture tour when on October 2, 1919 he suffered a major stroke, resulting in brain damage and paralysis. His wife Edith Wilson began to screen all matters of state and decided which to bring to the bedridden president. In doing so, she de facto ran the executive branch of the government for the remainder of Wilson's second term.
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| Woodrow Wilson's first posed photograph after his stroke taken in June 1920. |
1925 On October 2, 1925, John Logie Baird successfully transmitted the first television picture with a greyscale image in his laboratory at 22 Frith Street in the Soho district of London. It was the face of his office boy, William Taynton, who was paid two shillings and sixpence for sitting in front of the hot TV transmitter. Before using a real person, Baird had experimented with a ventriloquist's dummy called Stooky Bill.
1928 Following a prayerful retreat in which he saw a vision, the Roman Catholic priest Josemaría Escrivá founded The Opus Dei (Work of God) organization on October 2, 1928 in Madrid, Spain.
Escrivá intended the group to be a collection of secular priests and lay people with each member dedicating their life to God but retaining the freedom and responsibility of their worldly lives.
1950 Peanuts, the syndicated comic strip by Charles M. Schulz, featuring Charlie Brown and his pet Snoopy, was first published in nine newspapers on October 2, 1950. The last original Peanuts comic strip appeared in newspapers 49-and-a-half years later, one day after Charles M. Schulz died. With 17,897 strips published in all, Peanuts was arguably the longest story ever told by one human being.
1958 The West African country of Guinea declared its independence from France on October 2, 1958. Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a country in West Africa. Its name comes directly from the Portuguese Guiné, which emerged in the mid-15th century to refer to the lands inhabited by the Guineus, a generic term for the black African peoples below the Senegal River.
1967 On October 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first African-American Supreme Court Justice. He was the 96th person to hold the position. Marshall retired from the Supreme Court in 1991 due to declining health.
1968 The first ball-based computer mouse was developed by German company Telefunken for their TR 86 process computer system. The device was named Rollkugel (German for "rolling ball") and released on October 2, 1968. Telefunken considered their invention too small to apply for a patent.
1978 The American comic actor Tim Allen was arrested on October 2, 1978 in the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport for possession of over 650 grams (1.43 lb) of cocaine. He provided the names of other dealers to reduce his sentence from life imprisonment to 7 years.
1980 Michael Myers, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania was expelled from the House of Representatives on October 2, 1980 after he'd been videotaped accepting a bribe of $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. He was the first member of the House to be expelled since 1861.
Escrivá intended the group to be a collection of secular priests and lay people with each member dedicating their life to God but retaining the freedom and responsibility of their worldly lives.
1950 Peanuts, the syndicated comic strip by Charles M. Schulz, featuring Charlie Brown and his pet Snoopy, was first published in nine newspapers on October 2, 1950. The last original Peanuts comic strip appeared in newspapers 49-and-a-half years later, one day after Charles M. Schulz died. With 17,897 strips published in all, Peanuts was arguably the longest story ever told by one human being.
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| First Peanuts comic strip |
1958 The West African country of Guinea declared its independence from France on October 2, 1958. Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a country in West Africa. Its name comes directly from the Portuguese Guiné, which emerged in the mid-15th century to refer to the lands inhabited by the Guineus, a generic term for the black African peoples below the Senegal River.
1967 On October 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first African-American Supreme Court Justice. He was the 96th person to hold the position. Marshall retired from the Supreme Court in 1991 due to declining health.
1968 The first ball-based computer mouse was developed by German company Telefunken for their TR 86 process computer system. The device was named Rollkugel (German for "rolling ball") and released on October 2, 1968. Telefunken considered their invention too small to apply for a patent.
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| The first ball-based computer mouse, the Telefunken Rollkugel RKS 100-86 . By Marcin Wichary |
1978 The American comic actor Tim Allen was arrested on October 2, 1978 in the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport for possession of over 650 grams (1.43 lb) of cocaine. He provided the names of other dealers to reduce his sentence from life imprisonment to 7 years.
1980 Michael Myers, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania was expelled from the House of Representatives on October 2, 1980 after he'd been videotaped accepting a bribe of $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. He was the first member of the House to be expelled since 1861.
1994 The Simpsons episode "Itchy and Scratchy Land," first aired on the Fox network on October 2, 1994. The episode was written in response to new, stringent censorship laws that were being put in place at the time. Fox had tried to prevent the inclusion of Itchy and Scratchy cartoons in the show, prompting the writers to make the episode as violent as possible.
1998 Gene Autry died of lymphoma in Studio City, Los Angeles, on October 2, 1998, three days after his 91st birthday. Autry is the only entertainer to have been honored in all five categories by the Hollywood Walk of Fame, having been awarded stars for his performances in films, music recording, radio, television, and live theater.
2006 On October 2, 2006, gunman Charles Carl Roberts IV shot eight girls (aged 6–13), killing five at the West Nickel Mines School, an Amish one-room schoolhouse in the Old Order Amish community of Nickel Mines. Roberts then committed suicide. The Amish went to the shooter's family to offer them support. They also set up a charitable fund for his family and during Roberts' funeral they surrounded the family to provide them privacy from the media.
2008 Following the suicide of a the famous Korean actress Choi Jin-sil on October 2, 2008, the frequency of suicide in Korea increased by 162,2% for three weeks confirming the "Werther effect," that a suicide can cause others to also commit suicide.
2010 Prince William, Duke of Cambridge completed pilot training at the prestigious Royal Air Force College Cranwell, earning his wings in 2008. He then trained to become a helicopter pilot with the RAF's Search and Rescue Force. William's first rescue mission as co-pilot of an RAF Sea King was a response to an emergency call from the Liverpool Coastguard on October 2, 2010.
2013 On October 2, 2013, the Gambian interior minister announced that the Gambia would leave the Commonwealth of Nations with immediate effect, ending 48 years of membership of the organization. The country's president said the British had taught them nothing except how to sing "Baa, Baa Black Sheep" and "God Save the Queen."
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