October 2
What happened on October 2 in history
5 events fall on October 2, from 1187 to 1967. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.
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Events on October 2
1187
Saladin takes Jerusalem
The city surrenders after a short siege and its Christians are ransomed.
1869
Gandhi is born
Mohandas Gandhi is born at Porbandar in Gujarat.
1925
Baird transmits a moving image
The first televised picture of a human face is made in a London attic.
1950
Peanuts is first published
Charles Schulz's strip appears in seven newspapers.
1967
Thurgood Marshall is sworn in
The first Black justice takes his seat on the Supreme Court.