October 2: Facts & Historical Events On This Day

October 2^nd celebrates World Farm Animals Day and Name Your Car Day.

Today marks day 275 of the year, and we have 90 days left of the year.

Learn all about what happened on this day with our selection of facts & events. This day has a history filled with events in business, film & TV, music, space and so much more.

Did you know that on this day in 1984, three Russian cosmonauts returned from space after spending a record 237 days in orbit? During the mission, six spacewalks, totaling 22 hours 50 minutes, had taken place.

Keep reading for more interesting facts about October 2^nd in history!

What Events Happened On October 2 In History?

2016

Kim Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint in Paris, France.

Five men were masked and made off with $10 million dollars' worth of jewelry.

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2011

American spy thriller TV series “Homeland” first aired on Showtime.

The show starred Claire Danes and Damian Lewis.

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1995

British rock band Oasis released their second album “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?”

The album sold a record 347,000 copies its first week.

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1984

Three Russian cosmonauts returned from space after spending a record 237 days in orbit.

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1976

Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. was founded in Phoenix, Arizona.

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1967

Thurgood Marshall sworn in as the first black US Supreme Court Justice.

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1941

Adolf Hitler’s German military attacked Moscow.

The battle lasted until January 7, 1942 with over half a million Russians killed, missing, injured or captured.

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1902

Famous classic children’s book “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” by Beatrix Potter was published in London, England.

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1836

After a 5-year voyage around the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, Charles Darwin returned to England.

He traveled on the HMS Beagle, exploring lands far and wide, including The Galapagos Islands, where he studied the wildlife. The findings from this trip would lead him to the theory of evolution.

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1780

During the American Revolutionary War, John André, a British Army officer, was hanged as a spy by the Continental Army.

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1535

French-Breton explorer Jacques Cartier discovered “Mount Royal,” now known as Montreal, Canada.

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1528

English Protestant author William Tyndale published “The Obedience of a Christian Man” in Antwerp, Belgium.

The text is significant because it was the first document suggesting that the king of a country should be the head of that country's church instead of the pope or other religious leader.

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October 2 Birthday Facts, Zodiac & Birthstone

Those of you who were born on October 2^nd share the Libra zodiac sign.

All those born in October have the Pink Tourmaline birthstone.

For those of you who were born on October 2^nd, you were likely conceived the same year on January 9^th.

Are you celebrating your birthday today? If so, did you know that you share the same birthday as Jacob Sartorius? See what other famous people were born on this day.

Famous People Born On October 2

Jacob Sartorius

American Singer

Birthday: October 2, 2002

Age: 19 years old

Born In: Oklahoma, USA

Dia Frampton

American Singer

Birthday: October 2, 1987

Age: 34 years old

Born In: Utah, USA

Special Holidays On October 2^nd

Are you looking for something to do today? Then why not find time today to celebrate the following special holidays.

World Farm Animals Day

National Name Your Car Day

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October 3 Oct 3

October 2: Facts & Historical Events On This Day

What Events Happened On October 2 In History?

Kim Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint in Paris, France.

American spy thriller TV series “Homeland” first aired on Showtime.

British rock band Oasis released their second album “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?”

Three Russian cosmonauts returned from space after spending a record 237 days in orbit.

Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. was founded in Phoenix, Arizona.

Thurgood Marshall sworn in as the first black US Supreme Court Justice.

Adolf Hitler’s German military attacked Moscow.

Famous classic children’s book “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” by Beatrix Potter was published in London, England.

After a 5-year voyage around the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, Charles Darwin returned to England.

During the American Revolutionary War, John André, a British Army officer, was hanged as a spy by the Continental Army.

French-Breton explorer Jacques Cartier discovered “Mount Royal,” now known as Montreal, Canada.

English Protestant author William Tyndale published “The Obedience of a Christian Man” in Antwerp, Belgium.

October 2 Birthday Facts, Zodiac & Birthstone