October 2nd in History

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October 2nd in History

1836: Charles Darwin returns from his voyage on 'HMS Beagle'
1870: Rome becomes the capital city of Italy
1993: President Yeltsin declares a State of Emergency in Moscow

October 2nd birthdays

1847: Paul von Hindenberg, German field marshal and politician
1869: Gandhi, Indian leader of 'passive' resistance
1869: Groucho Marx, US comedian of the 'Marx' brothers fame
1904: Graham Greene, English novelist