October 2nd in History
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
