WHAT HAPPENED ON 2. OCTOBER
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Theophilos (813–842), succeeds his father as Byzantine Emperor (2. October 829)

Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule. (2. October 1187)

The battle of Largs is fought between Norwegians and Scots. (2. October 1263)

A rebellion organised by Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick forces King Edward IV of England to flee to the Netherlands, restoring Henry VI to the throne. (2. October 1470)

Jacques Cartier discovers the area where Montreal, Quebec is located. (2. October 1535)

Conquest of Kazan by Ivan the Terrible. (2. October 1552)

John André, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War, is hanged as a spy by American forces. (2. October 1780)

George Washington sends the proposed Constitutional amendments (The United States Bill of Rights) to the States for ratification. (2. October 1789)

Battle of Rancagua: Spanish Royalists troops under Mariano Osorio defeats rebel Chilean forces of Bernardo O'Higgins and Jose Miguel Carrera. (2. October 1814)

The Texas Revolution begins with the Battle of Gonzales: Mexican soldiers attempt to disarm the people of Gonzales, Texas, but encounter stiff resistance from a hastily assembled militia. (2. October 1835)

American Civil War: Battle of Saltville – Union forces attack Saltville, Virginia, but are defeated by Confederate troops. (2. October 1864)

In Colorado, Nicholas Creede strikes it rich in silver during the last great silver boom of the American Old West. (2. October 1889)

U.S. President Woodrow Wilson suffers a massive stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed. (2. October 1919)

John Logie Baird performs the first test of a working television system. (2. October 1925)

The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded by Saint Josemaría Escrivá. (2. October 1928)

Dominican Republic strongman Rafael Trujillo orders the execution of the Haitian population living within the borderlands; approximately 20,000 are killed over the next five days. (2. October 1937)

World War II: In Operation Typhoon, Germany begins an all-out offensive against Moscow. (2. October 1941)

World War II: Ocean Liner RMS Queen Mary accidentally rams and sinks her own escort ship, HMS Curacoa, off the coast of Ireland. (2. October 1942)

World War II: German troops end the Warsaw Uprising. (2. October 1944)

Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz is first published (2. October 1950)