Birthday October 02, 1851 Ferdinand Foch, believed to be responsible for Allies winning WW I
Birthday October 02, 1869 Mahatma K Ghandi, pacifist Porbandar, Kathiawad, India
Birthday October 02, 1871 Cordell Hull, sec of state, lowered tariffs (Nobel 1945)
Birthday October 02, 1879 Wallace Stevens is born
Birthday October 02, 1895 Groucho Marx, comedian
Birthday October 02, 1904 Graham Greene, prolific English novelist (Brighton Rock)
Birthday October 02, 1921 Robert Runcie, archbishop of Canterbury
Birthday October 02, 1928 Spanky McFarland, Little Rascal
Birthday October 02, 1932 Maury Wills, Dodger shortstop
Birthday October 02, 1939 Yuri N. Glazkov, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 24)
Birthday October 02, 1940 Rex Reed, movie critic
Birthday October 02, 1945 Don McLean, singer, songwriter (American Pie, Vincent)
Birthday October 02, 1948 Donna Karan, Actress
Birthday October 02, 1951 Sting, (Police)
History October 02, 0322 BC Aristotle dies of indigestion
History October 02, 1608 Hans Lippershey offers the Dutch a new invention - the telescope
History October 02, 1780 British spy executed in Arnold affair
History October 02, 1780 Benedict accomplice hanged
History October 02, 1833 NY Anti-Slavery Society organized
History October 02, 1835 First shots of the Texas Revolution fired in the Battle of Gonzales
History October 02, 1836 Darwin returns to England aboard the HMS Beagle
History October 02, 1836 Darwin returns to England
History October 02, 1864 Battle of Saltville
History October 02, 1870 Italy annexes Rome & the Papal States; Rome made Italian capital
History October 02, 1889 1st Pan American conference
History October 02, 1908 Addie Joss perfect game stops Ed Walsh 1-0 who won 40 in a row
History October 02, 1916 Grover Cleveland Alexanders 16th shutout of the year
History October 02, 1919 U.S President Woodrow Wilson suffers massive stroke
History October 02, 1919 Woodrow Wilson suffers a stroke
History October 02, 1932 Yanks sweep Cubs in the world series
History October 02, 1935 NY Hayden Planetarium the 4th in the US opens
History October 02, 1936 Tony Lazzeri becomes the 1st Yank to hit a world series grand slam
History October 02, 1936 1st alcohol power plant established Atchison Kansas
History October 02, 1939 Birdbaths installed in Union Square
History October 02, 1941 Operation Typhoon is launched
History October 02, 1942 1st self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction demonstrated Chicago
History October 02, 1944 Warsaw Uprising ends
History October 02, 1946 1st network soap opera - Faraway Hill - Dumont
History October 02, 1947 Yogi Berra become the 1st player to pinch hit a world series homer
History October 02, 1948 Checkered flag waves at first postwar U.S. road race in Watkins Glen, New York
History October 02, 1949 Yanks & Red Sox tie for 1st place played the final game of the season Yanks won 5-3 & clinched pennant #16
History October 02, 1950 Bob Shaw of the Chicago Cardinals sets NFL record with 5 TD catches
History October 02, 1950 The comic strip 'Peanuts' 1st appears in 9 newspapers
History October 02, 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents premiers
History October 02, 1956 1st atomic power clock exhibited - NYC
History October 02, 1958 Guinea gains independence from France (National Day)
History October 02, 1958 The Cold War comes to Africa, as Guinea gains its independence
History October 02, 1959 Rod Serling's "Twilight Zone" premieres on CBS
History October 02, 1961 Ben Casey premiers
History October 02, 1963 Hurricane devastates Haiti
History October 02, 1965 Mel Stottlemyre wins game #20
History October 02, 1966 Soviets report that Russian military personnel have come under fire
History October 02, 1967 Aerial offensive against North Vietnam continues
History October 02, 1967 Thurgood Marshall sworn in
History October 02, 1967 Thurgood Marshall is sworn as 1st black Supreme Court Justice
History October 02, 1968 Bob Gibson sets a world series record of 17 strikeouts
History October 02, 1968 Gibson strikes out 17 in World Series
History October 02, 1970 Billy Martin named manager of the Tigers
History October 02, 1971 Rod Stewart earns his first #1 hit with Maggie May
History October 02, 1971 homing pigeon averages 133 kph (record) in 1100-km Australian race
History October 02, 1978 Yanks win 3rd straight AL East beating Red Sox 5-4 in a playoff game. Guidry wins #25 aided by Dent's homer & Pinella's fielding
History October 02, 1984 3 cosmonauts return after a record 237 days in orbit
History October 02, 1985 Rock Hudson dies of AIDS
History October 02, 2006 Gunman kills five students at Amish school
October 02, 1851 Ferdinand Foch, believed to be responsible for Allies winning WW I
October 02, 1869 Mahatma K Ghandi, pacifist Porbandar, Kathiawad, India
October 02, 1871 Cordell Hull, sec of state, lowered tariffs (Nobel 1945)
October 02, 1879 Wallace Stevens is born
October 02, 1895 Groucho Marx, comedian
October 02, 1904 Graham Greene, prolific English novelist (Brighton Rock)
October 02, 1921 Robert Runcie, archbishop of Canterbury
October 02, 1928 Spanky McFarland, Little Rascal
October 02, 1932 Maury Wills, Dodger shortstop
October 02, 1939 Yuri N. Glazkov, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 24)
October 02, 1940 Rex Reed, movie critic
October 02, 1945 Don McLean, singer, songwriter (American Pie, Vincent)
October 02, 1948 Donna Karan, Actress
October 02, 1951 Sting, (Police)
October 02, 0322 BC Aristotle dies of indigestion
October 02, 1608 Hans Lippershey offers the Dutch a new invention - the telescope
October 02, 1780 British spy executed in Arnold affair
October 02, 1780 Benedict accomplice hanged
October 02, 1833 NY Anti-Slavery Society organized
October 02, 1835 First shots of the Texas Revolution fired in the Battle of Gonzales
October 02, 1836 Darwin returns to England aboard the HMS Beagle
October 02, 1836 Darwin returns to England
October 02, 1864 Battle of Saltville
October 02, 1870 Italy annexes Rome & the Papal States; Rome made Italian capital
October 02, 1889 1st Pan American conference
October 02, 1908 Addie Joss perfect game stops Ed Walsh 1-0 who won 40 in a row
October 02, 1916 Grover Cleveland Alexanders 16th shutout of the year
October 02, 1919 U.S President Woodrow Wilson suffers massive stroke
October 02, 1919 Woodrow Wilson suffers a stroke
October 02, 1932 Yanks sweep Cubs in the world series
October 02, 1935 NY Hayden Planetarium the 4th in the US opens
October 02, 1936 Tony Lazzeri becomes the 1st Yank to hit a world series grand slam
October 02, 1936 1st alcohol power plant established Atchison Kansas
October 02, 1939 Birdbaths installed in Union Square
October 02, 1941 Operation Typhoon is launched
October 02, 1942 1st self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction demonstrated Chicago
October 02, 1944 Warsaw Uprising ends
October 02, 1946 1st network soap opera - Faraway Hill - Dumont
October 02, 1947 Yogi Berra become the 1st player to pinch hit a world series homer
October 02, 1948 Checkered flag waves at first postwar U.S. road race in Watkins Glen, New York
October 02, 1949 Yanks & Red Sox tie for 1st place played the final game of the season Yanks won 5-3 & clinched pennant #16
October 02, 1950 Bob Shaw of the Chicago Cardinals sets NFL record with 5 TD catches
October 02, 1950 The comic strip 'Peanuts' 1st appears in 9 newspapers
October 02, 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents premiers
October 02, 1956 1st atomic power clock exhibited - NYC
October 02, 1958 Guinea gains independence from France (National Day)
October 02, 1958 The Cold War comes to Africa, as Guinea gains its independence
October 02, 1959 Rod Serling's "Twilight Zone" premieres on CBS
October 02, 1961 Ben Casey premiers
October 02, 1963 Hurricane devastates Haiti
October 02, 1965 Mel Stottlemyre wins game #20
October 02, 1966 Soviets report that Russian military personnel have come under fire
October 02, 1967 Aerial offensive against North Vietnam continues
October 02, 1967 Thurgood Marshall sworn in
October 02, 1967 Thurgood Marshall is sworn as 1st black Supreme Court Justice
October 02, 1968 Bob Gibson sets a world series record of 17 strikeouts
October 02, 1968 Gibson strikes out 17 in World Series
October 02, 1970 Billy Martin named manager of the Tigers
October 02, 1971 Rod Stewart earns his first #1 hit with Maggie May
October 02, 1971 homing pigeon averages 133 kph (record) in 1100-km Australian race
October 02, 1978 Yanks win 3rd straight AL East beating Red Sox 5-4 in a playoff game. Guidry wins #25 aided by Dent's homer & Pinella's fielding
October 02, 1984 3 cosmonauts return after a record 237 days in orbit
October 02, 1985 Rock Hudson dies of AIDS
October 02, 2006 Gunman kills five students at Amish school