On this day in History, October 2
Here is a list of 5 things that happened on this day in history on October 2:
939 – The Battle of Andernach: King Otto I crushes the rebellion against his rule by a coalition led Frankish dukes, Eberhard of France and Giselbert of Lutherans.
1187 – Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of crusader rule
1492 – King Henry VII of England invades France
1958 – Guinea declares its independence from France
2007 – President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea enters North Korea for an Inter- Korean Summit with North Korean Leader Kim Jong-il
Here are famous people born on October 2:
1470 – Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, Daughter of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon (d. 1498)
1527 – William Drury, English politician (d. 1579)
1538 – Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal and saint (d. 1584)1871 – Martha Brookes Hutcheson, American landscaper and author (d. 1959)
1873 – Stephen Warfield Gambrill, American lawyer and politician (d. 1924)
1873 – Pelham Warner, English cricketer and manager (d. 1963)
1879 – Wallace Stevens, American poet and educator (d. 1955)
1882 – Boris Shaposhnikov, Russian colonel (d. 1945)