2 October It Happened Today

by Melvis · October 2, 2018

1700 Death of Spanish King Charles II.

1803 Death of American statesman Samuel Adams.

1869 Birth of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.

1871 Birth of American statesman Cordell Hull.

1904 Birth of English novelist Graham Greene.

1935 Italian forces invade Abyssinia.

1950 The cartoon strip Peanuts, featuring Charlie Brown, appears for the first time.

1985 Death of American actor Rock Hudson.