A look back at history on this date
Events below are loaded live for October 2nd
Texas Revolution: Mexican troops attempt to disarm the people of Gonzales, but encounter stiff resistance from a hastily assembled militia.
The United States Bill of Rights is sent to the various States for ratification.
American Revolutionary War: John André, a British Army officer, is hanged as a spy by the Continental Army.
The Nottingham Cheese Riot breaks out at the Goose Fair in Nottingham, UK, in response to the excessive cost of cheese.
Russo-Kazan Wars: Russian troops enter Kazan.
The Earl of Warwick's rebellion forces King Edward IV of England to flee to the Netherlands, restoring Henry VI to the throne.
The Battle of Largs is fought between Norwegians and Scots.
Battle of Andernach: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, crushes a rebellion against his rule, by a coalition of Eberhard of Franconia and other Frankish dukes.
Theophilos succeeds his father Michael II as Byzantine Emperor.
Richard III of England (died 1485)
Richard III of England (died 1485)
Born 1452Isabella of Aragon
Queen of Portugal, Daughter of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon (died 1498)
Born 1470William Drury
English politician (died 1579)
Born 1527Charles Borromeo
Italian cardinal and saint (died 1584)
Born 1538Elizabeth Montagu
English author and critic (died 1800)
Born 1718William Beresford
1st Viscount Beresford, English general and politician (died 1854)
Born 1768Charles Albert
King of Sardinia (1831-49) (died 1849)
Born 1798Nat Turner
American slave and uprising leader (died 1831)
Born 1800Athalaric
king of the Ostrogoths in Italy
534Michael II
Byzantine emperor
829Eberhard of Franconia
Eberhard of Franconia
939Gilbert
Duke of Lorraine
939Pope Urban IV (born c. 1200)
Pope Urban IV (born c. 1200)
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