October 2

October 2 is celebrated as Gandhi Jayanti every year to commemorate the birthday of one of India’s most popular faces behind the freedom struggle, Mahatma Gandhi. October 2 marks a national holiday in India and is celebrated as the International Day of Non Violence. In addition to this, October 2 also holds significance for other major events that have taken place. To know more about these important events of October 2, read through the blog. What Happened in India on October 2? 1986- Attempts to assassinate Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi On October 2, 1986, attempts were made to assassinate the then Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Important Events that Happened Across the Globe on October 2 • 1263 – Battle of Largs The Battle of Largs was fought between the Scots and the Norwegians. Credits : GeoHistory • 1958 – Guinea declared independent On October 2, 1958, Guinea declared its independence from France • 1971 – President of South Vietnam Nguyen Van Thieu re elected The South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu was re-elected in a one man election. • 1996 – The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments signed The then US President Bill Clinton signed the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments . • 2002 – Beltway Sniper Attacks The sniper attacks began in Washington DC, which extended over three weeks. Famous Birthdays 1869 – Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist Recommended Posts...

Guardian Angels Day comes around once a year on October 2. It is a day that seeks to recognize the protective roles that guardian angels have in our lives. The Catholics also celebrate the Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels or the Feast of the Guardian Angels. There is a lot to celebrate on a day like this. History of Guardian Angels Day Results of various surveys revealed that more than 75% of Americans believe that guardian angels exist. With this kind of statistic, it follows that there exists a Guardian Angel Day. This day was created to say thanks and to recognize the guardian angels in our lives. We also get to reflect on the roles guardian angels have played in different religions and cultures. In addition to it being Guardian Angel day, October 2 is also set aside by Catholics to celebrate the Feast of Guardian Angels. The celebrations of guardian angels started all the way in the 11th century A.D. and this belief already gained a foothold in the Catholic Church around the 12th century. The Feast of Guardian Angels was first authorized in 1608 by Pope Paul V, in honor of guardian angels. In the 1670s, the then Pope, Pope Clement X made October 2 the official date for the Feast of Guardian Angels, which was also made an obligatory double feast. Both Christians and non-Christians believe that angels exist and their main job is to protect and guide us through our lives. Guardian angels are believed to come from the lowest rank of angels. There is mention of guardian...

• 1935 NY Hayden Planetarium, 4th in US, opens • • 1936 Amsterdam's Calvinist Churches reject Nazism • 1936 French franc devalued, relatively late and after Britain (1931) and the US (1933) • 1936 New York Yankees score Baseball World Series record 18 runs in an 18-4 rout of rival NY Giants in Game 2 at the Polo Grounds; Yankees win series 4-2 • 1938 New York Yankees pitcher Lefty Gomez beats Chicago Cubs, 6-3 in Game 2 at Wrigley Field; sets record of 6 World Series wins without a loss • • 1939 Revival of Sidney Howard's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1924 stage drama "They Knew What They Wanted", opens at the Empire Theatre, NYC; runs for 24 performances • • 1940 British Council receives Royal Charter • 1940 British liner Empress, loaded with refugees for Canada, sunk • • 1941 Germans launch attack on Moscow • • 1942 WWII: British Royal Navy boards floundering German U-boat U-559 retrieving abandoned Enigma code machine before it sinks; 2 British sailors go down with the sub • • 1943 New York Yankees sweep 14th MLB doubleheader of year, beating St. Louis Browns, 5-1 & 7-6 at Yankee Stadium • • 1944 US B-17's drops pamphlets on Walcheren • • • • 1954 Baseball World Series: New York Giants beat Cleveland, 7-4 at Cleveland Stadium to sweep Indians, 4-0; MVP: Giants outfielder Dusty Rhodes • 1954 Don Liddle beats Bob Lemon 7-4 as the New York Giants complete an unlikely World Series sweep of the powerful Cleveland Indians; Cleveland season record of 111-43 sets American League mark ...

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For the Indian merchant ship named Gandhi Jayanti between 1963 and 1974, see Hannington Court (1954). Gandhi Jayanti Observedby India Type Significance Honours Mahatma Gandhi's role in Observances Community, historical celebration Date Frequency Annual Relatedto Gandhi Jayanti is an event celebrated in India to mark the birthday of Commemoration [ ] Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated yearly on 2 October. Notes [ ]