October 2

Today in History
• 1535 - Jacques Cartier discovers Mount Royal (Montreal)
• 1627 - Last Emperor of the Chinese Ming dynasty, Chongzhen, comes to the throne
• 1656 - English North American colony of Connecticut passes law against Quakers
• 1833 - NY Anti-Slavery Society organized
• 1866 - J Osterhoudt patents tin can with key opener
• 1910 - Henry Wijnmalen flies to 2,800m altitude (world record)
• 1916 - Zoological Society of San Diego founded, in San Diego, California
• 1919 - US President Woodrow Wilson has a stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed


Holidays - Traditional and Obscure
• Guardian Angels Day
• Guinea Independence Day
• International Day of Non-Violence
• Labour Day
• National Custodian Day
• National Name Your Car Day
• World Architecture Day
• World Farm Animals Day

Birthdays
• 1452 - Richard III, King of England (1483-85)
• 1470 - Isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (1489-1494)
• 1538 - Saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal and Archbishop of Milan
• 1768 - William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford
• 1798 - Charles Albert, King of Sardinia (1831-49)
• 1800 - Nat Turner, American leader of a major slave rebellion in Virginia in 1831
• 1822 - Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1877-79)
• 1828 - Charles Floquet, French statesman and 44th Prime Minister of France