October 2 in History
2 October in History – 66 years ago
Sub-Saharan Africa 1958: Independence of Guinea
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Starting on 2 October 1941
All Events on 2 October
1958
Guinea gains independence from France
starts
1944
US captures Aachen
ends
1944
Warsaw uprising against Germany
starts
1941
Germans attempt to take Soviet capital Moscow
ends
1932
Uprising in São Paulo against Vargas
ends
1932
Secessionism in southern Mato Grosso
ends
1915
German expedition to Afghanistan
1888
Germany annexes Nauru
ends
1860
Garibaldians defeat Two Sicilies on the Volturno
1835
Texians defeat Mexico at Gonzales
ends
329
Persians expel Arabs and reconquer eastern Arabia*
starts
282
Carus defeats Quadi and Sarmatians*
starts
14
Germanicus leads legionaries across the Rhine*
ends
6
Romans conquer Germania as far as Elbe*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 2 October for purposes of Omniatlas
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