This Day in History October 2: Notable Historical Events on October 2
This Day in History October 2nd. The most notable events that took place on October 2nd range from political historical events to cultural and social events.
Domestic events taking place on October 2
October 2:Traditional Day of Vietnam Geology
October 2, 1936:Inauguration of the Trans-Indochina railway connecting Hanoi and Saigon, built by the French in 1898.
October 2, 1972:Traditional Day of the People's Public Security Information Technology Force
October 2, 1980:Dang Thai Son surpassed 150 artists from 36 participating countries and won first prize at the 10th Chopin International Piano Competition held in Poland.
October 2, 1988:Death anniversary of Doctor Tran Duy Hung - Former Chairman of Hanoi City Administrative Committee (August 1945), Deputy Minister of Interior (1947), Deputy Minister of Health (June 1954).
October 2, 1996:The Prime Minister issued Decision 1271-TTg to designate October 2 as Vietnam's Learning Promotion Day with the aim of "encouraging learning, promoting talents, and building the whole country into a learning society".
International events taking place on October 2
October 2, 1627:Zhu Youjian became the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, namely Chongzhen Emperor, the 17th and last emperor of this Dynasty.
October 2, 1941:Sending 51 divisions to surround Moscow, Hitler announced that he would parade in the Soviet capital on November 7 (the anniversary of the October Revolution). However, by that day, Hitler and the German army had been defeated. The army and people of Moscow won a resounding victory.
October 2, 1942:Gandhi went on a hunger strike to protest the repression of British colonialism in India. The Congress Party led by Gandhi and Nehru opposed the British Government and made demands: Immediately organize an Indian national government, mobilize people's forces to fight against the invasion, and actively cooperate with anti-fascist forces.
October 2, 1952:Asia-Pacific Peace Conference opens in Beijing (China).
October 2, 2007:"International Day of Non-Violence". Previously, on June 15, 2007, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution to choose Mahatma Gandhi's birthday (October 2) as "International Day of Non-Violence", to promote the culture of peace, tolerance, understanding and non-violence through education and public awareness.
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