October 2nd (1889) was a Wednesday. It's the 275th day of the year (276th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 90 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 2nd October, 1889
» In Colorado, Nicholas C. Creede known as Nicholas Creede strikes it rich in silver during the last great silver boom of the American Old West.
October 2nd Holidays in History
» Batik Day (Indonesia)
» Christian feast day:
» Feast of the Guardian Angels
» Leodegar
» October 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Gandhi Jayanti (India)
» International Day of Non-Violence (International observance or International)
» Independence Day (Guinea), celebrates the independence of Guinea from France in 1958