October 2 in History

2 October in History – 66 years ago

Independence of Guinea

Sub-Saharan Africa 1958: Independence of Guinea

Facing increasing problems with its overseas territories, France replaced the French Union... SEE MORE…

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Historical Atlas of Sub-Saharan Africa 1958: Independence of Guinea
Sub-Saharan Africa 1958
Independence of Guinea
Facing increasing problems with its overseas territories, France replaced the French Union with...
Historical Atlas of North America 1843: Oregon Dispute
North America 1843
Oregon Dispute
By the early 1840s, American settlers, arriving overland in increasing numbers along what became...
Historical Atlas of Europe 418: Recovery of Gaul
Europe 418
Recovery of Gaul
While Wallia’s Goths crushed the Alans and Siling Vandals in Hispaniae (416–418), the Western...
 

Ending on 2 October 329

Persians expel Arabs and reconquer eastern Arabia*

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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