On This Day in History October 2, 2023

Historical Events 1187  Sultan Saladin captures Jerusalem from Crusaders 1492  King Henry VII of England invades France 1789  George Washington transmits the proposed Constitutional amendments (The United States Bill of Rights) to the States for ratification 1928  "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", known as Opus Dei, founded by Catholic priest Josemaría Escrivá in Madrid, Spain 1944  Polish resistance fighters capitulate in the Warsaw Uprising, with some 250,000 people killed 2007  President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea walks across the Military Demarcation Line into North Korea on his way to the second Inter-Korean Summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Bud Abbott 1897 - 1974 Jacob Sartorius 21st Birthday Maria Ressa 60th Birthday Sting 72nd Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Marcel Duchamp 1887 - 1968 Tom Petty 1950 - 2017 More Famous Deaths October 2: The Tragic and Fatal Secret of Rock Hudson He was seen as the ultimate ladies' man, but Hollywood actor Rock Hudson, who died on this day, was secretly gay and became the first major star to die of AIDS. Read the Article