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Holidays and observances on October 2

10 holidays and special days are celebrated on October 2 around the world.

Holidays and observances

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What is celebrated on October 2?

10 observances are celebrated on October 2 around the world: Batik Day (Indonesia), Christian feast day: Denha I of Tikrit (Syriac Orthodox Church), Christian feast day: Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels, Christian feast day: Leodegar, Christian feast day: October 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), Gandhi's birthday-related observances: Gandhi Jayanti (India). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.

What happened on October 2?

37 documented historical events happened on October 2, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: With King Edward IV of England forced to flee to the Burgundian Netherlands after a rebellion organised by Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, Henry VI was restored to the throne. On the same day, in another year: As part of wider food riots, citizens in Nottingham, England, looted large quantities of cheese; one man was killed during attempts to restore order. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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