On this day: October 2

POSTED: 10:23 PM PDT Oct 01, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Oct 01, 2012 

Charles Darwin returns home, Gandhi is born, "Peanuts" is published for the first time, Thurgood Marshall becomes the first African-American justice on the Supreme Court, and the Beltway sniper attacks begin, all on this day.

OTD October 2 - Rock Hudson
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Universal Pictures

1985: Actor Rock Hudson, known for his leading man roles in the 1950s and 60s, becomes the first major celebrity to die from an AIDS-related illness when he passes away at age 59 in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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