1. On 2 October 1187, a Muslim sultan recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders. Who was he?

2. An Indian independence leader was born on 2 October 1869. Name him and the coastal town where he was born. What international day does the UN mark on his birthday?

3. Another Indian leader was born on exactly the same day as the man in question 2, but in 1904. He became India's second prime minister. Who was he?

4. A comic strip featuring Charlie Brown and Snoopy first appeared on 2 October 1950. What was it called?

5. On 2 October 1958, which West African country became independent from France after voting "no" to staying in the French Community?

6. A science fiction TV anthology introduced by its creator first aired on 2 October 1959. Name the series and its creator.

7. On 2 October 1836, HMS Beagle returned to England after the voyage from your December rounds. Into which Cornish port did it sail?

8. On 2 October 1925, John Logie Baird transmitted the first television image with proper shades of grey. What was the first "face" he showed, and who became the first real person to appear on television?

9. On 2 October 1967, who became the first Black justice of the US Supreme Court?

10. A TV series introduced by a famous film director, with the theme "Funeral March of a Marionette", premiered on 2 October 1955. Name the series.

11. The comedian from your 19 August round, famous for his greasepaint moustache, was born on 2 October 1890. Who was he?

12. An English novelist born on 2 October 1904 wrote "Brighton Rock" and the screenplay for "The Third Man". Who was he?

13. A singer born in Wallsend on 2 October 1951 fronted The Police. What is his stage name, and his real name?

14. A German field marshal and president, after whom the airship in your 6 May round was named, was born on 2 October 1847. Who was he?

15. The king killed at Bosworth in your 22 August round was born on 2 October 1452. Who was he?

16. An American photographer born on 2 October 1949 took the famous Rolling Stone cover photo of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, taken hours before Lennon's death. Who is she?

17. A singer born on 2 October 1945 wrote "American Pie", about "the day the music died". Name him. Which rock and roll star's death is that line about?

18. Which Hollywood star died on 2 October 1985, the first major celebrity whose death was openly linked to AIDS?

19. A French artist died on 2 October 1968. He shocked the art world by exhibiting a urinal signed "R. Mutt". Name the artist and the work.

20. On 2 October 1608, a German-born spectacle maker in the Netherlands applied for a patent on a device "for seeing things far away as if they were nearby". Name him and the device.