October 2nd, 1420

Born on October 2nd, 1420

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 220,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 543 days, exactly on October 30th, 2025, people who were born on October 2nd, 1420 will be 221,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on October 2nd?

October 2nd, 2007

South Korean president Roh Moo-hyun walked across the Military Demarcation Line on his way to the second inter-Korean summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.

October 2nd, 1996

A maintenance worker's failure to remove tape covering the aircraft's static ports caused Aeroperú Flight 603 to crash into the ocean near Lima, Peru, killing all 70 people on board.

October 2nd, 1990

A hijacked airliner collided with two other planes while attempting to land at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in China, killing 128 and injuring 71.

October 2nd, 1971

Nguyễn Văn Thiệu was re-elected unopposed as President of South Vietnam.

October 2nd, 1967

Thurgood Marshall (pictured) was sworn in as the first African-American justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

October 2nd, 1942

Second World War: HMS Curacoa (pictured) was accidentally rammed and sunk by RMS Queen Mary while escorting the liner to provide protection from submarine attacks.

October 2nd, 1937

President Rafael Trujillo announced that Dominican troops had begun mass killings of Haitians living in the Dominican Republic.

October 2nd, 1913

The Shubert Theatre opened on Broadway with a production of Hamlet.

October 2nd, 1879

Qing China signed the Treaty of Livadia with the Russian Empire, but the terms were so unfavorable that the Chinese government refused to ratify the treaty.

October 2nd, 1835

Mexican dragoons dispatched to disarm settlers at Gonzales in Mexican Texas encountered stiff resistance from a Texian militia at the Battle of Gonzales, the first armed engagement of the Texas Revolution.

October 2nd, 1766

As part of wider food riots, citizens in Nottingham, England, looted large quantities of cheese; one man was killed during attempts to restore order.

October 2nd, 1470

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 of England.

October 2nd, 1452

The future King of England, Richard III is born at Fotheringhay Castle; in 1485 he usurped his brother's throne, denounced his nephews for being illegitimate and was killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field two years later

October 2nd, 2019

A privately-owned Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress conducting a living history exhibition flight crashes shortly after takeoff from Windsor Locks, Connecticut, killing seven.

October 2nd, 2018

The Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi is assassinated in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 2nd

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 2nd?

78

Mahatma Gandhi

Indian independence activist (1869–1948)

*October 2nd, 1869, Porbandar †January 30th, 1948, Gandhi Smriti

34

Diamond Platnumz

Tanzanian artist, dancer, philanthropist and businessman

*October 2nd, 1989, Dar es Salaam

69

Lorraine Bracco

American actress

*October 2nd, 1954, Brooklyn

32

Richard III of England

English monarch

*October 2nd, 1452, Fotheringhay Castle †August 22nd, 1485, Bosworth Field site

26

Dardan

German rapper

*October 2nd, 1997, Stuttgart

83

Giuliano Sarti

Italian footballer (1933-2017)

*October 2nd, 1933, Castello d'Argile †June 5th, 2017, Rome

67

Carlos Slepoy

Argentinian lawyer (1949-2017)

*October 2nd, 1949, Buenos Aires †April 17th, 2017, Madrid

94

Claude Taittinger

French businessperson

*October 2nd, 1927, Paris †January 3rd, 2022, Paris

93

Uta Ranke-Heinemann

German Catholic theologian and author; World's first woman to hold a chair in Catholic theology (1927-2021)

*October 2nd, 1927, Essen †March 25th, 2021, Essen

50

Angel Espinosa

Cuban boxer (1966–2017)

*October 2nd, 1966, Holguín †April 12th, 2017, Hialeah Gardens

39

Marion Bartoli

French tennis player

*October 2nd, 1984, Le Puy-en-Velay

41

Tyson Chandler

American basketball player

*October 2nd, 1982, Hanford

75

Donna Karan

American fashion designer

*October 2nd, 1948, New York City

74

Alice Walton

American heiress to the fortune of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

*October 2nd, 1949, Newport

56

Suki Kaiser

Canadian actress

*October 2nd, 1967, Bangkok

33

Divine

Indian rapper

*October 2nd, 1990, Andheri

86

Graham Greene

British writer, playwright and literary critic (1904-1991)

*October 2nd, 1904, Berkhamsted †April 3rd, 1991, Vevey

60

Maria Ressa

Filipino journalist (born 1963)

*October 2nd, 1963, Manila

21

Jacob Sartorius

American singer and Internet personality

*October 2nd, 2002, Tulsa

26

Tammy Abraham

English association football player

*October 2nd, 1997, Camberwell

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54

Albrecht von Eyb

German humanist

*August 24th, 1420, Ansbach †May 3rd, 1475, Eichstätt

50

George of Poděbrady

Czech king, warrior and nobleman

*April 23rd, 1420, Poděbrady †March 22nd, 1471, Old Town

62

William VIII, Marquess of Montferrat

Marquess of Montferrat

*July 19th, 1420, Casale Monferrato †February 27th, 1483, Casale Monferrato

70

Dorothea of Brandenburg, Duchess of Mecklenburg

Princess of Brandenburg by birth and by marriage Duchess of Mecklenburg

*February 9th, 1420, Berlin †January 19th, 1491, Prämonstratenserinnenstift Rehna

59

Bernardo Bandini

Italian merchant

*January 15th, 1420, Florence †December 29th, 1479, Florence

53

Michael Beheim

German singer

*September 29th, 1420, Obersulm †January 1st, 1474

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on October 2nd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Gandhi's birthday-related observances) which are celebrated on October 2nd.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1420 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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