October 2nd, 1450

Born on October 2nd, 1450

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 209,000 days old!

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... 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?

32

Richard III of England

English monarch

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

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

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

*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

86

Paul von Hindenburg

Prussian-German field marshal of the German Empire, statesman and president of Weimar Germany and Nazi Germany (1847–1934)

*October 2nd, 1847, 6 Podgórna Street in Poznań †August 2nd, 1934, Ogrodzieniec

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Born in 1450

55

Christopher Columbus

Italian navigator, explorer, and colonist (1451–1506)

*November 30th, 1450, Genoa †May 20th, 1506, Valladolid

72

Piero Soderini

Italian politician (1450–1522)

*May 18th, 1450, Florence †June 13th, 1522, Rome

70

Abraham Zacuto

Spanish Jewish astronomer and rabbi (1452 – c. 1515)

*August 12th, 1450, Salamanca †November 30th, 1520, Ottoman Empire

19

Yejong of Joseon

8th King of Joseon Dynasty in Korean history

*January 1st, 1450, Hanseongbu †November 28th, 1469, Gyeongbokgung

43

Eleanor of Naples, Duchess of Ferrara

Neapolitan noble woman (1450-1493); Duchesses of Ferrara

*June 22nd, 1450, Naples †October 11th, 1493, Ferrara

58

Ursula of Brandenburg, Duchess of Münsterberg-Oels

Duchess of Münsterberg and Oels, Countess of Glatz

*September 25th, 1450, Berlin †November 25th, 1508, Wrocław

73

Marko Marulić

Croatian national poet and European humanist

*August 18th, 1450, Split †January 5th, 1524, Split

35

Jacques of Savoy, Count of Romont

Prince of Savoy

*November 12th, 1450, Geneva †January 30th, 1486, Ham

78

Jakob Wimpfeling

Renaissance humanist

*July 25th, 1450, Sélestat †November 17th, 1528, Sélestat

37

Mary Stewart

Scottish princess

*November 30th, 1450, Stirling Castle †April 30th, 1488

67

Heinrich Isaac

Franco-Flemish Renaissance composer (1450–1517)

*January 1st, 1450, Flanders †March 26th, 1517, Florence

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

No: With 365 days 1450 is a normal year and no leap year.

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