Born on October 2nd, 1542
Weekday
Friday
October 2nd, 1542 was a Friday.
Zodiac
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Libra (The Scales)
September 24th, 1542 - October 23rd, 1542
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 175,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 108 days, exactly on August 15th, 2024, people who were born on October 2nd, 1542 will be 176,000 days old!
175,892 Days
25,127 Weeks
5,778 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on October 2nd?
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
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
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, EssenCharles Borromeo
Cardinal, archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584
*October 2nd, 1538, Arona †November 3rd, 1584, Milan
50 Angel Espinosa
Cuban boxer (1966–2017)
*October 2nd, 1966, Holguín †April 12th, 2017, Hialeah Gardens
32 Richard III of England
English monarch
*October 2nd, 1452, Fotheringhay Castle †August 22nd, 1485, Bosworth Field site.jpg "Donna Karan")
74 Alice Walton
American heiress to the fortune of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
*October 2nd, 1949, Newport_(cropped).jpg "Tyson Chandler")
86 Graham Greene
British writer, playwright and literary critic (1904-1991)
*October 2nd, 1904, Berkhamsted †April 3rd, 1991, Vevey
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, OgrodzieniecSame year
Born in 1542
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63 Akbar
3rd Mughal emperor from 1556 to 1605
*October 15th, 1542, Umarkot Fort †October 15th, 1605, Fatehpur Sikri
44 Mary, Queen of Scots
Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567
*December 8th, 1542, Linlithgow †February 8th, 1587, Fotheringhay Castle-John_of_the_Cross-1656.jpg "John of the Cross")
49 John of the Cross
Spanish mystic and Roman Catholic saint
*June 24th, 1542, Fontiveros †December 14th, 1591, Úbeda
63 Jan Zamoyski
Polish magnate, statesman and military commander (1542–1605)
*March 19th, 1542, Skokówka †June 3rd, 1605, Zamość
73 Anders Sørensen Vedel
Danish historian (1542-1616)
*November 9th, 1542, Vejle †February 13th, 1616, Ribe.jpg "Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter")
80 Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter
English politician (1542-1623)
*May 5th, 1542, London †February 8th, 1623, London
Robert Bellarmine
Catholic cardinal, saint, and Doctor of the Church
*October 4th, 1542, Montepulciano †September 17th, 1621, RomeMagnus, Duke of Östergötland
Swedish prince; son of Gustav I of Sweden and Margareta Leijonhufvud
*July 25th, 1542, Stockholm †June 26th, 1595, VretaPhilip IV of Nassau-Weilburg
Count of Nassau-Weilburg (1559-1602) and Saarbrücken and Saarwerden (1574-1602)
*April 14th, 1542, Weilburg †March 12th, 1602, SaarbrückenJohn Frederick, Duke of Pomerania
Protestant Bishop of Cammin and ruling Duke of Pomerania
*August 27th, 1542, Wolgast †February 9th, 1600, WolgastÁlvaro de Mendaña de Neira
Spanish explorer
*October 1st, 1542, Congosto †October 18th, 1595, Nendo IslandRichard Grenville
English politician, soldier and explorer (1542-1591)
*June 15th, 1542, Bideford †September 10th, 1591, Flores IslandJakob Christoph Blarer von Wartensee
Roman Catholic bishop
*May 11th, 1542, Berneck †April 18th, 1608, PorrentruyTarquinia Molza
Italian singer and composer
*November 1st, 1542, Modena †August 8th, 1617, ModenaHenriette of Cleves
Duchess of Nevers, Countess of Rethel
*October 31st, 1542, La Chapelle-d'Angillon †June 24th, 1601, ParisHenry III, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels
Duke of Münsterberg, Duke of Oels and Duke of Bernstadt and Count of Glatz (1542-1587)
*April 29th, 1542, Oleśnica †April 10th, 1587, OleśnicaIsabella de' Medici
Daughter of Cosimo I. de’ Medici and Eleonora of Toledo (1542-1576)
*August 31st, 1542, Florence †July 16th, 1576, Cerreto GuidiBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on October 2nd
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Gandhi's birthday-related observances) which are celebrated on October 2nd.
Batik Day (Indonesia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batik_DayDenha I of Tikrit (Syriac Orthodox Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denha_I_of_TikritMemorial of the Holy Guardian Angels
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_of_the_Holy_Guardian_AngelsOctober 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)International Day of Non-Violence
Gandhi's birthday-related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_of_Non-ViolenceIndependence Day, celebrates the independence of Guinea from France in 1958
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GuineaNational Grandparents Day (Italy)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandparents'_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
2.10.1542
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | XL = 40 | X = 10 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1542 is a normal year and no leap year.