October 2nd, 1573

Born on October 2nd, 1573

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 164,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 429 days, exactly on July 4th, 2025, people who were born on October 2nd, 1573 will be 165,000 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

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

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

41

Tyson Chandler

American basketball player

*October 2nd, 1982, Hanford

56

Suki Kaiser

Canadian actress

*October 2nd, 1967, Bangkok

32

Richard III of England

English monarch

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

86

Graham Greene

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

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

33

Divine

Indian rapper

*October 2nd, 1990, Andheri

60

Maria Ressa

Filipino journalist (born 1963)

*October 2nd, 1963, Manila

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

21

Jacob Sartorius

American singer and Internet personality

*October 2nd, 2002, Tulsa

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51

Simon Marius

German astronomer

*January 10th, 1573, Gunzenhausen †December 26th, 1624, Ansbach

78

Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria

Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and prince-elector (Kurfürst) of the Holy Roman Empire

*April 17th, 1573, Munich †September 27th, 1651, Ingolstadt

51

Giulio Cesare Procaccini

Italian painter, sculptor and engraver (1574-1625)

*November 30th, 1573, Bologna †November 14th, 1625, Milan

72

Elias Holl

German architect

*February 28th, 1573, Augsburg †January 6th, 1646, Augsburg

71

William Laud

Archbishop of Canterbury

*October 7th, 1573, Reading †January 10th, 1645, Tower Hill

52

Odoardo Farnese

Catholic cardinal

*December 6th, 1573, Parma †February 21st, 1626, Parma

77

Charles de Valois, Duke of Angoulême

French writer

*May 8th, 1573, Barraux †September 24th, 1650, Paris

49

Nicolas Coeffeteau

French theologian, poet and historian, was born at Saint-Calais

*November 30th, 1573, Saint-Calais †April 21st, 1623, Paris

78

Inigo Jones

16th/17th-century English architect; (1573-1652)

*July 15th, 1573, London †June 21st, 1652, London

75

Thomas Francken

Flemish painter (c.1574-c.1625)

*November 30th, 1573, Antwerp †November 30th, 1648, Antwerp

58

Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz

Count of Nassau-Dietz and Stadtholder of Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe (1574-1632)

*December 22nd, 1573, Dillenburg †June 2nd, 1632, Roermond

24

Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland

Queen consort of Poland and Sweden

*August 16th, 1573, Graz †February 10th, 1598, Warsaw

64

Andries de Witt

Grand Pensionary of Holland (1573-1637)

*June 16th, 1573, Dordrecht †November 26th, 1637, Dordrecht

58

Giovanni Battista Crespi

Painter, sculptor and architect (1574-1632)

*December 23rd, 1573, Romagnano Sesia †October 23rd, 1632, Milan

47

Ambrosius Bosschaert

Flemish-Dutch flower painter (1573-1621)

*January 18th, 1573, Antwerp †January 1st, 1621, The Hague

52

Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Duchess consort of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1573-1626)

*September 4th, 1573, Koldinghus †July 19th, 1626, Brunswick

43

Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt

Abbess of Gernrode, Electress of Saxony, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg

*March 12th, 1573, Dessau †November 3rd, 1616, Sønderborg

70

Margaret of Brunswick-Lüneburg

German noble

*April 6th, 1573, Celle †August 7th, 1643, Celle

52

Miguel de la Fuente

Spanish catholic priest (1573-1626)

*February 28th, 1573, Valladolid †November 30th, 1625, Toledo

52

Christina of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

Queen consort of Sweden (1573-1625)

*April 12th, 1573, Kiel †December 8th, 1625, Gripsholm Castle

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.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1573 is a normal year and no leap year.

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