October 2nd, 1600

Born on October 2nd, 1600

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 155,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on October 2nd?

October 2nd, 2018

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

October 2nd, 2005

Typhoon Longwang made landfall in China as the deadliest tropical cyclone in that year to impact the country.

October 2nd, 2007

South Korean president Roh Moo-hyun (pictured) 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, 1971

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

October 2nd, 1967

Thurgood Marshall 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.

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, 1263

Scottish–Norwegian War: Norwegian and Scottish armies fought the Battle of Largs, an inconclusive engagement near the present-day town of Largs, Scotland.

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

Same year
Born in 1600

81

Pedro Calderón de la Barca

Spanish dramatist (1600-1681)

*January 17th, 1600, Madrid †May 25th, 1681, Madrid

69

Clement IX

Pope from 1667, lived 1600-1669

*January 28th, 1600, Pistoia †December 9th, 1669, Rome

70

Jan Cossiers

Flemish painter (1600-1671)

*July 15th, 1600, Antwerp †July 4th, 1671, Antwerp

70

Johan Picardt

German-Dutch historian, physician and writer (1600-1670)

*February 5th, 1600, Bad Bentheim †May 21st, 1670, Coevorden

49

Friedrich Spanheim

German theologian (1600-1649)

*January 1st, 1600, Amberg †May 14th, 1649, Leiden

68

Johann Heinrich Waser

Swiss politician, 1600 - 1669

*March 25th, 1600, Zürich †February 10th, 1669, Zürich

81

Giovanni Paolo Oliva

Iralian Jesuit

*October 4th, 1600, Genoa †November 26th, 1681, Rome

78

George Gobat

French theologian

*July 1st, 1600, Charmoille †March 23rd, 1679, Constance

52

Alexander Keirincx

Flemish painter (1600-1652)

*January 23rd, 1600, Antwerp †October 7th, 1652, Amsterdam

66

Nicolas Sanson

French cartographer

*December 20th, 1600, Abbeville †July 7th, 1667, Paris

74

Johann Botsack

German theologian

*June 11th, 1600, Herford †September 16th, 1674

31

Prince Adolf of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

*September 15th, 1600, Gottorf Castle †September 19th, 1631, Eilenburg

40

Otto Brüggemann

*February 14th, 1600, Hamburg †May 5th, 1640, Schleswig

99

Antonio Serra

Italian economist

*January 1st, 1600, Cosenza †November 30th, 1699, Naples

64

Johann Schröder

German chemist

*January 1st, 1600, Bad Salzuflen †May 31st, 1664, Frankfurt

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: 1600 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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