October 2nd, 1663

Born on October 2nd, 1663

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 131,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 303 days, exactly on February 26th, 2025, people who were born on October 2nd, 1663 will be 132,000 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

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

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

60

Maria Ressa

Filipino journalist (born 1963)

*October 2nd, 1963, Manila

78

Friedrich Simon Archenhold

German astronomer

*October 2nd, 1861, Lichtenau †October 14th, 1939, Berlin

21

Jacob Sartorius

American singer and Internet personality

*October 2nd, 2002, Tulsa

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Born in 1663

72

Eugene of Savoy

Prince of the house of Savoy, then commander in chief of the armies of the Holy Roman Empire

*October 18th, 1663, Paris †April 21st, 1736, Vienna

64

August Hermann Francke

German Lutheran clergyman, philanthropist and Biblical scholar (1663-1727)

*March 22nd, 1663, Lübeck †June 8th, 1727, Halle (Saale)

68

Francis Atterbury

British bishop; (1663-1732)

*March 6th, 1663, Middleton †February 22nd, 1732, Paris

65

Cotton Mather

American religious minister and scientific writer

*February 12th, 1663, Boston †February 13th, 1728, Boston

76

Georg Friedrich Schröer

German theologian

*March 19th, 1663, Jawor †March 23rd, 1739, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

82

Tomaso Antonio Vitali

Italian composer and violinist

*March 7th, 1663, Bologna †May 9th, 1745, Modena

66

Thomas Newcomen

English inventor, ironmonger and Baptist lay preacher (1664-1729)

*February 24th, 1663, Dartmouth †August 5th, 1729, London

82

Elias Hößler

German organ builder

*July 7th, 1663, Crimmitschau †June 13th, 1746, Sulzbach-Rosenberg

73

António Manoel de Vilhena

66th Grand Master of the Order of Saint John

*May 28th, 1663, Lisbon †December 10th, 1736, Valletta

63

Johann Dientzenhofer

German architect

*May 25th, 1663, Sankt Margaretha †July 20th, 1726, Bamberg

50

Johann Ludolph Quenstedt

German politician (1663-1714)

*October 30th, 1663, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †September 11th, 1714, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

55

Anne-Marguerite Petit du Noyer

French journalist, editor

*June 12th, 1663, Nîmes †May 1st, 1719, Leidschendam-Voorburg

64

Johann Andreas Eisenbarth

German surgeon (1663-1727)

*March 27th, 1663, Oberviechtach †November 11th, 1727, Hann. Münden

78

Christoph Hackner

German architect (1663-1741)

*March 16th, 1663, Jawor †April 2nd, 1741, Wrocław

82

Imre Esterházy

Hungarian archbishop (1663–1745)

*November 8th, 1663, Nové Mesto nad Váhom †December 6th, 1745, Bratislava

79

Jean-Baptiste Massillon

French Catholic bishop and famous preacher

*June 24th, 1663, Hyères †September 28th, 1742, Beauregard-l'Évêque

83

Jean-Frédéric Ostervald

Pastor from Neuchâtel

*November 24th, 1663, Neuchâtel †April 14th, 1747, Neuchâtel

54

Peter Anthony Motteux

English writer

*February 25th, 1663, Rouen †February 18th, 1718, Greater London

85

Ignacia del Espíritu Santo

Filipino religious sister (1663-1748)

*February 1st, 1663, Binondo †September 10th, 1748, Intramuros

67

Johann Josua Mosengel

German Pipe organ builder

*September 16th, 1663, Stolzenau †January 18th, 1731, Königsberg

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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.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1663 is a normal year and no leap year.

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