October 2nd, 1669

Born on October 2nd, 1669

Age in days, weeks and months
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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 1669

23

Maria Antonia of Austria

Archduchess of Austria (1669-1692)

*January 18th, 1669, Vienna †December 24th, 1692, Vienna

57

Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym

First ruling Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (1669-1727)

*June 28th, 1669, Bernburg †May 17th, 1727, Bad Ems

36

George of Hesse-Darmstadt

Governor of Gibraltar (1669-1705)

*April 25th, 1669, Darmstadt †September 14th, 1705, Barcelona

63

Alamanno Salviati

Italian cardinal (1669-1733)

*March 21st, 1669, Florence †February 24th, 1733, Rome

57

Aurora Sanseverino

Italian noblewoman, poet, actress, patron

*April 28th, 1669, Grumento Nova †July 2nd, 1726, Piedimonte Matese

42

Philip William of Brandenburg-Schwedt

First Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt and governor of Magdeburg from 1692 to 1711

*May 19th, 1669, Königsberg †December 19th, 1711, Schwedt Palace

49

Leonhard Christoph Sturm

German mathematician (1669-1719)

*November 5th, 1669, Altdorf bei Nürnberg †June 6th, 1719, Blankenburg

58

Pietro Priuli

Italian cardinal

*March 14th, 1669, Venice †January 22nd, 1728, Venice

61

Friederike Elisabeth of Saxe-Eisenach

(1669-1730)

*May 5th, 1669, Altenkirchen (Westerwald) †November 12th, 1730, Bad Langensalza

63

Louis Marchand

French keyboardist and composer

*February 2nd, 1669, Lyon †February 17th, 1732, Paris

72

Magnus Julius De la Gardie

Swedish general and statesman (1669-1741)

*April 14th, 1669, Stockholm †April 28th, 1741, Stockholm

49

Karol Stanisław Radziwiłł

Polish prince (1669-1719)

*November 27th, 1669, Kraków †August 2nd, 1719, Biała Podlaska

58

Anne Marie d'Orléans

Queen Consort of Sardinia (1669-1728)

*August 27th, 1669, Saint-Cloud †August 26th, 1728, Villa della Regina

80

Isaak Steiger

Swiss politician (1669-1749)

*March 7th, 1669, Aarburg †December 20th, 1749, Bern

88

Friedrich Wilhelm von Dossow

German general

*December 17th, 1669, Myślibórz †March 28th, 1758, Neuruppin

71

Urban Gottfried Siber

German theologian

*December 12th, 1669, Bad Schandau †June 15th, 1741, Leipzig

33

Charlotte Marie of Saxe-Jena

German noblewoman

*December 20th, 1669, Jena †January 6th, 1703, Gräfentonna

67

Kada no Azumamaro

Poet

*February 3rd, 1669, Fushimi Inari-taisha †August 8th, 1736

70

Gisela Agnes of Rath

Countess of Nienburg; regent of the Principality of Anhalt-Köthen (1669-1740)

*October 9th, 1669 †March 12th, 1740, Nienburg (Saale)

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1669 is a normal year and no leap year.

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