October 2nd, 1693

Born on October 2nd, 1693

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 121,000 days old!

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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 1693

47

Anna I of Russia

The fourth Emperor of Russia (1730–1740)

*January 28th, 1693, Moscow †October 17th, 1740, Saint Petersburg

75

Clement XIII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1758 to 1769

*March 7th, 1693, Venice †February 2nd, 1769, Rome

82

John Harrison

British clockmaker, horologist and inventor of the marine chronometer

*April 3rd, 1693, Foulby †March 24th, 1776, London

69

James Bradley

English astronomer; Astronomer Royal

*February 28th, 1693, Sherborne †July 13th, 1762, Chalford

38

Siegmund Jakob Apinus

German philologist and educator

*June 7th, 1693, Hersbruck †March 24th, 1732, Brunswick

49

Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach

Austrian architect

*January 1st, 1693, Vienna †June 29th, 1742, Vienna

57

Georg Bernhard Bilfinger

German mathematician (1693-1750)

*January 23rd, 1693, Bad Cannstatt †February 18th, 1750, Stuttgart

69

Hermann Post

German archivist

*October 3rd, 1693, Bremen †November 13th, 1762, Bremen

77

Johann Wolfgang Textor

German politician (1693-1771)

*December 12th, 1693, Frankfurt †February 6th, 1771, Frankfurt

64

Claus Reventlow

Danish jurist and judge (1693-1758)

*December 3rd, 1693, Copenhagen †May 10th, 1758, Copenhagen

73

Malhar Rao Holkar

Maratha noble (1693-1766)

*March 16th, 1693, Jejuri †April 20th, 1766

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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 1693 is a normal year and no leap year.

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