October 2nd, 1704

Born on October 2nd, 1704

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 116,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 275 days, exactly on February 1st, 2025, people who were born on October 2nd, 1704 will be 117,000 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

Born on October 2nd, 1704

69

František Tůma

Czech composer

*October 2nd, 1704, Kostelec nad Orlicí †January 30th, 1774, Vienna

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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

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

33

Divine

Indian rapper

*October 2nd, 1990, Andheri

78

Friedrich Simon Archenhold

German astronomer

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

60

Maria Ressa

Filipino journalist (born 1963)

*October 2nd, 1963, Manila

63

William Ramsay

Scottish chemist

*October 2nd, 1852, Glasgow †July 23rd, 1916, High Wycombe

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Born in 1704

47

Gabriel Cramer

Genevan mathematician (1704-1752)

*July 31st, 1704, Geneva †January 4th, 1752, Bagnols-sur-Cèze

43

Pedro Vicente Maldonado

Ecuadorian scientist

*November 24th, 1704, Riobamba †November 7th, 1748, London

55

Carl Heinrich Graun

German composer and singer

*May 7th, 1704, Wahrenbrück †August 8th, 1759, Berlin

69

Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken

German noble (1704-1774)

*August 12th, 1704, Saarbrücken †March 25th, 1774, Darmstadt

56

Louis Godin

French astronomer

*February 28th, 1704, Paris †September 11th, 1760, Cádiz

52

John Byng

Royal Navy officer, shot for failure in combat (1704-1757)

*October 29th, 1704, Southill †March 14th, 1757, Portsmouth

62

Benjamin Heath

British classical scholar (1704-1766)

*April 10th, 1704, Exeter †September 13th, 1766

83

Maurice Quentin de La Tour

French Rococo portraitist

*September 5th, 1704, Saint-Quentin †February 17th, 1788, Saint-Quentin

79

Felipe Beltrán Serrano

Grand Inquisitor of Spain

*October 19th, 1704, La Serra d'en Galceran †November 30th, 1783, Madrid

72

Benjamin Huntsman

British inventor (1704-1776)

*June 4th, 1704, Epworth †June 20th, 1776, Attercliffe

88

August Gottlieb Spangenberg

German theologian and minister; bishop of the Moravian Brethren

*July 15th, 1704, Klettenberg †September 18th, 1792, Berthelsdorf

68

Charles Pinot Duclos

French writer (1704-1772)

*February 12th, 1704, Dinan †March 26th, 1772, Paris

74

Paul Daniel Longolius

German encyclopedist

*November 1st, 1704, Kesselsdorf †February 24th, 1779, Hof

60

Giovanni Domenico Barbieri

Swiss architect

*January 14th, 1704, Roveredo †September 13th, 1764, Eichstätt

56

Andrija Kačić Miošić

Croatian poet and Franciscan monk

*April 17th, 1704, Gradac †December 14th, 1760, Zaostrog

66

Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens

French philosopher and writer (1704-1771)

*June 24th, 1704, Aix-en-Provence †January 11th, 1771, Toulon

72

Johann Joachim Gottlob Am Ende

German theologian

*May 16th, 1704, Gräfenhainichen †May 2nd, 1777, Dresden

91

Ivan Betskoy

Russian philanthropist

*February 14th, 1704, Stockholm †September 10th, 1795, Saint Petersburg

69

Johann Georg, Chevalier de Saxe

German general

*August 21st, 1704, Dresden †February 25th, 1774, Dresden

69

Willem Bentinck

Dutch politician (1704-1774)

*November 6th, 1704, Whitehall †October 13th, 1774, The Hague

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: 1704 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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