October 2nd, 1715

Born on October 2nd, 1715

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 1715

44

Ewald Christian von Kleist

German poet and noble

*March 7th, 1715, Cybulino, Koszalin County †August 24th, 1759, Frankfurt (Oder)

14

Peter II of Russia

Emperor of Russia (1715-1730)

*October 12th, 1715, Saint Petersburg †January 19th, 1730, Moscow

56

Claude Adrien Helvétius

French philosopher; (1715-1771)

*January 26th, 1715, rue Sainte-Anne †December 26th, 1771, Paris

70

Jean-Étienne Guettard

French scientist (1715-1786)

*September 19th, 1715, Étampes †January 7th, 1786, Paris

72

William Watson

English physician and scientist (1715–1787)

*April 3rd, 1715, London †May 10th, 1787, London

54

Christian Fürchtegott Gellert

German poet

*July 4th, 1715, Hainichen †December 13th, 1769, Leipzig

47

Karl Friedrich Hundertmark

German author; (1715-1762)

*April 11th, 1715, Zeitz †May 8th, 1762, Leipzig

45

Anna Nitschmann

Moravian Brethren missionary and poet

*January 1st, 1715, Kunín †January 1st, 1760, Herrnhut

70

Ignaz Parhamer

Austrian educationist (1715-1786)

*June 15th, 1715, Schwanenstadt †April 1st, 1786, Vienna

71

Seneca Inggersen

German pharmacist (1715-1786)

*March 23rd, 1715, Langenhorn †December 28th, 1786, The Hague

90

John Alcock

English organist and composer (1715–1806)

*April 11th, 1715, London †February 23rd, 1806, Lichfield

85

Aignan-Thomas Desfriches

French draughtsperson

*March 7th, 1715, Orléans †December 25th, 1800, Orléans

60

Christian August Crusius

German philosopher (1715-1775)

*January 10th, 1715, Leuna †October 18th, 1775, Leipzig

63

Pedro de Cevallos

Spanish military governor (1715-1778)

*June 29th, 1715, Cádiz †December 26th, 1778, Córdoba

73

Emmanuel-Félicité de Durfort de Duras

French politician and diplomat

*December 19th, 1715, Paris †September 6th, 1789, Versailles

79

François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis

Catholic cardinal (1715-1794)

*May 22nd, 1715, Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche †November 3rd, 1794, Rome

79

Johann Gottlob Leidenfrost

German physician

*November 27th, 1715, Rosperwenda †December 2nd, 1794, Duisburg

81

Johann Friedrich Doles

German composer

*April 23rd, 1715, Steinbach-Hallenberg †February 8th, 1797, Leipzig

71

Antonio Casali

Italian cardinal (1715-1787)

*May 25th, 1715, Rome †January 14th, 1787, Rome

75

Charles-Nicolas Cochin

French artist (1715-1790)

*February 22nd, 1715, Paris †April 29th, 1790, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1715 is a normal year and no leap year.

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