Born on October 2nd, 1716
Weekday
Friday
October 2nd, 1716 was a Friday.
Zodiac
♎
Libra (The Scales)
September 24th, 1716 - October 23rd, 1716
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 112,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 657 days, exactly on February 19th, 2026, people who were born on October 2nd, 1716 will be 113,000 days old!
112,343 Days
16,049 Weeks
3,691 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on October 2nd?
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
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
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_by_Allan_Ramsay_(1713-1784)_in_1762.jpg "Elizabeth Montagu")
81 Elizabeth Montagu
British social reformer, patron of the arts, hostess, literary critic, and writer; (1718-1800)
*October 2nd, 1718, York †August 25th, 1800, London
50 Angel Espinosa
Cuban boxer (1966–2017)
*October 2nd, 1966, Holguín †April 12th, 2017, Hialeah Gardens
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74 Alice Walton
American heiress to the fortune of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
*October 2nd, 1949, Newport_(cropped).jpg "Tyson Chandler")
86 Graham Greene
British writer, playwright and literary critic (1904-1991)
*October 2nd, 1904, Berkhamsted †April 3rd, 1991, VeveyPaul 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, OgrodzieniecFriedrich Simon Archenhold
German astronomer
*October 2nd, 1861, Lichtenau †October 14th, 1939, Berlin
Same year
Born in 1716
Otto von Münchhausen
German botanist (1716–1774)
*June 11th, 1716, Hamelin †July 13th, 1774, PattensenCharles III of Spain
King of Spain from 1759 to 1788
*January 20th, 1716, Madrid †December 14th, 1788, Madrid
67 Carl Gustaf Ekeberg
Swedish physician, chemist and explorer (1716 – 1784)
*June 10th, 1716, Djursholm †April 4th, 1784, Tensta parish
65 Leopoldine Marie of Anhalt-Dessau
Princess of Anhalt-Dessau by birth and by marriage Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt
*December 12th, 1716, Dessau †January 27th, 1782, Kołobrzeg
86 Jean François de Saint-Lambert
French poet, philosopher and military officer
*December 26th, 1716, Nancy †February 9th, 1803, Paris
80 Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz
Swedish architect (1716-1796)
*January 30th, 1716, Stockholm †March 1st, 1796, Stockholm
57 Johann Jakob Reiske
German scholar (1716-1774)
*December 25th, 1716, Zörbig †August 14th, 1774, Leipzig
77 James Lind
Scottish physician and pioneer of naval hygiene
*October 4th, 1716, Edinburgh †July 13th, 1794, GosportEberhard Heinrich Daniel Stosch
*March 16th, 1716, Liebenberg †March 27th, 1781, Frankfurt (Oder)
58 Peter Harrison
American architect (1716-1775)
*June 14th, 1716, York †April 30th, 1775, New HavenThomas Gray
English poet and classical scholar (1716–1771)
*December 26th, 1716, London †July 30th, 1771, CambridgeGeorge Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville
British Army general (1716-1785)
*January 26th, 1716, London †August 26th, 1785, SussexPhilip Livingston
American politician, signer of the Declaration of Independence (1716-1778)
*January 15th, 1716, Albany †June 12th, 1778, YorkArchduke Leopold Johann of Austria
(1716-1716)
*April 13th, 1716, Vienna †November 4th, 1716, Vienna
84 Itō Jakuchū
Japanese artist (1716-1800)
*March 1st, 1716, Nishiki Market †October 27th, 1800, Manpuku-jiFranz Ludwig Pfyffer von Wyher
Swiss topographer (1716-1802)
*May 19th, 1716, Lucerne †November 7th, 1802, LucerneAaron Burr, Sr.
Father of Aaron Burr and President of Princeton University (1716-1757)
*January 4th, 1716, Fairfield †September 24th, 1757, PrincetonBirthdays of famous people
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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.
Batik Day (Indonesia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batik_DayDenha I of Tikrit (Syriac Orthodox Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denha_I_of_TikritMemorial of the Holy Guardian Angels
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_of_the_Holy_Guardian_AngelsOctober 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)International Day of Non-Violence
Gandhi's birthday-related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_of_Non-ViolenceIndependence Day, celebrates the independence of Guinea from France in 1958
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GuineaNational Grandparents Day (Italy)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandparents'_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
2.10.1716
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1716 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).