October 2nd, 1725

Born on October 2nd, 1725

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 109,000 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 1725

30

Louis Mandrin

French outlaw

*February 11th, 1725, Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs †May 26th, 1755, Valence

73

Giacomo Casanova

Venetian adventurer and writer (1725–1798)

*April 2nd, 1725, Venice †June 4th, 1798, Vienna

49

Robert Clive

British military officer and East India Company official (1725-1774)

*September 25th, 1725, Shropshire †November 22nd, 1774, London

58

James Otis

Lawyer in colonial Massachusetts (1725-1783)

*February 5th, 1725, Barnstable †May 23rd, 1783, Andover

79

Jean-Baptiste Greuze

French painter (1725 – 1805)

*August 21st, 1725, Tournus †March 21st, 1805, Paris

82

John Newton

Anglican clergyman, slave trader and abolitionist (1725–1807)

*July 24th, 1725, London †December 21st, 1807, London

77

Georg Christoph Kornacher

German politician (1725-1803)

*March 20th, 1725, Heilbronn †January 18th, 1803, Heilbronn

90

Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Zweibrücken

Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont

*November 16th, 1725, Ribeauvillé †February 11th, 1816, Bad Arolsen

68

Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne

French noble

*August 15th, 1725, Paris †December 2nd, 1793, Paris

88

Ferdinando Bertoni

Italian composer and organist (1725–1813)

*August 15th, 1725, Salò †December 1st, 1813, Desenzano del Garda

58

Johann Christoph Stockhausen

German theologian

*October 20th, 1725, Gladenbach †September 1st, 1784, Hanau

73

Karl Wilhelm Ramler

German poet

*February 25th, 1725, Kołobrzeg †April 11th, 1798, Berlin

78

Martin Knoller

Painter (1725-1804)

*November 8th, 1725, Steinach am Brenner †July 24th, 1804, Milan

61

Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel

Royal Navy admiral (1725-1786)

*April 25th, 1725, London †October 2nd, 1786, Elveden

74

Louise von Plessen

Lady-in-waiting, writer (1725-1799)

*April 26th, 1725, Vienna †September 14th, 1799, Celle

64

Johann Peter Miller

Lutheran theologian and educationist (1725-1789)

*April 17th, 1725, Leipheim †May 29th, 1789, Göttingen

89

Johann Anton von Pergen

Austrian diplomat (1725-1814)

*February 15th, 1725, Vienna †May 12th, 1814, Vienna

80

Lachlan McIntosh

American general (1725–1806)

*March 17th, 1725, Kingussie †February 20th, 1806, Savannah

79

Jean Henri Latude

French writer

*March 23rd, 1725, Montagnac †January 1st, 1805, former 10th arrondissement of Paris

62

Thomas Cushing

First Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor, briefly acting governor (1725-1788)

*March 24th, 1725, Quincy †February 28th, 1788, Boston

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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 1725 is a normal year and no leap year.

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