October 2nd, 1730

Born on October 2nd, 1730

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 107,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 771 days, exactly on June 12th, 2026, people who were born on October 2nd, 1730 will be 108,000 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

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

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

78

Ignaz Schiffermüller

Austrian entomologist

*October 2nd, 1727, Hellmonsödt †June 21st, 1806, Linz

41

Tyson Chandler

American basketball player

*October 2nd, 1982, Hanford

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

86

Graham Greene

British writer, playwright and literary critic (1904-1991)

*October 2nd, 1904, Berkhamsted †April 3rd, 1991, Vevey

56

Suki Kaiser

Canadian actress

*October 2nd, 1967, Bangkok

33

Divine

Indian rapper

*October 2nd, 1990, Andheri

78

Friedrich Simon Archenhold

German astronomer

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

63

William Ramsay

Scottish chemist

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

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86

Charles Messier

18th- and 19th-century French astronomer

*June 26th, 1730, Badonviller †April 12th, 1817, Paris

66

Gustav Ludwig von der Marwitz

German officer (1730-1797)

*April 30th, 1730, Friedersdorf †February 23rd, 1797, Kyritz

64

Josiah Wedgwood

English potter and founder of the Wedgwood company (1730–1795)

*July 12th, 1730, Burslem †January 3rd, 1795, Etruria

69

Alexander Suvorov

Russian marshal

*November 13th, 1730, Moscow †May 6th, 1800, Saint Petersburg

68

Jan Ingenhousz

Dutch physiologist (1730–1799)

*December 8th, 1730, Breda †September 7th, 1799, Bowood House

57

Johann Georg Hamann

German philosopher

*August 27th, 1730, Königsberg †June 21st, 1788, Münster

32

Diego Silang

Filipino insurgent leader

*December 16th, 1730, Aringay †May 28th, 1763, Bantay

65

Anna Barbara Reinhart

Swiss mathematician

*July 12th, 1730, Winterthur †January 5th, 1796, Winterthur

49

George Ross

Signer of the United States Declaration of Independence 1730-1779

*May 10th, 1730, New Castle †July 14th, 1779, Philadelphia

64

Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben

Prussian officer and US Continental army general (1730-1794)

*September 17th, 1730, Magdeburg †November 28th, 1794, Steuben

64

Franz Ludwig von Erthal

Catholic bishop

*September 16th, 1730, Lohr am Main †February 14th, 1795, Würzburg

65

Giovanni Battista Casanova

Venecian painter (1730-1795)

*November 2nd, 1730, Venice †December 8th, 1795, Dresden

85

Philip Mazzei

American diplomat (1730-1816)

*December 25th, 1730, Poggio a Caiano †March 19th, 1816, Pisa

68

Johann Hedwig

German botanist (1730–1799)

*December 8th, 1730, Brașov †February 18th, 1799, Leipzig

90

Sigismund Anton von Hohenwart

Austrian archbishop

*May 2nd, 1730, Kolovec Mansion †June 30th, 1820, Vienna

52

Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham

British Prime Minister (1730-1782)

*May 13th, 1730, South Yorkshire †July 1st, 1782, London

84

Edward Burch

English gem engraver, medalist, and wax modeler

*January 1st, 1730, London †February 11th, 1814

294

Jakob Chrysostomus Praetorius

German engineer

*January 9th, 1730, Uckermark

53

Étienne Bézout

French mathematician (1730-1783)

*March 31st, 1730, Nemours †September 27th, 1783, Avon

78

Johann Peter Alexander Wagner

German sculptor

*February 26th, 1730, Theres †January 7th, 1809, Würzburg

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.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1730 is a normal year and no leap year.

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