October 2nd, 1733

Born on October 2nd, 1733

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 106,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 874 days, exactly on September 16th, 2026, people who were born on October 2nd, 1733 will be 107,000 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

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

78

Friedrich Simon Archenhold

German astronomer

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

33

Divine

Indian rapper

*October 2nd, 1990, Andheri

63

William Ramsay

Scottish chemist

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

60

Maria Ressa

Filipino journalist (born 1963)

*October 2nd, 1963, Manila

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Born in 1733

70

Joseph Priestley

English chemist, theologian, educator, and political theorist (1733–1804)

*March 13th, 1733, Birstall †February 6th, 1804, Northumberland

79

Christoph Martin Wieland

German writer, poet and publisher (1733-1813)

*September 5th, 1733, Biberach an der Riss †January 20th, 1813, Weimar

77

Benjamin Lincoln

Continental Army general (1733–1810)

*January 24th, 1733, Hingham †May 9th, 1810, Hingham

82

Carsten Niebuhr

German mathematician, cartographer and explorer (1733–1815)

*March 17th, 1733, Lüdingworth †April 26th, 1815, Meldorf

81

Christian Friedrich Schwan

German publisher

*December 12th, 1733, Prenzlau †June 29th, 1815, Heidelberg

77

Roman Anton Boos

German sculptor (1733-1810)

*February 28th, 1733, Roßhaupten †December 19th, 1810, Munich

55

Robert Goldsborough

American politician and lawyer

*December 3rd, 1733, Cambridge †December 22nd, 1788, Dorchester County

91

Giacomo Tritto

Italian composer (1733-1824)

*April 2nd, 1733, Altamura †September 16th, 1824, Naples

63

James Duane

United States federal judge (1733-1797)

*February 6th, 1733, New York City †February 1st, 1797, Schenectady County

57

Elizabeth Hamilton, 1st Baroness Hamilton of Hameldon

Irish belle, lady-in-waiting, and society hostess; (1733-1790)

*December 7th, 1733, Hemingford Grey †December 20th, 1790, London

75

Leopoldine von Sternberg

Princess consort of Liechtenstein (1733-1809)

*December 11th, 1733, Vienna †June 27th, 1809, Valtice

63

Philip Carteret

Royal Navy admiral (1733-1796)

*January 22nd, 1733, Jersey †July 21st, 1796, Southampton

62

Thomas Linley

British composer

*January 17th, 1733, Wells †November 19th, 1795, London

79

Alessandro Longhi

Italian painter and engraver (1733-1813)

*June 12th, 1733, Venice †January 1st, 1813, Venice

74

Georg Friedrich Seiler

Dr. phil. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg 1757

*January 1st, 1733, Creußen †January 1st, 1807, Erlangen

56

Johann Jakob Hemmer

German physicist

*June 13th, 1733, Horbach †May 3rd, 1790, Mannheim

83

Vincenzo Galeotti

Italian dancer, choreographer and ballet master (1733 – 1813)

*March 5th, 1733, Florence †December 16th, 1816, Copenhagen

68

Isabella Vincent

Vincent [née Burchell; other married name Mills], Isabella (1734/5–1802), singer

*November 30th, 1733, Surrey †June 9th, 1802, London

75

Johann Matthias Schröckh

German historian

*July 26th, 1733, Vienna †August 1st, 1808, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

69

Joseph Adam von Arco

Austrian priest (1733-1802)

*January 27th, 1733, Salzburg †June 3rd, 1802, Graz

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

No: With 365 days 1733 is a normal year and no leap year.

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