October 2nd, 1754

Born on October 2nd, 1754

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 98,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 544 days, exactly on October 21st, 2025, people who were born on October 2nd, 1754 will be 99,000 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

Born on October 2nd, 1754

86

Louis Gabriel Ambroise de Bonald

French philosopher (1754-1840)

*October 2nd, 1754, Monna Castle †November 23rd, 1840, Monna Castle

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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

83

Giuliano Sarti

Italian footballer (1933-2017)

*October 2nd, 1933, Castello d'Argile †June 5th, 2017, Rome

26

Dardan

German rapper

*October 2nd, 1997, Stuttgart

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

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

41

Tyson Chandler

American basketball player

*October 2nd, 1982, Hanford

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

83

Józef Javurek

Czech pianist and educator (1756-1840)

*October 2nd, 1756, Benešov †July 22nd, 1840, Warsaw

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

33

Divine

Indian rapper

*October 2nd, 1990, Andheri

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Born in 1754

38

Louis XVI of France

King of France and Navarre (1754-1793)

*August 23rd, 1754, Palace of Versailles †January 21st, 1793, place de la Concorde

84

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord

French diplomat (1754-1838)

*February 2nd, 1754, Paris †May 17th, 1838, Paris

31

Jean-François Pilatre de Rozier

French balloonist

*March 30th, 1754, Metz †June 15th, 1785, Wimereux

46

Paul I of Russia

Emperor of Russia (r. 1796–1801)

*September 20th, 1754, Saint Petersburg †March 11th, 1801, Saint Petersburg

39

Manon Roland

French revolutionary

*March 17th, 1754, Paris †November 8th, 1793, Paris

39

Georg Forster

German naturalist, ethnologist, travel writer, journalist, and revolutionary (1754-1794)

*November 27th, 1754, Mokry Dwór, Pomeranian Voivodeship †January 10th, 1794, Paris

81

Christiaan Hendrik Persoon

German mycologist who made additions to Linnaeus' mushroom taxonomy (1761-1836)

*November 30th, 1754, Cape Colony †November 16th, 1836, Paris

78

Seraphim of Sarov

Russian Saint and Wonderworker

*July 19th, 1754, Kursk †January 2nd, 1833, Sarov

63

William Bligh

Officer of the British Royal Navy and colonial administrator (1754-1817)

*September 9th, 1754, Plymouth †December 7th, 1817, London

55

William Cooper

American judge (1754-1809)

*December 2nd, 1754, Somerton †December 22nd, 1809, Albany

89

Morgan Lewis

American lawyer, politician and military commander (1754–1844)

*October 16th, 1754, Elizabeth †April 7th, 1844, Manhattan

81

Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet

Scottish politician, writer on finance and agriculture (1754–1835)

*May 10th, 1754, Thurso †December 21st, 1835, Edinburgh

61

Friedrich I of Württemberg

Last Duke of Würtemberg, then briefly Elector of Württemberg, and was later elevated to the status of King of Württemberg, by Napoleon I (1754-1816)

*November 6th, 1754, Trzebiatów †October 30th, 1816, Stuttgart

27

John Laurens

American soldier and abolitionist

*October 28th, 1754, Charleston †August 27th, 1782, Combahee River

64

Maurus Feyerabend

German Benedictine, Catholic clergyman, canon lawyer and historian

*January 1st, 1754, Schwabmünchen †January 1st, 1818, Ottobeuren

39

Pierre Philippeaux

French lawyer (1754-1794)

*November 9th, 1754, Oise †April 5th, 1794, Paris

77

George Crabbe

English poet, surgeon, and clergyman

*December 24th, 1754, Aldeburgh †February 3rd, 1832, Trowbridge

87

Archibald Menzies

Scottish surgeon, botanist and naturalist (1754-1842)

*March 15th, 1754, Weem †February 15th, 1842, Kensington

58

Étienne Ozi

French musician

*December 9th, 1754, Nîmes †October 5th, 1813, Paris

75

John Lansing, Jr.

American politician (1754-1829)

*January 30th, 1754, Albany †December 12th, 1829, New York City

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Public holidays on October 2nd

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1754 is a normal year and no leap year.

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