October 2nd, 1799

Born on October 2nd, 1799

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 82,000 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 1799

37

Alexander Pushkin

Russian poet, playwright, and novelist (1799–1837)

*May 26th, 1799, Moscow †January 29th, 1837, Saint Petersburg

76

Robert von Mohl

German legal scholar and politician (1799–1875)

*August 17th, 1799, Stuttgart †November 4th, 1875, Berlin

75

Hermann Wilhelm Bödeker

German pastor (1799-1875)

*May 15th, 1799, Osnabrück †January 5th, 1875, Hanover

51

Honoré de Balzac

French novelist and playwright (1799–1850)

*May 20th, 1799, Tours †August 18th, 1850, Paris

91

Felipe Poey

Cuban zoologist

*May 26th, 1799, Havana †January 28th, 1891, Havana

53

August Kopisch

German poet and painter (1799-1853)

*May 26th, 1799, Wrocław †February 6th, 1853, Berlin

81

William Lassell

English merchant and astronomer (1799–1880)

*June 18th, 1799, Bolton †October 5th, 1880, Maidenhead

87

William Young

Nova Scotia politician and jurist (1799-1887)

*September 8th, 1799, Falkirk †May 8th, 1887, Halifax

60

Oscar I of Sweden

King of Sweden and Norway between 1844–1859 (1799–1859)

*July 4th, 1799, Paris †July 8th, 1859, Stockholm Palace

47

Mary Anning

British fossil collector and palaeontologist (1799–1847)

*May 21st, 1799, Lyme Regis †March 9th, 1847, Lyme Regis

19

Kamehameha I

Founder and ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii

*November 30th, 1799, Kohala Historical Sites State Monument †April 30th, 1819, Kamakahonu

72

Anna Atkins

English botanist and photographer (1799-1871)

*March 16th, 1799, Tonbridge †June 9th, 1871, Kent

68

Christian Friedrich Schönbein

German-Swiss chemist, discoverer of guncotton and ozone (1799-1868)

*October 18th, 1799, Metzingen †August 29th, 1868, Baden-Baden

67

Serafín Estébanez Calderón

Spanish author (1799-1867)

*December 27th, 1799, Málaga †February 15th, 1867, Madrid

47

Charles Bent

American politician (1799-1847)

*November 11th, 1799, Charleston †January 19th, 1847, Taos

38

René Caillié

French explorer (1799–1838)

*September 19th, 1799, Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon †May 17th, 1838, La Gripperie-Saint-Symphorien

57

Mills Darden

Alleged largest man in history

*October 7th, 1799, Northampton County †January 23rd, 1857, Lexington

57

John Marsh

American physician

*January 1st, 1799, Danvers †January 1st, 1856, Vine Hill

78

Johann Kaspar Mörikofer

Swiss historian (1799-1877)

*October 11th, 1799, Frauenfeld †October 17th, 1877, Kreis 8

81

Hippolyte Metdepenningen

Belgian politician

*February 28th, 1799, Ghent †January 1st, 1881

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1799 is a normal year and no leap year.

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