October 2nd, 1832

Born on October 2nd, 1832

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 70,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 212 days, exactly on February 22nd, 2027, people who were born on October 2nd, 1832 will be 71,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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

Born on October 2nd, 1832

84

Edward Burnett Tylor

English anthropologist

*October 2nd, 1832, Camberwell †January 2nd, 1917, Wellington

73

Christian Mali

German painter and art professor (1832-1906)

*October 2nd, 1832, Utrecht †October 1st, 1906, Munich

48

José Ángel Montero

Venezuelan composer

*October 2nd, 1832, Caracas †August 24th, 1881, Caracas

Same year
Born in 1832

91

Gustave Eiffel

French chemical engineer and architect

*December 15th, 1832, Dijon †December 27th, 1923, Paris

51

Édouard Manet

French painter (1832–1883)

*January 23rd, 1832, former 10th arrondissement of Paris †April 30th, 1883, 8th arrondissement of Paris

75

Wilhelm Busch

German painter, poet and cartoonist (1832–1908)

*April 15th, 1832, Wiedensahl †January 9th, 1908, Mechtshausen

52

Jules Vallès

French journalist and author (1832-1885)

*June 11th, 1832, Le Puy-en-Velay †February 14th, 1885, 5th arrondissement of Paris

84

José Echegaray

Spanish author (1832-1916)

*April 19th, 1832, Madrid †September 14th, 1916, Madrid

88

Wilhelm Wundt

German physician, physiologist, philosopher and professor (1832-1920)

*August 16th, 1832, Neckarau †August 31st, 1920, Großbothen

58

Ferdinando Acton

Italian noble, politician and naval officer (1832-1891)

*July 16th, 1832, Naples †February 18th, 1891, Rome

86

William Crookes

British chemist and physicist (1832-1919)

*June 17th, 1832, London †April 4th, 1919, London

83

Tommaso Villa

Italian lawyer and politician (1832-1915)

*January 29th, 1832, Mondovì †July 24th, 1915, Turin

60

Caroline Harrison

First Lady of the United States from 1889 to 1892

*October 1st, 1832, Oxford †October 25th, 1892, White House

74

Henry Steel Olcott

U.S. Army officer; founder of Theosophy

*August 2nd, 1832, Orange †February 17th, 1907, Adyar

67

Charles Friedel

French scientist

*March 10th, 1832, Strasbourg †April 19th, 1899, Montauban

82

Casiano Alguacil

Spanish photographer (1832-1914)

*August 14th, 1832, Mazarambroz †December 3rd, 1914, Toledo

74

Henry Martyn Baird

American historian (1832-1906)

*January 17th, 1832, Philadelphia †November 1st, 1906, New York City

63

Gustav Langenscheidt

German book publisher

*October 21st, 1832, Berlin †November 11th, 1895, Berlin

67

Horatio Alger

American novelist (1832–1899)

*January 13th, 1832, Chelsea †July 18th, 1899, Natick

71

Larin Paraske

Izhorian oral poet (1833-1904)

*December 27th, 1832, Lembolovo †January 3rd, 1904, Zaporozhskoye / Metsäpirtti

78

Octave Chanute

French-American aviation pioneer

*February 18th, 1832, Paris †November 23rd, 1910, Chicago

68

Rudolph Koenig

German physicist (1832–1901)

*November 26th, 1832, Königsberg †October 2nd, 1901, Paris

84

Blai Maria Colomer i Pérez

Spanish composer

*November 30th, 1832, Valencia †June 29th, 1917, Paris

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Leap year

Yes: 1832 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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