October 2nd, 1833

Born on October 2nd, 1833

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 70,000 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 1833

63

Alfred Nobel

Swedish chemist and inventor (1833–1896)

*October 21st, 1833, Stockholm †December 10th, 1896, Sanremo

63

Johannes Brahms

German composer (1833–1897)

*May 7th, 1833, Hamburg †April 3rd, 1897, Vienna

67

Benjamin Harrison

American politician (1833–1901); President of the United States from 1889 to 1893

*August 20th, 1833, North Bend †March 13th, 1901, Indianapolis

74

Zacharie Astruc

French sculptor, painter, poet, and art critic (1833-1907)

*February 23rd, 1833, Angers †May 24th, 1907, Paris

66

John Anderson

Scottish anatomist and zoologist who worked in India as the curator of the Indian Museum (1833-1900)

*October 4th, 1833, Edinburgh †August 15th, 1900, Buxton

65

Robert Green Ingersoll

American lawyer, orator, and politician (1833-1899)

*August 11th, 1833, Dresden †July 21st, 1899, Dobbs Ferry

84

Ernesto Teodoro Moneta

Italian journalist, revolutionary soldier and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (1833–1918)

*September 20th, 1833, Milan †January 30th, 1918, Milan

58

Pedro Antonio de Alarcón

Nineteenth-century Spanish novelist

*March 10th, 1833, Guadix †July 19th, 1891, Madrid

77

August Robert Wolff

Polish publisher (1833-1910)

*January 10th, 1833, Zgierz †August 20th, 1910, Sopot, Poland

51

Charles George Gordon

British army officer and administrator

*January 28th, 1833, Woolwich †January 26th, 1885, Khartoum

73

José María de Pereda

Spanish writer (1833–1906)

*February 6th, 1833, Santander †March 1st, 1906, Santander

64

Edward Burne-Jones

British Pre-Raphaelite painter (1833-1898)

*August 28th, 1833, Birmingham †June 17th, 1898, London

90

Andrés Avelino Cáceres

Peruvian politician, military (1836-1923)

*February 4th, 1833, Ayacucho †October 10th, 1923, Lima

62

Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria

Austrian archduke, 1833-1896

*July 30th, 1833, Schönbrunn Palace †May 19th, 1896, Vienna

45

Lyuben Karavelov

Bulgarian writer (1834–1879)

*November 30th, 1833, Koprivshtitsa †January 21st, 1879, Ruse

86

Cristoforo Benigno Crespi

Italian businessman (1833–1920)

*October 18th, 1833, Busto Arsizio †January 5th, 1920, Milan

30

William P. Sanders

Union Army general (1833-1863)

*August 12th, 1833, Frankfort †November 19th, 1863, Bijou Theatre

55

Christian Jank

German painter (1833-1888)

*July 15th, 1833, Munich †November 25th, 1888, Munich

87

Marius Roy

French painter

*June 11th, 1833, Lyon †April 28th, 1921, avenue du Maine

94

Julius Abel

1833-1928

*July 31st, 1833, Ottenhausen †November 30th, 1927, Waiblingen

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1833 is a normal year and no leap year.

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