October 2nd, 1846

Born on October 2nd, 1846

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 64,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 144 days, exactly on September 18th, 2024, people who were born on October 2nd, 1846 will be 65,000 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

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

63

William Ramsay

Scottish chemist

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

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

78

Friedrich Simon Archenhold

German astronomer

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

26

Dardan

German rapper

*October 2nd, 1997, Stuttgart

94

Claude Taittinger

French businessperson

*October 2nd, 1927, Paris †January 3rd, 2022, Paris

67

Carlos Slepoy

Argentinian lawyer (1949-2017)

*October 2nd, 1949, Buenos Aires †April 17th, 2017, Madrid

77

Ferdinand Foch

French marchal and military theorist (1851–1929)

*October 2nd, 1851, Tarbes †March 20th, 1929, 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

86

Graham Greene

British writer, playwright and literary critic (1904-1991)

*October 2nd, 1904, Berkhamsted †April 3rd, 1991, Vevey

50

Angel Espinosa

Cuban boxer (1966–2017)

*October 2nd, 1966, Holguín †April 12th, 2017, Hialeah Gardens

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

39

Marion Bartoli

French tennis player

*October 2nd, 1984, Le Puy-en-Velay

41

Tyson Chandler

American basketball player

*October 2nd, 1982, Hanford

56

Suki Kaiser

Canadian actress

*October 2nd, 1967, Bangkok

60

Pattie Ruffner Jacobs

American suffragist

*October 2nd, 1875, West Virginia †December 22nd, 1935

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Born in 1846

70

Gaston Maspero

French Egyptologist (1846–1916)

*June 23rd, 1846, Paris †June 30th, 1916, Palais de l'Institut de France

70

Henryk Sienkiewicz

Polish writer, novelist, journalist, philanthropist and Nobel Prize laureate

*May 5th, 1846, Wola Okrzejska †November 15th, 1916, Vevey

61

Holger Drachmann

Poet and painter (1846-1908)

*October 9th, 1846, Copenhagen †January 14th, 1908, Hornbæk

80

Rudolf Christoph Eucken

(1846-1926) German philosopher

*January 5th, 1846, Aurich †September 15th, 1926, Jena

81

Léon Denis

Spiritist philosopher

*January 1st, 1846, Foug †April 12th, 1927, Tours

70

Francesco Paolo Tosti

Italian, later British composer and music teacher (1846–1916)

*April 9th, 1846, Ortona †December 2nd, 1916, Rome

75

Luigi Denza

Italian composer

*February 23rd, 1846, Castellammare di Stabia †January 26th, 1922, London

88

Auguste Escoffier

French chef and culinary writer (1846–1935)

*October 28th, 1846, Villeneuve-Loubet †February 12th, 1935, Monte Carlo

3

Edward Baker Lincoln

Second son of Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln

*March 10th, 1846, Springfield †February 1st, 1850, Washington, D.C.

70

Buffalo Bill

American frontiersman and showman (1846–1917)

*February 26th, 1846, Scott County †January 10th, 1917, Denver

72

Henryk Jarecki

Polish conductor, composer and music educator (1846-1918)

*December 6th, 1846, Warsaw †December 18th, 1918, Lviv

67

George Westinghouse

American inventor and businessman (1846–1914)

*October 6th, 1846, Central Bridge †March 12th, 1914, New York City

78

G. Stanley Hall

American psychologist and educator (1846–1924)

*February 1st, 1846, Ashfield †April 24th, 1924, Worcester

24

Comte de Lautréamont

Uruguayan born French poet, Isidore Ducasse (1846-1870)

*April 4th, 1846, Montevideo †November 24th, 1870, 9th arrondissement of Paris

72

Edward Charles Pickering

American astronomer

*July 19th, 1846, Boston †February 3rd, 1919, Cambridge

58

Wilson Barrett

British actor (1846-1904)

*February 18th, 1846, Essex †September 22nd, 1904, London

54

Naim Frashëri

Albanian poet, writer and activist (1846–1900)

*May 25th, 1846, Frashër †October 20th, 1900, Istanbul

74

Peter Carl Fabergé

Russian jeweller (1846–1920)

*May 30th, 1846, Saint Petersburg †September 24th, 1920, Pully

57

Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau

Prime Minister of France (1846-1904)

*December 2nd, 1846, Nantes †August 10th, 1904, Corbeil-Essonnes

71

Léon Bloy

French writer, poet and essayist

*July 11th, 1846, Périgueux †November 3rd, 1917, Bourg-la-Reine

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 1846 is a normal year and no leap year.

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