October 2nd, 1942

Born on October 2nd, 1942

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on October 2nd, 1942?

October 2nd, 1942

World War II: Ocean Liner RMS Queen Mary accidentally rams and sinks HMS Curacoa, killing over 300 crewmen aboard Curacoa.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II

What else 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, 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, 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, 1942

81

Asha Parekh

Indian actress

*October 2nd, 1942, Bangalore

81

Manfred Zapatka

German actor

*October 2nd, 1942, Bremen

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 2nd?

83

Giuliano Sarti

Italian footballer (1933-2017)

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

74

Alice Walton

American heiress to the fortune of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

*October 2nd, 1949, Newport

75

Donna Karan

American fashion designer

*October 2nd, 1948, New York City

69

Lorraine Bracco

American actress

*October 2nd, 1954, Brooklyn

67

Carlos Slepoy

Argentinian lawyer (1949-2017)

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

34

Diamond Platnumz

Tanzanian artist, dancer, philanthropist and businessman

*October 2nd, 1989, Dar es Salaam

74

Achille Casanova

Swiss journalist and vice-chancellor (1941-2016)

*October 2nd, 1941, Zürich †July 17th, 2016, Bern

50

Angel Espinosa

Cuban boxer (1966–2017)

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

78

Mahatma Gandhi

Indian nationalist and nonviolence leader (1869–1948)

*October 2nd, 1869, Porbandar †January 30th, 1948, Gandhi Smriti

21

Jacob Sartorius

American singer and Internet personality

*October 2nd, 2002, Tulsa

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

72

Sting

British musician

*October 2nd, 1951, Wallsend

82

Sam Dastor

Actor

*October 2nd, 1941, Mumbai

56

Suki Kaiser

Canadian actress

*October 2nd, 1967, Bangkok

41

Tyson Chandler

American basketball player

*October 2nd, 1982, Hanford

86

Peter Huang

Taiwanese activist

*October 2nd, 1937, Hsinchu City

26

Tammy Abraham

English association football player

*October 2nd, 1997, Camberwell

75

Trevor Brooking

English footballer (born 1948)

*October 2nd, 1948, Barking

80

Paul Van Himst

Belgian footballer and manager

*October 2nd, 1943, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw

45

Matt Hancock

British politician (born 1978)

*October 2nd, 1978, Chester

Same year
Born in 1942

81

Joe Biden

President of the United States since 2021

*November 20th, 1942, Scranton

77

Terry Jones

Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian and writer (1942–2020)

*February 1st, 1942, Colwyn Bay †January 21st, 2020, North London

81

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

German-Swedish actor

*August 16th, 1942, Essen

81

Katherine Justice

American actress

*October 28th, 1942, Sacramento

76

Aretha Franklin

American singer, songwriter, and pianist (1942–2018)

*March 25th, 1942, Memphis †August 16th, 2018, Detroit

76

Stephen Hawking

British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)

*January 8th, 1942, Oxford †March 14th, 2018, Cambridge

81

Michael Bloomberg

American businessman and politician; 108th mayor of New York City

*February 14th, 1942, Boston

81

Wolfgang Schäuble

German lawyer and politician (born 1942)

*September 18th, 1942, Freiburg im Breisgau

81

Amitabh Bachchan

Indian actor

*October 11th, 1942, Prayagraj

74

Daliah Lavi

Israeli actress, singer and model (1942-2017)

*October 12th, 1942, Shavei Tzion †May 3rd, 2017, Asheville

81

Paul McCartney

British rock musician, former member of The Beatles and Wings

*June 18th, 1942, Liverpool

81

John Cale

Welsh composer, singer-songwriter and record producer

*March 9th, 1942, Garnant

74

Muhammad Ali

American boxer, philanthropist, and activist (1942–2016)

*January 17th, 1942, Louisville †June 3rd, 2016, Scottsdale

81

Francisco Labastida

Mexican politician

*August 14th, 1942, Los Mochis

75

Pierre Seron

Belgian comics artist (1942-2017)

*February 9th, 1942, Chênée †May 24th, 2017, Saint-Bénézet

81

Thomas Danneberg

German actor (1942–2023)

*June 2nd, 1942, Berlin †September 30th, 2023, Berlin

74

Sven-Erik Magnusson

Swedish singer and musician

*October 13th, 1942, Säffle †March 22nd, 2017, Karlstad

81

Giovanni Lodetti

Italian footballer

*August 10th, 1942, Caselle Lurani †September 22nd, 2023, Milan

81

Michael Crawford

British actor and singer

*January 19th, 1942, Salisbury

27

Jimi Hendrix

American guitarist (1942–1970)

*November 27th, 1942, Seattle †September 18th, 1970, Kensington

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No: With 365 days 1942 is a normal year and no leap year.

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