October 2nd, 1952

Born on October 2nd, 1952

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 25,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 7 days, exactly on December 9th, 2023, people who were born on October 2nd, 1952 will be 26,000 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, 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.

October 2nd, 2016

Ethiopian protests break out during a festival in the Oromia region, killing dozens of people.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 2nd

Born on October 2nd, 1952

71

Robin Riker

American actress

*October 2nd, 1952, Manhattan

71

Colin Cotterill

Writer

*October 2nd, 1952, Greater London

71

Dave Black

British long-distance runner

*October 2nd, 1952, Tamworth

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

74

Alice Walton

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

*October 2nd, 1949, Newport

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

67

Carlos Slepoy

Argentinian lawyer (1949-2017)

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

72

Sting

British musician

*October 2nd, 1951, Wallsend

75

Donna Karan

American fashion designer

*October 2nd, 1948, New York City

34

Diamond Platnumz

Tanzanian artist, dancer, philanthropist and businessman

*October 2nd, 1989, Dar es Salaam

50

Angel Espinosa

Cuban boxer (1966–2017)

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

21

Jacob Sartorius

American singer and Internet personality

*October 2nd, 2002, Tulsa

78

Mahatma Gandhi

Indian nationalist and nonviolence leader (1869–1948)

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

56

Suki Kaiser

Canadian actress

*October 2nd, 1967, Bangkok

72

Romina Power

American singer and actress (1951-)

*October 2nd, 1951, Los Angeles

41

Tyson Chandler

American basketball player

*October 2nd, 1982, Hanford

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

26

Tammy Abraham

English association football player

*October 2nd, 1997, Camberwell

75

Trevor Brooking

English footballer (born 1948)

*October 2nd, 1948, Barking

45

Matt Hancock

British politician (born 1978)

*October 2nd, 1978, Chester

33

Divine

Indian rapper

*October 2nd, 1990, Andheri

44

Francisco Fonseca

Mexican footballer

*October 2nd, 1979, León de Los Aldama

74

Achille Casanova

Swiss journalist and vice-chancellor (1941-2016)

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

Same year
Born in 1952

71

Matti Geschonneck

German film director

*May 8th, 1952, Potsdam

71

Larry Elder

American talk radio host and attorney (born 1952)

*April 27th, 1952, Los Angeles

71

Vladimir Putin

President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)

*October 7th, 1952, V.F. Snegiryov Maternity Hospital No.6

64

Ina-Maria Federowski

German singer (1952-2017)

*September 28th, 1952, Freital †July 13th, 2017, Berlin

71

Knud Arne Jürgensen

Danish music historian

*July 8th, 1952, Copenhagen

71

Roberto Benigni

Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter and director

*October 27th, 1952, Castiglion Fiorentino

71

Christopher Doyle

Australian-Hong Kong cinematographer and film director

*May 2nd, 1952, Sydney

49

Douglas Adams

English science fiction writer and humourist

*March 11th, 1952, Cambridge †May 11th, 2001, Santa Barbara

70

Dennis Boutsikaris

American actor

*December 21st, 1952, Newark

71

Steven Seagal

American actor, martial artist, and film producer

*April 10th, 1952, Lansing

71

David Carter

New Zealand politician

*April 3rd, 1952, Christchurch

71

Wolfgang Mager

East German rower

*August 24th, 1952, Kamenz

71

Siegfried Brietzke

East German rower

*June 12th, 1952, Rostock

64

Reinhard Häfner

German association football player and manager (1952–2016)

*February 2nd, 1952, Sonneberg †October 24th, 2016, Dresden

64

Alejandro Atchugarry

Uruguayan politician

*July 31st, 1952, Montevideo †February 19th, 2017, Montevideo

71

Wolfgang Kubicki

German politician

*March 3rd, 1952, Brunswick

71

Duncan Regehr

Canadian writer, artist and actor

*October 5th, 1952, Lethbridge

71

Tony Plana

Cuban actor

*April 19th, 1952, Havana

71

Clarke Peters

American actor, singer, writer and director

*April 7th, 1952, New York City

71

Mandy Patinkin

American actor and singer

*November 30th, 1952, Chicago

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

Born on October 2nd, 1952
Future birthdays

Leap year

Yes: 1952 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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