October 2nd, 1973

Born on October 2nd, 1973

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 18,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 539 days, exactly on October 9th, 2025, people who were born on October 2nd, 1973 will be 19,000 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

Born on October 2nd, 1973

50

Maria Wetterstrand

Swedish politician

*October 2nd, 1973, Eskilstuna Fors församling

50

Andriy Danylko

Ukrainian artist, entertainer, singer-songwriter, and actor.

*October 2nd, 1973, Poltava

50

Lene Nystrøm

Norwegian musician (1973-)

*October 2nd, 1973, Ramnes

50

Melissa Harris-Perry

American journalist

*October 2nd, 1973, Seattle

50

Susana González

Mexican actress

*October 2nd, 1973, Calera de Víctor Rosales

50

Efren Ramirez

American actor

*October 2nd, 1973, Los Angeles

50

Danny Smith

Canadian actor

*October 2nd, 1973, Montreal

50

Ferris MC

German musician and actor

*October 2nd, 1973, Neuwied

50

Frank Delay

French actor

*October 2nd, 1973, Colmar

50

Florian Mildenberger

German medical historian

*October 2nd, 1973, Munich

50

Scott Schoeneweis

American baseball player

*October 2nd, 1973, Long Branch

50

LaTocha Scott

American singer-songwriter

*October 2nd, 1973, Atlanta

32

Proof

American rapper (1973–2006)

*October 2nd, 1973, Detroit †April 11th, 2006, Detroit

50

Diego Serna

Colombian footballer

*October 2nd, 1973, Medellín

50

Tara Moss

Canadian-Australian author, television presenter, journalist, former model and UNICEF national ambassador

*October 2nd, 1973, Victoria

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34

Diamond Platnumz

Tanzanian artist, dancer, philanthropist and businessman

*October 2nd, 1989, Dar es Salaam

49

Bjarke Ingels

Danish architect (b.1974)

*October 2nd, 1974, Copenhagen

69

Lorraine Bracco

American actress

*October 2nd, 1954, Brooklyn

50

Angel Espinosa

Cuban boxer (1966–2017)

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

56

Suki Kaiser

Canadian actress

*October 2nd, 1967, Bangkok

26

Dardan

German rapper

*October 2nd, 1997, Stuttgart

41

Tyson Chandler

American basketball player

*October 2nd, 1982, Hanford

39

Marion Bartoli

French tennis player

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

78

Mahatma Gandhi

Indian independence activist (1869–1948)

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

67

Carlos Slepoy

Argentinian lawyer (1949-2017)

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

44

Primož Brezec

Basketball player

*October 2nd, 1979, Postojna

60

Maria Ressa

Filipino journalist (born 1963)

*October 2nd, 1963, Manila

83

Giuliano Sarti

Italian footballer (1933-2017)

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

44

Francisco Fonseca

Mexican footballer

*October 2nd, 1979, León de Los Aldama

45

Matt Hancock

British politician (born 1978)

*October 2nd, 1978, Chester

33

Divine

Indian rapper

*October 2nd, 1990, Andheri

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

94

Claude Taittinger

French businessperson

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

50

Brent Renaud

American documentary filmmaker and journalist (1971–2022)

*October 2nd, 1971, Memphis †March 13th, 2022, Irpin

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51

Marika Carlsson

Swedish comedian

*March 19th, 1973, Ethiopia

51

Lutz Bachmann

German political activist; founder of Pegida

*January 26th, 1973, Dresden

50

Simon Archer

Badminton player

*June 27th, 1973, Royal Leamington Spa

50

Sven Beuckert

German association football player and manager

*December 12th, 1973, Stollberg

50

S. Antonius Budi Ariantho

Badminton player

*October 3rd, 1973, Pekalongan

50

Maren Meinert

German association football player and manager

*August 5th, 1973, Duisburg

50

Stefanie von Pfetten

Actress

*November 25th, 1973, Vancouver

50

Eddie Cibrian

American actor

*June 16th, 1973, Burbank

50

Roar Uthaug

Norwegian film director

*August 25th, 1973, Lørenskog

50

Thomas Kufen

German politician

*August 5th, 1973, Essen

50

Andreas Bausewein

German politician

*May 5th, 1973, Erfurt

51

Qin Yiyuan

Badminton player

*February 14th, 1973, Guangxi

50

Dong Jiong

Badminton player

*August 20th, 1973, Beijing

50

Ben Falcone

American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer

*August 25th, 1973, Carbondale

50

Ryan Giggs

Welsh association football player and coach (born 1973)

*November 29th, 1973, Cardiff

51

Peng Xingyong

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1973, Shandong

50

Eliza Nathanael

Indonesian badminton player

*May 27th, 1973, Surabaya

50

Kerry Godliman

English comedian and actor

*November 17th, 1973, Perivale

44

Demetri Betts

American singer

*April 26th, 1973, North Carolina †May 21st, 2017

50

Mike Beres

Canadian badminton player

*May 13th, 1973, Canada

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Public holidays on October 2nd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Gandhi's birthday-related observances) which are celebrated on October 2nd.

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Born on October 2nd, 1973
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1973 is a normal year and no leap year.

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