October 2nd, 1979

Born on October 2nd, 1979

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 16,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 722 days, exactly on April 18th, 2026, people who were born on October 2nd, 1979 will be 17,000 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, 1979

44

Primož Brezec

Basketball player

*October 2nd, 1979, Postojna

44

Francisco Fonseca

Mexican footballer

*October 2nd, 1979, León de Los Aldama

44

Maja Ivarsson

Swedish musician

*October 2nd, 1979, Åhus

44

Inoki

Italian rapper (1979)

*October 2nd, 1979, Rome

44

Brianna Brown

American actress

*October 2nd, 1979, Saint Paul

44

Morante de la Puebla

Spanish matador

*October 2nd, 1979, La Puebla del Río

44

Yann Cucherat

French gymnast

*October 2nd, 1979, Jassans-Riottier

29

Corey Smith

American football player

*October 2nd, 1979, Richmond †March 6th, 2009, Clearwater

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

34

Diamond Platnumz

Tanzanian artist, dancer, philanthropist and businessman

*October 2nd, 1989, Dar es Salaam

41

Tyson Chandler

American basketball player

*October 2nd, 1982, Hanford

39

Marion Bartoli

French tennis player

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

45

Matt Hancock

British politician (born 1978)

*October 2nd, 1978, Chester

26

Dardan

German rapper

*October 2nd, 1997, Stuttgart

69

Lorraine Bracco

American actress

*October 2nd, 1954, Brooklyn

78

Mahatma Gandhi

Indian independence activist (1869–1948)

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

50

Angel Espinosa

Cuban boxer (1966–2017)

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

33

Divine

Indian rapper

*October 2nd, 1990, Andheri

56

Suki Kaiser

Canadian actress

*October 2nd, 1967, Bangkok

49

Bjarke Ingels

Danish architect (b.1974)

*October 2nd, 1974, Copenhagen

67

Carlos Slepoy

Argentinian lawyer (1949-2017)

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

83

Giuliano Sarti

Italian footballer (1933-2017)

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

60

Maria Ressa

Filipino journalist (born 1963)

*October 2nd, 1963, Manila

26

Tammy Abraham

English association football player

*October 2nd, 1997, Camberwell

94

Claude Taittinger

French businessperson

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

34

George Nash

British rower

*October 2nd, 1989, Guildford

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

21

Jacob Sartorius

American singer and Internet personality

*October 2nd, 2002, Tulsa

Same year
Born in 1979

45

Gao Ling

Chinese badminton player

*March 14th, 1979, Wuhan

45

Yang Wei

Chinese badminton player

*January 13th, 1979, Guangdong

44

Tine Baun

Danish badminton player

*July 21st, 1979, Hørsholm

44

Deborah Secco

Brazilian actress

*November 26th, 1979, Rio de Janeiro

45

Johan Harstad

Norwegian author

*February 10th, 1979, Stavanger Municipality

44

Saralee Thungthongkam

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1979, Bangkok

44

Anders Kristiansen

Badminton player

*September 7th, 1979, Frederikssund Municipality

44

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

44

Guf

Russian rapper

*September 23rd, 1979, Ivanteyevskaya Street

44

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

45

Dan Tangnes

Norwegian ice hockey player (1979-)

*March 8th, 1979, Oslo

44

Patricia Aulitzky

Austrian actress

*July 7th, 1979, Salzburg

44

Mia Audina

Indonesian badminton player

*August 22nd, 1979, Jakarta

44

Chen Hong

Badminton player

*November 28th, 1979, Changting County

45

Ingo Kindervater

Badminton player

*January 1st, 1979, Burgwedel

44

Britta Andersen

Badminton player

*December 19th, 1979, Aarhus

44

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

44

Aamir Ghaffar

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1979, Peshawar

44

Chris Pratt

American actor (born 1979)

*June 21st, 1979, Virginia

45

Lise Risom Olsen

Norwegian actress

*March 1st, 1979, Fredrikstad Municipality

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Born on October 2nd, 1979
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1979 is a normal year and no leap year.

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