October 2nd, 1980

Born on October 2nd, 1980

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 15,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 89 days, exactly on July 23rd, 2024, people who were born on October 2nd, 1980 will be 16,000 days old!

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What happened on October 2nd, 1980?

October 2nd, 1980

Michael Myers becomes the first member of either chamber of Congress to be expelled since the Civil War.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Myers_(Pennsylvania_politician)

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, 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.

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

Born on October 2nd, 1980

43

Arta Dobroshi

Kosovar-Albanian actress

*October 2nd, 1980, Prishtina

43

Rubén Darío Gigena

Argentine footballer

*October 2nd, 1980, Bahía Blanca

43

Lucas Castromán

Argentine footballer

*October 2nd, 1980, Luján

31

Édison Charamim

Colombian footballer (1980-2011)

*October 2nd, 1980, Padilla, Cauca †October 19th, 2011, Cali

43

Rafael Barber

Spanish footballer

*October 2nd, 1980, Aielo de Malferit

43

Marquis Weeks

American football player

*October 2nd, 1980, Fort Ord

43

Michele Nordin

American actress

*October 2nd, 1980, Rio de Janeiro

43

Goran Bogdan

Croatian actor

*October 2nd, 1980, Široki Brijeg

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

44

Primož Brezec

Basketball player

*October 2nd, 1979, Postojna

44

Francisco Fonseca

Mexican footballer

*October 2nd, 1979, León de Los Aldama

39

Marion Bartoli

French tennis player

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

26

Dardan

German rapper

*October 2nd, 1997, Stuttgart

69

Lorraine Bracco

American actress

*October 2nd, 1954, Brooklyn

45

Matt Hancock

British politician (born 1978)

*October 2nd, 1978, Chester

44

Maja Ivarsson

Swedish musician

*October 2nd, 1979, Åhus

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

67

Carlos Slepoy

Argentinian lawyer (1949-2017)

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

49

Bjarke Ingels

Danish architect (b.1974)

*October 2nd, 1974, Copenhagen

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

34

George Nash

British rower

*October 2nd, 1989, Guildford

94

Claude Taittinger

French businessperson

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

Same year
Born in 1980

43

Kristen Bell

American actress (born 1980)

*July 18th, 1980, Huntington Woods

44

Cai Yun

Chinese badminton player

*January 19th, 1980, Suzhou

43

Jeph Jacques

Comic author and illustrator (1980-)

*June 17th, 1980, Rockville

44

Volker Bruch

German actor

*March 9th, 1980, Munich

44

Julia Hummer

German actress and singer

*April 24th, 1980, Hagen

44

Henriett Koósz

Paralympic tennis and badminton player

*February 14th, 1980, Kőszeg

43

Dag Inge Ulstein

Norwegian politician

*December 4th, 1980, Sula

43

Petra Schmidt-Schaller

German actress

*August 28th, 1980, Magdeburg

43

Mathias Boe

Danish badminton player

*July 11th, 1980, Frederikssund

43

Sudheer Babu

Indian film actor and former professional badminton player

*May 11th, 1980, Vijayawada

38

Vibeke Skofterud

Norwegian cross country skier

*April 20th, 1980, Askim Municipality †July 29th, 2018, Hove

43

Maya Diab

Lebanese singer, entertainer, actress and television personality

*November 12th, 1980, Beirut

43

Mustafa Ceceli

Turkish singer

*November 2nd, 1980, Ankara

43

Matias Varela

Swedish actor

*November 1st, 1980, Stockholm

43

Roman Weidenfeller

German association football player

*August 6th, 1980, Diez

44

Dani Kind

Canadian actress

*January 10th, 1980, Toronto

43

Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Emir of Qatar

*June 3rd, 1980, Doha

44

Lee Kyung-won

South Korean badminton player

*January 21st, 1980, Changwon

43

Wolke Hegenbarth

Actress

*May 6th, 1980, Meerbusch

44

Kennevic Asuncion

Badminton player

*March 21st, 1980, Barbaza

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Leap year

Yes: 1980 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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