October 2nd, 2023

Born on October 2nd, 2023

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 200 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 93 days, exactly on July 28th, 2024, people who were born on October 2nd, 2023 will be 300 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

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

34

Diamond Platnumz

Tanzanian artist, dancer, philanthropist and businessman

*October 2nd, 1989, Dar es Salaam

26

Dardan

German rapper

*October 2nd, 1997, Stuttgart

78

Mahatma Gandhi

Indian independence activist (1869–1948)

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

69

Lorraine Bracco

American actress

*October 2nd, 1954, Brooklyn

21

Jacob Sartorius

American singer and Internet personality

*October 2nd, 2002, Tulsa

39

Marion Bartoli

French tennis player

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

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

33

Divine

Indian rapper

*October 2nd, 1990, Andheri

41

Tyson Chandler

American basketball player

*October 2nd, 1982, Hanford

26

Tammy Abraham

English association football player

*October 2nd, 1997, Camberwell

50

Angel Espinosa

Cuban boxer (1966–2017)

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

94

Claude Taittinger

French businessperson

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

56

Suki Kaiser

Canadian actress

*October 2nd, 1967, Bangkok

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

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

60

Maria Ressa

Filipino journalist (born 1963)

*October 2nd, 1963, Manila

44

Primož Brezec

Basketball player

*October 2nd, 1979, Postojna

34

George Nash

British rower

*October 2nd, 1989, Guildford

44

Francisco Fonseca

Mexican footballer

*October 2nd, 1979, León de Los Aldama

49

Bjarke Ingels

Danish architect (b.1974)

*October 2nd, 1974, Copenhagen

86

Graham Greene

British writer, playwright and literary critic (1904-1991)

*October 2nd, 1904, Berkhamsted †April 3rd, 1991, Vevey

45

Matt Hancock

British politician (born 1978)

*October 2nd, 1978, Chester

72

Sting

British musician

*October 2nd, 1951, Wallsend

36

Trace Lysette

American actress

*October 2nd, 1987, Lexington

69

Linval Thompson

Jamaican reggae and dub musician and record producer

*October 2nd, 1954, Kingston

84

Sonning Augstin

German politician

*October 2nd, 1939, Münster

32

Roberto Firmino

Brazilian association football player

*October 2nd, 1991, Maceió

78

Friedrich Simon Archenhold

German astronomer

*October 2nd, 1861, Lichtenau †October 14th, 1939, Berlin

86

Paul von Hindenburg

Prussian-German field marshal of the German Empire, statesman and president of Weimar Germany and Nazi Germany (1847–1934)

*October 2nd, 1847, 6 Podgórna Street in Poznań †August 2nd, 1934, Ogrodzieniec

64

Ralf Stegner

German politician

*October 2nd, 1959, Bad Dürkheim

30

Michy Batshuayi

Belgian association football player

*October 2nd, 1993, City of Brussels

44

Maja Ivarsson

Swedish musician

*October 2nd, 1979, Åhus

63

William Ramsay

Scottish chemist

*October 2nd, 1852, Glasgow †July 23rd, 1916, High Wycombe

49

Jana Novotná

Czech tennis player (1968-2017)

*October 2nd, 1968, Brno †November 19th, 2017, Czech Republic

65

Robbie Nevil

American musician

*October 2nd, 1958, Los Angeles

31

Alisson Becker

Brazilian association football player

*October 2nd, 1992, Novo Hamburgo

95

Christian de Duve

Belgian biochemist, cytologist (1917-2013)

*October 2nd, 1917, Thames Ditton †May 4th, 2013, Nethen

50

Maria Wetterstrand

Swedish politician

*October 2nd, 1973, Eskilstuna Fors församling

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Born on October 2nd, 2023
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 2023 is a normal year and no leap year.

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