Born on October 2
October 2 birthdays & history
If you were born on October 2, you share a birthday with Mahatma Gandhi, Graham Greene and Paul von Hindenburg. October 2 babies are Libra, with opal as their birthstone and the marigold as their birth flower. October 2 is the 276th day of the year in leap years (275th in other years).
Famous people born on October 2
- 1869Mahatma Gandhi, Indian freedom fighter, activist and philosopher
- 1904Graham Greene, English novelist, playwright, and critic
- 1847Paul von Hindenburg, German field marshal and politician, 2nd President of Germany
- 1951Sting, English singer-songwriter and actor
- 1890Groucho Marx, American comedian and actor
- 1852William Ramsay, Scottish chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1963Maria Ressa, Filipino-American journalist
- 1992Alisson Becker, Brazilian footballer
- 1991Roberto Firmino, Brazilian footballer
- 1917Christian de Duve, Belgian cytologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate
What happened on October 2
- 829Theophilos succeeds his father Michael II as Byzantine Emperor.
- 1789The United States Bill of Rights is sent to the various States for ratification.
- 1879Qing 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.
- 1928The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded.
- 1958Guinea declares its independence from France.
- 1967Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first African-American justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
- 1971Nguyễn Văn Thiệu was re-elected unopposed as President of South Vietnam.
- 1996The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton.
- 2007President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea goes to North Korea for an Inter-Korean summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.
Also observed on October 2
- Batik Day (Indonesia)
- Gandhi's birthday-related observances: Gandhi Jayanti (India)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Guinea from France in 1958
- National Grandparents Day (Italy)
Questions, answered
What star sign is October 2?
People born on October 2 are Libra. Their birthstone is opal and their birth flower is the marigold.
Which famous people were born on October 2?
Mahatma Gandhi (1869), Graham Greene (1904), Paul von Hindenburg (1847), Sting (1951), Groucho Marx (1890), William Ramsay (1852) were all born on October 2.
What happened on October 2 in history?
Among other things: in 1971, Nguyễn Văn Thiệu was re-elected unopposed as President of South Vietnam; in 1996, The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton; in 2007, President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea goes to North Korea for an Inter-Korean summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.
Can I get a newspaper front page from October 2?
Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any October 2 birth year, with their name in the headline, events, famous birthdays and typical US prices. The preview is free and the print files cost $9.
Events, birthdays and observances are adapted from Wikipedia contributors, “October 2”, English Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0 (shortened and filtered). Ranking uses Wikidata (CC0). Sources.