Who are famous people born on October 2?

Famous people born on October 2 include Paul von Hindenburg (1847), Ferdinand Foch (1851), Mahatma Gandhi (1869), Sting (1951), Marion Bartoli (1984).

What star sign is someone born on October 2?

Someone born on October 2 is a Libra.

What is the birthstone for October 2?

The birthstone for October is opal.

How common is a birthday on October 2?

In the US, October 2 is the No. 65 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,903 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).

Famous birthdays on October 2

Famous people born on October 2, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.

♎ Star sign
Libra
💎 Birthstone
Opal
👶 How common
No. 65 of 366

Born on October 2

October 2 in history

20252 people are killed and at least 4 others injured in an attack on a synagogue in Manchester, UK, during Yom Kippur.
2016Ethiopian protests break out during a festival in the Oromia region, killing dozens of people.
2002The Beltway sniper attacks begin in Washington, D.C., extending over three weeks and killing 10 people.
1990Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301 is hijacked and lands at Guangzhou, where it crashes into two other airliners on the ground, killing 132.
1971British European Airways Flight 706 crashes near Aarsele, Belgium, killing 63.
1967Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American justice of the United States Supreme Court.
1942World War II: Ocean Liner RMS Queen Mary accidentally rams and sinks HMS Curacoa, killing over 300 crewmen aboard Curacoa.
1920Ukrainian War of Independence: Mikhail Frunze orders the Red Army to immediately cease hostilities with the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine.
1835Texas Revolution: Mexican troops attempt to disarm the people of Gonzales, but encounter stiff resistance from a hastily assembled militia.
1766The Nottingham Cheese Riot breaks out at the Goose Fair in Nottingham, UK, in response to the excessive cost of cheese.
1263The Battle of Largs is fought between Norwegians and Scots.
829Theophilos succeeds his father Michael II as Byzantine Emperor.

Holidays and observances

Batik Day (Indonesia)
Christian feast day: Blessed Antoine Chevrier
Christian feast day: Denha I of Tikrit (Syriac Orthodox Church)
Christian feast day: Blessed Jan Beyzym
Christian feast day: Blessed Maria Antonina Kratochwil
Christian feast day: Blessed María Francisca Ricart Olmos
Christian feast day: Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels
Christian feast day: Leodegar
Christian feast day: October 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Gandhi's birthday-related observances: Gandhi Jayanti (India)

October 2 in every year

Pick a year to see the world on that exact day: the news, the No. 1 song and who else was born.

Questions about October 2 birthdays

Who are famous people born on October 2?: Famous people born on October 2 include Paul von Hindenburg (1847), Ferdinand Foch (1851), Mahatma Gandhi (1869), Sting (1951), Marion Bartoli (1984).
What star sign is someone born on October 2?: Someone born on October 2 is a Libra.
What is the birthstone for October 2?: The birthstone for October is opal.
How common is a birthday on October 2?: In the US, October 2 is the No. 65 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,903 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).