October 2nd
🎉 Holidays on this date
Gandhi Jayanti
Indian national holiday on October 2 marking the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi; also observed globally as the International Day of Non-Violence.
International Day of Non-Violence
United Nations observance on October 2 (Gandhi's birthday) promoting the message of non-violence as a universal value.
199 Notable deaths
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot
French inventor.
Born September 25th, 1725 in Void-Vacon. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1804 at 79 years old in Paris.
Princess Alexandrine of Prussia
Princess and first down's syndrome child to attend the first school for the handicapped (1915-1980).
Born April 7th, 1915 in Berlin.
Died October 2nd, 1980 at 65 years old in Starnberg.
Petr Uspensky
Russian esotericist (1878–1947).
Born March 4th, 1878 in Moscow. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1947 at 69 years old in Surrey.
Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh
Indian politician (1896–1982).
Born January 14th, 1896 in Raigad district.
Died October 2nd, 1982 at 86 years old in Hyderabad.
John Kirby
American lawyer (1939-2019).
Born October 22nd, 1939 in Falls Church. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 2019 at 79 years old [ref]
Geoff Emerick
British recording engineer (1945-2018).
Born December 5th, 1945 in Crouch End. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 2018 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
George Grizzard
American actor (1928–2007).
Born April 1st, 1928 in Roanoke Rapids.
Died October 2nd, 2007 at 79 years old in Manhattan (lung cancer). [ref]
Frank Lovejoy
American actor (1914–1962).
Born March 28th, 1914 in The Bronx.
Died October 2nd, 1962 at 48 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Tamara Dobson
American actress and model (1944–2006).
Born May 14th, 1947 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 2006 at 59 years old in Baltimore (multiple sclerosis, pneumonia). [ref]
Hamilton Camp
British actor (1934–2005).
Born October 30th, 1934 in London.
Died October 2nd, 2005 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Peter Medawar
English-brazilian biologist (1915–1987).
Born February 28th, 1915 in Petrópolis.
Died October 2nd, 1987 at 72 years old in London.
Brian Friel
Irish dramatist, author and theatre director (1929–2015).
Born January 9th, 1929 in Omagh.
Died October 2nd, 2015 at 86 years old in Greencastle. [ref]
Nurul Amin
Bengali lawyer, politician and prime minister and vice-president of pakistan (1893-1974).
Born July 15th, 1893 in Brahmanbaria District.
Died October 2nd, 1974 at 81 years old in Rawalpindi.
J. Philippe Rushton
Canadian psychology professor (1943–2012).
Born December 3rd, 1943 in Bournemouth.
Died October 2nd, 2012 at 68 years old in London. [ref]
Claro M. Recto
Filipino statesman (1890–1960).
Born February 8th, 1890 in Tiaong.
Died October 2nd, 1960 at 70 years old in Rome (cardiovascular disease).
Wilhelm II of Württemberg
King of württemberg (1891-1918).
Born February 25th, 1848 in Stuttgart.
Died October 2nd, 1921 at 73 years old in Tübingen.
Alec Issigonis
British car designer (1906–1988).
Born November 18th, 1906 in İzmir.
Died October 2nd, 1988 at 81 years old in Edgbaston (pneumonia).
Thomas Lipton
British tea merchant and yacht racer (1848-1931).
Born May 10th, 1848 in Glasgow.
Died October 2nd, 1931 at 83 years old in London.
Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark
Youngest child of king constantine i of greece and sophia of prussia.
Died October 2nd, 2007 at 94 years old in London (heart failure). [ref]
Paul Hartman
American actor and dancer (1904–1973).
Born March 1st, 1904 in San Francisco.
Died October 2nd, 1973 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Big Jim Sullivan
British guitarist (1941–2012).
Born February 14th, 1941 in Uxbridge.
Died October 2nd, 2012 at 71 years old in Billingshurst. [ref]
Francis Lee
English footballer (1944–2023).
Born April 29th, 1944 in Westhoughton.
Died October 2nd, 2023 at 79 years old in Manchester (cancer). [ref]
Elizabeth Thompson
British artist (1846–1933).
Born November 3rd, 1846 in Lausanne.
Died October 2nd, 1933 at 86 years old in Ireland, Gormanston. [ref]
Vasily Shukshin
Soviet actor, writer, screenwriter and film director (1929-1974).
Born July 25th, 1929 in Srostki.
Died October 2nd, 1974 at 45 years old in Kletskaya (myocardial infarction).
Ignacy Mościcki
President of poland from 1926 to 1939.
Born December 1st, 1867 in Mierzanowo.
Died October 2nd, 1946 at 78 years old in Versoix.
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Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender