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October 2nd
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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
Evangelina Elizondo
Mexican actress (1929-2017).
Born April 28th, 1929 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 2017 at 88 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Sanjaasürengiin Zorig
Mongolian politician.
Born April 20th, 1962 in Ulaanbaatar.
Died October 2nd, 1998 at 36 years old in Ulaanbaatar.
Dobroslav Jevđević
Bosnian serb politician and chetnik commander.
Born December 28th, 1895 in Prača.
Died October 2nd, 1962 at 66 years old in Rome.
Olivier Gendebien
Belgian racecar driver (1924-1998).
Born January 12th, 1924 in Brussels.
Died October 2nd, 1998 at 74 years old in Tarascon.
Arthur John Arberry
British scholar of middle east studies (1905–1969).
Born May 12th, 1905 in Portsmouth.
Died October 2nd, 1969 at 64 years old in Cambridge.
Irina Slavina
Russian journalist.
Born January 8th, 1973 in Nizhny Novgorod. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 2020 at 47 years old in Nizhny Novgorod (self-immolation). [ref]
Douglas Kirkland
Canadian photographer (1934–2022).
Born August 16th, 1934 in Toronto.
Died October 2nd, 2022 at 88 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Andrey Lukanov
Bulgarian political figure (1938-1996).
Born September 26th, 1938 in Moscow. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1996 at 58 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Robert Elsie
Canadian/german linguist and albanologist (1950–2017).
Born June 29th, 1950 in Vancouver.
Died October 2nd, 2017 at 67 years old in Berlin, Bonn (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Bola de Nieve
Cuban musician (1911–1971).
Born November 11th, 1911 in Vereda Nueva, La Habana.
Died October 2nd, 1971 at 59 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
Pavel Zhigarev
Commander of the soviet air force (1900–1963).
Born November 19th, 1900 in Vesyegonsky District.
Died October 2nd, 1963 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Khurshidbanu Natavan
Azerbaijani poet.
Born August 6th, 1832 in Shusha.
Died October 2nd, 1897 at 65 years old in Shusha.
Percy Pilcher
British aviator (1866–1899).
Born January 16th, 1866 in Bath.
Died October 2nd, 1899 at 33 years old in London.
Donna Ares
Bosnia and herzegovina singer (1977–2017).
Born January 1st, 1977 in Bihać.
Died October 2nd, 2017 at 40 years old in Bihać (cervix uterine cancer). [ref]
George Mundelein
Catholic cardinal (1872-1939).
Born July 2nd, 1872 in New York City.
Died October 2nd, 1939 at 67 years old in Mundelein.
Katharine Susannah Prichard
Australian author (1883-1969).
Born December 4th, 1883 in Levuka.
Died October 2nd, 1969 at 85 years old in Greenmount.
Christian Otto Mohr
German civil engineer (1835-1918).
Born October 8th, 1835 in Wesselburen.
Died October 2nd, 1918 at 82 years old in Dresden.
Timo Sarpaneva
Finnish industrial designer (1926-2006).
Born October 31st, 1926 in Helsinki.
Died October 2nd, 2006 at 79 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Klaus Huber
Swiss composer (1924-2017).
Born November 30th, 1924 in Bern.
Died October 2nd, 2017 at 92 years old in Perugia. [ref]
George Cœdès
French historian (1886–1969).
Born August 10th, 1886 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 2nd, 1969 at 83 years old in Paris.
Eric Arturo Delvalle
President of panama (1937-2015).
Born February 2nd, 1937 in Panama City.
Died October 2nd, 2015 at 78 years old in Cleveland.
Aribert Mog
German actor (1904–1941).
Born August 3rd, 1904 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1941 at 37 years old in Soviet Union.
Heinz G. Konsalik
German writer (1921–1999).
Born May 28th, 1921 in Cologne.
Died October 2nd, 1999 at 78 years old in Salzburg.
Winthrop M. Crane
American politician (1853-1920).
Born April 23rd, 1853 in Dalton.
Died October 2nd, 1920 at 67 years old in Dalton.
Wolfgang Haken
German topologist (1928–2022).
Born June 21st, 1928 in Berlin.
Died October 2nd, 2022 at 94 years old in Champaign. [ref]
Deaths 76 to 100 of 199
To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi