What are the important events that happened on October 2? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
October 2: Facts & Myths About This Day
October 2 is the 276th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 90 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 19, 2024 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 28,797,120 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectaheptacontahexagon’ day.
Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 119 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,303 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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October 2 Historical Events
- 1263 –The battle of Largs is fought between Norwegians and Scots.
- 1814 –Battle of Rancagua: Spanish Royalists troops under Mariano Osorio defeated rebel Chilean forces of Bernardo O'Higgins and Jose Miguel Carrera.
- 1925 –John Logie Baird performs the first test of a working television system.
- 1928 –The “Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God”, commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded by Saint Josemaría Escrivá.
- 1941 –World War II: In Operation Typhoon, Germany begins an all-out offensive against Moscow.
- 1959 –The anthology series The Twilight Zone premieres on CBS television.
- 1967 –Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American justice of United States Supreme Court.
- 1968 –A peaceful student demonstration in Mexico City culminates in the Tlatelolco massacre.
- 1996 –Aeroperú Flight 603, a Boeing 757, crashes into the Pacific Ocean shortly after takeoff from Lima, Peru, killing 70.
- 2002 –The Beltway sniper attacks begin, extending over three weeks.
Who were born on October 2?
- 1768 –William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, British general and politician (d. 1854)
- 1798 –King Charles Albert of Sardinia (d. 1849)
- 1800 –Nat Turner, American slave and slave rebellion figure (d. 1831)
- 1928 –George “Spanky” McFarland, American actor (d. 1993)
- 1929 –Peter Bronfman, Canadian businessman (d. 1996)
- 1955 –Phil Oakey, English singer (The Human League)
- 1962 –Claude V. McKnight III, American Jazz, R&B, and Gospel Music Singer
- 1970 –Eddie Guardado, American baseball relief pitcher
- 1982 –Tyson Chandler, American basketball player
- 1990 –Samantha Barks, Manx singer and actress
Who died on October 2?
- 1724 –François-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (b. 1644)
- 1786 –Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, Royal Navy admiral (b. 1725)
- 1850 –Sarah Biffen, English painter (b. 1784)
- 1938 –Alexandru Averescu, Romanian soldier and politician (b. 1859)
- 1973 –Paavo Nurmi, Finnish runner (b. 1897)
- 1996 –Andrey Lukanov, Former Bulgarian Prime Minister (1990), shot (b. 1938)
- 1998 –Gene Autry, American singer, actor, and entrepreneur (b. 1907)
- 1998 –Olivier Gendebien, Belgian racing driver (b. 1924)
- 2007 –Christopher Derrick, British writer (b. 1921)
- 2007 –Tex Coulter, American football player (b. 1924)
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