What happened this day in history October 2

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, 479,952 hours 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.

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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

  • 1535
    Jacques Cartier discovers Montreal, Quebec.
  • 1814
    Battle of Rancagua: Spanish Royalists troops under Mariano Osorio defeated rebel Chilean forces of Bernardo O'Higgins and Jose Miguel Carrera.
  • 1889
    In Colorado, Nicholas Creede strikes it rich in silver during the last great silver boom of the American Old West.
  • 1924
    The Geneva Protocol is adopted as a means to strengthen the League of Nations.
  • 1928
    The “Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God”, commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded by Saint Josemaría Escrivá.
  • 1958
    Guinea declares its independence from France.
  • 1967
    Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American justice of United States Supreme Court.
  • 2001
    Swissair liquidates and the airline is replaced by SWISS.
  • 2002
    The Beltway sniper attacks begin, extending over three weeks.
  • 2006
    Five school girls are murdered by Charles Carl Roberts in a shooting at an Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania before Roberts commits suicide.

Who were born on October 2?

  • 1917
    Christian de Duve, English-born biologist, Nobel laureate
  • 1946
    Marie-Georges Pascal, French actress (d. 1985)
  • 1948
    Avery Brooks, American actor
  • 1948
    Siim Kallas, Prime Minister of Estonia
  • 1950
    Mike Rutherford, English musician (Genesis)
  • 1950
    Persis Khambatta, Indian actress (d. 1998)
  • 1957
    Kate St John, English musician, vocalist, composer, record producer, and arranger
  • 1962
    Claude V. McKnight III, American Jazz, R&B, and Gospel Music Singer
  • 1966
    Rodney Anoa'i, Samoan-American professional wrestler (d. 2000)
  • 1973
    Lene Nystrøm Rasted, Norwegian singer (Aqua)

Who died on October 2?

  • 1775
    Chiyo-ni, Japanese poet (b. 1703)
  • 1971
    Bola de Nieve, Cuban singer, pianist, and songwriter (b. 1911)
  • 1975
    Kumaraswami Kamaraj, Indian political leader, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (b. 1903)
  • 1981
    Harry Golden, American journalist (b. 1902)
  • 1991
    Demetrios Ι, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (b. 1914)
  • 1996
    Andrey Lukanov, Former Bulgarian Prime Minister (1990), shot (b. 1938)
  • 1998
    Gene Autry, American singer, actor, and entrepreneur (b. 1907)
  • 2006
    Tamara Dobson, American actress (b. 1947)
  • 2007
    Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark (b. 1913)
  • 2007
    Tawn Mastrey, American disc jockey (b. 1954)

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