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 275th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 90 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 19, 2025 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 29,322,720 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 ‘dihectaheptacontapentagon’ 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 138 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 4,668 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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October 2 Historical Events
- 1835 –The Texas Revolution begins with the Battle of Gonzales: Mexican soldiers attempt to disarm the people of Gonzales, Texas, but encounter stiff resistance from a hastily assembled militia.
- 1889 –In Colorado, Nicholas Creede strikes it rich in silver during the last great silver boom of the American Old West.
- 1925 –John Logie Baird performs the first test of a working television system.
- 1941 –World War II: In Operation Typhoon, Germany begins an all-out offensive against Moscow.
- 1958 –Guinea declares its independence from France.
- 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.
- 1992 –The Carandiru Massacre takes place after a riot in the Carandiru Penitentiary in São Paulo, Brazil.
- 2002 –The Beltway sniper attacks begin, extending over three weeks.
- 2005 –Ethan Allen Boating Accident: The Ethan Allen tour boat capsizes on Lake George in Upstate New York, killing twenty people.
Who were born on October 2?
- 1828 –Charles Floquet, French statesman (d. 1896)
- 1919 –John W. Duarte, British composer, guitarist and writer (d. 2004)
- 1929 –Howard Roberts, American Jazz musician (d. 1992)
- 1949 –Annie Leibovitz, American photographer
- 1950 –Ian McNeice, English actor
- 1968 –Glen Wesley, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1970 –Patricia O'Callaghan, Canadian singer
- 1979 –Arta Dobroshi, Kosovar actress
- 1979 –Maja Ivarsson, Swedish singer (The Sounds)
- 1982 –Amber Lee Ettinger, American actress
Who died on October 2?
- 1626 –Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de Gondomar, Spanish diplomat (b. 1567)
- 1629 –Antonio Cifra, Italian composer (b. 1584)
- 1724 –François-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (b. 1644)
- 1780 –John André, British Army officer (executed) (b. 1750)
- 1947 –Peter D. Ouspensky, Russian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878)
- 1971 –Bola de Nieve, Cuban singer, pianist, and songwriter (b. 1911)
- 1996 –Andrey Lukanov, Former Bulgarian Prime Minister (1990), shot (b. 1938)
- 1996 –Robert Bourassa, politician, premier of Quebec (b. 1933)
- 2006 –Tamara Dobson, American actress (b. 1947)
- 2007 –Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark (b. 1913)
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