Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: October 2
October 2, 2025 is the 275th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 90 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Thursday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Libra is your zodiac sign. Opal is your modern birthstone. Jasper is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: October 2
- 1780 –John André, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War, is hanged as a spy by American forces.
- 1814 –Battle of Rancagua: Spanish Royalists troops under Mariano Osorio defeated rebel Chilean forces of Bernardo O'Higgins and Jose Miguel Carrera.
- 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.
- 1996 –Aeroperú Flight 603, a Boeing 757, crashes into the Pacific Ocean shortly after takeoff from Lima, Peru, killing 70.
- 1996 –The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton.
- 2001 –Swissair liquidates and the airline is replaced by SWISS.
- 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?
- 1913 –Karl Miller, German footballer (d. 1967)
- 1926 –Jan Morris, English writer
- 1933 –Phill Niblock, American composer, filmmaker and videographer
- 1941 –Zareh Baronian, Armenian theologian
- 1950 –Persis Khambatta, Indian actress (d. 1998)
- 1957 –Wade Dooley, English rugby union player
- 1964 –Dirk Brinkmann, German field hockey player
- 1974 –Brian Knight, Umpire in Major League Baseball
- 1982 –George Pettit, Canadian singer (Alexisonfire)
- 1986 –Camilla Belle, American actress
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