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, 2024 is the 276th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 90 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Wednesday.
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
- 1552 –Conquest of Kazan by Ivan the Terrible.
- 1780 –John André, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War, is hanged as a spy by American forces.
- 1789 –George Washington sends the proposed Constitutional amendments (The United States Bill of Rights) to the States for ratification.
- 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.
- 1958 –Guinea declares its independence from France.
- 1990 –Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301 is hijacked; after landing at Guangzhou, it crashes into two airliners on the ground, killing 132 people.
- 1996 –The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton.
- 2002 –The Beltway sniper attacks begin, extending over three weeks.
Who were born on October 2?
- 1852 –Sir William Ramsay, Scottish chemist (d. 1916)
- 1871 –Martha Brookes Hutcheson, American landscape architect (d. 1959)
- 1879 –Wallace Stevens, American poet (d. 1955)
- 1921 –Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 2000)
- 1940 –Gheorghe Gruia, Romanian handball player
- 1952 –Jan Svejnar, Czech politician
- 1954 –Lorraine Bracco, American actress
- 1970 –Eddie Guardado, American baseball relief pitcher
- 1973 –Efren Ramirez, American actor
- 1979 –Primož Brezec, Slovenian basketball player
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