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October 2

October 2's record stretches 831 years, from 1187 to 2018. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

♎ZodiacLibra ◈BirthstoneOpal ❀Birth flowerMarigold

Libra is the sign for October 2 — read more on the Libra page, or see October's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on October 2?

October 2 is the 275th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1187 and 2018. Famous people born on October 2 include Mahatma Gandhi, Paul von Hindenburg and Leopold Figl.

Released on October 2

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Game Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve

2025

  • Game Ghost of Yotei
  • TV Fated Hearts

2024

  • Game Kill Knight

2023

  • TV Secret Mission - Undercover Agents Never Back Down!
  • TV MF GHOST

2022

  • TV Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1187

    Saladin

  2. 1864

    American Civil War

  3. 1919

    Stroke

  4. 1942

    World War II

  5. 1958

    Guinea

  6. 1967

    Thurgood Marshall

  7. 1971

    Nguyễn Văn Thiệu

  8. 2006

    West Nickel Mines School shooting

  9. 2007

    Roh Moo-hyun

  10. 2018

    The Washington Post

Famous birthday twins

Born on October 2

Mahatma Gandhi

b. 1869

Paul von Hindenburg

b. 1847

Leopold Figl

b. 1902

Frank Malina

b. 1912

Leroy Shield

b. 1893

Boris Shaposhnikov

b. 1882

Don McLean

b. 1945

Wolfhart Pannenberg

b. 1928

Deaths

  • 2002Heinz von Foerster
  • 1999Heinz G. Konsalik
  • 1988Hamengkubuwono IX
  • 1968Marcel Duchamp
  • 1938Alexandru Averescu
  • 829Michael II

Holidays & observances

  • —Batik Day (Indonesia)
  • —Christian feast day: Denha I of Tikrit (Syriac Orthodox Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels
  • —Christian feast day: Leodegar
  • —Christian feast day: October 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • —Gandhi's birthday-related observances: Gandhi Jayanti (India)
  • —Gandhi's birthday-related observances: International Day of Non-Violence
  • —Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Guinea from France in 1958

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