On this day: October 2
Events
Founding of Mahindra & MahindraOctober 2, 1945 · Companies
Founding of TicketmasterOctober 2, 1976 · Companies- Release of Reggatta de BlancOctober 2, 1979 · Music
- Release of Zenyatta MondattaOctober 2, 1980 · Music
Founding of LogitechOctober 2, 1981 · Companies- Release of BathoryOctober 2, 1984 · Music
- Release of (What's the Story) Morning Glory?October 2, 1995 · Music
- Release of The X FactorOctober 2, 1995 · Music
- Release of Kid AOctober 2, 2000 · Music
Founding of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SEOctober 2, 2000 · Companies- Release of Sam's TownOctober 2, 2006 · Music
Release of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of PripyatOctober 2, 2009 · Gaming- Release of HaiderOctober 2, 2014 · Film
Founding of Alphabet Inc.October 2, 2015 · Companies
Release of StoriesOctober 2, 2015 · Music
Release of Forza Horizon 4October 2, 2018 · Gaming- Release of Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About TimeOctober 2, 2020 · Gaming
Release of The AlbumOctober 2, 2020 · Music
2022 Brazilian general electionOctober 2, 2022 · Politics- Release of Ghost of YōteiOctober 2, 2025 · Gaming
Born on this day
Marin GetaldićOctober 2, 1568 – April 11, 1626 · Science
Louis de BonaldOctober 2, 1754 – November 23, 1840 · Culture
Gustav Heinrich WiedemannOctober 2, 1826 – March 23, 1899 · Science
Hans ThomaOctober 2, 1839 – November 7, 1924 · Art
William RamsayOctober 2, 1852 – July 23, 1916 · Science
Patrick GeddesOctober 2, 1854 – April 17, 1932 · Culture
Mahatma GandhiOctober 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948 · Culture
Cordell HullOctober 2, 1871 – July 23, 1955 · Politics
Karl von TerzaghiOctober 2, 1883 – October 25, 1963 · Technology- Robert Julius TrumplerOctober 2, 1886 – September 10, 1956 · Science
- Irma SternOctober 2, 1894 – August 23, 1966 · Art
Alice PrinOctober 2, 1901 – March 23, 1953 · Art
Charles Stark DraperOctober 2, 1901 – July 25, 1987 · Technology
Willy LeyOctober 2, 1906 – June 24, 1969 · Technology
Alexander ToddOctober 2, 1907 – January 10, 1997 · Science
Jack ParsonsOctober 2, 1914 – June 17, 1952 · Technology
Christian de DuveOctober 2, 1917 – May 4, 2013 · Science- Giuseppe ColomboOctober 2, 1920 – February 20, 1984 · Science
Wolfhart PannenbergOctober 2, 1928 – September 4, 2014 · Culture
Branko GrünbaumOctober 2, 1929 – September 14, 2018 · Science
Mostafa ChamranOctober 2, 1932 – June 21, 1981 · Science
John GurdonOctober 2, 1933 – October 7, 2025 · Science
Omar SívoriOctober 2, 1935 – February 17, 2005 · Sports
Yury GlazkovOctober 2, 1939 – December 9, 2008 · Space
Vernor VingeOctober 2, 1944 – March 20, 2024 · Science
Ton KoopmanOctober 2, 1944 – present · Music
Don McLeanOctober 2, 1945 – present · Music
Martin Edward HellmanOctober 2, 1945 – present · Science
Avery BrooksOctober 2, 1948 – present · Film
Annie LeibovitzOctober 2, 1949 – present · Film
Richard HellOctober 2, 1949 – present · Music
Mike RutherfordOctober 2, 1950 – present · Music
StingOctober 2, 1951 – present · Music
Romina PowerOctober 2, 1951 – present · Film
Lorraine BraccoOctober 2, 1954 – present · Film
Terence WinterOctober 2, 1960 – present · Film
Maria RessaOctober 2, 1963 – present · Politics
Ardem PatapoutianOctober 2, 1967 – present · Science
Gillian WelchOctober 2, 1967 – present · Music
Xavier NaidooOctober 2, 1971 – present · Music
Brent RenaudOctober 2, 1971 – March 13, 2022 · Film
Bjarke IngelsOctober 2, 1974 – present · Culture
Michelle KrusiecOctober 2, 1974 – present · Film
Stephanie OkerekeOctober 2, 1982 – present · Film
Camilla BelleOctober 2, 1986 – present · Film