Died On October 2nd
Discover the most famous people who died on October 2. The list includes people like Marcel Duchamp, Rock Hudson, Samuel Adams, John André, K. Kamaraj. Famous personalities featured on this list, include philosophers, actors, playwrights and mathematicians and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United Kingdom, United States, France & Germany and many more countries.
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Birthdate: October 20, 1950
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Gainesville, Florida, United States
Died: 2017
A rock icon and creator of sprit-lifting songs, Thomas Earl Petty was one of the defining musicians of the 1970s and the lead vocalist and guitarist of the band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Writing songs and creating music up till his last breath, Petty is noted for positivity and self- liberation themed songs, a rarity in rock music.
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Rock Hudson(One of the Most Popular Movie Stars of His Time)
Birthdate: November 17, 1925
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Winnetka, Illinois, United States
Died: 1985
Considered a heartthrob and one of the most popular movie stars of all time, some of Rock Hudson’s successful movies are the Magnificent Obsession, Giant, Written on the Wind, Pillow Talk, Lover Come Back, Come September and Send Me No Flowers. He also acted in television. It was speculated that he was a homosexual. He died due to AIDS-related illness.
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Samuel Adams(American Political Philosopher and 4th Governor of Massachusetts (1794–1797))
Birthdate: September 27, 1722
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1803
Samuel Adams, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, also served as the governor of Massachusetts. Samuel formed the Boston Tea Party and also played a major role in drafting the Articles of Confederation and the Massachusetts Constitution. He was a second cousin of President John Adams.
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Gene Autry
(Actor and singer known as The Singing Cowboy for his appearances in ninety-three movies and ninety-one TV productions)
Birthdate: September 29, 1907
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Tioga, Texas, United States
Died: 1998
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: September 15, 1918
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia
Died: 2005
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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August Wilson(American Playwright Who was Refered to as the 'Theater's Poet of Black America)
Birthdate: April 27, 1945
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 2005
August Wilson, also known as "theater's poet of black America,” was a renowned playwright. He is best remembered for The Pittsburgh Cycle, his series of 10 plays that focused on the 20th-century African-American community. Two of his plays, Fences and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, were turned into movies.
Birthdate: July 28, 1887
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Blainville-Crevon, France
Died: 1968
French-American painter and sculptor Marcel Duchamp is remembered for his association with movements such as Cubism and Dadaism. A significant figure in conceptual art, he was against art that was meant to just cater to the eyes. He was also a skilled chess player and carved his own chess set.
Birthdate: November 14, 1946
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Salinas, California, United States
Died: 2022
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K. Kamaraj(Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (1954-63))
Birthdate: July 15, 1903
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India
Died: 1975
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John André(Head of the British Secret Service During the American Revolutionary War)
Birthdate: May 2, 1751
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, United Kingdom
Died: 1780
John André was a British military leader who served as a major in the British Army. He played an important role during the American Revolutionary War, serving as the head of the British Army's Secret Service in America. He was executed by the Continental Army on 2 October 1780. John André's life inspired many artworks, including the 1798 play André.
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Harriet Nelson
(American singer)
Birthdate: July 18, 1909
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Des Moines, Iowa
Died: 1994
Birthdate: October 15, 1880
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Edinburgh
Died: 1958
Apart from being a successful botanist, Marie Stopes was also a popular activist, known for her contribution to the feminist cause. A leading supporter of birth control, she established the UK’s first clinic for family planning. She was also known for her books Married Love and Wise Parenthood.
Birthdate: April 29, 1848
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kilimanoor, Travancore, India
Died: 1906
One of the greatest Indian painters of all time, Raja Ravi Varma is best remembered for mixing Indian mythological subjects with the Western historicist style of art. His painting skills made the king of Travancore his patron at 14. His best-known works include The Milkmaid and The Begum’s Bath.
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Max Bruch(German Romantic Composer, Conductor & Educator)
Birthdate: January 6, 1838
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cologne, Germany
Died: 1920
Max Bruch composed his first song at 9 for his mother’s birthday and then earned a scholarship after creating a symphony at the tender age of 14. He worked extensively with the choral societies of Germany and is remembered for his iconic Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor.
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Paavo Nurmi
(Finnish Middle-Distance and Long-Distance Runner Who Dominated Distance Running in the Early 20th Century)
Birthdate: June 13, 1897
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Turku, Finland
Died: 1973
Paavo Nurmi was a Finnish athlete who specialized in long-distance and middle-distance running. Nicknamed the Flying Finn, Nurmi dominated important distance running events in the early 20th century. He won nine gold medals and three silver medals across three Olympics in 1920, 1924, and 1928. Paavo Nurmi also set 22 official world records during his career.
Birthdate: September 14, 1922
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Died: 2006
Birthdate: February 19, 1859
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Vik
Died: 1927
Svante Arrhenius was a Swedish scientist who became the first Swedish person to win a Nobel Prize when he won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1903. Although he was originally a physicist, Arrhenius is widely accepted as a chemist and is best remembered for co-founding physical chemistry. Stockholm University houses the Arrhenius Labs, which is named in his honor.
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Hazel Scott
(Jazz Pianist)
Birthdate: June 11, 1920
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Port au Spain, Trinidad
Died: 1981
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Peter Medawar(Brazilian-British Biologist Who Won Nobel Prize in Medicine for Discovery of Acquired Immunological Tolerance)
Birthdate: February 28, 1915
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Petrópolis, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died: 1987
Peter Medawar was a Brazilian-British writer and biologist. His discovery of acquired immune tolerance and his works on graft rejection were foundational to the medical practice of organ and tissue transplants. Peter Medawar is often referred to as the father of transplantation for his scientific works. Peter Medawar is also remembered for his wit.
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Ivan Mazepa
(Political figure)
Birthdate: March 20, 1639
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bila Tserkva
Died: 1709
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Ignacy Mościcki
(Polish chemist)
Birthdate: December 1, 1867
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Mierzanowo
Died: 1946
Born in a small Polish village, Ignacy Mościcki grew up to become a chemist, an academic, and a researcher, before he stepped into politics. He later served Poland as its longest-serving president. Initially a supporter of Polish dictator Józef Piłsudski, he became more liberal after Piłsudski’s death.
Birthdate: May 10, 1848
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Died: 1931
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Neville Marriner
(British musician)
Birthdate: April 15, 1924
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lincoln, England
Died: 2016
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Umer Shareef
(Former actor known as only actor to receive four Nigar Awards in a single year)
Birthdate: April 19, 1960
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Karachi, Pakistan
Died: 2021
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Robert Bourassa
(Politician, Lawyer, Non-fiction writer, Economist)
Birthdate: July 14, 1933
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Montreal
Died: 1996
Robert Bourassa made headlines when, in 1970, he became the youngest premier of Quebec. After a crushing defeat 6 years later, following corruption scandals, he moved to Europe and the U.S., where he taught while in exile. In the mid-1980s, he reclaimed the Liberal Party leadership and became a premier again.
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Wu Sangui
(Military general)
Birthdate: June 8, 1612
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Gaoyou, South Zhili, Ming dynasty, China
Died: 1678
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Claro M. Recto
(Philippine Jurist and Politician Who Led the Nationalist Movement in the Philippines)
Birthdate: February 8, 1890
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Tiaong, Philippines
Died: 1960
Former Philippine senator and Senate Minority Leader Claro Mayo Recto is remembered as a nationalist. He was a major figure of the Filipino-first movement and was against American neo-colonialism. A jurist, he had also been the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.
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William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
(Prime Minister)
Birthdate: May 8, 1720
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: 1764
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Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot
(combat engineer)
Birthdate: February 26, 1725
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Lorraine
Died: 1804
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot was a French inventor best remembered for building the Fardier à vapeur, the world's first automobile. Fardier à vapeur was the first working self-propelled mechanical land-vehicle. Built in 1769, the vehicle accidentally knocked down a stone or brick wall in 1771, an incident which is widely regarded as the first known automobile accident in the world.
Birthdate: November 18, 1906
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Smyrna
Died: 1988
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J. Philippe Rushton
(Canadian Author and Psychologist)
Birthdate: December 3, 1943
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bournemouth
Died: 2012
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P. D. Ouspensky
(Philosopher, Writer)
Birthdate: March 5, 1878
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kharkiv, Ukraine
Died: 1947
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Elizabeth Thompson
(Painter)
Birthdate: November 3, 1846
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Lausanne
Died: 1933
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François Arago
(Astronomer, Mathematician, Physicist, Politician, Scientist, University teacher)
Birthdate: February 26, 1786
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Estagel
Died: 1853
French physicist and mathematician François Arago discovered rotatory magnetism, named Arago's rotations. He is also remembered for his research on the wave theory of light and for the reforms he introduced as the French minister of war and the navy. The Eiffel Tower has his name inscribed on it.
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William II of Württemberg
(Last King of Württemberg)
Birthdate: February 25, 1848
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Stuttgart, Germany
Died: 1921
Birthdate: 0770 AD
Birthplace: Amorium
Died: 0829
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Mr. Magic
(American Disc Jockey and Radio Personality)
Birthdate: March 15, 1956
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States
Died: 2009
Birthdate: August 6, 1832
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Shusha
Died: 1897
Khurshidbanu Natavan was an Azerbaijani poet and philanthropist. Regarded as one of the most prominent lyrical poets of Azerbaijan, Natavan was best known for her lyrical ghazals. Also a well-known philanthropist, Khurshidbanu Natavan worked towards promoting the cultural and social development of Karabakh. She is credited with building an aqueduct, which relieved the townsfolk of their water problem.
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Princess Alexandrine of Prussia
(Wilhelm, German Crown Prince's Daughter)
Birthdate: April 7, 1915
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Crown Prince's Palace, Berlin, Germany
Died: 1980
Birthdate: 1919 AD
Birthplace: Gomel
Died: 2009
Marek Edelman was a Polish social and political activist and cardiologist. A well-known revolutionary, Edelman helped establish the Jewish Combat Organization which played a key role in launching the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943. He was one of the most important leaders of the resistance movement. After the war, Marek Edelman went on to become a noted cardiologist.
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William Guy Carr
(Writer, Submariner)
Birthdate: June 2, 1895
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Formby
Died: 1959
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Oskar R. Lange
(Economist)
Birthdate: July 27, 1904
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Tomaszów, Poland
Died: 1965
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Margaret Mahler
(Physician)
Birthdate: May 10, 1897
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Sopron, Hungary
Died: 1985
Birthdate: 0516 AD
Birthplace: Italy
Died: 0534
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John Marin
(painter, architect)
Birthdate: December 23, 1870
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Rutherford
Died: 1953
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Heinz von Foerster
(Austrian-American Scientist Combining Physics and Philosophy)
Birthdate: November 13, 1911
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 2002
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Clarence W. Barron
(Publisher)
Birthdate: July 2, 1855
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1928
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Ernest Renan
(Known as the Author of the Enormously Popular Life of Jesus)
Birthdate: February 28, 1823
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tréguier, France
Died: 1892
Ernest Renan was a French Semitic and Orientalist scholar. A multi-talented personality, Renan was also an expert of Semitic civilizations and languages, philologist, philosopher, historian of religion, critic, and biblical scholar. Ernest Renan is credited with writing pioneering and influential works on the origins of Christianity. Ernest Renan is also credited with writing the extremely popular book, Life of Jesus.
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Geoff Emerick
(Sound Engineer and Record Producer Who Worked With the Beatles)
Birthdate: December 5, 1945
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 2018
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Albertina Rasch
(Austrian-born American Dancer, Choreographer, and Company Director)
Birthdate: January 19, 1891
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 1967
Albertina Rasch was an Austrian-born American dancer, choreographer, and company director. After starting her career in Vienna at age 14, Rasch moved to the USA to exploit the American dance craze of the early 1910s. Albertina Rasch went on to become one of the most important dancers at the Century Opera Company before opening her own dance studio in 1923.