Matthew Pearl

American writer.

Born October 2nd, 1975 (age 50 years) in New York City.

Daniela Larreal

Venezuelan cyclist (1973–2024).

Born October 2nd, 1973 in Maracaibo.

Died August 11th, 2024 at 50 years old in Las Vegas. ^[ref]

Jon Speelman

Chess player, mathematician, writer.

Born October 2nd, 1956 (age 69 years) in London.

Wilfrid Wilson Gibson

British poet (1878–1962).

Born October 2nd, 1878 in Hexham.

Died May 26th, 1962 at 83 years old in Virginia Water.

Liang En-shuo

Taiwanese female tennis player.

Born October 2nd, 2000 (age 25 years) in Kaohsiung. ^[ref]

Trine Skei Grande

Norwegian politician.

Born October 2nd, 1969 (age 56 years) in Overhalla Municipality. ^[ref]

Ali Mohammed Ghedi

Somali politician.

Born October 2nd, 1952 (age 73 years) in Mogadishu.

Andreas Helgstrand

Danish equestrian.

Born October 2nd, 1977 (age 48 years) in Copenhagen.

Viatcheslav Mukhanov

German cosmologist and theoretical physicist.

Born October 2nd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Kanash.

Siegfried Hecker

Nuclear scientist.

Born October 2nd, 1943 (age 82 years) in Tomaszew, Masovian Voivodeship.

Philip Wilson

Australian roman catholic archbishop (1950–2021).

Born October 2nd, 1950 in Cessnock. ^[ref]

Died January 17th, 2021 at 70 years old ^[ref]

Tohir Yo‘ldosh

Uzbekistani islamist (1967–2009).

Born October 2nd, 1967 in Namangan.

Died August 27th, 2009 at 41 years old in Pakistan (drone warfare).

Markéta Pekarová Adamová

Czech politician.

Born October 2nd, 1984 (age 41 years) in Litomyšl. ^[ref]

Eran Riklis

Israeli film director (born 1954).

Born October 2nd, 1954 (age 71 years) in Jerusalem. ^[ref]

Aymen Tahar

Algerian association football player.

Born October 2nd, 1989 (age 36 years) in Sheffield.

Dejan Govedarica

Serbian footballer.

Born October 2nd, 1969 (age 56 years) in Zrenjanin.

Tony Agana

Football player (born 1963).

Born October 2nd, 1963 (age 62 years) in London Borough of Bromley.

Sivert Heltne Nilsen

Norwegian football player.

Born October 2nd, 1991 (age 34 years) in Bergen.

Curt von François

German cartographer and commissioner of german southwest africa, founder of windhoek (1852-1931).

Born October 2nd, 1852 in Luxembourg.

Died December 30th, 1931 at 79 years old in Königs Wusterhausen.

Mitchell Docker

Australian cyclist.

Born October 2nd, 1986 (age 39 years) in Melbourne.

Michael Bleekemolen

Racecar driver.

Born October 2nd, 1949 (age 76 years) in Amsterdam.

Uta Ranke-Heinemann

German catholic theologian and author; world's first woman to hold a chair in catholic theology (1927-2021).

Born October 2nd, 1927 in Essen.

Died March 25th, 2021 at 93 years old in Essen. ^[ref]

Markus Riva

Latvian singer.

Born October 2nd, 1986 (age 39 years) in Talsi.

Wanda Półtawska

Polish psychiatrist (1921–2023).

Born October 2nd, 1921 in Lublin.

Died October 24th, 2023 at 102 years old in Kraków. ^[ref]

Sho Sasaki

Japanese association football player.

Born October 2nd, 1989 (age 36 years) in Zama.