Robert Henry Lawrence

American astronaut.

Born October 2nd, 1935 in Chicago.

Died December 8th, 1967 at 32 years old in Edwards Air Force Base.

Karl von Terzaghi

Austrian geotechnical engineer known as the "father of soil mechanics".

Born October 2nd, 1883 in Prague. ^[ref]

Died October 25th, 1963 at 80 years old in Winchester. ^[ref]

Prakash Amritraj

Indian tennis player.

Born October 2nd, 1983 (age 41 years) in Los Angeles.

Cléo Pires

Brazilian actress.

Born October 2nd, 1982 (age 42 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Jack Parsons

American rocket engineer.

Born October 2nd, 1914 in Los Angeles.

Died June 17th, 1952 at 37 years old in Pasadena (blast injury).

Maximilian Grabner

Ss officer.

Born October 2nd, 1905 in Vienna.

Died January 28th, 1948 at 42 years old in Kraków (hanging).

Prince Muhammad bin Talal of Jordan

Jordanian prince (1940-2021).

Born October 2nd, 1940 in Amman.

Died April 29th, 2021 at 80 years old in Amman. ^[ref]

Francisco Fonseca

Mexican footballer.

Born October 2nd, 1979 (age 45 years) in León de Los Aldama.

Roy Campbell

South african poet.

Born October 2nd, 1901 in Durban. ^[ref]

Died April 23rd, 1957 at 55 years old in Setúbal (traffic collision). ^[ref]

Robin Hardy

British film director and writer (1929-2016).

Born October 2nd, 1929 in Surrey.

Died July 1st, 2016 at 86 years old in Reading. ^[ref]