Aaron McKie

American basketball player-coach.

Born October 2nd, 1972 (age 53 years) in Philadelphia.

Jack Collison

Welsh footballer (born 1988).

Born October 2nd, 1988 (age 37 years) in Watford.

Zane Maloney

Barbadian racing driver.

Born October 2nd, 2003 (age 22 years) in Bridgetown.

Tapan Sinha

Indian film director (1924–2009).

Born October 2nd, 1924 in Kolkata.

Died January 15th, 2009 at 84 years old in Kolkata (bronchopneumonia). ^[ref]

Jack Finney

American novelist and short story writer (1911–1995).

Born October 2nd, 1911 in Milwaukee.

Died November 14th, 1995 at 84 years old in Greenbrae (pneumonia, pulmonary emphysema).

Patrick Geddes

British biologist, botanist and town planner (1854-1932).

Born October 2nd, 1854 in Ballater. ^[ref]

Died April 17th, 1932 at 77 years old in Montpellier. ^[ref]

Adriana Leon

Canadian soccer player.

Born October 2nd, 1992 (age 33 years) in Mississauga. ^[ref]

Mike Scully

American writer and producer.

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

Hana Sugisaki

Japanese actress (1997-).

Born October 2nd, 1997 (age 28 years) in Tokyo. ^[ref]

Carl Hayden

Democratic u.s. senator from arizona.

Born October 2nd, 1877 in Tempe.

Died January 25th, 1972 at 94 years old in Mesa (disease).

William Margold

American pornographic actor (1943-2017).

Born October 2nd, 1943 in Washington, D.C..

Died January 18th, 2017 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (cardiovascular disease).

Robin Riker

American actress (born 1952).

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

Keith Earls

Irish rugby union player.

Born October 2nd, 1987 (age 38 years) in Limerick.

Eldin Jakupović

Swiss footballer.

Born October 2nd, 1984 (age 41 years) in Kozarac, Prijedor.

Ernest Bai Koroma

Sierra leonean president.

Born October 2nd, 1953 (age 72 years) in Makeni.

Robbie Nevil

American musician.

Born October 2nd, 1958 (age 67 years) in Los Angeles.

Frankie Fredericks

Namibian track and field sprinter.

Born October 2nd, 1967 (age 58 years) in Windhoek.

Kjetil Knutsen

Norwegian football manager.

Born October 2nd, 1968 (age 57 years) in Arna. ^[ref]

Michael Bambang Hartono

Indonesian businessman.

Born October 2nd, 1939 in Kota Kudus.

Died March 19th, 2026 at 86 years old in Singapore. ^[ref]

Alex Raymond

American comic strip artist and creator of flash gordon (1909–1956).

Born October 2nd, 1909 in New Rochelle.

Died September 6th, 1956 at 46 years old in Westport (traffic collision).

Dick Barnett

American basketball player.

Born October 2nd, 1936 in Gary.

Died April 27th, 2025 at 88 years old in Largo. ^[ref]

Alice Prin

French painter (1901–1953).

Born October 2nd, 1901 in Châtillon-sur-Seine.

Died April 29th, 1953 at 51 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Joe Sacco

Maltese-american cartoonist and journalist; pioneer of the non-fiction graphic novel (b. 1960).

Born October 2nd, 1960 (age 65 years) in Kirkop.

Shanice van de Sanden

Dutch footballer.

Born October 2nd, 1992 (age 33 years) in Utrecht.

John Gurdon

British developmental biologist (1933–2025).

Born October 2nd, 1933 in Dippenhall.

Died October 7th, 2025 at 92 years old ^[ref]