André Breitenreiter

German association football player and manager.

Born October 2nd, 1973 (age 52 years) in Langenhagen.

Sonthi Boonyaratglin

Thai military leader and politician.

Born October 2nd, 1946 (age 79 years) in Ubon Ratchathani.

Shinji Aramaki

Japanese anime director and mechanical designer.

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

Sergei Kruglov

Soviet general and politician (1907-1977).

Born October 2nd, 1907 in Zubtsov.

Died July 6th, 1977 at 69 years old in Pushkinsky Urban District (railway accident).

Abel Mutai

Kenyan long-distance runner.

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

Rachel Bluwstein

Hebrew poet (1890-1931).

Born October 2nd, 1890 in Saratov.

Died April 16th, 1931 at 40 years old in Tel Aviv (tuberculosis).

Lee Hodson

Northern ireland association football player (born 1991).

Born October 2nd, 1991 (age 34 years) in Watford. ^[ref]

Aleksandar Vulin

Serbian politician.

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

Jordi Osei-Tutu

English association football player (born 1998).

Born October 2nd, 1998 (age 27 years) in Slough.

Cléo Pires

Brazilian actress.

Born October 2nd, 1982 (age 43 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Anthony Johnson

American basketball player (born 1974).

Born October 2nd, 1974 (age 51 years) in Charleston.

Swami Abhedananda

Indian hindu mystic (1866-1939).

Born October 2nd, 1866 in Kolkata.

Died September 8th, 1939 at 72 years old in Darjeeling.

Guy L. Steele

American computer scientist.

Born October 2nd, 1954 (age 71 years) in Missouri.

Larry J. Diamond

American political scientist and sociologist.

Born October 2nd, 1951 (age 74 years) in United States.

Howard Roberts

American guitarist (1929–1992).

Born October 2nd, 1929 in Phoenix.

Died June 28th, 1992 at 62 years old in Seattle.

Louis Charles Delescluze

French revolutionary leader, journalist, and military commander of the paris commune (1809–1871).

Born October 2nd, 1809 in Dreux.

Died May 25th, 1871 at 61 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.

Edmund J. Davis

Governor of texas from 1870 to 1874.

Born October 2nd, 1827 in St. Augustine.

Died February 7th, 1883 at 55 years old in Austin.

Wolfhart Pannenberg

German theologian (1928–2014).

Born October 2nd, 1928 in Szczecin.

Died September 4th, 2014 at 85 years old in Munich.

Frank Malina

American aeronautical engineer and painter (1912-1981).

Born October 2nd, 1912 in Brenham. ^[ref]

Died November 9th, 1981 at 69 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.

Willy Ley

German-american science and science-fiction writer (1906–1969).

Born October 2nd, 1906 in Berlin.

Died June 24th, 1969 at 62 years old in New York City.

Víctor Paz Estenssoro

45th president of bolivia.

Born October 2nd, 1907 in Tarija.

Died July 7th, 2001 at 93 years old in Tarija.

Ștefan Kovács

Romanian association football player (1920-1995).

Born October 2nd, 1920 in Timișoara.

Died May 12th, 1995 at 74 years old in Cluj-Napoca. ^[ref]

Irma Stern

South african artist (1894-1966).

Born October 2nd, 1894 in Schweizer-Reneke.

Died August 23rd, 1966 at 71 years old in Cape Town.

Willie Morgan

Scottish footballer (born 1944).

Born October 2nd, 1944 (age 81 years) in Alloa.

Henry Victor

English character actor (1892–1945).

Born October 2nd, 1892 in London.

Died March 15th, 1945 at 52 years old in Hollywood (brain cancer).