Notable Birthdays for October 2
Published in History & Quotes
Those born on this date include:
- England's King Richard III in 1452
- Nat Turner, leader of the only effective and sustained U.S. slave revolt, in 1800
- German statesman Paul von Hindenburg in 1847
- Indian independence leader Mohandas Gandhi, known as Mahatma Gandhi, in 1869
- comedian Julius Groucho Marx in 1890
- actor George Spanky McFarland in 1928
- movie critic Rex Reed in 1938 (age 86)
- musician Don McLean in 1945 (age 79)
- actor Avery Brooks in 1948 (age 76)
- fashion designer Donna Karan in 1948 (age 76)
- photographer Annie Leibovitz in 1949 (age 75)
- musician Mike Rutherford (Genesis) in 1950 (age 74)
- musician Sting, born Gordon Sumner, (Police) in 1951 (age 73)
- actor Lorraine Bracco in 1954 (age 70)
- musician Floyd Bud Gaugh (Sublime) in 1967 (age 57)
- actor Joey Slotnick in 1968 (age 56)
- TV personality/actor Kelly Ripa in 1970 (age 54)
- musician Jim Root (Slipknot) in 1971 (age 53)
- musician Tiffany Darwish in 1971 (age 53)
- musician LaTocha Scott-Bivens (Xscape) in 1973 (age 51)
- musician Lene Nystrom (Aqua) in 1973 (age 51)
- actor Efren RamÃrez in 1973 (age 51)
- actor Camilla Belle in 1986 (age 38)
- actor Samantha Barks in 1990 (age 34).
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