October 2nd (1937) was a Saturday. It's the 275th day of the year (276th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 90 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 2nd October, 1937
» Dominican Republic strongman Rafael Trujillo orders the Parsley Massacre named execution of the Haitian population living within the borderlands; approximately 20,000 are killed over the next five days.
Famous Birthdays on October 2 in 1937
» Johnnie Cochran, American lawyer (d. 2005)
October 2nd Holidays in History
» Batik Day (Indonesia)
» Christian feast day:
» Feast of the Guardian Angels
» Leodegar
» October 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Gandhi Jayanti (India)
» International Day of Non-Violence (International observance or International)
» Independence Day (Guinea), celebrates the independence of Guinea from France in 1958