October 2nd (2005) was a Sunday. 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, 2005
» Ethan Allen boating accident: The 'Ethan Allen' tour boat capsizes on Lake George (New York) or Lake George in Upstate New York, killing twenty people.
October 2nd Famous Deaths for 2005
» Bert Eriksson, Belgian activist (b. 1931)
» Nipsey Russell, American comedian and actor (b. 1918)
» August Wilson, American author and playwright (b. 1945)
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