On this day: 2 October

Selected events and births on 2 October, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1879 – Qing China signed the Treaty of Livadia with the Russian Empire, but the terms were so unfavorable that the Chinese government refused to ratify the treaty. Read more: Qing dynasty Treaty of Livadia Russian Empire
• 1913 – The Shubert Theatre opened on Broadway with a production of Hamlet. Read more: Shubert Theatre (Broadway) Hamlet
• 1967 – Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first African-American justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Read more: Thurgood Marshall Supreme Court of the United States
• 1971 – Nguyễn Văn Thiệu was re-elected unopposed as President of South Vietnam. Read more: Nguyễn Văn Thiệu 1971 South Vietnamese presidential election South Vietnam

Born on this day

• 1948 – Donna Karan, American fashion designer, founded DKNY Read more: Donna Karan DKNY
• 1971 – Chris Savino, American comic book artist, writer, animator and creator of The Loud House Read more: Chris Savino The Loud House
• 1974 – Paul Teutul Jr., American motorcycle designer, co-founded Orange County Choppers Read more: Paul Teutul Jr. Orange County Choppers
• 1992 – Alisson Becker, Brazilian footballer Read more: Alisson Becker
• 1992 – Shane Larkin, American-Turkish basketball player Read more: Shane Larkin
• 1992 – Nicol Ruprecht, Austrian rhythmic gymnast Read more: Nicol Ruprecht
• 1993 – Lance McCullers Jr., American baseball player Read more: Lance McCullers Jr.
• 1995 – Tepai Moeroa, Cook Islands rugby league player Read more: Tepai Moeroa
• 1996 – Tom Trbojevic, Australian rugby league player Read more: Tom Trbojevic
• 2000 – Quadeca, American singer-songwriter and YouTuber Read more: Quadeca
• 2002 – Jacob Sartorius, American social media personality and singer Read more: Jacob Sartorius
• 2005 – Sam Konstas, Australian cricketer Read more: Sam Konstas

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / October 2 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.