Born on 2 October 1967

At A Glance

2 October 1967 at a glance

Day of the week

2 October 1967 was a Monday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“It Must Be Him” by Vikki Carr was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1967

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1967 was The Jungle Book.

Star sign

The star sign for 2 October is Libra.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 2 October 1967 fell in the Year of the Goat.

Birthstone

The birthstone for October is Opal.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 2 October 1967 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 2 October

• 1958 Guinea declares its independence from France.
• 1967 Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American justice of the United States Supreme Court.
• 1968 Mexican President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz orders soldiers to suppress a demonstration of unarmed students, ten days before the start of the 1968 Summer Olympics.
• 1971 South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu is re-elected in a one-man election.
• 1980 Michael Myers becomes the first member of either chamber of Congress to be expelled since the Civil War.

Famous people born on 2 October

• Mahatma Gandhi, Indian freedom fighter, activist and philosopher (1869–1948)
• Sting, English singer-songwriter and actor (born 1951)
• Freddie Jackson, American soul singer (1956–2026)
• Richard III of England (1452–1485)

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