At A Glance

2 October 2017 at a glance

Day of the week
2 October 2017 was a Monday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Too Good at Goodbyes” by Sam Smith.
Top Film of 2017
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2017 was Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Star sign
The star sign for 2 October is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 2 October 2017 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 2 October 2017 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 2 October

  • 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.
  • 1996 The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton.
  • 2004 The first parkrun, then known as the Bushy Park Time Trial, takes place in Bushy Park, London, UK.
  • 2007 President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea goes to North Korea for an Inter-Korean summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.

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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Events of 2017 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '2017 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 6 February – The Queen commemorates her Sapphire Jubilee.
  • 2 March – New elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly are held. The Democratic Unionist Party loses ten seats, while Sinn Féin loses one seat.
  • 29 March – The United Kingdom invokes Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, beginning the formal EU withdrawal process.
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Life in 2017

Prime Minister

Theresa May

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

£3.55

Loaf of Bread

£1.48

Average House

£226,441

Weekly Wage

£810.00

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