What Day Of The Week Is October 2?

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Friday October 2, 2026
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October 2: Day of the Week

October 2, 2026 is the 275th day of the year 2026 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 90 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is viernes.

Here’s the October calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

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October 2 by the Numbers

  • 233 days since October 2
  • 0 year, 7 months, and 19 days ago
  • 7 months since then
  • October 2 is in the 40th week of the year 2026 (ISO 8601)
  • 33 weeks ago
  • The year 2026 is not a leap year

October 2 Historical Event(s)

1187Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule. 1552Conquest of Kazan by Ivan the Terrible. 1789George Washington sends the proposed Constitutional amendments (The United States Bill of Rights) to the States for ratification. 1814Battle of Rancagua: Spanish Royalists troops under Mariano Osorio defeated rebel Chilean forces of Bernardo O'Higgins and Jose Miguel Carrera. 1864American Civil War: Battle of Saltville – Union forces attack Saltville, Virginia, but are defeated by Confederate troops. 1924The Geneva Protocol is adopted as a means to strengthen the League of Nations. 1958Guinea declares its independence from France. 1970A plane carrying the Wichita State University football team, administrators, and supporters crashes in Colorado killing 31 people. 1992The Carandiru Massacre takes place after a riot in the Carandiru Penitentiary in São Paulo, Brazil. 1996The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton.

Who were born on October 2?

1869Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Indian independence movement figure (d. 1948) 1911Jack Finney, American author (d. 1995) 1940Gheorghe Gruia, Romanian handball player 1962Sigtryggur Baldursson, Icelandic drummer (The Sugarcubes) 1969Damon Gough, English singer 1971James Root, American guitarist (Slipknot) 1972Aaron McKie, American basketball player 1974Michelle Krusiec, American actress 1974Sam Roberts, Canadian singer and songwriter 1979Francisco Fonseca, Mexican footballer

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