What Day Of The Week Is October 2?

Friday October 2, 2026
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

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 French then this day of the week in French is vendredi.

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

  • 232 days since October 2
  • 0 year, 7 months, and 18 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)

1535Jacques Cartier discovers Montreal, Quebec. 1552Conquest of Kazan by Ivan the Terrible. 1780John André, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War, is hanged as a spy by American forces. 1814Battle of Rancagua: Spanish Royalists troops under Mariano Osorio defeated rebel Chilean forces of Bernardo O'Higgins and Jose Miguel Carrera. 1889In Colorado, Nicholas Creede strikes it rich in silver during the last great silver boom of the American Old West. 1941World War II: In Operation Typhoon, Germany begins an all-out offensive against Moscow. 1967Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American justice of United States Supreme Court. 1970A plane carrying the Wichita State University football team, administrators, and supporters crashes in Colorado killing 31 people. 1996Aeroperú Flight 603, a Boeing 757, crashes into the Pacific Ocean shortly after takeoff from Lima, Peru, killing 70. 2005Ethan Allen Boating Accident: The Ethan Allen tour boat capsizes on Lake George in Upstate New York, killing twenty people.

Who were born on October 2?

1470Isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524) 1928George “Spanky” McFarland, American actor (d. 1993) 1941Zareh Baronian, Armenian theologian 1948Trevor Brooking, English footballer 1960Al Connelly, Canadian Musician/Songwriter 1960Dereck Whittenburg, American college basketball player and coach 1969Jun Akiyama, Japanese professional wrestler 1970Eddie Guardado, American baseball relief pitcher 1971James Root, American guitarist (Slipknot) 1974Simon Gregson, British actor

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