Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
October 2 2026
Kenyan long-distance runner · b. 1988
Days alive
13,880
journalist · b. 1974
Days alive
18,994
Greek professional basketball player · b. 1981
Days alive
16,437
German architect (1919–1986) · 1919–1986
Days lived
24,274
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Austrian painter, graphic designer, and set designer (1864-1935) · 1864–1935
Days lived
25,820
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entrepreneur · b. 1949
Days alive
28,125
actor · b. 1997
Days alive
10,593
Kazakh basketball player (1944–2022) · 1944–2022
Days lived
28,552
singer-songwriter · b. 1978
Days alive
17,533
athlete · b. 1990
Days alive
13,150
actor · 1897–1974
Days lived
27,963
Paraguayan footballer · b. 1977
Days alive
17,898
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actor · 1947–2013
Days lived
23,897
field hockey player · b. 1964
Days alive
22,646
American singer-songwriter · b. 1945
Days alive
29,586
American fashion designer (born 1948) · b. 1948
Days alive
28,490
scientist · 1899–1968
Days lived
25,289
politician · b. 1953
Days alive
26,664
German architect (1892–1970) · 1892–1970
Days lived
28,278
actor · 1882–1931
Days lived
17,628
musician · 1912–1981
Days lived
25,241
German astronomer (1861–1939) · 1861–1939
Days lived
28,501
film director · 1946–2011
Days lived
23,578
actor · 1911–1979
Days lived
24,715
American voice actor · b. 1962
Days alive
23,377
film director · b. 1982
Days alive
16,072
American guitarist · b. 1971
Days alive
20,090
German bishop (1870-1949) · 1870–1949
Days lived
28,643
British developmental biologist (1933–2025) · 1933–2025
Days lived
33,609
Irish rugby union player · b. 1987
Days alive
14,246
athlete · b. 1962
Days alive
23,377
football player · b. 1991
Days alive
12,785
politician · 1902–1965
Days lived
22,866
Australian association football player · b. 1981
Days alive
16,437
writer · 1869–1948
Days lived
28,609
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Notable Trials · b. 1963
Days alive
23,012
French tennis player · b. 1984
Days alive
15,341
Canadian-born American football player (born 1962) · b. 1962
Days alive
23,377
film director · b. 1984
Days alive
15,341
American scientist · b. 1943
Days alive
30,317
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British pop rock musician, guitarist and songwriter · b. 1950
Days alive
27,760
German actor and voice actor (b. 1982) · b. 1982
Days alive
16,072
German actor, director, and scriptwriter (1884–1940) · 1884–1940
Days lived
20,250
field hockey player · b. 1954
Days alive
26,299
boxer · b. 1949
Days alive
28,125
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German magician · b. 1978
Days alive
17,533
Actor · b. 1951
Days alive
27,395
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German journalist and television presenter · b. 1971
Days alive
20,090
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association football player · b. 1997
Days alive
10,593
German javelin thrower (1911–2005) · 1911–2005
Days lived
34,255
German chess player · b. 1983
Days alive
15,707
German general (1891-1974) · 1891–1974
Days lived
30,113
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journalist · 1906–1969
Days lived
22,912
German theologian (1928–2014) · 1928–2014
Days lived
31,384
singer-songwriter · b. 1971
Days alive
20,090
Chinese actor · b. 1957
Days alive
25,203
Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).
Notable animals alive on this date.
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Notable books already in print.
Films already out by this date.
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
49,488
Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007
Days alive
7,072
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
68,576
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
78,045
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
19,916
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