October
2
Friday
2026
Now
Holiday
International Day of Non-Violence
Gandhi's birthday-related observances:
International Day of Non-Violence
Holiday
October 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day:
October 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Holiday
Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels
Christian feast day:
Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels
Holiday
Denha I of Tikrit
Christian feast day:
Denha I of Tikrit (Syriac Orthodox Church)
Did You Know?
October 2 is celebrated as International Day of Non-Violence, commemorating the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, who championed nonviolent resistance.
2025
1 yrs ago
On This Day
2025
2025 Manchester synagogue attack
2 people are killed and at least 4 others injured in an attack on a synagogue in Manchester, UK, during Yom Kippur.
2024
2 yrs ago
2023
3 yrs ago
2022
4 yrs ago
Died
2022
Sacheen Littlefeather
Sacheen Littlefeather, American actress, model and activist for Native American civil rights (born 1946)
