October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year, with 90 days remaining.
- 1930 — Gordon Stewart Northcott died.
- 1940 — Ernst-Dieter Beck died.
- 1960 — Gianfranco Stevanin is born.
- 1965 — Tammy Corbett is born.
- 1974 — Warren Forrest is apprehended.
- 2008 — Pierre Bodein is sentenced to Life imprisonment.
- 2015 — Robert Howard died.