October 2nd Birthdays

English singer, Phil Oakey (The Human League) was born on this day in 1955 in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England

Also born on October 2nd:

• 1946
  Eric Peterson, Canadian actor
• 1948
  Avery Brooks, American actor
  Donna Karan, American fashion designer
• 1949
  Richard Hell, American musician
• 1950
  Ian McNeice, English actor
  Mike Rutherford, English musician
• 1951
  Sting, English musician, actor
• 1952
  Robin Riker, American actress
• 1954
  Lorraine Bracco, American actress
• 1960
  Al Connelly, Canadian musician, songwriter
  Robbie Nevil, American singer, songwriter
• 1962
  Jeff Bennett, American voice actor
  James Hunter, English singer
  Mark Rypien, American football player
• 1967
  Bud Gaugh, American musician
  Gillian Welch, American singer, songwriter
• 1968
  Victoria Derbyshire, British radio presenter
  Jeff Martin, Canadian singer, songwriter
• 1969
  Mitch English, American actor
• 1970
  Kelly Ripa, American actress
• 1971
  James Root, American guitarist
• 1971
  Tiffany, American singer
• 1973
  Efren Ramirez, American actor
  Scott Schoeneweis, American baseball player
• 1974
  Simon Gregson, British actor
  Michelle Krusiec, American actress
  Sam Roberts, Canadian singer, songwriter
• 1976
  Mandisa, American singer
  John Thornton, American football player
• 1980
  Shane Andrus, American football player
• 1981
  Luke Wilkshire, Australian footballer
• 1982
  Amber Lee Ettinger, American actress
  George Pettit, Canadian singer
• 1985
  Buster Davis, American football player
  Brandon Jackson, American football player
• 1986
  Camilla Belle, American actress

October Birthday Calendar

Died on October 2nd:

• 1780
  John André, English soldier, convicted spy ((age 30)
• 1803
  Samuel Adams, American politician, 4th Governor of Massachusetts (age 81)
• 1968
  Marcel Duchamp, French painter, sculptor (age 81)
• 1981
  Hazel Scott, Trinidadian-American activist, actress (age 61)
• 1985
  Rock Hudson, American actor (age 59)
• 1987
  Madeleine Carroll, English actress (age 81)
• 1994
  Harriet Nelson, American actress, singer (age 85)
• 1998
  Gene Autry, American actor, singer, guitarist (age 91)
• 2005
  Nipsey Russell, American comedian and actor (age 87)
  August Wilson, American author, playwright (age 60)
• 2007
  George Grizzard, American actor (age 79)
• 2017
  Tom Petty, American singer, songwriter, guitarist (age 66)
• 2020
  Bob Gibson, American Hall of Fame pitcher (age 84)