October 2, 1869 – Mahatma Gandhi [Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi], Porbandar Kathiawad India, pacifist and spiritual leader, (d. 1948)

October 2, 1890 – Groucho Marx, American comedian and actor (d. 1977)

October 2, 1895 – Bud Abbott, American comedian and actor (d. 1974)

October 2, 1945 – Singer-songwriter Don McLean was Born on this day. He is most famous for the 1971 album American Pie, containing the songs “American Pie” and “Vincent”. More info here..

1950 – Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz is first published.
Peanuts premiered in nine newspapers: The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Minneapolis Tribune, The Allentown Call-Chronicle, The Bethlehem Globe-Times, The Denver Post, The Seattle Times, The New York World-Telegram & Sun, and The Boston Globe. It began as a daily strip. The first strip was four panels long and showed Charlie Brown walking by two other young children, Shermy and Patty.

October 2, 1951 – Sting (Gordon Sumner), English singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor (The Police)

October 2, 1959 – The Twilight Zone premiered on TV to rave reviews.
The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)
“You are traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land of imagination. Next stop, the Twilight Zone!” ~ Rod Serling

October 2, 1957 – Dave Faulkner, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Victims, The Manikins, and Hoodoo Gurus)