Historical Events
- Burton Lane and Yip Harburg's musical "Finian's Rainbow" closes at 46th St Theater, NYC, after 725 performances and 3 Tony Award wins
Famous Birthdays
- Avery Brooks, American actor (Spenser for Hire, Deep Space 9), born in Evansville, Indiana
- Chris LeDoux, American country singer ("Ridin' for a Fall"), born in Biloxi, Mississippi (d. 2005)
- Donna Karan, American fashion designer (Coty Award-1977), born in Forest Hills, New York
- Leslie Frankenheimer, American film set designer (4 Emmy Awards), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2013)
- Persis Khambatta, Indian actress (Star Trek, Megaforce), born in Mumbai, India (d. 1998)
- Robert Anderson, New Zealand cricket batsman (9 Tests; top score 92 1976), born in Christchurch, Canterbury
- Sir Trevor Brooking, English soccer midfielder (47 caps; West Ham United 528 games), born in Barking, Essex
- Yuri Vasenin, Russian soccer midfielder (9 caps USSR; FC Zorya Voroshylovhrad), born in Chernyakhovsk, Russia (d. 2022)
About October 2, 1948
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 75 years, 6 months and 18 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Libra
