births
October 2, 1851
Ferdinand Foch, French field marshal (died 1929)
Ferdinand Foch
Ferdinand Foch was a French general, Marshal of France and a member of the Académie Française and Académie des Sciences. He distinguished himself as Supreme Allied Commander on the Western Front during the First World War in 1918.
October 2
October 2 is the 275th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 90 days remain until the end of the year.