october second
Having been born on October 2nd, Ayu is considered a Libra in the western zodiac. Accordingly to Astrology.com, the characteristics of a Libra are as follows:
"Libra is the seventh Sign of the Zodiac, and it is at this point in the Zodiac that we start to see a shift. While the first six Signs of the Zodiac focus on the individual, the last six focus on the individual's contact with others and with the world. Librans are first and foremost focused on others and how they relate to them... For a Libran, everything is better if it's done as a pair...
"It's the Scales which symbolize Libra, and just like that balancing mechanism wants to stay even, Librans want to be on an even keel. Think of the Scales of Justice and how they work at striking the right balance. Likewise, Librans are objective, just and want to do what's best for everyone. It's possible, though, that this penchant for fairness is for a different reason: Librans abhor conflict. The Scales study every possible angle in the hopes of achieving peace and harmony, so much so that others may see them as fickle and indecisive. If that's what it takes to avoid a confrontation, that's fine with the Scales. The Libra-born are keen strategists, organizing groups with poise and getting the job done (in keeping with the Cardinal Quality assigned to this Sign). Further, you can expect the Scales to be companionable, sociable folks."
Granted, most analysis of any Zodiac sign are generalized to include anyone applicable, there are definitely some traits that can be picked out as true to Ayu (they are in bold, as you have probably noticed). Although many of her early songs revolved around laments of loneliness, Ayu's lyrics have evolved since then, many of which call out for people to unite as one force ("Endless Sorrow", "independent" and "UNITE!", to name a few). Similarly, there is no denying Ayu puts her all into every production she is a part of; she is an incredibly dedicated worker, and makes sure each album is something to be proud of.
Although not quite as significant as Ayu's birth (obviously), a number of notable occurrences have taken play on October 2nd throughout history. According to Scope Systems, the day was also an important one for international affairs, technology, Snoopy, and baseball.
- 1187 Sultan Saladin captures Jerusalem from the Crusaders
- 1535 Jacques Cartier discovers Mount Royal (Monte‚al)
- 1608 Hans Lippershey offers Dutch gov't a new invention, the telescope
- 1608 Prototype of modern reflecting telescope completed by Jan Lippershey
- 1792 Baptist Missionary Society forms in London
- 1833 NY Anti-Slavery Society organized
- 1836 Darwin returns to England aboard HMS Beagle
- 1853 Austrian law forbids Jews from owning land
- 1870 Italy annexes Rome & Papal States; Rome made Italian capital
- 1879 Start of the Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Musgrave Ritual" (BG)
- 1889 1st Pan American conference (Washington DC)
- 1907 Phillies Eddie Grant goes 7 for 7 in a doubleheader
- 1908 Addie Joss perfect game stops Ed Walsh 1-0 who won 40 in a row
- 1910 1st 2 aircraft collision (Milan Italy)
- 1913 Phillies beat NY Giants 2 games out of 3 in a tripleheader
- 1916 Grover Cleveland Alexander records his 16th shutout of the year
- 1919 Pres Woodrow Wilson suffers a stroke
- 1920 Cincinnati Reds beat Pittsburgh Pirates 2 games out of 3 in a tripleheader
- 1926 Bert Gibb of Hamilton Tigers kicks 9 singles in a game
- 1931 Pope Pius XI encyclical on the economic crisis
- 1932 NY Yankees sweep Cubs in 29th World Series
- 1932 Washington Redskins (as Boston Braves) play 1st NFL game, lose 14-0
- 1935 Italy invades Abyssinia (Ethiopia)
- 1935 NY Hayden Planetarium, the 4th in the US, opens
- 1936 1st alcohol power plant established, Atchison, Kansas
- 1936 Tony Lazzeri becomes the 1st Yank to hit a world series (World Series #33) grand slam
- 1937 FDR visits Grand Coulee Dam construction site in Washington State
- 1938 Cleveland Indians' Bob Feller strikes out 18 Detroit Tigers
- 1938 Tigers' Chester Laabs struck out 5 times in a game
- 1939 Birdbaths installed in Union Square, SF
- 1940 British liner Empress loaded with refugees for Canada, sunk
- 1941 6 Parisian synagogues are bombed
- 1942 "Queen Mary" slices cruiser "Curacao" in half, killing 338
- 1942 1st self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction demonstrated, Chicago
- 1946 1st network soap opera-Faraway Hill-Dumont
- 1947 Revised International Telecommunication Convention adopted
- 1947 Yogi Berra becomes 1st to pinch hit a world series (World Series #44) homer
- 1949 St Louis Browns use 9 pitchers, lose to Whites Sox 4-3
- 1949 Yanks & Red Sox, tied for 1st place, play the final game of the season. Yanks win 5-3 & clinch pennant #16
- 1950 Bob Shaw of the Chicago Cardinals sets NFL record with 5 TD catches
- 1950 Chic Cards Jim Hardy passes for 6 touchdowns vs Balt Colts (55-13)
- 1950 The comic strip "Peanuts" 1st appears, in 9 newspapers
- 1953 Dodger Carl Erskine strikes out 14 Yankees in the 50th World Series
- 1954 Former French possession of Chandernagore made part of West Bengal
- 1954 NY Giants sweep Cleve Indians, in 51st World Series
- 1955 "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" premiers
- 1956 1st atomic power clock exhibited-NYC
- 1957 NY Yankees appear in their 26th World Series (World Series #54)
- 1958 Guinea gains independence from France (National Day)
- 1959 Rod Serling's "Twilight Zone" premieres on CBS
- 1961 "Ben Casey" premieres
- 1962 SF & LA play a 4h18m 9 inning game
- 1964 Phillies tie major league record with season's 3rd triple play (Reds)
- 1965 Mel Stottlemyre wins game #20
- 1965 Phillies' Chris Short strikes-out 18 NY Mets
- 1966 2 perfect game pitchers face each other (Bunning vs Koufax)
- 1967 Grateful Dead members arrested by narcotic agents
- 1967 Groundbreaking begins on Veteran Stadium in Philadelphia
- 1967 Thurgood Marshall is sworn as 1st black Supreme Court Justice
- 1968 Bob Gibson sets a world series record of 17 strikeouts (World Series #65)
- 1970 Billy Martin named manager of the Tigers
- 1970 Plane carrying Wichita State U football team crashes killing 30
- 1971 Homing pigeon averages 133 KPH (record) in 1100-km Australian race
- 1972 Aeroflot Il-18 crashes near Black Sea resort of Sochi, kills 105
- 1972 Mont Expos Bill Stoneman 2nd no-hitter beats NY Mets, 7-0
- 1972 Ron Johnson becomes 1st NY Giant to score 4 TDs (vs Phila)
- 1978 Yanks win 3rd straight AL East beating Red Sox 5-4 in a playoff game. Guidry wins #25 aided by Dent's homer & Pinella's fielding
- 1980 Larry Holmes retains WBC heavyweight title defeating Muhammad Ali
- 1980 Michael Myers (D-Pa), is 1st rep expelled in over 100 years (ABSCAM)
- 1983 Carl Yastrezemski's last at bat
- 1984 3 cosmonauts return after a record 237 days in orbit
- 1984 Richard Miller, becomes 1st (former) FBI agent, charged with espionage
1986 Sikhs attempt to assassinate Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi - 1988 Police breakup domestic disturbance between Mike Tyson & Robin Givens
- 1990 US Senate votes 90-9 to confirm David Souter to the Supreme Court
- 1990 Radio Berlin International's final transmission (links to Deutsche Welles of West Germany); final song is "The End" by the Doors
