October 1

For the 2014 film, seeOctober 1 (film).

October 1 in recent years

2023 (Sunday)

2022 (Saturday)

2021 (Friday)

2020 (Thursday)

2019 (Tuesday)

2018 (Monday)

2017 (Sunday)

2016 (Saturday)

2015 (Thursday)

2014 (Wednesday)

October 1is the 274th day of the year (275th inleap years) in theGregorian calendar;91 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

Pre-1600

• 331 BC–Alexander the GreatdefeatsDarius III of Persiain theBattle of Gaugamela.
• 366–Pope Damasus Iis consecrated.
• 959–Edgar the Peacefulbecomes king of all England, in succession toEadwig.
• 965–Pope John XIIIis consecrated.
• 1553– Thecoronationof QueenMary I of Englandis held atWestminster Abbey.
• 1588– The coronation of ShahAbbas I of Persiaoccurs.

1601–1900

• 1730–Ahmed IIIis forced to abdicate as the Ottoman sultan.
• 1779– The city ofTampere,Finland(belonging toSwedenat this time) is founded by KingGustav III of Sweden.
• 1787– Russians underAlexander Suvorovdefeat the Turksat Kinburn.
• 1791– First session of the FrenchLegislative Assembly.
• 1795– More than a year after theBattle of Sprimont,theAustrian Netherlands(present-dayBelgium) areofficially annexedbyRevolutionaryFrance.
• 1800– Via theThird Treaty of San Ildefonso,Spain cedes Louisiana to France, which wouldsell the landto the United States thirty months later.
• 1814– TheCongress of Viennaopens with the intention of redrawing Europe's political map after the defeat of Napoleon in the previous spring.
• 1827–Russo-Persian War:The Russian army underIvan PaskevichstormsYerevan,ending a millennium of Muslim domination ofArmenia.
• 1829– TheSouth African Collegeis founded in Cape Town, later separating into theUniversity of Cape Townand theSouth African College Schools.
• 1832–Texianpolitical delegatesconveneatSan Felipe de Austinto petition for changes in the governance ofMexican Texas.
• 1861–Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Managementis published, going on to sell 60,000 copies in its first year and remaining in print until the present day.
• 1887–Balochistanis conquered by the British Empire.
• 1890–Yosemite National Parkis established by the U.S. Congress.
• 1891–Stanford Universityopens its doors in California, United States.
• 1898– TheVienna University of Economics and Business Administrationis founded under the namek.u.k. Exportakademie.

1901–present

• 1903–Baseball:TheBoston Americansplay thePittsburgh Piratesin the first game of the modernWorld Series.
• 1908–Ford Model Tautomobiles are offered for sale at a price of US$825.
• 1910– Alarge bomb destroystheLos Angeles Timesbuilding, killing 21.
• 1918–World War I:The Egyptian Expeditionary Forcecaptures Damascus.
• 1918 –Sayid Abdullahbecomes the last Khan of Khiva.
• 1923– The1923 Imperial Conferenceopened in London.
• 1923 –Georges Carpentierknocked out formerBritish heavyweight championJoe Becketta mere twenty seconds into the first round of their bo xing match atOlympiain London.
• 1928– The Soviet Union introduces itsfirst five-year plan.
• 1928 –Newark Liberty International Airportopens, becoming the first airport in theNew York City metro area.
• 1931– TheGeorge Washington Bridgein the United States is opened, linkingNew Jerseyand New York.
• 1931 –Clara Campoamorpersuades theConstituent Cortesto enfranchise women in Spain's new constitution.
• 1936–Spanish Civil War:Francisco Francois named head of the Nationalist government of Spain.
• 1936 – Spanish Civil War: TheCentral Committee of Antifascist Militias of Cataloniadissolves itself, handing control ofCatalandefence militiasover to theGeneralitat.
• 1938– Pursuant to theMunich Agreementsigned the day before,Nazi Germanybegins the military occupation and annexation ofCzechoslovakia'sSudetenland.
• 1939–World War II:After a one-monthsiege,German troops occupy Warsaw.
• 1940– ThePennsylvania Turnpike,often considered the first superhighway in the United States, opens to traffic.
• 1942– World War II:USSGroupertorpedoesLisbon Maru,not knowing that she is carrying British prisoners of war from Hong Kong.
• 1943– World War II: After theFour Days of Naples,Allied troops enter the city.
• 1946– Nazi leaders are sentenced at theNuremberg trials.
• 1946 – TheDaegu October incidentoccurs in Allied-occupied Korea.
• 1947– TheNorth American F-86 Sabreflies for the first time.
• 1949– ThePeople's Republic of Chinaisestablished.
• 1953–Andhra Stateis formed, consisting of a Telugu-speaking area carved out of India's Madras State.
• 1953 – AUnited States-South Korea mutual defense treatyis concluded in Washington, D.C.
• 1955– TheXin gian g Uyghur Autonomous Regionis established.
• 1957– The mottoIn God We Trustfirst appears on U.S. paper currency.
• 1958– TheNational Advisory Committee for Aeronauticsis replaced by NASA.
• 1960–Nigeriagains independence from the United Kingdom.
• 1961– The United StatesDefense Intelligence Agencyis formed, becoming the country's first centralized military intelligence organization.
• 1961 – East and West Cameroon merge to form theFederal Republic of Cameroon.
• 1961 – TheCTV Television Network,Canada's first private television network, is launched.
• 1962–James Meredithenters the University of Mississippi, defying racial segregation rules.
• 1963– On its third anniversary as an independent nation,Nigeriabecame arepublic.
• 1964– TheFree Speech Movementis launched on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley.
• 1964 – JapaneseShinkansen( "bullet trains" ) begin high-speed rail service from Tokyo to Osaka.
• 1966–West Coast Airlines Flight 956crashes with no survivors in Oregon. This accident marks the first loss of aDC-9.
• 1968– Guyana nationalizes the British Guiana Broadcasting Service, which would eventually become part of theNational Communications Network, Guyana.
• 1969–Concordebreaks the sound barrier for the first time.
• 1971–Walt Disney Worldopens near Orlando, Florida.
• 1971 – The firstpractical CT scanneris used to diagnose a patient.
• 1975– Muhammad AlidefeatsJoe Frazier in a bo xing match in Manila, Philippines.
• 1978–Tuvalugains independence from the United Kingdom.
• 1979–Pope John Paul IIbegins his first pastoral visit to the United States.
• 1979 – TheMTR,Hong Kong's rapid transit railway system, opens.
• 1982–Helmut Kohlreplaces Helmut Schmidt as Chancellor of Germany through a constructive vote of no confidence.
• 1982 –EPCOT(Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow) opens at Walt Disney World in Florida.
• 1982 – Sony and Phillips launch thecompact discin Japan; on the same day, Sony releases the modelCDP-101compact disc player, the first player of its kind.
• 1985–Israel-Palestinian conflict:Israelattacks thePalestine Liberation Organization'sTunisiaheadquarters duringOperation Wooden Leg.
• 1987– The 5.9 M_w Whittier Narrows earthquakeshakes the San Gabriel Valley with aMercalli intensityof VIII (Severe), killing eight and injuring 200.
• 1989– Denmark introduces the world's first legalsame-sex registered partnerships.
• 1991– Croatian War of Independence: TheSiege of Dubrovnikbegins.
• 1994–Palauenters a Compact of Free Association with the United States.
• 2000–Israel-Palestinian conflict:Palestinians protest themurder of 12-year-old Muhammad al-DurrahbyIsraeli policein northern Israel, beginning the "October 2000 events".
• 2001– Militantsattackthe state legislature building in Kashmir, killing 38.
• 2001 –3Gwireless technology first becomes available when it isadoptedby Japanese telecommunications companyNTT Docomo.
• 2003– The popular and controversial English-languageimageboard4chanis launched.
• 2009– TheSupreme Court of the United Kingdomtakes over the judicial functions of the House of Lords.
• 2012– Aferry collisionoff the coast of Hong Kong kills 38 people and injures 102 others.
• 2014– Aseries of explosionsat a gunpowder plant in Bulgaria completely destroys the factory, killing 15 people.
• 2014 – Adouble bombingof anelementary schoolinHoms,Syriakills over 50 people.
• 2015– A gunmankills nine peopleat a community college in Oregon.
• 2015 – Heavy rains trigger a majorlandslideinGuatemala,killing 280 people.
• 2015 – The American cargo vesselSSEl Farosinks with all of its 33 crew after steaming into the eyewall ofHurricane Joaquin.
• 2016– The leader of theSpanish Socialist Workers' Party,Pedro Sánchez,resigns. He would return to the position a year later.
• 2017– Anindependence referendum,later declared illegal by the Constitutional Court ofSpain,takes place inCatalonia.
• 2017 – Fifty-eight people are killed and 869 others injured ina mass shootingata country music festivalat theLas Vegas Stripin the United States; the gunman,Stephen Paddock,later commits suicide.
• 2018– TheInternational Court of Justicerules that Chile isnot obliged to negotiate access to the Pacific Oceanwith Bolivia.
• 2019–Kuopio school stabbing:one dies and ten are injured when Joel Marin, armed with asabre,attacks a school class at Savo Vocational College inKuopio, Finland.
• 2021– The2020 World ExpoinDubaibegins. Its opening was originally scheduled for 20 October 2020 but was delayed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.
• 2022–One hundred and thirty-five are killedin ahuman crushfollowing a football match atKanjuruhan StadiuminEast Java,Indonesia.

Births

Pre-1600

• 86 BC–Sallust,Roman historian (d. 34 BC)
• 208–Alexander Severus,Roman emperor (d. 235)
• 1207–Henry III of England(d. 1272)
• 1476–Guy XVI,Count of Laval (d. 1531)
• 1480–Saint Cajetan,Italian Catholic priest and religious reformer (d. 1547)
• 1507–Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola,Italian architect who designed theChurch of the Gesù(d. 1573)
• 1526–Dorothy Stafford,English noble (d. 1604)
• 1540–Johann Jakob Grynaeus,Swiss pastor and theologian (d. 1617)
• 1542–Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira,Spanish explorer (d. 1595)
• 1550–Anne of Saint Bartholomew,Spanish Discalced Carmelite nun (d. 1626)
• 1554–Leonardus Lessius,Jesuit theologian (d. 1623)

1601–1900

• 1620–Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem,Dutch painter (d. 1683)
• 1671–Luigi Guido Grandi,Italian monk, mathematician, and engineer (d. 1742)
• 1681–Giulia Lama,Italian painter (d. 1747)
• 1685–Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor(d. 1740)
• 1691–Arthur Onslow,English lawyer and politician,Speaker of the House of Commons(d. 1768)
• 1712–William Shippen,American physician and politician (d. 1801)
• 1719–John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley,British parliamentarian (d. 1781)
• 1724–Giovanni Battista Cirri,Italian cellist and composer (d. 1808)
• 1729–Anton Cajetan Adlgasser,German organist and composer (d. 1777)
• 1730–Richard Stockton,American lawyer, jurist, and politician (d. 1781)
• 1760–William Thomas Beckford,English author and politician (d. 1844)
• 1762–Anton Bernolák,Slovak priest and linguist (d. 1813)
• 1771–Pierre Baillot,French violinist and composer (d. 1842)
• 1791–Sergey Aksakov,Russian soldier and author (d. 1859)
• 1808–Mary Anna Custis Lee,American wife ofRobert E. Lee(d. 1873)
• 1832–Caroline Harrison,American educator, 24thFirst Lady of the United States(d. 1892)
• 1832 –Henry Clay Work,American composer and songwriter (d. 1884)
• 1835–Ádám Politzer,Hungarian-Austrian physician and anatomist (d. 1920)
• 1842–S. Subramania Iyer,Indian lawyer and jurist (d. 1924)
• 1842 –Charles Cros,French poet and author (d. 1888)
• 1846 –Nectarios of Aegina,Greek metropolitan and saint (d. 1920)
• 1847–Annie Besant,English-Indian activist and author (d. 1933)
• 1865–Paul Dukas,French composer, scholar, and critic (d. 1935)
• 1878–Othmar Spann,Austrian economist, sociologist, and philosopher (d. 1950)
• 1881–William Boeing,American engineer and businessman who founded theBoeing Company(d. 1956)
• 1885–Louis Untermeyer,American poet, anthologist, and critic (d. 1977)
• 1887–Ned Hanlon,Australian politician, 26thPremier of Queensland(d. 1952)
• 1887 –Shizuichi Tanaka,Japanese general (d. 1945)
• 1890–Stanley Holloway,English actor (d. 1982)
• 1893–Cliff Friend,American pianist and songwriter (d. 1974)
• 1893 –Ip Man,Chinese martial artist (d. 1972)
• 1894–Edgar Krahn,Estonian mathematician and academic (d. 1961)
• 1895–Liaquat Ali Khan,Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 1stPrime Minister of Pakistan(d. 1951)
• 1896–Ted Healy,American actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1937)
• 1899–Ernest Haycox,American author (d. 1950)
• 1900–Tom Goddard,English cricketer (d. 1966)

1901–present

• 1903–Vladimir Horowitz,Russian-born American pianist and composer (d. 1989)
• 1903 –Pierre Veyron,French race car driver (d. 1970)
• 1904–Otto Robert Frisch,Austrian-English physicist and academic (d. 1979)
• 1904 –A. K. Gopalan,Indian educator and politician (d. 1977)
• 1906–S. D. Burman,Indian composer and singer (d. 1975)
• 1907–Maurice Bardèche,French journalist, author, and critic (d. 1998)
• 1907 –Ödön Pártos,Hungarian-Israeli viola player and composer (d. 1977)
• 1908–Herman David Koppel,Danish pianist and composer (d. 1998)
• 1909–Sam Yorty,American captain, politician, and 37thMayor of Los Angeles(d. 1998)
• 1910–Fritz Köberle,Austrian-Brazilian physician and pathologist (d. 1983)
• 1910 –José Enrique Moyal,Australian physicist and engineer (d. 1998)
• 1910 –Bonnie Parker,American criminal (d. 1934)
• 1910 –Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg,Polish-Israeli rabbi and scholar (d. 2012)
• 1911–Irwin Kostal,American songwriter, screenwriter, and publisher (d. 1994)
• 1911 –Heinrich Mark,Estonian lawyer and politician, 5thPrime Minister of Estonia in exile(d. 2004)
• 1912–Kathleen Ollerenshaw,English mathematician, astronomer, and politician,Lord Mayor of Manchester(d. 2014)
• 1913–Hélio Gracie,Brazilian martial artist (d. 2009)
• 1913 –Harry Lookofsky,American violinist and producer (d. 1998)
• 1914–Daniel J. Boorstin,American historian, lawyer, author, and 12thLibrarian of Congress(d. 2004)
• 1915–Jerome Bruner,American psychologist and author (d. 2016)
• 1917–Cahal Daly,Irish cardinal and theologian (d. 2009)
• 1919–Bob Boyd,American baseball player (d. 2004)
• 1919 –Majrooh Sultanpuri,Indian poet and songwriter (d. 2000)
• 1920–David Herbert Donald,American historian and author (d. 2009)
• 1920 –Walter Matthau,American actor (d. 2000)
• 1921–James Whitmore,American actor (d. 2009)
• 1922–Chen-Ning Yang,Chinese-American physicist, academic, andNobel Prizelaureate
• 1924–Jimmy Carter,American navallieutenant,politician, 39thPresident of the United States,andNobel Prizelaureate
• 1924 –Bob Geigel,American wrestler and promoter (d. 2014)
• 1924 –Leonie Kramer,Australian academic (d. 2016)
• 1924 –William Rehnquist,American lawyer and jurist, 16thChief Justice of the United States(d. 2005)
• 1924 –Roger Williams,American pianist (d. 2011)
• 1927–Tom Bosley,American actor (d. 2010)
• 1927 –Sherman Glenn Finesilver,American lawyer and judge (d. 2006)
• 1927 –Sandy Gall,Malaysian-Scottish journalist and author
• 1928–Laurence Harvey,Lithuanian-English actor, director, and producer (d. 1973)
• 1928 –Willy Mairesse,Belgian race car driver (d. 1969)
• 1928 –George Peppard,American actor (d. 1994)
• 1928 –Sivaji Ganesan,Indian actor (d. 2001)
• 1928 –Zhu Rongji,Chinese engineer and politician, 5thPremier of the People's Republic of China
• 1929–Ken Arthurson,Australian rugby player and coach
• 1929 –Grady Chapman,American singer (d. 2011)
• 1929 –Bonnie Owens,American singer-songwriter (d. 2006)
• 1930–Frank Gardner,Australian race car driver and manager (d. 2009)
• 1930 –Richard Harris,Irish actor (d. 2002)
• 1930 –Naimatullah Khan,Pakistani lawyer and politician,Mayor of Karachi(d. 2020)
• 1930 –Philippe Noiret,French actor (d. 2006)
• 1931–Sylvano Bussotti,Italian violinist and composer (d. 2021)
• 1931 –Anwar Shamim,Pakistani general (d. 2013)
• 1931 –Alan Wagner,American radio host and critic (d. 2007)
• 1932–Albert Collins,American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1993)
• 1934–Emilio Botín,Spanish banker and businessman (d. 2014)
• 1935–Julie Andrews,English actress and singer
• 1935 –Walter De Maria,American sculptor and drummer (d. 2013)
• 1936–Duncan Edwards,English footballer (d. 1958)
• 1937–Saeed Ahmed,Pakistani cricketer (d. 2024)
• 1938–Tunç Başaran,Turkish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2019)
• 1938 –Mary McFadden,American fashion designer
• 1938 –Stella Stevens,American actress and director (d. 2023)
• 1939–George Archer,American golfer (d. 2005)
• 1939 –Geoffrey Whitehead,English actor
• 1940–Phyllis Chesler,American feminist psychologist
• 1940 –Steve O'Rourke,English race car driver and manager (d. 2003)
• 1940 –Marc Savoy,American accordion player, created theCajun accordion
• 1942–Herb Fame,American R&B singer
• 1942 –Jean-Pierre Jabouille,French race car driver and engineer (d. 2023)
• 1942 –Bob Lanigan,Australian rugby league player (d. 2024)
• 1942 –Robert Lelièvre,French singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1973)
• 1942 –David Stancliffe,English bishop and scholar
• 1942 –Günter Wallraff,German journalist and author
• 1943–Jean-Jacques Annaud,French director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1943 –Angèle Arsenault,Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 2014)
• 1943 –Jerry Martini,American saxophonist
• 1943 –Robert Slater,American author and journalist (d. 2014)
• 1945–Rod Carew,Panamanian-American baseball player and coach
• 1945 –Donny Hathaway,American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (d. 1979)
• 1945 –Ram Nath Kovind,14thPresident of India
• 1946–Dave Holland,English bassist, composer, and bandleader
• 1946 –Tim O'Brien,American novelist and short story writer
• 1947–Dave Arneson,American game designer, co-createdDungeons & Dragons(d. 2009)
• 1947 –Dalveer Bhandari,Indian lawyer and judge
• 1947 –Buzz Capra,American baseball player and coach
• 1947 –Aaron Ciechanover,Israeli biologist and physician,Nobel Prizelaureate
• 1947 –Stephen Collins,American actor and director
• 1947 –Nevill Drury,English-Australian journalist and publisher (d. 2013)
• 1947 –Adriano Tilgher,Italian politician
• 1947 –Martin Turner,English singer-songwriter and bass player
• 1947 –Mariska Veres,Dutch singer (d. 2006)
• 1948–Cub Koda,American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2000)
• 1949–Isaac Bonewits,American singer-songwriter, liturgist, and author (d. 2010)
• 1949 –Sheila Gilmore,Scottish lawyer and politician
• 1949 –André Rieu,Dutch violinist, composer, and conductor
• 1950–Elpida,Greek singer-songwriter
• 1950 –Yvette Freeman,American actress
• 1950 –Susan Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield,English neuroscientist, academic, and politician
• 1950 –Mark Helias,American bassist and composer
• 1950 –Sigbjørn Johnsen,Norwegian politician,Norwegian Minister of Finance
• 1950 –Boris Morukov,Russian physician and astronaut (d. 2015)
• 1950 –Randy Quaid,American actor
• 1951–Brian Greenway,Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1952–Jacques Martin,Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
• 1952 –Bob Myrick,American baseball player (d. 2012)
• 1952 –Ivan Sekyra,Czech singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2012)
• 1952 –Earl Slick,American rock guitarist and songwriter
• 1953–Pete Falcone,American baseball player
• 1953 –Viljar Loor,Estonian volleyball player (d. 2011)
• 1953 –Miguel Lopez,Salvadorian-American soccer player
• 1953 –Grete Waitz,Norwegian runner and coach (d. 2011)
• 1953 –Klaus Wowereit,German civil servant and politician,Governing Mayor of Berlin
• 1955–Howard Hewett,American singer-songwriter
• 1955 –Morten Gunnar Larsen,Norwegian pianist and composer
• 1955 –Jeff Reardon,American baseball player
• 1956–Andrus Ansip,Estonian engineer and politician, 15thPrime Minister of Estonia
• 1956 –Theresa May,English politician, formerPrime Minister of the United Kingdom
• 1957–Kang Seok-woo,South Korean actor
• 1957 –Éva Tardos,Hungarian mathematician and educator
• 1958–Martin Cooper,English saxophonist, composer, and painter
• 1958 –Masato Nakamura,Japanese bass player and producer
• 1959–Mark Aizlewood,Welsh footballer and manager
• 1959 –Brian P. Cleary,American author and poet
• 1959 –Youssou N'Dour,Senegalese singer-songwriter, musician, and politician
• 1960–Joshua Wurman,American scientist,Doppler on Wheelsinventor, and storm chaser
• 1961–Gary Ablett Sr.,Australian footballer
• 1961 –Rico Constantino,American wrestler and manager
• 1961 –Corrie van Zyl,South African cricketer and coach
• 1962–Attaphol Buspakom,Thai footballer and manager (d. 2015)
• 1962 –Nico Claesen,Belgian footballer and coach
• 1962 –Esai Morales,American actor
• 1962 –Paul Walsh,English footballer and sportscaster
• 1963–Jean-Denis Delétraz,Swiss race car driver
• 1963 –Mark McGwire,American baseball player and coach
• 1964–Harry Hill,English comedian and author
• 1964 –Max Matsuura,Japanese songwriter, producer, and manager
• 1964 –Jonathan Sarfati,Australian-New Zealand chess player and author
• 1965–Andreas Keller,German field hockey player
• 1965 –Cindy Margolis,American actress and model
• 1965 –Mia Mottley,Barbadian prime minister
• 1965 –Chris Reason,Australian journalist
• 1965 –Cliff Ronning,Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1966–George Weah,Liberian footballer and politician, 25thPresident of Liberia
• 1966 –José Ángel Ziganda,Spanish footballer and manager
• 1967–Mike Pringle,American-Canadian football player
• 1967 –Scott Young,American ice hockey player and coach
• 1968–Rob Collard,English race car driver
• 1968 –Phil de Glanville,English rugby player
• 1968 –Mark Durden-Smith,British television presenter
• 1968 –Kevin Griffin,American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1968 –Jon Guenther,American author and engineer
• 1968 –Jay Underwood,American actor and pastor
• 1969–Zach Galifianakis,American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
• 1969 –Joseph Patrick Moore,American musician, composer, and producer
• 1969 –Ori Kaplan,Israeli-American saxophonist and producer
• 1969 –Marcus Stephen,Nauruan weightlifter and politician, 27thPresident of Nauru
• 1969 –Igor Ulanov,Russian ice hockey player
• 1970–Simon Davey,Welsh footballer and manager
• 1970 –Alexei Zhamnov,Russian ice hockey player and manager
• 1971–Yvette Hermundstad,Swedish journalist
• 1971 –Andrew O'Keefe,Australian lawyer and television host
• 1971 –Jim Serdaris,Australian rugby league player
• 1972–Ronen Altman Kaydar,Israeli author and poet
• 1972 –Esa Holopainen,Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1972 –Jean,Brazilian footballer
• 1972 –Nicky Morgan,British politician
• 1973–Christian Borle,American actor and singer
• 1973 –Rachid Chékhémani,French runner
• 1973 –Jana Henke,German swimmer
• 1973 –John Mackey,American composer
• 1973 –John Thomson,American baseball player and coach
• 1974–Keith Duffy,Irish singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
• 1974 –Nick Graham,Australian rugby player
• 1974 –Mats Lindgren,Swedish ice hockey player and coach
• 1974 –Sherri Saum,American actress
• 1975–Justin Leppitsch,Australian rules footballer
• 1975 –Zoltán Sebescen,German footballer and coach
• 1976–Denis Gauthier,Canadian ice hockey player
• 1976 –Ümit Karan,Turkish footballer
• 1976 –Richard Oakes,English guitarist and songwriter
• 1976 –Antonio Roybal,American painter and sculptor
• 1976 –Mark Švets,Estonian footballer
• 1977–Christel Takigawa,French-Japanese journalist
• 1977 –Jeffrey van Hooydonk,Belgian race car driver
• 1978–Katie Aselton,American actress
• 1978 –Nicole Atkins,American singer-songwriter
• 1978 –Leticia Cline,American model and journalist
• 1978 –Joe Keith,English footballer
• 1978 –Dominic Thornely,Australian cricketer
• 1979–Curtis Axel,American wrestler
• 1979 –Rudi Johnson,American football player
• 1979 –Gilberto Martínez,Costa Rican footballer
• 1979 –Ryan Pontbriand,American football player
• 1979 –Marko Stanojevic,English-Italian rugby player
• 1980–Sarah Drew,American actress
• 1980 –Antonio Narciso,Italian footballer
• 1981–Júlio Baptista,Brazilian footballer
• 1981 –Tom Donnelly,New Zealand rugby player
• 1981 –Gaby Mudingayi,Belgian footballer
• 1981 –Johnny Oduya,Swedish ice hockey player
• 1981 –Arnau Riera,Spanish footballer
• 1981 –David Yelldell,German-American soccer player
• 1982–Haruna Babangida,Nigerian footballer
• 1982 –Aleksandar Đuričić,Serbian author and playwright
• 1983–Mohamed Abdelwahab,Egyptian footballer (d. 2006)
• 1983 –Mirko Vučinić,Montenegrin footballer
• 1984–Beck Bennett,American actor and comedian
• 1984 –Matt Cain,American baseball player
• 1984 –Daniel Guillén Ruiz,Spanish footballer
• 1985–Nazimuddin Ahmed,Bangladeshi cricketer
• 1986–Sayaka Kanda,Japanese actress and singer (d. 2021)
• 1986 –Jurnee Smollett,American actress
• 1986 –Ricardo Vaz Tê,Portuguese footballer
• 1987–Hiroki Aiba,Japanese actor and singer
• 1987 –Mitchell Aubusson,Australian rugby league player
• 1987 –Matthew Daddario,American actor
• 1987 –Gibran Rakabuming Raka,Indonesian businessman and politician, 17th Mayor ofSurakarta
• 1989–Brie Larson,American actress
• 1990–Pedro Filipe Mendes,Portuguese footballer
• 1990 –Albert Prosa,Estonian footballer
• 1991–Conor Clifford,Irish footballer
• 1991 –Robbie Ray,American baseball player
• 1992–Xander Bogaerts,Aruban baseball player
• 1993–Chris Green,South African-Australian cricketer
• 1993 –Lizaad Williams,South African cricketer
• 1994–Trézéguet,Egyptian footballer
• 1995–Lauren Hill,American basketball player (d. 2015)
• 1997–Jade Bird,English singer, songwriter, and musician
• 1998–Daniel Gafford,American basketball player
• 1998 –Haumole Olakau'atu,Australian-Tongan rugby league player
• 2000–Kalle Rovanperä,Finnish professionalrally driver
• 2001–Luna Blaise,American actress and singer
• 2001 –Mason Greenwood,English footballer
• 2006–Priah Ferguson,American actress

Deaths

Pre-1600

• 630–Tajoom Uk'ab K'ahk',Mayan king
• 686–Emperor Tenmuof Japan (b. 631)
• 804–Richbod,archbishop ofTrier
• 895–Kong Wei,chancellor of the Tang dynasty
• 918–Zhou,empress ofFormer Shu
• 959–Eadwig,English king (b. 941)
• 961–Artald,archbishop ofReims
• 1040–Alan III, Duke of Brittany(b. 997)
• 1126–Morphia of Melitene,Queen of Jerusalem
• 1310–Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon(b. 1257)
• 1404–Pope Boniface IX(b. 1356)
• 1416–Yaqub Spata,Albanian ruler
• 1450–Leonello d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara,Italian noble (b. 1407)
• 1499–Marsilio Ficino,Italian astrologer and philosopher (b. 1433)
• 1500–John Alcock,English bishop and politician,Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom(b. 1430)
• 1532–Jan Mabuse,Flemish painter
• 1567–Pietro Carnesecchi,Italian humanist (b. 1508)
• 1570–Frans Floris,Flemish painter (b. 1520)
• 1574–Maarten van Heemskerck,Dutch painter (b. 1498)
• 1578–John of Austria(b. 1547)
• 1588–Edward James,English priest and martyr (b. 1557)

1601–1900

• 1602–Hernando de Cabezón,Spanish organist and composer (b. 1541)
• 1609–Giammateo Asola,Italian priest and composer (b. 1532)
• 1652–Jan Asselijn,Dutch painter (b. 1610)
• 1683–John Hull,colonial American merchant and politician (b. 1624)
• 1684–Pierre Corneille,French playwright (b. 1606)
• 1690–Girolamo Corner,Venetian statesman and military commander (b. 1632)
• 1693–Pedro Abarca,Spanish theologian and academic (b. 1619)
• 1708–John Blow,English organist and composer (b. 1649)
• 1768–Robert Simson,Scottish mathematician and academic (b. 1687)
• 1788–William Brodie,Scottish businessman and politician (b. 1741)
• 1837–Robert Clark,American politician (b. 1777)
• 1838–Charles Tennant,Scottish chemist and businessman (b. 1768)
• 1864–Rose O'Neal Greenhow,American spy (b. 1817)
• 1878–Mindon Min,Burmese king (b. 1808)
• 1885–John Light Atlee,American physician and surgeon (b. 1799)
• 1895–Eli Whitney Blake, Jr.,American chemist, physicist, and academic (b. 1836)

1901–present

• 1901–Abdur Rahman Khan,Afghan emir (b. 1844)
• 1913–Eugene O'Keefe,Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1827)
• 1929–Antoine Bourdelle,French sculptor and painter (b. 1861)
• 1940–Chiungtze C. Tsen,Chinese mathematician (b. 1898)
• 1942–Ants Piip,Estonian lawyer and politician, 7thPrime Minister of Estonia(b. 1884)
• 1950–Faik Ali Ozansoy,Turkish poet, educator, and politician (b. 1876)
• 1951–Peter McWilliam,Scottish-English footballer and manager (b. 1878)
• 1953–John Marin,American painter (b. 1870)
• 1955–Charles Christie,American film producer who foundedChristie Film Company(b. 1880)
• 1957–Abdülhalik Renda,Turkish civil servant, politician, and sixthTurkish Minister of National Defence(b. 1881)
• 1958–Robert Falk,Russian painter and educator (b. 1886)
• 1959–Enrico De Nicola,Italian journalist, lawyer, politician, and firstPresident of Italy(b. 1877)
• 1961–Ludwig Bemelmans,Italian-American author and illustrator (b. 1898)
• 1968–Romano Guardini,Italian-German Catholic priest, author, and academic (b. 1885)
• 1970–Raúl Riganti,Argentinian race car driver (b. 1893)
• 1972–Louis Leakey,Kenyan-English archaeologist and paleontologist (b. 1903)
• 1974–Spyridon Marinatos,Greek archaeologist and academic (b. 1901)
• 1975–Al Jackson, Jr.,American drummer, songwriter, and producer (b. 1935)
• 1984–Walter Alston,American baseball player and manager (b. 1911)
• 1985–Ninian Sanderson,Scottish race car driver (b. 1925)
• 1985 –E. B. White,American essayist and journalist (b. 1899)
• 1986–Archie League,American air traffic controller (b. 1907)
• 1988–Sacheverell Sitwell,English author, poet, and critic (b. 1897)
• 1990–Curtis LeMay,American general (b. 1906)
• 1992–Petra Kelly,German activist and politician (b. 1947)
• 1994–Paul Lorenzen,German mathematician and philosopher (b. 1915)
• 1997–Jerome H. Lemelson,American engineer and philanthropist (b. 1923)
• 2002–Walter Annenberg,American publisher, diplomat, andUnited States Ambassador to the United Kingdom(b. 1908)
• 2004–Richard Avedon,American photographer (b. 1923)
• 2004 –Bruce Palmer,Canadian bass player (b. 1946)
• 2004 –Robert Vaidlo,Estonian journalist and author (b. 1921)
• 2006–Fawaz al-Rabeiee,Saudi Arabian terrorist (b. 1979)
• 2006 –Jerald Tanner,American author and activist (b. 1938)
• 2007–Ronnie Hazlehurst,English conductor and composer (b. 1928)
• 2007 –Chris Mainwaring,Australian footballer and journalist (b. 1965)
• 2007 –Al Oerter,American discus thrower (b. 1936)
• 2008–John Biddle,American cinematographer (b. 1925)
• 2009–Cintio Vitier,Cuban poet and author (b. 1921)
• 2010–Ian Buxton,English footballer and cricketer (b. 1938)
• 2011–Sven Tumba,Swedish ice hockey player and golfer (b. 1931)
• 2012–Octavio Getino,Spanish-Argentinian director and screenwriter (b. 1935)
• 2012 –Eric Hobsbawm,Egyptian-English historian and author (b. 1917)
• 2012 –Mark R. Kravitz,American lawyer and judge (b. 1950)
• 2012 –Moshe Sanbar,Hungarian-Israeli economist and banker (b. 1926)
• 2012 –Shlomo Venezia,Greek-ItalianHolocaustsurvivor and author (b. 1923)
• 2013–Arnold Burns,American lawyer, politician, and 21stUnited States Deputy Attorney General(b. 1930)
• 2013 –Tom Clancy,American author (b. 1947)
• 2013 –Imero Fiorentino,American lighting designer (b. 1928)
• 2013 –Israel Gutman,Polish-Israeli historian and author (b. 1923)
• 2013 –Ole Danbolt Mjøs,Norwegian physician, academic, and politician (b. 1939)
• 2013 –Jim Rountree,American football player and coach (b. 1936)
• 2014–Lynsey de Paul,English singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (b. 1948)
• 2014 –Shlomo Lahat,Israeli general and politician (b. 1927)
• 2014 –José Martínez,Cuban-American baseball player and coach (b. 1942)
• 2014 –Robert Serra,Venezuelan criminologist and politician (b. 1987)
• 2015–Božo Bakota,Croatian footballer (b. 1950)
• 2015 –Don Edwards,American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1915)
• 2015 –Hadi Norouzi,Iranian footballer (b. 1985)
• 2015 –Jacob Pressman,American rabbi and academic, co-foundedAmerican Jewish University(b. 1919)
• 2017–Dave Strader,American sportscaster(b. 1955)
• 2018–Charles Aznavour,French-Armenian singer, composer, writer, filmmaker and public figure (b. 1924)
• 2019–Karel Gott,Сzeсh singer(b. 1939)
• 2022–Antonio Inoki,Japanese professional wrestler and politician (b. 1943)
• 2023–Tim Wakefield,American professional baseball player(b. 1966)

Holidays and observances

• Armed Forces Day (South Korea)
• Beginning of the United States'Fiscal Year
• Children's Day(El Salvador,Guatemala,Sri Lanka)
• Christianfeast day:
  • Abai(Syriac Orthodox Church)
  • Bavo of Ghent
  • Blessed Edward James
  • Nicetius(Roman Catholic Church)
  • Remigius
  • Thérèse of Lisieux
  • Protection/Patronage of the Theotokos(Eastern Catholic Churches)
  • October 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Day of Prosecutors(Azerbaijan)
• Ground Forces Day(Russia)
• Independence Day,celebrates the independence ofCyprusfrom United Kingdom in 1960.
• Independence Day,celebrates the independence ofNigeriafrom United Kingdom in 1960.
• Independence Day,celebrates the independence ofPalaufrom UN trust territory status in 1994.
• Independence Day,celebrates the independence ofTuvalufrom United Kingdom in 1978.
• International Day of Coffee
• International Day of Older Persons
• Lincolnshire Day(United Kingdom)
• National Day of the People's Republic of China(People's Republic of China)
• Pancasila Sanctity Day(Indonesia)
• Tampere Day(Finland)
• Teacher's Day (Uzbekistan)
• Unification Day (Cameroon)
• Defender of Ukraine Day(Ukraine)

External links

• "On This Day".BBC.
• The New York Times:On This Day
• "Historical Events on October 1".OnThisDay.