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What happend on 1. October in History
In our data base we found 411 events happened on 1. October:
• 208: Alexander Severus, Roman emperor (d. 235) [category: Births]
• 1040: Alan III, Duke of Brittany (b. 997) [category: Deaths]
• 1189: Gerard de Ridefort, Flemish knight [category: Deaths]
• 1189: Gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar since 1184, is killed in the Siege of Acre. [category: Events]
• 1207: Henry III of England (d. 1272) [category: Births]
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• 1310: Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257) [category: Deaths]
• 1404: Pope Boniface IX (b. 1356) [category: Deaths]
• 1499: Marsilio Ficino, Italian philosopher (b. 1433) [category: Deaths]
• 1500: John Alcock, English bishop (b. 1430) [category: Deaths]
• 1507: Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect, designed the Church of the Gesù (d. 1573) [category: Births]
• 1540: Johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss clergyman (d. 1617) [category: Births]
• 1553: Coronation of Queen Mary I of England. [category: Events]
• 1567: Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (b. 1508) [category: Deaths]
• 1570: Frans Floris, Flemish painter (b. 1520) [category: Deaths]
• 1574: Maarten van Heemskerck, Dutch painter (b. 1498) [category: Deaths]
• 1577: Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss martyr and saint (d. 1622) [category: Births]
• 1578: John of Austria, German military leader (b. 1547) [category: Deaths]
• 1588: Edward James, English priest and martyr (b. 1557) [category: Deaths]
• 1602: Hernando de Cabezón, Spanish composer (b. 1541) [category: Deaths]
• 1609: Giammateo Asola, Italian composer (b. 1532) [category: Deaths]
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• 1620: Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, Dutch painter (d. 1683) [category: Births]
• 1644: Alessandro Stradella, Italian composer (d. 1682) [category: Births]
• 1671: Guido Grandi, Italian mathematician (d. 1742) [category: Births]
• 1684: Pierre Corneille, French author (b. 1606) [category: Deaths]
• 1685: Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1740) [category: Births]
• 1691: Arthur Onslow, English politician (d. 1768) [category: Births]
• 1693: Pedro Abarca, Spanish theologian (b. 1619) [category: Deaths]
• 1708: John Blow, English composer and organist (b. 1649) [category: Deaths]
• 1712: William Shippen, American physician and politician (d. 1801) [category: Births]
• 1724: Giovanni Battista Cirri, Italian cellist and composer (d. 1808) [category: Births]
• 1729: Anton Cajetan Adlgasser, German organist and composer (d. 1777) [category: Births]
• 1730: Richard Stockton, American attorney and politician, signer of the United States Declaration of Independence (d. 1781) [category: Births]
• 1760: William Thomas Beckford, English author and politician (d. 1844) [category: Births]
• 1762: Anton Bernolák, Slovak priest and linguist (d. 1813) [category: Births]
• 1768: Robert Simson, Scottish mathematician (b. 1687) [category: Deaths]
• 1771: Pierre Baillot, French violinist and composer (d. 1842) [category: Births]
• 1787: Russians under Alexander Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn. [category: Events]
• 1791: Sergey Aksakov, Russian author (d. 1859) [category: Births]
• 1791: First session of the French Legislative Assembly. [category: Events]
• 1795: Belgium is conquered by France. [category: Events]
• 1800: Lars Levi Laestadius, Swedish botanist (d. 1861) [category: Births]
• 1800: Spain cedes Louisiana to France via the Treaty of San Ildefonso. [category: Events]
• 1808: Mary Anna Custis Lee, American wife of Robert E. Lee (d. 1873) [category: Births]
• 1811: The first steamboat to sail the Mississippi River arrives in New Orléans, Louisiana. [category: Events]
• 1814: Opening of the Congress of Vienna, intended to redraw Europe's political map after the defeat of Napoléon the previous spring. [category: Events]
• 1827: Russo-Persian War: The Russian army under Ivan Paskevich storms Yerevan, ending a millennium of Muslim domination in Armenia. [category: Events]
• 1829: South African College is founded in Cape Town, South Africa; it will later separate into the University of Cape Town and the South African College Schools. [category: Events]
• 1832: Caroline Harrison, American educator, 24th First Lady of the United States (d. 1892) [category: Births]
• 1832: Henry Clay Work, American composer (d. 1884) [category: Births]
• 1832: Texian political delegates convened at San Felipe de Austin to petition for changes in the governance of Mexican Texas. [category: Events]
• 1835: Ádám Politzer, Austrian physician (d. 1920) [category: Births]
• 1837: Robert Clark, American politician (b. 1777) [category: Deaths]
• 1838: Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and industrialist (b. 1768) [category: Deaths]
• 1842: Charles Cros, French poet and inventor (d. 1888) [category: Births]
• 1843: The News of the World tabloid begins publication in London. [category: Events]
• 1846: Nectarios of Aegina, Greek saint (d. 1920) [category: Births]
• 1847: Annie Besant, English activist and author (d. 1933) [category: Births]
• 1847: German inventor and industrialist Werner von Siemens founds Siemens AG & Halske. [category: Events]
• 1854: The watch company founded in 1850 in Roxbury by Aaron Lufkin Dennison relocates to Waltham, Massachusetts, to become the Waltham Watch Company, a pioneer in the American system of watch manufacturing. [category: Events]
• 1864: Rose O'Neal Greenhow, American spy (b. 1817) [category: Deaths]
• 1865: Paul Dukas, French composer (d. 1935) [category: Births]
• 1870: Josiah Edward Spurr, American geologist (d. 1950) [category: Births]
• 1876: James Lick, American carpenter and piano builder (b. 1796) [category: Deaths]
• 1877: Clement Deykin, English rugby player (d. 1969) [category: Births]
• 1878: Othmar Spann, Austrian philosopher and economist (d. 1950) [category: Births]
• 1878: Mindon Min, Burmese king (b. 1808) [category: Deaths]
• 1880: First electric lamp factory is opened by Thomas Edison. [category: Events]
• 1880: John Philip Sousa becomes leader of the United States Marine Band. [category: Events]
• 1881: William Boeing, American engineer and businessman, founded the Boeing Company (d. 1956) [category: Births]
• 1885: Louis Untermeyer, American author (d. 1977) [category: Births]
• 1885: John Light Atlee, American physician and surgeon (b. 1799) [category: Deaths]
• 1887: Shizuichi Tanaka, Japanese general (d. 1945) [category: Births]
• 1887: Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire. [category: Events]
• 1888: Charles Jordan, American magician (d. 1944) [category: Births]
• 1890: Stanley Holloway, English actor and singer (d. 1982) [category: Births]
• 1890: Yosemite National Park is established by the U.S. Congress. [category: Events]
• 1891: In the U.S. state of California, Stanford University opens its doors. [category: Events]
• 1893: Cliff Friend, American songwriter and pianist (d. 1974) [category: Births]
• 1893: Yip Man, Chinese martial artist (d. 1972) [category: Births]
• 1896: Liaquat Ali Khan, Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Pakistan (d. 1951) [category: Births]
• 1896: Ted Healy, American actor and comedian (d. 1937) [category: Births]
• 1898: The Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration is founded under the name k.u.k. Exportakademie. [category: Events]
• 1899: Ernest Haycox, American author (d. 1950) [category: Births]
• 1900: Tom Goddard, English cricketer (d. 1966) [category: Births]
• 1901: Abdur Rahman Khan, Afghan amir (b. 1844) [category: Deaths]
• 1903: Vladimir Horowitz, Ukrainian-American pianist (d. 1989) [category: Births]
• 1903: Baseball: The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series. [category: Events]
• 1904: A. K. Gopalan, Indian politician, 1st Leader of the Opposition (d. 1977) [category: Births]
• 1904: Otto Robert Frisch, Austrian-English physicist (d. 1979) [category: Births]
• 1905: František Pavlík is killed in a demonstration in Prague, inspiring Leoš Janáček to the piano composition 1. X. 1905. [category: Events]
• 1906: Sachin Dev Burman, Indian composer and singer (d. 1975) [category: Births]
• 1907: Ödön Pártos, Hungarian-Israeli violist and composer (d. 1977) [category: Births]
• 1908: Herman David Koppel, Danish composer and pianist (d. 1998) [category: Births]
• 1908: Ford puts the Model T car on the market at a price of US$825. [category: Events]
• 1909: Maurice Bardèche, French journalist, author and activist (d. 1998) [category: Births]
• 1909: Sam Yorty, American politician, 37th Mayor of Los Angeles (d. 1998) [category: Births]
• 1910: Bonnie Parker, American criminal (d. 1934) [category: Births]
• 1910: Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg, American-Israeli rabbi and scholar (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1910: Fritz Köberle, Austrian-Brazilian physician (d. 1983) [category: Births]
• 1910: José Enrique Moyal, Australian physicist (d. 1998) [category: Births]
• 1910: Los Angeles Times bombing: A large bomb destroys the Los Angeles Times building in downtown Los Angeles, California, killing 21. [category: Events]
• 1912: Kathleen Ollerenshaw, English mathematician and politician [category: Births]
• 1913: Harry Lookofsky, American violinist (d. 1998) [category: Births]
• 1913: Hélio Gracie, Brazilian martial artist (d. 2009) [category: Births]
• 1913: Eugene O'Keefe, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1827) [category: Deaths]
• 1914: Daniel J. Boorstin, American historian, lawyer, and author, 12th Librarian of Congress (d. 2004) [category: Births]
• 1915: Jerome Bruner, American cognitive psychologist [category: Births]
• 1917: Cahal Daly, Irish archbishop (d. 2009) [category: Births]
• 1918: World War I: Arab forces under T. E. Lawrence, also known as "Lawrence of Arabia" capture Damascus. [category: Events]
• 1919: Majrooh Sultanpuri, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 2000) [category: Births]
• 1919: Princess Charlotte of Prussia (b. 1860) [category: Deaths]
• 1920: Walter Matthau, American actor (d. 2000) [category: Births]
• 1920: Sir Percy Cox lands in Basra to assume his responsibilities as high commissioner in Iraq. [category: Events]
• 1921: James Whitmore, American actor (d. 2009) [category: Births]
• 1922: Chen Ning Yang, Chinese-American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate [category: Births]
• 1922: Kim Ki-young, South Korean director (d. 1998) [category: Births]
• 1924: Jimmy Carter, American politician, 39th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate [category: Births]
• 1924: Roger Williams, American pianist (d. 2011) [category: Births]
• 1924: William Rehnquist, American lawyer and jurist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1925: Bob Boyd, American baseball player (d. 2004) [category: Births]
• 1927: Sandy Gall, Malaysian-Scottish journalist and author [category: Births]
• 1927: Sherman Glenn Finesilver, American judge (d. 2006) [category: Births]
• 1927: Tom Bosley, American actor (d. 2010) [category: Births]
• 1928: George Peppard, American actor (d. 1994) [category: Births]
• 1928: Laurence Harvey, Lithuanian-South African actor (d. 1973) [category: Births]
• 1928: Sivaji Ganesan, Indian actor (d. 2001) [category: Births]
• 1928: Willy Mairesse, Belgian race car driver (d. 1969) [category: Births]
• 1928: Zhu Rongji, Chinese politician [category: Births]
• 1928: The Soviet Union introduces its First Five-Year Plan. [category: Events]
• 1929: Bonnie Owens, American singer-songwriter (The Strangers) (d. 2006) [category: Births]
• 1929: Grady Chapman, American singer (The Robins) (d. 2011) [category: Births]
• 1929: Ken Arthurson, Australian rugby player [category: Births]
• 1929: Antoine Bourdelle, French sculptor and painter (b. 1861) [category: Deaths]
• 1930: Frank Gardner, Australian race car driver (d. 2009) [category: Births]
• 1930: Naimatullah Khan, Pakistani politician [category: Births]
• 1930: Philippe Noiret, French actor (d. 2006) [category: Births]
• 1930: Richard Harris, Irish actor, singer-songwriter, producer, and director (d. 2002) [category: Births]
• 1930: Paul Wiesner, German sailor (b. 1855) [category: Deaths]
• 1931: Alan Wagner, American radio host and critic (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1931: Anwar Shamim, Pakistani general (d. 2013) [category: Births]
• 1931: Sylvano Bussotti, Italian composer [category: Births]
• 1931: The George Washington Bridge linking New Jersey and New York opens. [category: Events]
• 1932: Albert Collins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1993) [category: Births]
• 1934: Geoff Stephens, English songwriter [category: Births]
• 1935: Julie Andrews, English actress and singer [category: Births]
• 1935: Petros Fyssoun, Greek actor [category: Births]
• 1936: Duncan Edwards, English footballer (d. 1958) [category: Births]
• 1936: Stella Stevens, American actress [category: Births]
• 1936: Francisco Franco is named head of the Nationalist government of Spain. [category: Events]
• 1937: The Japanese city Handa is founded in Aichi Prefecture. [category: Events]
• 1938: Germany annexes the Sudetenland. [category: Events]
• 1939: Geoffrey Whitehead, English actor [category: Births]
• 1939: George Archer, American golfer (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1939: After a one-month Siege of Warsaw, hostile forces enter the city. [category: Events]
• 1940: Marc Savoy, American accordionist, created the Cajun accordion [category: Births]
• 1940: The Pennsylvania Turnpike, often considered the first superhighway in the United States, opens to traffic. [category: Events]
• 1942: Herb Fame, American singer (Peaches & Herb) [category: Births]
• 1942: Jean-Pierre Jabouille, French race car driver [category: Births]
• 1942: Robert Lelièvre, French singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1973) [category: Births]
• 1942: Ants Piip, Estonian lawyer, diplomat and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1884) [category: Deaths]
• 1942: First flight of the Bell XP-59 "Aircomet". [category: Events]
• 1942: USS Grouper torpedoes Lisbon Maru not knowing she is carrying British PoWs from Hong Kong [category: Events]
• 1943: Angèle Arsenault, Canadian singer-songwriter [category: Births]
• 1943: Jean-Jacques Annaud, French director [category: Births]
• 1943: Jerry Martini, American saxophonist (Sly & the Family Stone and Rubicon) [category: Births]
• 1943: World War II: Naples falls to Allied soldiers. [category: Events]
• 1945: Donny Hathaway, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (d. 1979) [category: Births]
• 1945: Ellen McIlwaine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist [category: Births]
• 1945: Patty Shepard, American-Spanish actress (d. 2013) [category: Births]
• 1945: Rod Carew, Panamanian-American baseball player and coach [category: Births]
• 1945: Spider Sabich, American skier (d. 1976) [category: Births]
• 1946: Dave Holland, English bassist, composer, and bandleader (Gateway) [category: Births]
• 1946: Tim O'Brien, American author [category: Births]
• 1946: Mensa International is founded in the United Kingdom. [category: Events]
• 1946: Nazi leaders are sentenced at Nuremberg Trials. [category: Events]
• 1947: Aaron Ciechanover, Israeli biologist [category: Births]
• 1947: Adriano Tilgher, Italian politician [category: Births]
• 1947: Buzz Capra, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1947: Dave Arneson, American game designer, co-created Dungeons & Dragons (d. 2009) [category: Births]
• 1947: Mariska Veres, Dutch singer (Shocking Blue) (d. 2006) [category: Births]
• 1947: Martin Turner, English singer-songwriter and bass player (Wishbone Ash) [category: Births]
• 1947: Stephen Collins, American actor [category: Births]
• 1947: The F-86 Sabre flies for the first time. [category: Events]
• 1948: Cub Koda, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Brownsville Station) (d. 2000) [category: Births]
• 1949: André Rieu, Dutch violinist, conductor and composer [category: Births]
• 1949: Isaac Bonewits, American author (d. 2010) [category: Births]
• 1949: The People's Republic of China is established and declared by Mao Zedong. [category: Events]
• 1950: Elpida, Greek singer-songwriter [category: Births]
• 1950: Jeane Manson, American model, singer, and actress [category: Births]
• 1950: Mark Helias, American bassist and composer [category: Births]
• 1950: Randy Quaid, American actor [category: Births]
• 1950: Sigbjørn Johnsen, Norwegian politician [category: Births]
• 1951: Brian Greenway, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (April Wine and Mashmakhan) [category: Births]
• 1952: Bob Myrick, American baseball player (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1952: Ivan Sekyra, Czech singer-songwriter, guitarist, director and screenwriter (Abraxas) (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1952: Jacques Martin, Canadian ice hockey coach [category: Births]
• 1953: Grete Waitz, Norwegian runner (d. 2011) [category: Births]
• 1953: John Hegley, English comedian and poet [category: Births]
• 1953: Klaus Wowereit, German politician, Mayor of Berlin [category: Births]
• 1953: Miguel Lopez, Salvadorian-American soccer player [category: Births]
• 1953: Pete Falcone, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1954: Martin Strel, Slovenian swimmer [category: Births]
• 1955: Howard Hewett, American singer (Shalamar) [category: Births]
• 1955: Jeff Reardon, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1955: Morten Gunnar Larsen, Norwegian pianist [category: Births]
• 1955: Charles Christie, American film producer, founded Christie Film Company (b. 1880) [category: Deaths]
• 1956: Theresa May, English politician [category: Births]
• 1957: Stelios Mainas, Greek actor [category: Births]
• 1957: First appearance of In God We Trust on U.S. paper currency. [category: Events]
• 1958: Martin Cooper, English saxophonist, composer, and painter (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Godot) [category: Births]
• 1958: Masato Nakamura, Japanese bass player and producer (Dreams Come True) [category: Births]
• 1958: Robert Falk, Russian painter (b. 1886) [category: Deaths]
• 1958: NASA is created to replace NACA. [category: Events]
• 1959: Brian P. Cleary, American author [category: Births]
• 1959: Mark Aizlewood, Welsh footballer [category: Births]
• 1959: Youssou N'Dour, Senegalese singer-songwriter, actor, and politician [category: Births]
• 1959: Enrico De Nicola, Italian politician, 1st President of Italy (b. 1877) [category: Deaths]
• 1959: The 10th anniversary of the People's Republic of China is celebrated with pomp across the country. [category: Events]
• 1960: Gerald Scheunemann, German footballer [category: Births]
• 1960: Nigeria gains independence from the United Kingdom. [category: Events]
• 1961: Corrie van Zyl, South African cricketer [category: Births]
• 1961: Gary Ablett, Sr., Australian footballer [category: Births]
• 1961: Rico Constantino, American wrestler and manager [category: Births]
• 1961: Robert Rey, Brazilian surgeon [category: Births]
• 1961: East and West Cameroon merge to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon. [category: Events]
• 1962: Esai Morales, American actor [category: Births]
• 1962: Paul Walsh, English footballer [category: Births]
• 1962: First broadcast of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. [category: Events]
• 1963: Jean-Denis Délétraz, Swiss race car driver [category: Births]
• 1963: Mark McGwire, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1964: Christopher Titus, American actor and comedian [category: Births]
• 1964: Harry Hill, English comedian, actor, and author [category: Births]
• 1964: Jonathan Sarfati, Australian chess player, scientist, and author [category: Births]
• 1964: Max Matsuura, Japanese record producer [category: Births]
• 1964: Japanese Shinkansen ("bullet trains") begin high-speed rail service from Tokyo to Osaka. [category: Events]
• 1964: The Free Speech Movement is launched on the campus of University of California, Berkeley. [category: Events]
• 1965: Andreas Keller, German field hockey player [category: Births]
• 1965: Chris Reason, Australian journalist [category: Births]
• 1965: Cindy Margolis, American model and actress [category: Births]
• 1965: Cliff Ronning, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1965: Ted King, American actor [category: Births]
• 1965: General Suharto rises to power after a coup that alleged to the Communist Party of Indonesia. In response, Suharto and his army massacre over a million Indonesians suspected of being communists. [category: Events]
• 1966: George Weah, Liberian footballer and politician [category: Births]
• 1966: José Ángel Ziganda, Spanish footballer [category: Births]
• 1966: West Coast Airlines Flight 956 crashes with eighteen fatalities and no survivors 5.5 miles south of Wemme, Oregon. This accident marks the first loss of a DC-9. [category: Events]
• 1967: Mike Pringle, American football player [category: Births]
• 1967: Scott Young, American ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1968: Jay Underwood, American actor [category: Births]
• 1968: Jon Guenther, American author [category: Births]
• 1968: Kevin Griffin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Better Than Ezra) [category: Births]
• 1968: Rob Collard, English race car driver [category: Births]
• 1968: The Guyanese government takes over the British Guiana Broadcasting Service (BGBS). [category: Events]
• 1969: Igor Ulanov, Russian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1969: Marcus Stephen, Nauruan politician, 27th President of Nauru [category: Births]
• 1969: Ori Kaplan, Israeli-American saxophonist (Balkan Beat Box, Gogol Bordello, and Firewater) [category: Births]
• 1969: Zach Galifianakis, American comedian and actor [category: Births]
• 1969: Concorde breaks the sound barrier for the first time. [category: Events]
• 1970: Alexei Zhamnov, Russian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1970: Jung Joon-ho, South Korean actor and singer [category: Births]
• 1970: Kam Wu-seong, South Korean actor [category: Births]
• 1970: Simon Davey, Welsh footballer and manager [category: Births]
• 1970: Raoul Riganti, Argentine race car driver (b. 1893) [category: Deaths]
• 1971: Andrew O'Keefe, Australian television host [category: Births]
• 1971: Gigi Lai, Hong Kong actress [category: Births]
• 1971: Song Il-gook, South Korean actor [category: Births]
• 1971: The first brain-scan using x-ray computed tomography (CT or CAT scan) is performed at Atkinson Morley Hospital in Wimbledon, London. [category: Events]
• 1971: Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida, United States. [category: Events]
• 1972: Esa Holopainen, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Amorphis) [category: Births]
• 1972: Jean Paulo Fernandes, Brazilian footballer [category: Births]
• 1972: Leila Hatami, Iranian actress [category: Births]
• 1972: Ronen Altman Kaydar, Israeli author [category: Births]
• 1972: Louis Leakey, Kenyan-English archaeologist (b. 1903) [category: Deaths]
• 1973: Jana Henke, German swimmer [category: Births]
• 1973: John Mackey, American composer [category: Births]
• 1973: John Thomson, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1973: Rachid Chékhémani, French runner [category: Births]
• 1974: Christian Borle, American actor [category: Births]
• 1974: Keith Duffy, Irish singer-songwriter and actor (Boyzone) [category: Births]
• 1974: Mats Lindgren, Swedish ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1974: Sherri Saum, American actress [category: Births]
• 1974: Spyridon Marinatos, Greek archaeologist (b. 1901) [category: Deaths]
• 1975: Chulpan Khamatova, Russian actress [category: Births]
• 1975: Kim Sun-a, South Korean actress [category: Births]
• 1975: Zoltán Sebescen, German footballer [category: Births]
• 1975: Al Jackson, Jr., American drummer, songwriter, and producer (Booker T. & the M.G.'s) (b. 1935) [category: Deaths]
• 1975: The Seychelles gain internal self-government. The Ellice Islands split from Gilbert Islands and take the name Tuvalu. [category: Events]
• 1975: Thrilla in Manila: Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in a boxing match in Manila, Philippines. [category: Events]
• 1976: Antonio Roybal, American painter and sculptor [category: Births]
• 1976: Denis Gauthier, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1976: Dora Venter, Hungarian porn actress [category: Births]
• 1976: Kona Carmack, American model and actress [category: Births]
• 1976: Richard Oakes, English guitarist (Suede) [category: Births]
• 1976: Ümit Karan, Turkish footballer [category: Births]
• 1977: Jeffrey van Hooydonk, Belgian race car driver [category: Births]
• 1978: Leticia Cline, American model [category: Births]
• 1978: Nicole Atkins, American singer-songwriter [category: Births]
• 1978: The Voltaic Revolutionary Communist Party is founded. [category: Events]
• 1978: Tuvalu gains independence from the United Kingdom. [category: Events]
• 1979: Gilberto Martínez, Costa Rican footballer [category: Births]
• 1979: Marko Stanojevic, English-Italian rugby player [category: Births]
• 1979: Michael McGillicutty, American wrestler [category: Births]
• 1979: Rudi Johnson, American football player [category: Births]
• 1979: Ryan Pontbriand, American football player [category: Births]
• 1979: The United States returns sovereignty of the Panama canal to Panama. [category: Events]
• 1980: Antonio Narciso, Italian footballer [category: Births]
• 1981: Arnau Riera, Spanish footballer [category: Births]
• 1981: David Yelldell, German-American soccer player [category: Births]
• 1981: Gaby Mudingayi, Belgian footballer [category: Births]
• 1981: Johnny Oduya, Swedish ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1981: Júlio Baptista, Brazilian footballer [category: Births]
• 1981: Rupert Friend, English actor [category: Births]
• 1981: Tom Donnelly, New Zealand rugby player [category: Births]
• 1982: Aleksandar Đuričić, Serbian author [category: Births]
• 1982: Haruna Babangida, Nigerian footballer [category: Births]
• 1982: Reese Rideout, American porn actor [category: Births]
• 1982: Sandra Oxenryd, Swedish singer [category: Births]
• 1982: EPCOT Center opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States. [category: Events]
• 1982: Helmut Kohl replaces Helmut Schmidt as Chancellor of Germany through a Constructive Vote of No Confidence. [category: Events]
• 1982: Sony launches the first consumer compact disc player (model CDP-101). [category: Events]
• 1983: Mirko Vučinić, Montenegrin footballer [category: Births]
• 1984: Daniel Guillén Ruiz, Spanish footballer [category: Births]
• 1984: Matt Cain, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1984: Walter Alston, American baseball player and manager (b. 1911) [category: Deaths]
• 1985: Maikel Nabil Sanad, Egyptian activist and blogger [category: Births]
• 1985: Nazimuddin Ahmed, Bangladeshi cricketer [category: Births]
• 1985: Porcelain Black, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress [category: Births]
• 1985: Revazi Zintiridis, Greek martial artist [category: Births]
• 1985: Tim Deasy, English footballer [category: Births]
• 1985: E. B. White, American author (b. 1899) [category: Deaths]
• 1985: The Israeli air force bombs PLO Headquarters in Tunis. [category: Events]
• 1986: Jurnee Smollett, American actress [category: Births]
• 1986: Justin Westhoff, Australian footballer [category: Births]
• 1986: Matthew Gonzalez,American figure skater [category: Births]
• 1986: Ricardo Vaz Tê, Portuguese footballer [category: Births]
• 1986: Sayaka Kanda, Japanese actress and singer [category: Births]
• 1986: Archie League, American air traffic controller (b. 1907) [category: Deaths]
• 1987: Hiroki Aiba, Japanese actor and singer [category: Births]
• 1987: Lionel Ainsworth, English footballer [category: Births]
• 1987: The Whittier Narrows earthquake shakes the San Gabriel Valley, registering as magnitude 5.9. [category: Events]
• 1988: Cariba Heine, South African-Australian actress and dancer [category: Births]
• 1988: Sacheverell Sitwell, English author, poet, and critic (b. 1897) [category: Deaths]
• 1989: Denmark introduces the world's first legal modern same-sex civil union called "registered partnership". [category: Events]
• 1990: Charlie McDonnell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Chameleon Circuit) [category: Births]
• 1990: Pedro Filipe Mendes, Portuguese footballer [category: Births]
• 1990: Curtis LeMay, American general (b. 1906) [category: Deaths]
• 1991: The Siege of Dubrovnik begins. [category: Events]
• 1992: Petra Kelly, German politician (b. 1947) [category: Deaths]
• 1992: Cartoon Network begins broadcasting. [category: Events]
• 1994: Paul Lorenzen, German philosopher (b. 1915) [category: Deaths]
• 1994: Palau gains independence from the United Nations (trusteeship administered by the United States of America). [category: Events]
• 1996: Pat McGeown, Irish activist (b. 1956) [category: Deaths]
• 1997: Sam Verlinden, New Zealand singer and actor [category: Births]
• 1997: Jerome H. Lemelson, American engineer and inventor (b. 1923) [category: Deaths]
• 1998: Pauline Julien, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1928) [category: Deaths]
• 1999: Lena Zavaroni, Scottish singer (b. 1963) [category: Deaths]
• 2000: Reginald "Reggie" Kray, English gangster (b. 1933) [category: Deaths]
• 2000: Robert Allen, American pianist and composer (b. 1928) [category: Deaths]
• 2001: Guy Beaulne, Canadian actor and director (b. 1921) [category: Deaths]
• 2002: Walter Annenberg, American publisher, philanthropist, and diplomat (b. 1908) [category: Deaths]
• 2003: Charlotte Cleverley-Bisman, New Zealand survivor of the meningococcal disease [category: Births]
• 2004: Bruce Palmer, Canadian base player (Buffalo Springfield and The Mynah Birds) (b. 1946) [category: Deaths]
• 2004: Richard Avedon, American photographer (b. 1923) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: André Viger, Canadian wheelchair racer (b. 1952) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Fawaz al-Rabeiee, Saudi Arabian terrorist (b. 1979) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Jerald Tanner, American author and activist (b. 1938) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: Al Oerter, American discus thrower (b. 1936) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: Chris Mainwaring, Australian footballer (b. 1965) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: Harry Lee, American sheriff (b. 1932) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: Ned Sherrin, English broadcaster, author and director (b. 1931) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: Ronnie Hazlehurst, English conductor and composer (b. 1928) [category: Deaths]
• 2008: John Biddle, American cinematographer (b. 1925) [category: Deaths]
• 2008: Nick Reynolds, American guitarist (The Kingston Trio) (b. 1933) [category: Deaths]
• 2009: Cintio Vitier, Cuban poet and author (b. 1921) [category: Deaths]
• 2009: The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom takes over the judicial functions of the House of Lords. [category: Events]
• 2010: Ian Buxton, English footballer and cricketer (b. 1938) [category: Deaths]
• 2011: Sven Tumba, Swedish ice hockey player (b. 1931) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Abdelkader Freha, Algerian footballer (b. 1942) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Chronox Manek, Papua New Guinean lawyer and politician [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Dirk Bach, German actor (b. 1961) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Eric Hobsbawm, Egyptian-English historian and author (b. 1917) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Moshe Sanbar, Hungarian-Israeli economist (b. 1926) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Octavio Getino, Spanish-Argentine director (b. 1935) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Sahara Davenport, American drag queen performer (b. 1984) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Shlomo Venezia, Greek-Italian author and Holocaust survivor (b. 1923) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Walter G. Church, Sr., American politician (b. 1927) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: A ferry collision off the coast of Hong Kong kills 38 people and injures 102 others. [category: Events]
• 331_bc: Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. [category: Events]
• 959: Eadwig, English king (b. 941) [category: Deaths]
• 959: Edgar the Peaceable becomes king of all England. [category: Events]
• _: Abai (Syrian Orthodox Church) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Armed Forces Day (South Korea) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Bavo of Ghent [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Blessed Edward James [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Children's Day (Singapore, Guatemala) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Christian Feast Day: [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Earliest day on which World Habitat Day can fall, while October 7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Monday of October. (International) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Cyprus from United Kingdom in 1960. [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Nigeria from United Kingdom in 1960. [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Palau from the UN Trust Territory status in 1994. [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Tuvalu from United Kingdom in 1978. [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: International Day of Older Persons [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: National Day of the People's Republic of China (China) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Nicetius (Roman Catholic Church) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: October 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Pancasila Sanctity Day (Indonesia) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Protection/Patronage of the Theotokos (Eastern Catholic Churches) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Remigius [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Teacher's Day (Uzbekistan) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Thérèse de Lisieux [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Unification Day (Cameroon) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: World Vegetarian Day (from North American Vegetarian Society) [category: Holidays and observances]