What are the important events that happened on October 1? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
October 1: Facts & Myths About This Day
October 1 is the 275th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 91 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 18, 2024 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,727,740,800 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectaheptacontapentagon’ day.
Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 120 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,302 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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October 1 Historical Events
- 1827 –Russo-Persian War: The Russian army under Ivan Paskevich storms Yerevan, ending a millennium of Muslim domination in Armenia.
- 1910 –Los Angeles Times bombing: A large bomb destroys the Los Angeles Times building in downtown Los Angeles, California, killing 21.
- 1937 –The Japanese city Handa is founded in Aichi Prefecture.
- 1940 –The Pennsylvania Turnpike, often considered the first superhighway in the United States, opens to traffic.
- 1943 –World War II: Naples falls to Allied soldiers.
- 1949 –The People’s Republic of China is established and declared by Mao Zedong.
- 1958 –NASA is created to replace NACA.
- 1971 –The first brain-scan using x-ray computed tomography (CT or CAT scan) is performed at Atkinson Morley Hospital in Wimbledon, London.
- 1971 –Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida, United States.
- 2009 –The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom takes over the judicial functions of the House of Lords.
Who were born on October 1?
- 1577 –Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar and saint (d. 1622)
- 1620 –Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, Dutch painter (d. 1683)
- 1914 –Daniel J. Boorstin, American historian and Librarian of Congress (d. 2004)
- 1949 –Isaac Bonewits, American author (d. 2010)
- 1950 –Randy Quaid, American actor
- 1953 –John Hegley, British performance poet, musician and songwriter
- 1965 –Cliff Ronning, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1970 –Alexei Zhamnov, Russian ice hockey player
- 1972 –Ronen Altman Kaydar, Israeli Author
- 1984 –Daniel Guillén, Spanish footballer
Who died on October 1?
- 1578 –Don John of Austria, military leader (b. 1547)
- 1588 –Blessed Edward James, Catholic martyr
- 1913 –Eugene O'Keefe, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1827)
- 1994 –Paul Lorenzen, German philosopher (b. 1915)
- 1997 –Jerome H. Lemelson, American inventor (b. 1923)
- 2002 –Walter Annenberg, American publisher and philanthropist (b. 1908)
- 2006 –Jerald Tanner, American religious activist (b. 1938)
- 2007 –Al Oerter, American track and field athlete (b. 1936)
- 2007 –Harry Lee, Sheriff of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana (b. 1932)
- 2008 –Nick Reynolds, American folk musician (The Kingston Trio) (b. 1933)
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