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
- 1795 –Belgium is conquered by France.
- 1847 –German inventor and industrialist Werner von Siemens founds Siemens AG & Halske.
- 1928 –The Soviet Union introduces its First Five-Year Plan.
- 1931 –The George Washington Bridge linking New Jersey and New York opens.
- 1943 –World War II: Naples falls to Allied soldiers.
- 1946 –Nazi leaders are sentenced at Nuremberg Trials.
- 1949 –The People’s Republic of China is established and declared by Mao Zedong.
- 1960 –Nigeria gains independence from the United Kingdom.
- 1964 –The Free Speech Movement is launched on the campus of University of California, Berkeley.
- 1968 –The Guyanese government takes over the British Guiana Broadcasting Service (BGBS).
Who were born on October 1?
- 1691 –Arthur Onslow, English politician (d. 1768)
- 1760 –William Thomas Beckford, English writer and politician (d. 1844)
- 1910 –Fritz Köberle, Austrian-born physician (d. 1983)
- 1929 –Ken Arthurson, Australian rugby league identity
- 1940 –Marc Savoy, American musician and instrument builder of the Cajun Accordion
- 1947 –Mariska Veres, Dutch singer (Shocking Blue) (d. 2006)
- 1959 –Brian P. Cleary, American Author
- 1964 –Max Matsuura, Japanese record producer
- 1966 –Cuco Ziganda, Spanish footballer
- 1981 –Júlio Baptista, Brazilian footballer
Who died on October 1?
- 1499 –Marsilio Ficino, Italian philosopher (b. 1433)
- 1574 –Marten Jacobszoon Heemskerk van Veen, Dutch painter (b. 1498)
- 1913 –Eugene O'Keefe, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1827)
- 1975 –Al Jackson, Jr., American drummer (Booker T. & the M.G.'s) (b. 1935)
- 1990 –Curtis LeMay, American Air Force general (b. 1906)
- 1992 –Petra Kelly, German politician (b. 1947)
- 1998 –Pauline Julien, French Canadian singer (b. 1928)
- 2000 –Reginald “Reggie” Kray, British gangster (b. 1933)
- 2002 –Walter Annenberg, American publisher and philanthropist (b. 1908)
- 2008 –John Biddle, American yachting cinematographer and lecturer (b. 1925)
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