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 274^th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 91 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 18, 2025 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,759,276,800 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 ‘dihectaheptacontatetragon’ 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 139 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 4,667 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

October 1 Historical Events

• 1787 –
  Russians under Alexander Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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. The killings of 7 army officers happened in the early hours of 1 October 1965.
• 1968 –
  The Guyanese government takes over the British Guiana Broadcasting Service (BGBS).
• 1982 –
  Sony launches the first consumer compact disc player (model CDP-101).
• 1985 –
  The Israeli air force bombs PLO Headquarters in Tunis.
• 1987 –
  The Whittier Narrows earthquake shakes the San Gabriel Valley, registering as magnitude 5.9.
• 1991 –
  New Zealand’s Resource Management Act 1991 comes into force.

Who were born on October 1?

• 1904 –
  A.K. Gopalan, Indian nationalist (d. 1977)
• 1912 –
  Kathleen Ollerenshaw, British mathematician
• 1927 –
  Sherman Glenn Finesilver, American federal judge (d. 2006)
• 1928 –
  George Peppard, American actor (d. 1994)
• 1929 –
  Bonnie Owens, country music singer
• 1961 –
  Robert Rey, Brazilian plastic surgeon and television personality
• 1967 –
  Scott Young, American ice hockey player
• 1971 –
  Andrew O'Keefe, Australian television personality
• 1971 –
  Gigi Lai, Hong Kong actress
• 1988 –
  Cariba Heine, Australian actress

Who died on October 1?

• 959 –
  King Edwy of England
• 1499 –
  Marsilio Ficino, Italian philosopher (b. 1433)
• 1708 –
  John Blow, British composer (b. 1649)
• 1864 –
  Rose Greenhow, American Confederate spy (b. 1817)
• 1876 –
  James Lick, California land baron (b. 1796)
• 1885 –
  John Light Atlee, American physician and surgeon (b. 1799)
• 1942 –
  Ants Piip, Estonian Prime Minister (b. 1884)
• 1992 –
  Petra Kelly, German politician (b. 1947)
• 2007 –
  Chris Mainwaring, Australian rules footballer (b. 1965)
• 2009 –
  Cintio Vitier, Cuban poet and essayist (b. 1921)