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October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common October 2007 is the tenth month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. October 2006 was a month that began on a Sunday The month was marked by a nuclear test by North Korea that prompted that passing of Resolution 1718 PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. October 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October 1, 2003 October 2003 - please do not remove or delink the the date header remove October 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 91 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Events By place Macedonia Alexander departs from Egypt and leads his forces towards Phoenicia. Alexander the Great ( or, Mégas Aléxandros; July 20 356 BC June 10 or June 11 323 BC also known as Alexander III of Macedon (el Ἀλέξανδρος Γ' Darius III ( Artashata) (c 380&ndash330 BC Persian داریوش Dāriūš dɔːriˈuːʃ was the last king of the Achaemenid Empire of The Battle of Gaugamela (ˌgɔːgəˈmiːlə (Γαυγάμηλα took place in 331 BC between Alexander the Great of Macedonia and Darius III
• 911 - During a siege in Constantinople, the Theotokos appeared at the church in Blachernae holding her veil over the praying faithful, among them St. Events By Place Europe Autumn — Charles the Simple agrees to the Treaty of St Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS Theotokos (Θεοτόκος translit Theotókos) is a title of Mary the mother of Jesus used especially in the Eastern Orthodox, Blachernae (Βλαχερναί was a suburb in the northwestern section of Constantinople. Andrew of Constantinople.
• 959 - Edgar the Peaceable becomes king of all England. This article is about the year 959 For the automobile see Porsche 959. Edgar I the Peaceful or the Peaceable (c 7 August 943&ndash8 July 975 1 England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• 1189 - Gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar since 1184, is killed in the Siege of Acre. Gerard of Ridefort (died October 1, 1189) was Grand Master of the Knights Templar from the end of 1184 until his death in 1189 The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon (Pauperes commilitones Christi Templique Solomonici commonly known as the Knights Templar or the Order The Siege of Acre was the first confrontation of the Third Crusade, lasting from August 28, 1189 until July 12, 1191, and the
• 1787 - Russians under Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn. Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov (Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Суво́ров (sometimes transliterated as Aleksandr, Aleksander and Suvarov The Battle of Kinburn was fought on 1 October, 1787 as part of the Russo-Turkish War 1787-1792.
• 1791 - First session of the French Legislative Assembly. Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. During the French Revolution, the Legislative Assembly was the legislature of France from October 1 1791 to September 1792.
• 1795 - Belgium is conquered by France. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1800 - Spain cedes Louisiana to France via the Treaty of San Ildefonso. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Louisiana (La celina+mario) was the name of an administrative district of New France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Third Treaty of San Ildefonso (formally titled the Preliminary and Secret Treaty between the French Republic and His Catholic Majesty the King of Spain Concerning the Aggrandizement
• 1811 - The first steamboat to sail the Mississippi River arrives in New Orléans, Louisiana. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year A steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam power, typically driving a Propeller The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana
• 1814 - Opening of the Congress of Vienna, intended to redraw the Europe's political map after the defeat of Napoléon the previous spring. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of the major powers of Europe, chaired by the Austrian statesman Clemens Wenzel von Metternich Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe.
• 1827 - The Russian army under Ivan Paskevich storms Yerevan, ending a millennium of Muslim domination in Armenia. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich (Иван Фёдорович Паскевич ( &ndash) was a Ukrainian -born military leader in the Russian service Yerevan (Երևան Երեւան or Երեվան ˌjɛrəˈvɑːn sometimes written as Erevan, Iravan, Erewan, Ayrivan, and Erivan Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani
• 1829 - South African College is founded in Cape Town, South Africa; later to separate into the University of Cape Town and the South African College Schools. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display The South African College was an educational institution in Cape Town, South Africa, which developed into the University of Cape Town (UCT and the Cape Town (Kaapstad Xhosa: Ikapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The University of Cape Town ( UCT) is a Public university located on the Rhodes Estate on the slopes of Devil's Peak, in Cape Town The South African College Schools, commonly referred to as SACS, is a primary and secondary education institution located in Newlands, Cape Town,
• 1843 - News of the World began publication in London. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The News of the World is a British Tabloid Newspaper published every Sunday London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• 1847 - German inventor and industrialist Werner von Siemens founds Siemens AG & Halske. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Ernst Werner von Siemens (known as Werner von Siemens) ( December 13, 1816 &ndash December 6, 1892) was a German Inventor
• 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. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Aaron Lufkin Dennison ( March 6, 1812 &ndash January 9, 1895) was an American Watchmaker born in Freeport Maine One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States The Waltham Watch Company, also known as the American Waltham Watch Co In the mid 19th century Aaron Lufkin Dennison became inspired by the manufacturing techniques of the United States Armory at Springfield Mass.
• 1869 - Austria issues the world's first postcards. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich A postcard or post card is a rectangular piece of thick Paper or thin cardboard intended for writing and mailing without an Envelope and
• 1880 - John Philip Sousa becomes leader of the United States Marine Corps Band. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year John Philip Sousa ( November 6, 1854 &ndash March 6, 1932) was an American Composer and conductor of the late
• 1880 - First electric lamp factory opened by Thomas Edison.
• 1887 - Balochistan conquered by the British Empire. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Balochistan or Baluchistan is an arid Region located in the Iranian Plateau in Southwest The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power.
• 1890 - The Yosemite National Park and the Yellowstone National Park are established by the U.S. Congress. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses
• 1891 - In the U.S. state of California, Stanford University opens its doors. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in
• 1894 - First meeting of The Owl Club of Cape Town. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Owl Club of Cape Town, South Africa, is a gentleman’s dining club formed in 1894 to provide a social meeting place for those with an interest Cape Town (Kaapstad Xhosa: Ikapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the
• 1898 - Czar Nikolay II expels Jews from major Russian cities. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Tsar csar and tzar redirect here For other uses see Tsar (disambiguation. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
• 1898 - The Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration is founded under the name k. The Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (WU Wien or Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration is the largest University focusing on Business u. k. Exportakademie.
• 1903 - Baseball: The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation.
• 1905 - František Pavlík is killed in a demonstration in Prague, inspiring Leoš Janáček to the piano composition 1. X. 1905. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic. Leoš Janáček ( (July 3 1854 &ndash August 12 1928 was a Czech Composer, musical theorist, folklorist, publicist and teacher
• 1908 - Ford puts the Model T car on the market at a price of US$825. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following The Ford Model T (colloquially known as the Tin Lizzie and also the Flivver) was an Automobile produced by Henry Ford 's Ford
• 1910 - Los Angeles Times bombing: A large bomb destroys the Los Angeles Times building in downtown Los Angeles, California, killing 21. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Los Angeles Times bombing was the purposeful dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times building in Los Angeles California, on The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West
• 1918 - World War I: Arab forces under T. E. Lawrence (a/k/a "Lawrence of Arabia") capture Damascus. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding Damascus ( دمشق,, also commonly known as الشام ash-Shām) is the capital and largest city of Syria.
• 1920 - Sir Percy Cox landed in Basra to assume his responsibilities as high commissioner in Iraq. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Basra ( BGN: AlBasrah also called Basorah Abillah and Uruk or IRAQ The name that British colony has adopted for Basra High Commissioner is the title of various high-ranking special executive positions held by a commission of appointment For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.
• 1926 - An oil field accident cost aviator Wiley Post his left eye, but he used the settlement money to buy his first aircraft. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wiley Hardeman Post ( November 22, 1898 &ndash August 15, 1935) was the first pilot to fly solo around the world
• 1928 - The Soviet Union introduces its First Five-Year Plan. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The First Five-Year Plan (Five-Year Plan of Russia was a list of economic goals that was designed to strengthen the USSR 's economy between 1928 and 1932 making the
• 1931 - The George Washington Bridge linking New Jersey and New York opens. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The George Washington Bridge (known informally as the GW Bridge, the GWB, the GW, or the George) is a Suspension bridge spanning New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous
• 1931 - The second (and current) Waldorf-Astoria Hotel is opened in New York. The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel is a famously luxurious hotel in New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous
• 1936 - Francisco Franco is named head of the Nationalist government of Spain. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde (born December 4, 1892 in Ferrol, died November 20, 1975 in Madrid Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• 1938 - Germany annexes the Sudetenland. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Sudetenland ( Czech and Polish: Sudety) is the German name used in English in the first half of the 20th century for the western regions of
• 1939 - After a one-month Siege of Warsaw, hostile forces entered the city. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 1939 Battle of Warsaw was fought between the Polish Warsaw Army ( Armia Warszawa) garrisoned and entrenched in the Capital
• 1940 - The Pennsylvania Turnpike, often considered the first superhighway in the United States, opens to traffic. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Pennsylvania Turnpike is a toll highway system operated by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission in the state of Pennsylvania, United States. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Before adding any more images to this * * page please do carefully consider * * whether they would be mere decoration * * or actually improve
• 1942 - USS Grouper torpedoes Lisbon Maru not knowing she was carrying British PoWs from Hong Kong
• 1942 - First flight of the Bell XP-59 "Aircomet". Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1942 After shakedown in Long Island Sound, Grouper sailed for Pearl Harbor 30 March 1942 to join the Pacific Submarine Force which was to play Lisbon Maru was a Japanese Freighter which was used as a Troop and Prisoner-of-war transport between China and Japan Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders The Bell Aircraft Corporation was an Aircraft manufacturer of the United States, a builder of several types of Fighter aircraft for World War WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
• 1943 - World War II: Naples falls to Allied soldiers. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Naples ( Napoli, Neapolitan: Nàpule) is a historic City in southern Italy, the Capital of the In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose
• 1946 - Nazi leaders sentenced at Nuremberg Trials. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German The Nuremberg Trials were a series of trials most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political military and economic leadership of Nazi Germany after
• 1946 - Mensa International is founded in the United Kingdom. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mensa is the largest oldest and most famous high-IQ society in the world The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 1947 - The F-86 Sabre flies for the first time. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
• 1949 - The People's Republic of China is declared by Mao Zedong. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Mao Zedong ( 26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976) was a Chinese Military and political leader who led
• 1957 - First appearance of "In God We Trust" on U. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) In God We Trust is the official National motto of the United States and the U S. paper currency.
• 1958 - NASA created to replace NACA. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program
• 1960 - Nigeria gains independence from the United Kingdom. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 1961 - East and West Cameroon merge as Federal Republic of Cameroon. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary republic of central and western Africa.
• 1961 - Baseball: Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees engage in an epic battle to break Babe Ruth's single season home run record of 60 in 1927. Roger Eugene Maris ( September 10 1934 &ndash December 14 1985) was an American Right fielder in Major League Baseball Mickey Charles Mantle ( October 20, 1931 &ndash August 13, 1995) was an American Baseball player who was inducted The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maris ends up hitting his 61st against the Boston Red Sox, passing Ruth
• 1964 - The Free Speech Movement is launched on the campus of University of California, Berkeley. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The Free Speech Movement (FSM was a Student protest which took place during the 1964-1965 school year on the campus of the University of California Berkeley under The University of California Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, Berkeley and UC Berkeley) is a major research university located in Berkeley
• 1964 - Japanese Shinkansen ("bullet trains") begin high-speed rail service from Tokyo to Osaka. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The is a Network of High-speed railway lines in Japan operated by four Japan Railways Group companies officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū
• 1965 - Apostasia of 1965, a political move in Greece designed to overthrow the Prime Minister, George Papandreou. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. George Papandreou (in Greek Georgios Papandreou or Γεώργιος Παπανδρέου ( 18 February 1888 - 1 November 1968) was
• 1965 - General Suharto crushes an attempted coup in Indonesia. Suharto, also spelled Soeharto (June 8 1921 &ndash January 27 2008 was an Indonesian military leader and the second President of Indonesia, holding The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia.
• 1966 - West Coast Airlines Flight 956 crashes with eighteen fatal injuries and no survivors 5. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. West Coast Airlines Flight 956 was a scheduled commercial flight which crashed on October 1 1966, approximately south of Wemme, Oregon, 5 miles south of Wemme, Oregon. Wemme is an unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. This accident marks the first loss of a DC-9. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
• 1968 - The Guyanese government takes over the British Guiana Broadcasting Service (BGBS). Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Guyana (ɡaɪˈænə or /ɡiːˈɑːnə/ officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and previously known as British Guiana, is the only Nation state
• 1969 - The Concorde supersonic transport plane breaks the sound barrier for the first time. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
• 1971 - Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida, United States. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Walt Disney World Resort is the most visited and largest recreational resort in the world containing four Theme parks two Water parks twenty-three themed hotels Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1975 - The Seychelles gain internal self-government. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Seychelles (seɪˈʃɛl or /seɪˈʃɛlz/ in English and seʃɛl in French) officially the Republic of Seychelles (République des Seychelles Creole The Ellice Islands split from Gilbert Islands and take the name Tuvalu. Tuvalu, formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian Island nation located in the Pacific Ocean midway between Hawaii and Tuvalu, formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian Island nation located in the Pacific Ocean midway between Hawaii and
• 1975 - Thrilla in Manila: Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in a boxing match in Manila, Philippines. The Thrilla in Manila is a famous Boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, fought at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City Biography Early life Cassius Clay Jr was born on January 17 1942 For the Major League Baseball player and manager see Joe Frazier (baseball. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, The City of Manila The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
• 1978 - Tuvalu gains independence from the United Kingdom. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Tuvalu, formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian Island nation located in the Pacific Ocean midway between Hawaii and The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 1978 - The Voltaic Revolutionary Communist Party is founded. Voltaic Revolutionary Communist Party ( Parti communiste révolutionnaire voltaïque, PCRV is a Communist party in Burkina Faso.
• 1979 - The United States returns sovereignty of the Panama canal to Panama. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Panama Canal is a man-made Canal in Panama which joins the Panama, officially the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America.
• 1982 - Helmut Kohl replaces Helmut Schmidt as Chancellor of Germany through a Constructive Vote of No Confidence. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Helmut Josef Michael Kohl (born 3 April 1930 is a German conservative politician and statesman Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt (born 23 December 1918 is a German Social Democratic Politician who served as Chancellor of West Germany The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler The constructive vote of no confidence (in German: konstruktives Misstrauensvotum) is a specialty of the 1949 German Constitution, the Grundgesetz
• 1982 - EPCOT Center opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States. Epcot is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. The park is dedicated to international Culture and technological Innovation. Walt Disney World Resort is the most visited and largest recreational resort in the world containing four Theme parks two Water parks twenty-three themed hotels Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1982 - Sony launches the first consumer compact disc player (model CDP-101). is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio
• 1985 - The Israeli air force bombs PLO Headquarters in Tunis. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO) (منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية or Munazzamat al-Tahrir al-Filastiniyyah) is a political and paramilitary Tunis ( Arabic: تونس Tūnis) is the Capital of the Tunisian Republic and also the Tunis
• 1987 - The Whittier Narrows earthquake shook the San Gabriel Valley, registering as a magnitude 5. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The Whittier Narrows earthquake struck the southern San Gabriel Valley and surrounding communities of Southern California at 742 a The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released 9.
• 1989 - Denmark: World's first legal modern same-sex civil union called "registered partnership"
• 1991 - New Zealand's Resource Management Act 1991 commences. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The Resource Management Act (RMA is a significant and at times controversial Act of Parliament passed in 1991 in New Zealand.
• 1994 - Palau gains independence from the United Nations trusteeship administered by the United States of America. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Palau, officially the Republic of Palau (Beluu er a Belau is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, some 500 miles (800  km) east The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1998 - Vladimir Putin became a permanent member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (; born 7 October 1952 in Leningrad, USSR; now Saint Petersburg, Russia was the second President of Russia The Security Council of the Russian Federation (SCRF ( Russian: Совет Безопасности Российской Федерации) is a consultative body
• 2004 - Baseball: Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki gets his 258th hit of the season, breaking George Sisler's 84-year-old single-season record. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. The outfield is a Sporting term used in Cricket and Baseball to refer to the area of the Field of play further from the Batsman often known simply as, (born October 22 1973 in Toyoyama, Nishikasugai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan) is an Outfielder for the Seattle Mariners For the minor league baseball executive see George Sisler Jr For the Medal of Honor recipient see George K
• 2005 - Bombing kills 23 people in Bali. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 2005 Bali bombings were a series of Terrorist Suicide bomb attacks that occurred on October 1, 2005, in Bali, Indonesia Bali is an Indonesian Island located at, the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to
• 2006 - Age discrimination in employment is made illegal in the United Kingdom. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Ageism is Stereotyping and Prejudice against individuals or groups because of their age The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 2007 - Most of the Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006 came into force in the United Kingdom. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (citation 2006 c The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

Births

• 1207 - King Henry III of England (d. Henry III (1 October 1207 &ndash 16 November 1272 was the son and successor of John "Lackland" as King of England, reigning for fifty-six years from 1216 1272)
• 1507 - Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. Giacomo (or Jacopo) Barozzi (or Barocchio) da Vignola, often simply called Vignola ( October 1 1507 - July 1573)
• 1540 - Johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. Johann Jakob Grynaeus (or Gryner) ( October 1, 1540 - August 13, 1617) Swiss Protestant divine was born at 1617)
• 1577 - Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen (1577 – April 24, 1622) is a Roman Catholic Martyr of the Counter-Reformation in Switzerland 1622)
• 1620 - Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, Dutch painter (d. Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem ( 1 October 1620 - 18 February 1683) was a highly esteemed and prolific Dutch painter 1683)
• 1644 - Alessandro Stradella, Italian composer (d. Alessandro Stradella ( 3 April, 1639 - February 25, 1682) was an Italian composer of the middle Baroque. 1682)
• 1671 - Guido Grandi, Italian mathematician (d. Guido Grandi may refer to Luigi Guido Grandi (1671–1742 Italian priest and mathematician Guido Grandi (entomologist (1886–1970 1742)
• 1685 - Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (d. Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Charles VI (German Karl VI) ( October 1, 1685 &ndash October 20, 1740) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia 1740)
• 1691 - Arthur Onslow, English politician (d. Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Arthur Onslow ( 1 October 1691 – 17 February 1768) was an English Politician. 1768)
• 1730 - Richard Stockton, American attorney, signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1730 ( MDCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Richard Stockton ( October 1, 1730 &ndash February 28, 1781) was an American lawyer jurist legislator and a signer of the Declaration 1781)
• 1760 - William Thomas Beckford, English writer and politician (d. Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap William Thomas Beckford ( 1 October 1760 &ndash 2 May 1844) usually known as William Beckford, was an English Novelist 1844)
• 1771 - Pierre Baillot, French violinist and composer (d. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Pierre Marie François de Sales Baillot ( October 1 1771 &ndash September 15 1842) was a French Violinist and Composer 1842)
• 1791 - Sergei Aksakov, Russian writer (d. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sergei Timofeevich Aksakov (Russian Сергей Тимофеевич Аксаков ( September 20, 1791 &mdash April 30, 1859 (OS 1859)
• 1800 - Lars Levi Laestadius, Swedish-born botanist and founder of Laestadianism (d. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Lars Levi Læstadius ( October 1 1800 - February 21 1861) was a Swedish Lutheran pastor of partly Sami ancestry Laestadianism is a conservative Lutheran revival movement started in the middle of the 19th century 1861)
• 1835 - Ádám Politzer, Austrian physician (d. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Adam Politzer ( Alberti, Hungary, October 1, 1835 &ndash August 10, 1920 in Vienna was a Hungarian 1920)
• 1842 - Charles Cros, French poet and inventor (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Charles Cros ( October 1 1842 - August 9, 1888) was a French poet and Inventor. 1888)
• 1865 - Paul Dukas, French composer (d. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Paul Abraham Dukas (October 1 1865 &ndash May 17 1935 was a Parisian born French Composer and teacher of classical music. 1935)
• 1881 - William Boeing, American engineer (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Edward Boeing (born "Wilhelm Edward Boeing" ( October 1, 1881 – September 27, 1956) was an Aviation pioneer who 1956)
• 1885 - Louis Untermeyer, American author (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Louis Untermeyer ( October 1 1885 - December 18 1977) was an American Author, Poet, anthologist and editor 1977)
• 1878 - Othmar Spann, Austrian philosopher and economist (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Othmar Spann ( October 1, 1878 - July 8, 1950) was a conservative Austrian philosopher sociologist and economist whose radical anti-liberal 1950)
• 1890 - Stanley Holloway, British actor (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Stanley Augustus Holloway ( October 1, 1890 - January 30, 1982) was an English actor and entertainer famous for his comic and character 1982)
• 1893 - Cliff Friend, American songwriter (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Cliff Friend ( October 1, 1893 &ndash June 27, 1974) was an accomplished Songwriter and Pianist. 1974)
• 1893 - Yip Man, Martial Arts Master d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Yip Man (葉問 in Pinyin: yè wèn in Jyutping: jip6 man6 alternative spelling Ip Man; also known as 葉繼問 1 October (1972)
• 1896 - Liaquat Ali Khan, first Prime Minister of Pakistan (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year For other people with the same or similar name see Liaqat Ali (disambiguation Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan (accurate transliteration Liāqat Alī Khān The Prime Minister of Pakistan, in Urdu وزیر اعظم Wazir-e- Azam meaning "Grand Minister", is the Head of Government 1951)
• 1896 - Ted Healy, American actor and comedian (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Ted Healy ( October 1, 1896 &ndash December 21, 1937) was an American Vaudeville performer Comedian, and Actor 1937)
• 1899 - Ernest Haycox, American writer (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ernest James Haycox ( October 1, 1899 – October 13, 1950) was an American writer of Western fiction. 1950)
• 1900 - Tom Goddard, English cricketer (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Tom Goddard ( October 1, 1900, Gloucester, England - May 22, 1966, Gloucester, England; in full 1966)
• 1903 - Vladimir Horowitz, Ukrainian-American pianist (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Vladimir Samoylovich Horowitz (ולדימיר הורוביץ Владимир Самойлович Горовиц Vladimir Samojlovič Gorovits; Володимир Самійлович 1989)
• 1904 - Otto Robert Frisch, Austrian-born physicist (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Otto Robert Frisch ( 1 October 1904 &ndash 22 September 1979) Austrian British Physicist. 1979)
• 1904 - A.K. Gopalan, Indian communist leader (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Ayillyath Kuttiari Gopalan Nambiar, popularly known as A K Gopalan or AKG, was an Indian communist leader 1977)
• 1909 - Maurice Bardèche, French fascist, (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Maurice Bardèche ( October 1 1907, Dun-sur-Auron, Cher &mdash1998 was a French essayist literary and art critic journalist and 1998)
• 1909 - Sam Yorty, Mayor of Los Angeles (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Samuel William Yorty ( October 1, 1909 &ndash June 5, 1998) was a Politician from Los Angeles, California. 1998)
• 1910 - Fritz Köberle, Austrian-born physician (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Fritz Köberle (October 1 1910 – February 20 1983 was an Austrian-Brazilian Physician, Pathologist and Scientist, 1983)
• 1910 - José Enrique Moyal, Australian mathematical physicist (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) José Enrique Moyal (also found as "Jo" or "Joe" Moyal (b 1998)
• 1910 - Bonnie Parker, American outlaw (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Bonnie Parker ( October 1 1910 &ndash May 23 1934) and Clyde Barrow ( March 24 1909 &ndash 1934)
• 1914 - Daniel J. Boorstin, American historian, writer, and Librarian of Congress (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Daniel Joseph Boorstin ( October 1, 1914 – February 28, 2004) was an American Historian, Professor, Attorney The Librarian of Congress is the head of the Library of Congress, appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate. 2004)
• 1920 - Walter Matthau, American actor (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Walter John Matthau ( October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American award-winning Actor best known for his role 2000)
• 1921 - James Whitmore, American actor
• 1924 - Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
• 1924 - William Rehnquist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar James Allen Whitmore Jr (born October 1, 1921) is an American two-time Academy Award -nominated Emmy - and Golden Globe Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor William Hubbs Rehnquist (October 1 1924 – September 3 2005 was an American lawyer, jurist, and a political figure who served as an Associate Justice The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the judicial branch of the government of the United States, and presides over the U 2005)
• 1925 - Bob Boyd, American baseball player (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Richard Boyd (October 1 1919 Potts Camp Mississippi – September 7 2004 Wichita Kansas) was an American First baseman in the 2004)
• 1926 - Roger Williams, American pianist
• 1927 - Tom Bosley, American actor
• 1927 - Sandy Gall, Malaysian-born British journalist and newscaster
• 1928 - Laurence Harvey, Lithuanian-born actor (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roger Williams (born October 1, 1924) born Louis Weertz, is one of the most popular Pianists in American Popular music Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Edward Bosley (born October 1, 1927) is an American Actor, best known on-stage for his work in Fiorello!, and Sandy Gall, CBE (born 1 October 1927, Penang) is a British journalist author and former ITN News presenter. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Laurence Harvey ( October 1, 1928 – November 25, 1973) was an Academy Award -nominated Lithuanian born actor who achieved 1973)
• 1928 - George Peppard, American actor (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. George Peppard Jr (October 1 1928 – May 8 1994) was an American Film and Television Actor. 1994)
• 1928 - Willy Mairesse, Belgian racing driver (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Willy Mairesse ( October 1, 1928 - September 9, 1969) was a Formula One and sports car driver from Belgium. 1969)
• 1930 - Frank Gardner, Australian racing driver
• 1930 - Sir Richard Harris, Irish actor (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frank Gardner (born October 1 1930) is a former Racing driver from Australia. Richard St John Harris ( October 1 1930 - October 25 2002) was a two-time Academy Award -nominated and Grammy Award 2002)
• 1930 - Naimatullah Khan, Pakistani politician
• 1930 - Philippe Noiret, French actor (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Niamthullah Khan, (born October 1, 1930 Ajmer, British India) was the Nazim of largest city of Pakistan, Karachi Philippe Noiret ( October 1, 1930 - November 23, 2006) was a French film Actor. 2006)
• 1931 - Sylvano Bussotti, Italian composer
• 1932 - Albert Collins, American guitarist (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sylvano Bussotti (born 1 October 1931) is an Italian Composer of contemporary music whose work is unusually notated and often brings Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Albert Collins ( October 1 1932 — November 24 1993 Career Born in Leona, Texas After falling 1993)
• 1935 - Dame Julie Andrews, British actress and singer
• 1936 - Duncan Edwards, English footballer (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dame Julie Elizabeth Andrews, DBE (born Julia Elizabeth Wells on October 1 1935) is an award-winning English Actress Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Duncan Edwards (1 October 1936 &ndash 21 February 1958 was an English footballer who played for Manchester United and the England national team 1958)
• 1936 - Stella Stevens, American actress
• 1939 - George Archer, American golfer (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stella Stevens (born Estelle Caro Eggleston; October 1 1938 is an American actress, Film producer, Film director and pinup Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Illiteracy Six months after his death Archer's widow Donna revealed in the March/April 2006 issue of Golf For Women magazine that he had suffered his entire 2005)
• 1939 - Geoffrey Whitehead, English actor
• 1942 - Jean-Pierre Jabouille, French race car driver
• 1943 - Jean-Jacques Annaud, French film director
• 1943 - Angèle Arsenault, Canadian singer and songwriter
• 1943 - Jerry Martini, American saxophonist (Sly & the Family Stone)
• 1945 - Rod Carew, Panamanian-born baseball player
• 1945 - Donny Hathaway, American soul musician and composer (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Geoffrey Whitehead (born 1 October 1939 in Sheffield) is a highly regarded English Actor. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean-Pierre Jabouille (born October 1, 1942) is a former Racing driver from France. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean-Jacques Annaud (born October 1, 1943) is a French Film director. Angèle Arsenault OC, OPEI, BA, MA, D ( hc) (born October 1, 1943 Jerry Martini (born October 1 1943 in Denver, Colorado) is an American Musician, best known for being the Saxophonist Sly & the Family Stone is an American funk, soul and rock band from San Francisco California. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Rodney Cline "Rod" Carew (born October 1,) is a former Major League Baseball Infielder for the Minnesota Twins and the former Donny Hathaway ( October 1, 1945 – January 13, 1979) was an American soul musician 1979)
• 1945 - Ellen McIlwaine, American singer/songwriter
• 1945 - Spider Sabich, American skier (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Ellen McIlwaine (born October 1, 1945 is a Singer-songwriter and Musician best known for her career as a Slide guitarist Vladimir Peter Sabich Jr ( October 1, 1945 in Sacramento California - March 21, 1976 in Starwood Colorado) was an 1976)
• 1946 - Tim O'Brien, American writer
• 1947 - Aaron Ciechanover, Israeli biologist
• 1947 - Stephen Collins, American actor
• 1947 - Adriano Tilgher, Italian politician
• 1947 - Mariska Veres, Dutch singer (Shocking Blue) (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tim O'Brien can refer to Tim O'Brien (author, American author Timothy L Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aaron Ciechanover (אהרן צ'חנובר (born October 1, 1947) is an Israeli biologist, and Nobel laureate in Chemistry Stephen Weaver Collins (born October 1 1947) is an American Actor. Adriano Tilgher (born 1 October 1947 in Taranto) is an Italian Far right politician Mariska Veres ( ( 1 October 1947 - 2 December 2006) was a Dutch Singer who was best known Shocking Blue was a Dutch rock band from The Hague formed in 1967 2006)
• 1948 - Cub Koda, American singer (Brownsville Station) (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael "Cub" Koda ( October 1 1948 - July 1 2000) was a Rock and roll singer guitarist Songwriter, Disc Brownsville Station was a band from Michigan that was popular in the 1970s 2000)
• 1949 - Isaac Bonewits, American author
• 1950 - Randy Quaid, American actor
• 1950 - Jeane Manson, American singer and actress
• 1952 - Jacques Martin, Canadian ice hockey coach and executive
• 1953 - John Hegley, British poet
• 1953 - Pete Falcone, American baseball player
• 1953 - Grete Waitz, Norwegian athlete
• 1954 - Martin Strel, Slovenian swimmer
• 1955 - Duško Tadić, Bosnian Serb
• 1955 - Howard Hewett, R & B Singer
• 1956 - Theresa May, British politician
• 1957 - Stelios Mainas, Greek actor
• 1958 - Masato Nakamura, Japanese musician
• 1959 - Youssou N'Dour, Senegalese singer
• 1961 - Gary Ablett, Australian rules footballer
• 1961 - Robert Rey, Brazilian-American plastic surgeon and television personality
• 1962 - Esai Morales, American actor
• 1962 - Paul Walsh, English footballer
• 1963 - Jean-Denis Délétraz, Swiss race car driver
• 1963 - Mark McGwire, American baseball player
• 1964 - Harry Hill, British comedian
• 1964 - Max Matsuura, Japanese record producer
• 1964 - Jonathan Sarfati, Australian-born chess player, scientist, and author
• 1965 - Andreas Keller, German field hockey player
• 1965 - Cindy Margolis, American model and spokesmodel
• 1965 - Cliff Ronning, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1965 - Ted King, American Actor
• 1966 - Christopher Titus, American actor/comedian
• 1966 - George Weah, Liberian politician and footballer
• 1966 - Cuco Ziganda, Spanish footballer
• 1967 - Scott Young, American ice hockey player
• 1967 - Mike Pringle, American football player
• 1968 - Jon Guenther, American author
• 1968 - Rob Collard, British racing driver
• 1969 - Igor Ulanov, Russian hockey player
• 1969 - Ori Kaplan, Israeli jazz musician
• 1970 - Gam Wu-seong, South Korean actor
• 1970 - Simon Davey, Barnsley football manager
• 1970 - Alexei Zhamnov, Russian ice hockey player
• 1971 - Andrew O'Keefe, Australian television personality
• 1973 - Jana Henke, German swimmer
• 1973 - Rachid Chékhémani, French runner
• 1973 - John Thomson, American baseball player
• 1974 - Mats Lindgren, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1974 - Keith Duffy, Irish singer (Boyzone) and actor
• 1974 - Christian Borle, American actor
• 1975 - Chulpan Khamatova, Russian actress
• 1976 - Antonio Roybal, American painter and sculptor
• 1976 - Denis Gauthier, Canadian hockey player
• 1976 - Dora Venter, Hungarian pornographic film actress
• 1976 - Ümit Karan, Turkish footballer
• 1977 - Jeffrey van Hooydonk, Belgian race car driver
• 1978 - Andrew JC Jackson, Australian surf lifesaver
• 1978 - Leticia Cline, American model and TV Personality
• 1979 - Cameron Bruce, Australian rules footballer
• 1979 - Rudi Johnson, American football player
• 1979 - Gilberto Martínez, Costa Rican footballer
• 1979 - Marko Stanojevic, English-born Italian rugby union footballer
• 1981 - Júlio Baptista, Brazilian footballer
• 1981 - Johnny Oduya, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1981 - Arnau Riera, Spanish footballer
• 1982 - Haruna Babangida, Nigerian footballer
• 1982 - Harry Lawrence, Bath born Entrepreneur
• 1982 - Sandra Oxenryd, Swedish singer
• 1983 - Mirko Vučinić, Montenegrin footballer
• 1984 - Matt Cain, American baseball player
• 1984 - Daniel Guillén, Spanish footballer
• 1985 - Ryo Miyamori, Japanese singer
• 1985 - Nazimuddin Ahmed, Bangladeshi cricketer
• 1985 - Revazi Zintiridis, Greek judoka
• 1985 - Tim Deasy, English footballer
• 1986 - Jurnee Smollett, American actress
• 1986 - Sayaka, Japanese singer
• 1986 - Ricardo Vaz Té, Portuguese footballer
• 1988 - Cariba Heine, Australian actress
• 1990 - Charlie McDonnell, British YouTube Personality

Deaths

• 959 - King Edwy of England
• 1040 - Alan III, Duke of Brittany (poisoned) (b. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Phillip Emmons Isaac Bonewits is an influential Neopagan leader and Author. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Randall Rudy "Randy" Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an American actor and Comedian. Jeane Manson, born Jean Manson, (born October 1, 1950 in Cleveland Ohio) is an American model, Singer Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jacques Martin (born October 1, 1952 in St Pascal Ontario, Canada) is the former head coach and current general manager of the Florida Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Hegley (born 1 October, 1953) is a popular English Performance poet, musician and songwriter whose poems and songs have appeared both Peter Frank "Pete" Falcone (born October 1, 1953, in Brooklyn, New York) is a Left-handed former professional Grete Waitz (born October 1, 1953) is a former Norwegian marathon runner who won nine New York City Marathons between 1978 and 1988 Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Martin Strel (born October 1 1954) is a Slovenian ultra Marathon Swimmer, best known for swimming the entire length of Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Duško Tadić (born October 1, 1955 in the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian Serb who was convicted Serbs are one of the three constitutive nations of Bosnia-Herzegovina, predominantly concentrated in the Republic of Srpska Howard Hewett (Born October 1, 1955 in Akron Ohio) is an American R&B and gospel Singer and former Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Theresa Mary May (born in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, on 1 October 1956 as Theresa Mary Brasier) is a British Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Stelios Mainas (born October 1, 1957 in Ermoupoli, Syros) is a Greek Actor. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is a Japanese musician born in Tokyo on 1 October 1958. He formed the band Dreams Come True in 1988 and started the record company "DCT Records" The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Youssou N'Dour (jusun̩ˈduːʀ (born October 1, 1959 in Dakar) is a Senegalese Singer and Percussionist. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gary Robert Ablett senior (born 1 October 1961 After a disastrous debut season with Hawthorn, the Geelong Football Club managed to lure Ablett back Roberto Miguel Rey Júnior (born October 1, 1961) best known as Robert Rey, is a Brazilian plastic surgeon featured on the E! Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Esai Manuel Morales Morales began his pursuit of an acting career by attending the School of Performing Arts in Manhattan. Paul Anthony Walsh (born 1 October 1962 in Plumstead, London) was a diminutive and pacy centre forward who shot to fame in the Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean-Denis Délétraz (born October 1, 1963 in Geneva) is a Racing driver from Switzerland. Mark David McGwire (born October 1 1963 in Pomona California) is a former professional baseball player who played the majority of his Major League career with the Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Dr Matthew Keith Hall (born October 1 1964) better known as Harry Roy Hill, is a BAFTA award-winning English better known as Max Matsuura, is a Record producer and president of one of the largest music labels in Japan, Avex Trax. Jonathan D Sarfati (born October 1, 1964) is a creationist author Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Andreas Keller (born on October 1, 1965 in Berlin) is a former Field hockey player from West Germany, who competed at three Cynthia Dawn "Cindy" Margolis (born October 1 1965 According to an interview in Playboy, her career began with a business class project on Greeting Clifford John Ronning (born October 1, 1965 in Burnaby, British Columbia) is a retired professional Ice hockey forward Theodore William King (born October 1, 1965 in Hollywood California) is an American Actor. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Christopher Todd Titus (born October 1, 1964 in Castro Valley California) is an American Comedian and actor. George Weah (born October 1, 1966 in Monrovia) is a Liberian politician and former football forward. José Ángel "Cuco" Ziganda Lakuntza (born in Larrainzar, Navarra) is a Spanish football manager and former player Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Scott Young (born October 1, 1967 in Clinton, Massachusetts) is a retired American professional Ice hockey right winger Mike Pringle (born October 1, 1967 in Los Angeles, California) is a former professional Canadian and American football Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jon Guenther (born October 1, 1968 in Illinois) is an American Author and technical professional Robert Collard (born October 1, 1968) is an Auto racing driver from Hampshire, best known for racing in the British Touring Car Championship Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Igor Ulanov (born 1 October, 1969 in Krasnokamsk, Russia) is a former National Hockey League defenceman Ori Kaplan ( October 1, 1969) is a jazz saxophonist from Israel Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gam Wu-seong (born October 1, 1970) is a South Korean film actor Simon Davey (born 1 October 1970 in Swansea) is a Welsh football manager and former player Barnsley Football Club is an English football club based in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, and nicknamed the Tykes, with Toby Tyke Alexei Yuryevich Zhamnov (Алексей Юрьевич Жамнов born 1 October 1970 in Moscow, U Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Andrew Patrick O'Keefe (born 1 October 1971 is a television personality and gameshow host who formerly worked as an intellectual property lawyer Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Jana Henke (born October 1, 1973 in Löbau, Saxony) is a former freestyle Swimmer from Germany, who won Rachid Chékhémani (born 1 October 1973 in Barentin) is a French long-distance runner John Carl Thomson (born October 1, 1973 in Vicksburg, Mississippi) is a free agent Starting pitcher who last played for the Kansas Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Mats Lindgren (b 1 October, 1974 in Skellefteå) is a former Swedish professional Ice hockey forward Keith Duffy is the name of Keith Duffy (singer/actor (1974- Irish sang with Boyzone appeared in British soap opera Coronation Street Boyzone are an Irish boy band who had popular mainstream success during the 1990s Christian Borle (born October 1, 1973) is an American Actor. Born and raised in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, Borle has been primarily Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chulpan Nailevna Khamatova (Чулпа́н Наи́левна Хама́това Чулпан Наил кызы Хаматова|Çulpan Nail qızı Xamatova born October 1 Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Antonio Roybal (born October 1, 1976) is an American fine-art painter and Sculptor from Santa Fe, New Mexico Denis Gauthier Jr (born October 1, 1976 in Montreal Quebec, Canada is a professional Ice hockey player Dora Venter is the pseudonym of the Hungarian Pornographic film actress Melinda Gál. Ümit Karan (born October 1, 1976 in Germany) is a Turkish football player playing as a striker. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Jeffrey van Hooydonk (born October 1 1977 in Antwerp, Belgium) is a Belgian racing car driver Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Andrew JC Jackson represented Australian Surf lifesaving, Queensland Surf Lifesaving and his home club Maroochydore Surf Lifesaving Club Leticia Ann Cline (born October 1, 1978) is an American model. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Cameron Bruce (born 30 September 1979 is a professional Australian rules football player currently playing for the Melbourne Demons. Berudi Ali "Rudi" Johnson (born October 1, 1979) is an American football Running back for the Detroit Lions of the Not to be confused with Gilberto Erick Martínez. Gilberto Martínez Vidal (born October 1, 1979 in Golfito, Marko Peter Stanojevic (born 1 October 1979 in Birmingham, England) is an Italian Rugby union footballer Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Júlio Baptista (born October 1 1981 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian football player often nicknamed as la Bestia (the Beast or the Tank David Johnny Oduya (born October 1 1981 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey defenceman with Arnau Caldenteny Riera (who prefers to be called Arnau) (ˈaɹnaʊ (born October 1 1981) is a Spanish footballer. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Haruna Babangida (born 1 October 1982 in Kaduna) is a Nigerian footballer currently playing for Cypriot club Apollon Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Harry Gordon Lawrence (1901-1973 was a South African politician Sandra Oxenryd (born on October 1, 1982 in Kristinehamn) is a Swedish Singer who won Fame Factory in 2005 Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Mirko Vučinić born October 1, 1983 in Nikšić, Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Montenegrin footballer forward Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Matthew Thomas Cain (born October 1, 1984 in) is a Starting pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. Daniel Guillén Pérez (born 1 October 1984 in Plasencia) is a Spanish football defender for Real Madrid Castilla Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) is a vocalist for the Japanese Pop band Orange Range. He is the younger brother of Yō Miyamori who plays bass for Orange Range Mohammed Nazimuddin Ahmed (মোহাম্মদ নাজিমউদ্দিন আহমেদ(born October 1, 1985) is a Bangladeshi Cricketer Revazi Zintiridis (born 1 October 1985) is a Greek Judoka. Achievements Tim Deasy (born October 1, 1985 in Salford, England) is a football player currently at Barrow of the Conference National Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Jurnee Diana Smollett (born October 1, 1986) is an American Actress. is the daughter of J-pop star Seiko Matsuda and releases music under the name Sayaka. Ricardo Jorge Vaz Tê (born October 1, 1986 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays as a Striker for Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Cariba Eliza Heine (born October 1, 1988 in South Africa) is an Australian actress best known for portraying the role of Rikki Chadwick Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Charles Joseph "Charlie" McDonnell (born 1 October 1990 also known as charlieissocoollike) is an English teenager and YouTube Vlogger This article is about the year 959 For the automobile see Porsche 959. Edwy All-Fair or Eadwig (941?&ndash October 1, 959) was the King of England from 955 until his death Alan III of Rennes (997&ndash October 1 1040) was Duke of Brittany, from 1008 to his death 997)
• 1189 - Gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar
• 1310 - Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. Events By Place Europe First documented reference to the City of Gdańsk. Gerard of Ridefort (died October 1, 1189) was Grand Master of the Knights Templar from the end of 1184 until his death in 1189 The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon (Pauperes commilitones Christi Templique Solomonici commonly known as the Knights Templar or the Order Beatrice of Burgundy (1257 &ndash October 1 1310) was Lady of Bourbon and through her mother heiress of all Bourbon estates 1257)
• 1404 - Pope Boniface IX (b. Pope Boniface IX (1356 &ndash October 1, 1404) born Piero Tomacelli, was the second Roman Pope of the Western Schism from November 1356)
• 1499 - Marsilio Ficino, Italian philosopher (b. Marsilio Ficino ( Latin name Marsilius Ficinus; October 19 1433 - October 1 1499) was one of the most influential humanist 1433)
• 1500 - John Alcock, English Catholic bishop
• 1567 - Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (b. John Alcock (c 1430 &ndash October 1 1500) was an English churchman Pietro Carnesecchi ( December 24, 1508 &ndash October 1, 1567) was an Italian humanist. 1508)
• 1570 - Frans Floris, Flemish painter (b. Frans Floris, or more correctly Frans de Vriendt, called Floris ( 1517 - October 1, 1570) Flemish painter 1520)
• 1574 - Marten Jacobszoon Heemskerk van Veen, Dutch painter (b. Marten Jacobszoon Heemskerk van Veen or Maarten van Heemskerck (1498 Heemskerk &ndash October 1, 1574, Haarlem) was one of 1498)
• 1578 - Don John of Austria, military leader (b. 1547)
• 1588 - Blessed Edward James, Catholic martyr
• 1609 - Gianmatteo Asola, Italian composer
• 1684 - Pierre Corneille, French author (b. Blessed Edward James (born at Barton near Breaston, Derbyshire, c Giammatteo Asola (also spelled Gian Matteo, Giovanni Matteo; Asula, Asulae) (1532 or earlier – October 1, 1609) was an Pierre Corneille ( June 6, 1606 – October 1, 1684) was a French tragedian who was one of the three great seventeenth Century French 1606)
• 1693 - Pedro Abarca, Spanish theologian (b. Pedro Abarca (1619 &ndash 1 October, 1693) was a Jesuit theologian, born in Aragon. 1619)
• 1708 - John Blow, British composer (b. Year 1708 ( MDCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Blow (baptised 23 February 1649 &ndash 1 October 1708 was an English Composer and Organist. 1649)
• 1768 - Robert Simson, Scottish mathematician (b. Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a See also Robert Simpson Robert Simson ( 14 October 1687 &ndash 1 October 1768) was a British mathematician 1687)
• 1837 - Robert Clark, American politician (b. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Robert Clark ( 1777-06-12 - 1837-10-01) was a United States Representative from New York. 1777)
• 1838 - Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and industrialist (b. Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Charles Tennant ( 3 May 1768 - 1 October 1838) Scottish Chemist and Industrialist. 1768)
• 1864 - Rose Greenhow, American Confederate spy (b. Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Rose O'Neal Greenhow (1817&ndash October 1, 1864) was a renowned Confederate spy. 1817)
• 1876 - James Lick, California land baron (b. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year James Lick ( August 25, 1796 &ndash October 1, 1876) was an American carpenter Piano builder land baron and patron 1796)
• 1901 - Abdur Rahman Khan, Afghan amir
• 1913 - Eugene O'Keefe, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Eugene O'Keefe ( 10 December 1827 &ndash 1 October 1913) baptized Owen Keeffe, was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist 1827)
• 1929 - Antoine Bourdelle, French sculptor (b. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Antoine Bourdelle, originally Émile Antoine Bourdelle, ( October 30, 1861 - October 1, 1929) was a French sculptor 1861)
• 1942 - Ants Piip, Estonian Prime Minister (b. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ants Piip VR III/1 ( February 28, 1884, Tuhalaane Parish, Estonia – October 1, 1942, Nyrybi camp 1884)
• 1955 - Charles Christie, American film studio owner (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Charles H V Christie ( April 13, 1880 &ndash October 1, 1955) was a motion picture studio owner 1880)
• 1958 - Robert Falk, Russian painter (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Rafailovich Falk (Роберт Рафаилович Фальк 1886 - October 1, 1958) was a Russian painter 1886)
• 1970 - Raoul Riganti, Argentine racing driver (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Raoul Riganti ( 2 February 1893 Buenos Aires &ndash 1 October 1970 Buenos Aires) was an Argentine Racecar 1893)
• 1974 - Spyridon Marinatos, Greek archaeologist (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Spyridon Nikolaou Marinatos ( Greek:, November 4, 1901 &ndash October 1, 1974) was one of the premier Greek 1901)
• 1975 - Al Jackson, American drummer (Booker T. & the M.G.'s) (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1935)
• 1984 - Walter Alston, American baseball player and manager (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Walter Emmons Alston ( December 1, 1911 - October 1, 1984) nicknamed "Smokey" was an American Baseball player 1911)
• 1985 - E. B. White, American author (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Elwyn Brooks "E B" White ( July 11, 1899 – October 1 1985) was an American writer 1899)
• 1988 - Sacheverell Sitwell, English writer (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Sir Sacheverell Sitwell 6th Baronet CH ( 15 November 1897 &ndash 1 October 1988) was an English writer best known 1897)
• 1990 - Curtis LeMay, American Air Force general (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Curtis Emerson LeMay (15 November 1906–3 October 1990 was a General in the United States Air Force and the vice presidential running mate of American Independent 1906)
• 1992 - Petra Kelly, German politician (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Petra Karin Kelly ( November 29, 1947 &ndash October 1, 1992) a politician was instrumental in founding the German Green Party, 1947)
• 1994 - Paul Lorenzen, German philosopher (b. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Paul Lorenzen (born March 24, 1915 in Kiel, Germany - died October 1, 1994 in Göttingen, Germany 1915)
• 1996 - Pat McGeown, Provisional Irish Republican Army member (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Pat "Beag" McGeown ( 3 September 1956 &ndash 1 October 1996) was a volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann ( IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the 1956)
• 1997 - Jerome H. Lemelson, American inventor (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Jerome "Jerry" Hal Lemelson ( July 18, 1923 Staten Island, New York - October 1, 1997) was a prolific and controversial 1923)
• 1998 - Pauline Julien, French Canadian singer (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Pauline Julien ( May 23, 1928 - October 1, 1998) was a singer songwriter actress feminist activist and Quebec sovereigntist 1928)
• 2000 - Robert Allen, American pianist and songwriter (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Robert Allen ( February 5, 1927 - October 1, 2000) was a pianist and an arranger and writer of music for popular 1928)
• 2000 - Reginald Kray, British gangster (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Reginald "Reggie" Kray ( 24 October 1933 &ndash 1 October 2000) and Ronald "Ronnie" Kray ( 24 October 1933)
• 2001 - Guy Beaulne, French-Canadian actor and theatre director (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Guy Beaulne ( 23 December 1921 &ndash 1 October 2001) was a French Canadian actor and theatre director 1921)
• 2001 - Kathleen Ankers, American scenic designer (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Kathleen Ankers ( 22 October 1919 - 24 October 2001 Lenox Hill hospital New York City) was an American Scenic designer. 1919)
• 2002 - Walter Annenberg, American publisher and philanthropist (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Walter Hubert Annenberg ( March 13, 1908 – October 1, 2002) was an American billionaire publisher, philanthropist 1908)
• 2004 - Richard Avedon, American photographer (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Richard Avedon ( May 15, 1923 &ndash October 1, 2004) was an American Photographer. 1923)
• 2004 - Bruce Palmer, Canadian musician (Buffalo Springfield) (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bruce Palmer ( September 9 1946 – October 1 2004) was a Canadian musician most famous for playing Bass guitar in the influential Buffalo Springfield was a short-lived but influential Folk rock group that served as a springboard for the careers of Neil Young, Stephen Stills, 1946)
• 2006 - Jerald Tanner, American religious activist (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Jerald D Tanner ( June 1, 1938 &mdash October 1, 2006) was an American writer and researcher who with his wife Sandra McGee Tanner 1938)
• 2006 - André Viger, French Canadian wheelchair marathoner (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. André Viger ( September 27 1952 - October 1 2006) was a French Canadian Wheelchair Marathoner and Paralympian 1952)
• 2007 - Chris Mainwaring, Australian rules footballer (b. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Chris "Mainy" Mainwaring (27 December 1965 &ndash 1 October 2007 was an Australian rules footballer He played for the West Coast Eagles in the VFL/AFL 1965)
• 2007 - Harry Lee, Sheriff of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana (b. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. HARRY LEE IS SO COOL HE IS 12 YEARS OLD AND IS SO SMART U E FGAYSoon Lee decided that public service was the career for him and saw law school as an entree Jefferson Parish is a parish in Louisiana, United States that includes most of the Suburbs of New Orleans. 1932)
• 2007 - Al Oerter, American track and field athlete (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Alfred Adolf Oerter Jr ( September 19 1936 &ndash October 1 2007) was an American athlete, four times Olympic Champion 1936)
• 2007 - Ned Sherrin, English broadcaster, author and stage director (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edward George "Ned" Sherrin CBE ( 18 February 1931 &ndash 1 October 2007) was an English broadcaster author 1931)
• 2007 - Ronnie Hazlehurst, English conductor and theme song composer (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ronald Hazlehurst (13 March 1928 &ndash 1 October 2007 was an English Composer and Conductor who having joined the BBC in 1961 became its 1928)

Holidays and observances

• National Day of the People's Republic of China (1949)
• Republic of Cyprus - Independence Day (from Britain, 1960)
• Nigeria - Independence Day (from Britain, 1960)
• San Marino - two Captains Regent, elected by parliament, take office for six months. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also National Day of the Republic of China ( October 10) The National Day of the People's Republic of China ( is celebrated Holidays in Cyprus: 1 January - New Year's Day 6 January - Epiphany Variable - An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the Anniversary of a Nation 's assumption of independent Statehood, usually after ceasing This is a list of Holidays in Nigeria Movable holidays The following holidays are public holidays but the date on An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the Anniversary of a Nation 's assumption of independent Statehood, usually after ceasing The Most Serene Republic of San Marino (Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino is a country in the Apennine Mountains. The Captains Regent ( Capitani Reggenti) of San Marino are elected every six months by the small country's Grand and General Council.
• Tuvalu - Independence Day (from Gilbert Islands (Kiribati), 1975)
• French Republican Calendar - Cuve (Barrel) Day, tenth day in the Month of Vendémiaire
• World Vegetarian Day
• Singapore - Children's Day
• Armenia - Teachers' Day
• RC Church - Feast days of Saint Thérèse de Lisieux; formerly of Saint Bavo, Saint Remigius and the Blessed Edward James
• Also see October 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Eastern (Byzantine) Catholic Church - Patronage/Protection of the Theotokos (Virgin Mary, Mother of God) dating to 10th Century Constantinople, when she appeared holding her mantle over the faithful who were praying in a church during a military attack on the city. Tuvalu, formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian Island nation located in the Pacific Ocean midway between Hawaii and An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the Anniversary of a Nation 's assumption of independent Statehood, usually after ceasing Kiribati or ( kirr-i-bas or KEE-ree-buhss ˈkiɾibas in Gilbertese) officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an Island nation located in The French Republican Calendar or French Revolutionary Calendar was a Calendar proposed during the French Revolution, and used by the French government A barrel or cask is a hollow cylindrical container traditionally made of Wood Staves and bound with Iron Hoops The Vendémiaire was the first Month in the French Republican Calendar. World Vegetarian Day is observed annually on October 1st. It is a day of celebration established by the North American Vegetarian Society in 1977, "To Singapore Universal Children's Day In 1954 the United Nations General Assembly suggested that all nations should observe a Universal Children's Day as a day of worldwide Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani In some countries Teachers’ Days are intended to be special days for the appreciation of Teachers Some of them are Holidays while others are celebrated during working The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Saint Bavo of Ghent, (also known as Bavon, Allowin, and Baaf) (589 – 654 is a Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Saint Saint Remigius (Saint Rémi or Saint Rémy Remigio Remigio Romieg Remigiusz and Remig was Bishop of Reims and Apostle of the Franks, (c Blessed Edward James (born at Barton near Breaston, Derbyshire, c Sep 30 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Oct 2 All fixed commemorations below celebrated on Oct Theotokos (Θεοτόκος translit Theotókos) is a title of Mary the mother of Jesus used especially in the Eastern Orthodox, Theotokos (Θεοτόκος translit Theotókos) is a title of Mary the mother of Jesus used especially in the Eastern Orthodox, Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS Second oldest Marian Feast in the Eastern Church.
• Abai (martyr) in the Syrian Church
• Abhai the general in the Syrian church

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Abai was a Martyr in Syria He was killed during the reign of Shapur II. Abhai the general (or Abhai Mihrsabor) is a Christian Saint and a Martyr.

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