Historical Events on October 1
- 331 B.C: Darius III of Persia is defeated by Alexander the Great at the Battle of Gaugamela.
- 1553: Queen Mary I of England is crowned.
- 1787: Alexander Suvorov lead Russian forces in a win over the Turk at Kinburn.
- 1880: Thomas Edison opens the 1st electric lamp factory.
- 1890: The United States Congress establishes Yosemite National Park.
- 1891: Stanford University opens for the first time.
- 1908: The Model T Ford goes on the market with an initial price of $825 U.S dollars.
- 1918:E. Lawrence lead Arab forces and capture the city of Damascus during World War I.
- 1938: The Sudetenland is annexed by Germany.
- 1939: After a month long siege of Warsaw, Nazi troops enter the city.
- 1943: Allied forces capture Naples, Italy during World War II.
- 1982: Walt Disney World opens Epcot near Orlando, Florida.
- 1982: The first consumer compact disc play- Model CDP-101 – is launched by the Sony Corporation.
- 1989: Denmark becomes the first country to legalize same-sex civil unions.
Famous Birthdays on October 1
- Henry III of England is born in 1207.
- Spanish explorer Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira is born in 1542.
- Dutch Painter Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem is born in 1620.
- American outlaw, Bonnie Parker is born in 1910.
- American songwriter, screenwriter and publisher, Irwin Kostal is born in 1911.
- American actor Walter Matthau is born in 1920.
- American actor James Whitmore is born in 1921.
- 39th President of the U.S and Nobel Prize laureate, Jimmy Carter is born in 1924.
- American actor Tom Bosley is born in 1927.
- English actress and singer, Julie Andrews is born in 1935.
- American baseball player and coach, Mark McGwire is born in 1963.
- German field hockey player, Andreas Keller is born in 1965.
- American-Canadian football player, Mike Pringle is born in 1967.
- American actor Jay Underwood is born in 1968.
- American comedian, actor and screenwriter, Zach Galifianakis is born in 1969.
- Israeli poet and author, Ronen Altman Kaydar is born in 1972.