Date Name Location / Topic
Saturday, Oct 1

Independence Day

Saturday, Oct 1

Independence Day

Saturday, Oct 1

Cyprus Independence Day

Saturday, Oct 1

Elders' Day

Saturday, Oct 1

International Day of Older Persons

Saturday, Oct 1

Armed Forces Day

Saturday, Oct 1

World Vegetarian Day

Saturday, Oct 1

Independence of Southern British Cameroons from UK

Saturday, Oct 1

Teachers Day

Saturday, Oct 1

International Coffee Day

Saturday, Oct 1

Balloons Around the World Day

Saturday, Oct 1

Chuuk Constitution Day

Saturday, Oct 1

Investiture of the Captains Regent

Saturday, Oct 1

Black History Month

Saturday, Oct 1

National Hair Day

Saturday, Oct 1

Fire Pup Day

Saturday, Oct 1

National Homemade Cookies Day

Saturday, Oct 1

Durga Puja begins

Saturday, Oct 1

Children´s Day

Saturday, Oct 1

Tuvalu Day

Saturday, Oct 1

National Day of the People's Republic of China

Saturday, Oct 1

Birthday of the Governor of Sabah

Malaysia (Sabah)
Saturday, Oct 1

Wine Day (Day 1)

Saturday, Oct 1

Botswana Day holiday

Saturday, Oct 1

Card Making Day

Saturday, Oct 1

Astronomy Day

Saturday, Oct 1

CD Player Day

Saturday, Oct 1

National Black Dog Day

Saturday, Oct 1

Walk Your Dog Week

Saturday, Oct 1

International Music Day

Saturday, Oct 1

World Menopause Month

Saturday, Oct 1

Vegetarian Month

Saturday, Oct 1

World Mental Health Month

Saturday, Oct 1

Black Cat Awareness Month

Saturday, Oct 1

National Lace Day

Saturday, Oct 1

National Sausage Month

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.