October 1 Holidays (2023/2024), Historical Events, Famous Birthdays

Holiday name	Holiday location	Holiday type
Independence Day	Palau	Public Holiday
Cyprus Independence Day	Cyprus	National Holiday
Elders' Day	Mongolia	Observance
International Day of Older Persons	-	International (Awareness & Cause, United Nations)
Armed Forces Day	South Korea	Observance
World Vegetarian Day	-	International (Food & Drinks, Lifestyle)
Independence of Southern British Cameroons from UK	Cameroon	Observance
Teachers Day	Uzbekistan	Public Holiday
International Coffee Day	-	Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Balloons Around the World Day	-	Unofficial (Fun & Joy)
Chuuk Constitution Day	Micronesia	Local Holiday
Investiture of the Captains Regent	San Marino	National Holiday
Black History Month	United Kingdom	Monthly
National Hair Day	-	Unofficial (Lifestyle)
Fire Pup Day	-	Unofficial (Animals)
National Homemade Cookies Day	-	Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
Children´s Day	El salvador	Observance
Tuvalu Day	Tuvalu	Public Holiday
National Day	China	National Holiday
National Day	Nigeria	Public Holiday
National Day of the People's Republic of China	Multiple [Show]	Public Holiday
Sukkot II	Israel	Observance, Hebrew
Harvest Festival	Germany	Observance
Wine Day (Day 2)	Moldova	Observance
Teacher's Day	Ukraine	Observance
Public Holiday (October)	Botswana	Public Holiday
CD Player Day	-	Unofficial (Products & Technology )
National Black Dog Day	-	Unofficial (Animals)
Walk Your Dog Week	-	Unofficial (Animals)
Change A Light Day	-	Unofficial (Products & Technology )
International Music Day	-	International (Art & Entertainment)
World Menopause Month	-	Unofficial (Health & Body)

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 1^st 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.

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.
39^th 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.