October 1

Events

 * - defeats  in the.
 * - During a siege in, the appeared at the church in  holding her veil over the praying faithful, among them.
 * - becomes king of all.
 * -, grandmaster of the since , is killed in the.
 * - Russians under defeat the Turks.
 * - Nguyen Hue declares himself emperor of.
 * - First session of the.
 * - is conquered by.
 * - cedes  to  via the.
 * - The first to sail the  arrives in.
 * - Opening of the, intended to redraw the 's political map after the defeat of the previous spring.
 * - The Russian army under storms, ending a millennium of Muslim domination in.
 * - is founded in, ; later to separate into the  and the.
 * - began publication in.
 * - inventor and industrialist  founds  & Halske.
 * - The watch company founded in in Roxbury by  relocates to, to become the , a pioneer in the.
 * - issues the world's first s.
 * - becomes leader of the  Band.
 * 1880 - First electric lamp factory opened by.
 * - United States begins special-delivery mail service.
 * - The U.S. mint in, closes.
 * - conquered by the.
 * - The and the  are established by the.
 * - In the of,  opens its doors.
 * - First meeting of of.
 * -  expels s from major n cities.
 * 1898 - The  is founded under the name k.u.k. Exportakademie.
 * - : The play the  in the first game of the modern.
 * - František Pavlík is killed in a demonstration in, inspiring to the piano composition.
 * - puts the  car on the market at a price of US$825.
 * - : A large bomb destroys the  building in downtown, killing 21.
 * - : forces under  (a/k/a "Lawrence of Arabia") capture.
 * - landed in  to assume his responsibilities as  in.
 * - An oil field accident cost aviator his left eye, but he used the settlement money to buy his first aircraft.
 * 1926 -  premiers in.
 * - The introduces its.
 * - The linking  and  opens.
 * 1931 - The second (and current)  is opened in.
 * - is named head of the Nationalist government of.
 * - annexes the.
 * - After a one-month, hostile forces entered the city.
 * - The, often considered the first in the United States, opens to traffic.
 * - torpedoes  not knowing she was carrying British  from
 * 1942 - First flight of the  "Aircomet".
 * - : falls to  soldiers.
 * - leaders sentenced at.
 * - The flies for the first time.
 * - The is declared by.
 * - First appearance of "" on U.S. paper currency.
 * - created to replace.
 * - gains independence from the.
 * - East and West Cameroon merge as Federal Republic of.
 * - The is launched on the campus of.
 * 1964 - ese  ("bullet trains") begin high-speed rail service from  to.
 * - , a political move in Greece designed to overthrow the Prime Minister,.
 * 1965 - General  crushes an attempted  in.
 * - The government takes over the British Guiana Broadcasting Service (BGBS).
 * - The supersonic transport plane breaks the  for the first time.
 * - opens near,.
 * - The gain internal self-government. The  split from  and take the name.
 * 1975 - :  defeats  in a  match in,.
 * - gains independence from the.
 * - The is founded.
 * - The returns sovereignty of the  to.
 * - replaces  as  through a.
 * 1982 -  opens at  near,.
 * 1982 -  launches the first consumer  player (model CDP-101).
 * - The i air force bombs Headquarters in.
 * - The shook the, registering as a  5.9.
 * - : World's first legal modern same-sex civil union called "registered partnership"
 * - is arose
 * - gains independence from the  trusteeship administered by the.
 * - became a permanent member of the.
 * - : er  makes his 258th hit of the season, breaking 's 84-year-old single-season record.
 * - kills 23 people in.
 * - in employment is made illegal in the.

Births

 * - King (d. )
 * -, Italian architect (d. )
 * -, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. )
 * -, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. )
 * -, Dutch painter (d. )
 * -, Italian composer (d. )
 * -, Italian mathematician (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, English politician (d. )
 * -, American attorney, signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. )
 * -, English writer and politician (d. )
 * -, French violinist and composer (d. )
 * -, Russian writer (d. )
 * -, Swedish-born botanist and founder of (d. )
 * -, Austrian physician (d. )
 * -, French poet and inventor (d. )
 * -, French composer (d. )
 * -, American engineer (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, Austrian philosopher and economist (d. )
 * -, British actor (d. )
 * -, first (d. )
 * 1896  -, American actor and comedian (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, English cricketer (d. )
 * -, Ukrainian-American pianist (d. )
 * -, Austrian-born physicist (d. )
 * 1904  -, Indian communist leader (d. )
 * -, French fascist, (d. )
 * 1909  -, Mayor of Los Angeles (d. )
 * -, Austrian-born physician (d. )
 * 1910  -, Australian mathematical physicist (d. )
 * 1910  -, American outlaw (d. )
 * -, American historian, writer, and (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, 39th , recipient of the
 * 1924  -, 16th  (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, American pianist
 * -, American actor
 * -, Lithuanian-born actor (d. )
 * 1928  -, American actor (d. )
 * 1928  -, Belgian racing driver (d. )
 * -, Australian racing driver
 * 1930  - Sir, Irish actor (d. )
 * 1930  -, Pakistani politician
 * 1930  -, French actor (d. )
 * -, Italian composer
 * -, American guitarist (d. )
 * - Dame, British actress and singer
 * -, English footballer (d. )
 * 1936  -, American actress
 * -, American golfer (d. )
 * -, French race car driver
 * -, French film director
 * 1943  -, Canadian singer and songwriter
 * 1943  -, American saxophonist
 * -, Panamanian-born baseball player
 * 1945  -, American soul musician and composer (d. )
 * 1945  -, American singer/songwriter
 * 1945  -, American skier (d. )
 * -, American writer
 * -, Israeli biologist
 * 1947  -, American actor
 * 1947  -, Italian politician
 * 1947  -  American singer  (d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American author
 * -, American actor
 * 1950  -, American singer and actress
 * -, Canadian ice hockey coach and executive
 * -, British poet
 * 1953  -, American baseball player
 * 1953  -, Norwegian athlete
 * -, Slovenian swimmer
 * -, British politician
 * -, Greek actor
 * -, Japanese musician
 * -, Senegalese singer
 * -, Australian rules footballer
 * 1961  -, Brazilian-American plastic surgeon and television personality
 * -, American actor
 * -, Swiss race car driver
 * 1963  -, American baseball player
 * -, British comedian
 * 1964 -, Japanese record producer
 * 1964  -, Australian-born chess player, scientist, and author
 * -, German field hockey player
 * 1965  -, American model and spokesmodel
 * 1965  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American actor/comedian
 * 1966  -, Liberian politician and footballer
 * 1966  -,  Spanish footballer
 * -, American ice hockey player
 * 1967  -, American football player
 * -, American author
 * 1968  -, British racing driver
 * -, Russian hockey player
 * 1969  -, Israeli jazz musician
 * -, South Korean actor
 * 1970  -,  football manager
 * 1970  -, Russian ice hockey player
 * -, Australian television personality
 * -, German swimmer
 * 1973  -, French runner
 * 1973  -, American baseball player
 * -, Swedish ice hockey player
 * 1974  -, Irish singer  and actor
 * -, Russian actress
 * -, American painter and sculptor
 * 1976  -, Canadian hockey player
 * 1976  -, Hungarian pornographic film actress
 * 1976  -, Turkish footballer
 * -, Belgian race car driver
 * -, Australian surf lifesaver
 * 1978  -, American model and TV Personality
 * -, Australian rules footballer
 * 1979  -, American football player
 * 1979  -, Costa Rican footballer
 * 1979  -, English-born Italian rugby union footballer
 * -, Brazilian footballer
 * 1981  -, Swedish ice hockey player
 * 1981  -, Spanish footballer
 * -, Nigerian footballer
 * -, Bath born Entrepreneur
 * 1982  -, Swedish singer
 * -, Montenegrin footballer
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1984  -, Spanish footballer
 * -, Japanese singer
 * 1985  -, Greek judoka
 * -, American actress
 * 1986  -, Japanese singer
 * 1986  -, Portuguese footballer
 * 1986  -, Portuguese footballer

Deaths

 * - King
 * - (poisoned) (b. )
 * -, grandmaster of the
 * -, Lady of Bourbon (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Italian philosopher (b. )
 * -, English Catholic bishop
 * -, Italian humanist (b. )
 * -, Flemish painter (b. )
 * -, Dutch painter (b. )
 * -, military leader (b. )
 * -, Catholic martyr
 * -, Italian composer
 * -, French author (b. )
 * -, Spanish theologian (b. )
 * -, British composer (b. )
 * -, Scottish mathematician (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, Scottish chemist and industrialist (b. )
 * -, American Confederate spy (b. )
 * -, California land baron (b. )
 * -, Afghan amir
 * -, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. )
 * -, French sculptor (b. )
 * -, American film studio owner (b. )
 * -, Russian painter (b. )
 * -, Argentine racing driver (b. )
 * -, Greek archaeologist (b. )
 * -, American drummer (b. )
 * -, American baseball player and manager (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * -, American Air Force general (b. )
 * -, German politician (b. )
 * -, German philosopher (b. )
 * -, member (b. )
 * -, American inventor (b. )
 * -, French Canadian singer (b. )
 * -, American pianist and songwriter (b. )
 * 2000  -, British gangster (b. )
 * -, French-Canadian actor and theatre director (b. )
 * 2001  -, American scenic designer (b. )
 * -, American publisher and philanthropist (b. )
 * -, American photographer (b. )
 * 2004  -, Canadian musician  (b. )
 * -, American religious activist (b. )
 * 2006  -, French Canadian wheelchair marathoner (b. )
 * -, Australian rules footballer (b. )
 * 2007  -, Sheriff of  (b. )
 * 2007  -, American track and field athlete (b. )
 * 2007  -, English broadcaster, author and stage director (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * (1949)
 * - (from Britain, 1960)
 * - (from Britain, 1960)
 * - two, elected by parliament, take office for six months.
 * - (from Gilbert Islands, 1975)
 * - Day, tenth day in the
 * - Feast days of Saint ; formerly of, and the
 * Also see
 * Eastern (Byzantine) Catholic Church - Patronage/Protection of the  dating to , when she appeared holding her mantle over the faithful who were praying in a church during a military attack on the city.  Second oldest Marian Feast in the Eastern Church.
 * in the Syrian Church
 * in the Syrian church
 * Also see
 * Eastern (Byzantine) Catholic Church - Patronage/Protection of the  dating to , when she appeared holding her mantle over the faithful who were praying in a church during a military attack on the city.  Second oldest Marian Feast in the Eastern Church.
 * in the Syrian Church
 * in the Syrian church