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This day in history: 1 October

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Key facts

457 historical events, births and deaths are listed for 1 October.
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2024: Israel invaded Southern Lebanon, marking the fifth Israeli invasion of Lebanon since 1978.

Holidays and observances

Armed Forces Day (South Korea)

Beginning of the United States' Fiscal Year

Children's Day (El Salvador, Guatemala, Sri Lanka)

Christian feast day: Abai (Syriac Orthodox Church)

Christian feast day: Bavo of Ghent

Christian feast day: Blessed Edward James

Christian feast day: Nicetius (Roman Catholic Church)

Christian feast day: October 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: Protection/Patronage of the Theotokos (Eastern Catholic Churches)

Christian feast day: Remigius

Christian feast day: Thérèse of Lisieux

Day of Prosecutors (Azerbaijan)

Events

2024Israel invaded Southern Lebanon, marking the fifth Israeli invasion of Lebanon since 1978.

2022One hundred and thirty-five are killed in a human crush following a football match at Kanjuruhan Stadium in East Java, Indonesia.

2021The 2020 World Expo in Dubai begins. Its opening was originally scheduled for 20 October 2020 but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019Kuopio school stabbing: One dies and ten are injured when Joel Marin, armed with a sabre, attacks a school class at Savo Vocational College in Kuopio, Finland.

2018The International Court of Justice rules that Chile is not obliged to negotiate access to the Pacific Ocean with Bolivia.

2017An independence referendum, later declared illegal by the Constitutional Court of Spain, takes place in Catalonia.

2017Sixty people are killed and 867 others injured in a mass shooting at a country music festival at the Las Vegas Strip in the United States; the gunman, Stephen Paddock, later commits suicide.

2016The leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, Pedro Sánchez, resigns. He would return to the position a year later.

2015A gunman kills nine people at a community college in Oregon.

2015Heavy rains trigger a major landslide in Guatemala, killing 280 people.

2015The American cargo vessel SS El Faro sinks with all of its 33 crew after steaming into the eyewall of Hurricane Joaquin.

2014A double bombing of an elementary school in Homs, Syria kills over 50 people.

2014A series of explosions at a gunpowder plant in Bulgaria completely destroys the factory, killing 15 people.

2012A ferry collision off the coast of Hong Kong kills 38 people and injures 102 others.

2009The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom takes over the judicial functions of the House of Lords.

2003The popular and controversial English-language imageboard 4chan is launched.

20013G wireless technology first becomes available when it is adopted by Japanese telecommunications company NTT Docomo.

2001Militants attack the state legislature building in Kashmir, killing 38.

2000Israeli–Palestinian conflict: Palestinians protest the killing of 12-year-old Muhammad al-Durrah by Israeli police in northern Israel, beginning the "October 2000 events".

1994Palau enters a Compact of Free Association with the United States.

1991Croatian War of Independence: The Siege of Dubrovnik begins.

1989Denmark introduces the world's first legal same-sex registered partnerships.

1987The 5.9 Mw Whittier Narrows earthquake shakes the San Gabriel Valley with a Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing eight and injuring 200.

1985Israel-Palestinian conflict: Israel attacks the Palestine Liberation Organization's Tunisia headquarters during Operation Wooden Leg.

1982EPCOT Center (Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow) opens at Walt Disney World in Florida.

1982Helmut Kohl replaces Helmut Schmidt as Chancellor of Germany through a constructive vote of no confidence.

1982Sony and Phillips launch the compact disc in Japan; on the same day, Sony releases the model CDP-101 compact disc player, the first player of its kind.

1979Pope John Paul II begins his first pastoral visit to the United States.

1979The MTR, Hong Kong's rapid transit railway system, opens.

1978Tuvalu gains independence from the United Kingdom.

1975Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in a boxing match in Manila, Philippines.

1971The first practical CT scanner is used to diagnose a patient.

1971Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida.

1969Concorde breaks the sound barrier for the first time.

1968Guyana nationalizes the British Guiana Broadcasting Service, which would eventually become part of the National Communications Network, Guyana.

1966West Coast Airlines Flight 956 crashes with no survivors in Oregon. This accident marks the first loss of a DC-9.

1965At dawn, seven Indonesian Army officers and a police inspector were assassinated by the September 30 Movement at Lubang Buaya, East Jakarta. In addition, two more officers were killed in Yogyakarta. The Army pinned the murders to the Commun

1964Japanese Shinkansen ("bullet trains") begin high-speed rail service from Tokyo to Osaka.

1964The Free Speech Movement is launched on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley.

1963On its third anniversary as an independent nation, Nigeria became a republic.

Born on this day

2006Priah Ferguson, American actress

2002Livvy Dunne, American gymnast and social media personality

2001Luna Blaise, American actress and singer

2001Mason Greenwood, English footballer

2000Kalle Rovanperä, Finnish professional rally driver

1998Daniel Gafford, American basketball player

1998Haumole Olakau'atu, Australian-Tongan rugby league player

1997Jade Bird, English singer, songwriter, and musician

1994Trézéguet, Egyptian footballer

1993Chris Green, South African-Australian cricketer

1993Lizaad Williams, South African cricketer

1992Xander Bogaerts, Aruban baseball player

1991Jennifer Dodds, Scottish curler

1991Robbie Ray, American baseball player

1990Albert Prosa, Estonian footballer

1990Pedro Filipe Mendes, Portuguese footballer

1989Brie Larson, American actress

1987Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Indonesian businessman and politician, 14th Vice President of Indonesia

1987Hiroki Aiba, Japanese actor and singer

1987Matthew Daddario, American actor

1987Mitchell Aubusson, Australian rugby league player

1986Jurnee Smollett, American actress

1986Sayaka Kanda, Japanese actress and singer (died 2021)

1985Nazimuddin Ahmed, Bangladeshi cricketer

1984Beck Bennett, American actor and comedian

1984Matt Cain, American baseball player

1983Mirko Vučinić, Montenegrin footballer

1983Mohamed Abdelwahab, Egyptian footballer (died 2006)

1981Johnny Oduya, Swedish ice hockey player

1981Júlio Baptista, Brazilian footballer

1981Tom Donnelly, New Zealand rugby player

1980Antonio Narciso, Italian footballer

1980Sarah Drew, American actress

1979Curtis Axel, American wrestler

1979Gilberto Martínez, Costa Rican footballer

1979Rudi Johnson, American football player (died 2025)

1979Ryan Pontbriand, American football player

1978Nicole Atkins, American singer-songwriter

1976Denis Gauthier, Canadian ice hockey player

1976Mark Švets, Estonian footballer

Died on this day

2025Jane Goodall, English primatologist (born 1934)

2024Michael Ancram, English lawyer and politician (born 1945)

2023Tim Wakefield, American professional baseball player (born 1966)

2022Antonio Inoki, Japanese professional wrestler and politician (born 1943)

2019Karel Gott, Czech singer (born 1939)

2018Charles Aznavour, French-Armenian singer, composer, writer, filmmaker and public figure (born 1924)

2017Dave Strader, American sportscaster (born 1955)

2017Stephen Paddock, American mass murderer (born 1953)

2015Božo Bakota, Croatian footballer (born 1950)

2015Don Edwards, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1915)

2015Hadi Norouzi, Iranian footballer (born 1985)

2015Jacob Pressman, American rabbi and academic, co-founder of American Jewish University (born 1919)

2014José Martínez, Cuban-American baseball player and coach (born 1942)

2014Lynsey de Paul, English singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (born 1948)

2014Robert Serra, Venezuelan criminologist and politician (born 1987)

2014Shlomo Lahat, Israeli general and politician (born 1927)

2013Arnold Burns, American lawyer, politician, and 21st United States Deputy Attorney General (born 1930)

2013Imero Fiorentino, American lighting designer (born 1928)

2013Israel Gutman, Polish-Israeli historian and author (born 1923)

2013Jim Rountree, American football player and coach (born 1936)

2013Ole Danbolt Mjøs, Norwegian physician, academic, and politician (born 1939)

2013Tom Clancy, American author (born 1947)

2012Eric Hobsbawm, Egyptian-English historian and author (born 1917)

2012Mark R. Kravitz, American lawyer and judge (born 1950)

2012Moshe Sanbar, Hungarian-Israeli economist and banker (born 1926)

2012Octavio Getino, Spanish-Argentinian director and screenwriter (born 1935)

2012Shlomo Venezia, Greek-Italian Holocaust survivor and author (born 1923)

2011Sven Tumba, Swedish ice hockey player and golfer (born 1931)

2010Ian Buxton, English footballer and cricketer (born 1938)

2009Cintio Vitier, Cuban poet and author (born 1921)

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