About October 1

October 1, 2025 is the 274th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 91 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

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Libra is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 139 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

What Happened On October 1

  • 331 BC –
    Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela.
  • 1791 –
    First session of the French Legislative Assembly.
  • 1827 –
    Russo-Persian War: The Russian army under Ivan Paskevich storms Yerevan, ending a millennium of Muslim domination in Armenia.
  • 1843 –
    The News of the World tabloid begins publication in London.
  • 1880 –
    First electric lamp factory is opened by Thomas Edison.
  • 1880 –
    John Philip Sousa becomes leader of the United States Marine Band.
  • 1891 –
    In the U.S. state of California, Stanford University opens its doors.
  • 1918 –
    World War I: Arab forces under T. E. Lawrence, also known as “Lawrence of Arabia” capture Damascus.
  • 1928 –
    The Soviet Union introduces its First Five-Year Plan.
  • 1938 –
    Germany annexes the Sudetenland.
  • 1939 –
    After a one-month Siege of Warsaw, hostile forces enter the city.
  • 1942 –
    First flight of the Bell XP-59 “Aircomet”.
  • 1943 –
    World War II: Naples falls to Allied soldiers.
  • 1947 –
    The F-86 Sabre flies for the first time.
  • 1949 –
    The People’s Republic of China is established and declared by Mao Zedong.
  • 1958 –
    NASA is created to replace NACA.
  • 1971 –
    Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida, United States.
  • 1975 –
    Thrilla in Manila: Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in a boxing match in Manila, Philippines.
  • 1989 –
    Denmark introduces the world’s first legal modern same-sex civil union called “registered partnership”.
  • 1991 –
    The Siege of Dubrovnik begins

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