About October 1

October 1, 2020 is the 275th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 91 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.

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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 134 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

What Happened On October 1

  • 959 –
    Edgar the Peaceable becomes king of all England.
  • 1811 –
    The first steamboat to sail the Mississippi River arrives in New Orléans, Louisiana.
  • 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.
  • 1903 –
    Baseball: The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series.
  • 1928 –
    The Soviet Union introduces its First Five-Year Plan.
  • 1942 –
    USS Grouper torpedoes Lisbon Maru not knowing she is carrying British PoWs from Hong Kong
  • 1962 –
    First broadcast of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  • 1964 –
    Japanese Shinkansen (“bullet trains”) begin high-speed rail service from Tokyo to Osaka.
  • 1968 –
    The Guyanese government takes over the British Guiana Broadcasting Service (BGBS).
  • 1969 –
    Concorde breaks the sound barrier for the first time.
  • 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.
  • 1979 –
    The United States returns sovereignty of the Panama canal to Panama.
  • 1982 –
    Helmut Kohl replaces Helmut Schmidt as Chancellor of Germany through a Constructive Vote of No Confidence.
  • 1985 –
    The Israeli air force bombs PLO Headquarters in Tunis.
  • 1989 –
    Denmark introduces the world’s first legal modern same-sex civil union called “registered partnership”.
  • 1991 –
    New Zealand’s Resource Management Act 1991 comes into force.
  • 1994 –
    Palau gains independence from the United Nations (trusteeship administered by the United States of America).

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