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

  • 1787 –
    Russians under Alexander Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn.
  • 1791 –
    First session of the French Legislative Assembly.
  • 1811 –
    The first steamboat to sail the Mississippi River arrives in New Orléans, Louisiana.
  • 1843 –
    The News of the World tabloid begins publication in London.
  • 1880 –
    John Philip Sousa becomes leader of the United States Marine Band.
  • 1903 –
    Baseball: The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series.
  • 1905 –
    František Pavlík is killed in a demonstration in Prague, inspiring Leoš Janáček to the piano composition 1. X. 1905.
  • 1937 –
    The Japanese city Handa is founded in Aichi Prefecture.
  • 1946 –
    Nazi leaders are sentenced at Nuremberg Trials.
  • 1960 –
    Nigeria gains independence from the United Kingdom.
  • 1962 –
    First broadcast of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  • 1964 –
    Japanese Shinkansen (“bullet trains”) begin high-speed rail service from Tokyo to Osaka.
  • 1969 –
    Concorde breaks the sound barrier for the first time.
  • 1971 –
    Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida, United States.
  • 1978 –
    The Voltaic Revolutionary Communist Party is founded.
  • 1982 –
    Sony launches the first consumer compact disc player (model CDP-101).
  • 1985 –
    The Israeli air force bombs PLO Headquarters in Tunis.
  • 1991 –
    New Zealand’s Resource Management Act 1991 comes into force.
  • 1991 –
    The Siege of Dubrovnik begins
  • 2009 –
    The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom takes over the judicial functions of the House of Lords.

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