Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: October 1
October 1, 2024 is the 275th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 91 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Tuesday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Libra is your zodiac sign. Opal is your modern birthstone. Jasper is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: October 1
- 1553 –Coronation of Queen Mary I of England
- 1843 –The News of the World tabloid begins publication in London.
- 1847 –German inventor and industrialist Werner von Siemens founds Siemens AG & Halske.
- 1887 –Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.
- 1946 –Nazi leaders are sentenced at Nuremberg Trials.
- 1958 –NASA is created to replace NACA.
- 1964 –Japanese Shinkansen (“bullet trains”) begin high-speed rail service from Tokyo to Osaka.
- 1975 –Thrilla in Manila: Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in a boxing match in Manila, Philippines.
- 1982 –EPCOT Center opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States.
- 1994 –Palau gains independence from the United Nations (trusteeship administered by the United States of America).
Who were born on October 1?
- 1887 –Shizuichi Tanaka, Japanese general (d. 1945)
- 1925 –Bob Boyd, American baseball player (d. 2004)
- 1930 –Richard Harris, Irish actor, singer-songwriter, theatrical producer, film director and writer (d. 2002)
- 1931 –Alan Wagner, American opera critic
- 1945 –Spider Sabich, American skier (d. 1976)
- 1946 –Dave Holland, British jazz bassist, composer and bandleader
- 1958 –Masato Nakamura, Japanese musician
- 1974 –Keith Duffy, Irish singer (Boyzone) and actor
- 1975 –Zoltán Sebescen, German footballer
- 1976 –Ümit Karan, Turkish footballer
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