October 1 birthdays, facts & history
Everything about being born on October 1, from your sign and birth stone to who shares your birthday.
Zodiac sign
♎︎ Libra
Sep 23 – Oct 22
Birth stone
Opal
Birth flower
Marigold
How common
#57 of 366
by US birth counts
Famous October 1 birthdays
Annie Besant · British socialist1847
William E. Boeing · American aviation pioneer1881
Liaquat Ali Khan · 1st Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1947 to 19511895
Jerome Bruner · American psychologist and scholar1915
Walter Matthau · American actor, comedian and director1920
James Whitmore · American actor1921
Jimmy Carter · President of the United States from 1977 to 19811924
George Peppard · American actor1928
Richard Harris · Irish actor and singer1930
Julie Andrews · British actress, singer and author1935
Jean-Jacques Annaud · French film director, screenwriter and producer1943
Ram Nath Kovind · President of India from 2017 to 20221945
Aaron Ciechanover · Israeli physician and biochemist, Nobel Laureate1947
Randy Quaid · American actor1950
Theresa May · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 20191956
Andrus Ansip · Estonian chemist and politician1956
Mia Mottley · Prime minister of Barbados since 20181965
George Weah · President of Liberia from 2018 to 20241966
Zach Galifianakis · American actor and comedian1969
Brie Larson · American actress, singer and filmmaker1989
On this day in history
1890At the encouragement of preservationist John Muir and writer Robert Underwood Johnson, the U.S. Congress established Yosemite National Park in California.
1891Stanford University, founded by railroad magnate and politician Leland Stanford and his wife Jane in Palo Alto, California, admitted its first students.
1964The Free Speech Movement was launched at the University of California, Berkeley, when a crowd of 3,000 students prevented police from transporting Jack Weinberg away after his arrest.
2018The International Court of Justice ruled that Chile was under no obligation to restore Bolivia's access to the Pacific Ocean, which it had lost in the 19th century.
1994A tribunal was established to consider matters relating to the constitution of Singapore upon referral by the president.
1998Europol, the EU's law enforcement agency, was formed with the ratification of the Europol Convention by all member states.
2003A levy was imposed on the hiring of foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong, who numbered in the hundreds of thousands at the time.
2015The American cargo vessel SS El Faro sinks with all of its 33 crew after steaming into the eyewall of Hurricane Joaquin.
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