October 1st, 1008

Born on October 1st, 1008

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 370,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 29 days, exactly on July 6th, 2024, people who were born on October 1st, 1008 will be 371,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on October 1st?

October 1st, 1868

St Pancras railway station (pictured) in London, now the terminus of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, opened to the public.

October 1st, 1800

With the signing of the Third Treaty of San Ildefonso, Spain returned the colonial territory of Louisiana to France in return for territories in the Italian region of Tuscany.

October 1st, 1386

The Wonderful Parliament met at Westminster Abbey to address King Richard II's need for money, but soon changed focus to the reform of his administration.

October 1st, 0959

Edgar ascended to the English throne upon the death of his brother Eadwig.

October 1st, 2018

The 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.

October 1st, 2017

Stephen Paddock fired more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition from his hotel suite on a crowd attending the Route 91 Harvest music festival on the Las Vegas Strip, resulting in 60 deaths and 867 injuries.

October 1st, 2012

A ferry collision off Lamma Island, Hong Kong, killed 39 people and injured 92 others.

October 1st, 2003

A levy was imposed on the hiring of foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong, who numbered in the hundreds of thousands at the time.

October 1st, 1998

Europol, the EU's law enforcement agency, was formed with the ratification of the Europol Convention by all member states.

October 1st, 1994

A tribunal was established to consider matters relating to the constitution of Singapore upon referral by the president.

October 1st, 1991

Croatian War of Independence: Yugoslav People's Army forces invaded the area surrounding Dubrovnik, Croatia, beginning a seven-month siege of the city.

October 1st, 1989

Civil unions between same-sex couples were legalised in Denmark, the first country to do so.

October 1st, 1964

The 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.

October 1st, 1949

Chinese Communist Party chairman Mao Zedong publicly proclaimed the establishment of the People's Republic of China in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.

October 1st, 1940

The first section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, one of the first long-distance limited-access highways in the U.S., opened to traffic.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 1st

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 1st?

67

Theresa May

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019

*October 1st, 1956, Eastbourne

79

Walter Matthau

American actor, comedian and film director (1920–2000)

*October 1st, 1920, New York City †July 1st, 2000, Santa Monica

99

Jimmy Carter

President of the United States from 1977 to 1981

*October 1st, 1924, Plains

88

Julie Andrews

British actress, singer and author (born 1935)

*October 1st, 1935, Walton-on-Thames

37

Jurnee Smollett

American actress

*October 1st, 1986, New York City

32

Niletto

Russian singer

*October 1st, 1991, Tyumen

73

Jeane Manson

American actress

*October 1st, 1950, Cleveland

62

Thomas von Heesen

German association football player and manager

*October 1st, 1961, Höxter

85

Lorraine Crapp

Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder

*October 1st, 1938, Sydney

34

Brie Larson

Canadian-American actress and singer

*October 1st, 1989, Sacramento

45

Laurence Harvey

Lithuanian-born actor (1928-1973)

*October 1st, 1928, Joniškis †November 25th, 1973, London

78

Ram Nath Kovind

President of India from 2017 to 2022

*October 1st, 1945, Kanpur Dehat district

57

George Weah

President of Liberia from 2018 to 2024 (born 1966)

*October 1st, 1966, Monrovia

53

Peter Blake

New Zealand yachtsman (1948–2001)

*October 1st, 1948, Auckland †December 5th, 2001, Macapá

50

Christian Borle

American actor

*October 1st, 1973, Pittsburgh

43

Sarah Drew

American actress

*October 1st, 1980, Charlottesville

36

Michaela Coel

British actress and screenwriter

*October 1st, 1987, Aldgate

83

Jean-Luc Bideau

Swiss actor

*October 1st, 1940, Geneva

101

Chen-ning Yang

Nobel prize winning Chinese physicist

*October 1st, 1922, Hefei County

55

Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor

18th century Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor

*October 1st, 1685, Vienna †October 20th, 1740, Vienna

76

Philippe Noiret

French actor

*October 1st, 1930, Lille †November 23rd, 2006, 7th arrondissement of Paris

32

Gus Kenworthy

American and British freestyle skier and actor

*October 1st, 1991, Chelmsford

74

Georg Weidenbach

German architect

*October 1st, 1853, Dresden †September 30th, 1928, Leipzig

70

Klaus Wowereit

German politician

*October 1st, 1953, West Berlin

46

Matthew Wilson

Australian road bicycle racer

*October 1st, 1977, Melbourne

44

Florin Salam

Romanian manele singer

*October 1st, 1979, Bucharest

72

Richard Harris

Irish actor, singer, film director and writer (1930–2002)

*October 1st, 1930, Limerick †October 25th, 2002, University College Hospital

73

Susan Greenfield

British scientist

*October 1st, 1950, Hammersmith

65

Henry III of England

King of England, Lord of Ireland and Duke of Aquitaine (1207-1272)

*October 1st, 1207, Winchester †November 16th, 1272, Westminster

33

Hazal Kaya

Turkish actress

*October 1st, 1990, Istanbul

47

Ümit Karan

Turkish footballer

*October 1st, 1976, Berlin

87

James Whitmore

American actor (1921-2009)

*October 1st, 1921, White Plains †February 6th, 2009, Malibu

80

Jean-Jacques Annaud

French film director

*October 1st, 1943, Juvisy-sur-Orge

33

Donny Hathaway

American singer-songwriter and musician (1945-1979)

*October 1st, 1945, Chicago †January 13th, 1979, New York City

83

Marc Savoy

American musician; builder and player of the Cajun accordion

*October 1st, 1940, Eunice

54

Hans Adam von Schöning

German general

*October 1st, 1641, Dąbroszyn, Lubusz Voivodeship †August 28th, 1696, Dresden

36

Wout Poels

Dutch racing cyclist

*October 1st, 1987, Venray

65

Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola

Italian architect

*October 1st, 1507, Vignola †July 7th, 1573, Rome

22

Mason Greenwood

English association football player

*October 1st, 2001, Bradford

74

William Boeing

American aviation pioneer

*October 1st, 1881, Detroit †September 28th, 1956, Puget Sound

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on October 1st

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on October 1st.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1008 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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