October 1st, 1791

Born on October 1st, 1791

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What happened on October 1st, 1791?

October 1st, 1791

First session of the French Legislative Assembly.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_(France)

What else 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.

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

Born on October 1st, 1791

67

Sergey Aksakov

Russian writer

*October 1st, 1791, Ufa †April 30th, 1859, Moscow

80

Franz von Elsholtz

Writer (1791-1872)

*October 1st, 1791, Berlin †January 22nd, 1872, Munich

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

79

Walter Matthau

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

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

67

Theresa May

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019

*October 1st, 1956, Eastbourne

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

74

Georg Weidenbach

German architect

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

45

Laurence Harvey

Lithuanian-born actor (1928-1973)

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

34

Brie Larson

Canadian-American actress and singer

*October 1st, 1989, Sacramento

101

Chen-ning Yang

Nobel prize winning Chinese physicist

*October 1st, 1922, Hefei County

57

George Weah

President of Liberia from 2018 to 2024 (born 1966)

*October 1st, 1966, Monrovia

83

Jean-Luc Bideau

Swiss actor

*October 1st, 1940, Geneva

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

76

Philippe Noiret

French actor

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

55

Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor

18th century Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor

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

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Born in 1791

75

Michael Faraday

English scientist

*September 22nd, 1791, Newington Butts †August 25th, 1867, Hampton Court Palace

77

James Buchanan

President of the United States from 1857 to 1861

*April 23rd, 1791, Cove Gap †June 1st, 1868, Lancaster

79

Charles Babbage

English mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer who originated the concept of a programmable computer (1791-1871)

*December 26th, 1791, London †October 18th, 1871, Marylebone

80

Samuel Finley Breese Morse

American inventor and painter (1791–1872)

*April 27th, 1791, Charlestown †April 2nd, 1872, New York City

69

Eugène Scribe

French dramatist and librettist (1791-1861)

*December 24th, 1791, Paris †February 20th, 1861, Paris

81

Charles Knight

British publisher, editor and author

*March 15th, 1791, Windsor †March 9th, 1873, Addlestone

77

Ida von der Groeben

German writer (1791-1868)

*January 17th, 1791, Kwidzyn †March 4th, 1868, Hoheneck

73

Bernard Pierre Magnan

Marshal of France (1791-1865)

*December 7th, 1791, Paris †May 29th, 1865, Paris

66

Carl Czerny

Austrian composer and pianist (1791-1857)

*February 21st, 1791, Vienna †July 15th, 1857, Vienna

81

Franz Grillparzer

Austrian dramatist and poet (1791-1872)

*January 15th, 1791, Vienna †January 21st, 1872, Vienna

72

Giacomo Meyerbeer

German-French composer

*September 5th, 1791, Tasdorf †May 2nd, 1864, Paris

76

Franz Bopp

German linguist (1791-1861)

*September 14th, 1791, Mainz †October 23rd, 1867, Berlin

32

Théodore Géricault

French painter (1791-1824)

*September 26th, 1791, Rouen †January 26th, 1824, Paris

65

Vincenzo Tineo

Italian botanist (1791-1856)

*February 27th, 1791, Palermo †July 25th, 1856, Palermo

69

Rosalie Caron

French painter (1791-1860)

*July 27th, 1791, Senlis †December 8th, 1860, 3rd arrondissement of Paris

56

Marie Louise I, Duchess of Parma

Empress Consort of France (1810–1814) and Monarch of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla (1814-1847)

*December 12th, 1791, Vienna †December 17th, 1847, Parma

68

István Széchenyi

Hungarian nobleman, writer, politician and national revivalist

*September 21st, 1791, Vienna †April 8th, 1860, Döbling

76

Norman Williams

American politician (1791-1868)

*October 6th, 1791, Woodstock †January 12th, 1868, Woodstock

92

Peter Cooper

American politician and businessman (1791-1883)

*February 12th, 1791, New York City †April 4th, 1883, New York City

74

Henryk Rzewuski

Polish writer (1791-1866)

*May 3rd, 1791, Slavuta †February 28th, 1866, Chudniv

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