October 1st, 1925

Born on October 1st, 1925

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 35,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 8 days, exactly on April 24th, 2024, people who were born on October 1st, 1925 will be 36,000 days old!

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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

Born on October 1st, 1925

88

Benno Pludra

German children's author

*October 1st, 1925, Lauchhammer-West †August 27th, 2014, Potsdam

80

Felicitas Hübbe-Haunert

German teacher and choir director (1925-2006)

*October 1st, 1925, Berlin †April 6th, 2006, Berlin

78

Finn Carling

Norwegian writer (1925-2004)

*October 1st, 1925, Oslo †March 12th, 2004, Oslo

97

Adolfo Kaminsky

French resistance member and forger

*October 1st, 1925, Buenos Aires †January 9th, 2023, Paris

79

José Beyaert

French racing cyclist (1925-2005)

*October 1st, 1925, Lens †June 11th, 2005, La Rochelle

89

Berthold Mayr

Austrian priest

*October 1st, 1925, Gurten, Upper Austria †March 19th, 2015

90

Diana Pullein-Thompson

British writer of pony books (1925–2015)

*October 1st, 1925, Oxfordshire †October 21st, 2015

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Who's birthday is on October 1st?

99

Jimmy Carter

President of the United States from 1977 to 1981

*October 1st, 1924, Plains

79

Walter Matthau

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

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

88

Julie Andrews

British actress, singer and author (born 1935)

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

67

Theresa May

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019

*October 1st, 1956, Eastbourne

45

Laurence Harvey

Lithuanian-born actor (1928-1973)

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

101

Chen-ning Yang

Nobel prize winning Chinese physicist

*October 1st, 1922, Hefei County

76

Philippe Noiret

French actor

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

37

Jurnee Smollett

American actress

*October 1st, 1986, New York City

85

Lorraine Crapp

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

*October 1st, 1938, Sydney

73

Jeane Manson

American actress

*October 1st, 1950, Cleveland

72

Richard Harris

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

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

32

Niletto

Russian singer

*October 1st, 1991, Tyumen

83

Jean-Luc Bideau

Swiss actor

*October 1st, 1940, Geneva

87

James Whitmore

American actor (1921-2009)

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

65

George Peppard

American actor (1928-1994)

*October 1st, 1928, Detroit †May 8th, 1994, Los Angeles

62

Thomas von Heesen

German association football player and manager

*October 1st, 1961, Höxter

82

Pierre Gorman

Australian librarian (1924-2006)

*October 1st, 1924, Melbourne †October 1st, 2006, Melbourne

57

George Weah

President of Liberia from 2018 to 2024 (born 1966)

*October 1st, 1966, Monrovia

95

Zhu Rongji

Chinese politician

*October 1st, 1928, Changsha

80

William Rehnquist

Chief justice of the United States from 1986 to 2005

*October 1st, 1924, Milwaukee †September 3rd, 2005, Arlington County

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73

Mel Tormé

American recording artist

*September 13th, 1925, Chicago †June 5th, 1999, Los Angeles

94

Asunción Balaguer

Spanish actress (1925-2019)

*November 8th, 1925, Manresa †November 23rd, 2019, Cercedilla

87

Margaret Thatcher

British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)

*October 13th, 1925, Grantham †April 8th, 2013, The Ritz London

80

Pedro González González

American actor (1925-2006)

*May 24th, 1925, Aguilares †February 6th, 2006, Culver City

89

Hannes Hegen

German Illustrator and caricaturist (1925-2014)

*May 16th, 1925, Česká Kamenice †November 8th, 2014, Berlin

94

Olof Thunberg

Swedish actor (1925–2020)

*May 21st, 1925, Västerås domkyrkoförsamling †February 24th, 2020, Nacka

76

Hildegard Knef

German actress, singer and writer (1925-2002)

*December 28th, 1925, Ulm †February 1st, 2002, Berlin

92

Elena Verdugo

American actress (1925-2017)

*April 20th, 1925, Paso Robles †May 30th, 2017, Los Angeles

81

Georg Buschner

German association football player and manager (1925-2007)

*December 26th, 1925, Gera †February 12th, 2007, Jena

68

Mai Zetterling

Swedish actress (1925–1994)

*May 24th, 1925, Västerås †March 17th, 1994, London

83

Paul Newman

American actor and film director (1925–2008)

*January 26th, 1925, Shaker Heights †September 26th, 2008, Westport

80

Attilâ İlhan

Turkish poet and writer

*June 15th, 1925, Menemen †October 10th, 2005, Istanbul

58

Richard Burton

Welsh actor (1925–1984)

*November 10th, 1925, Pontrhydyfen †August 5th, 1984, Geneva

86

Dietmar Kienast

German historian of classical antiquity and university teacher (1925-2012)

*August 22nd, 1925, Berlin †February 13th, 2012, Olching

81

Günter Ebert

German journalist and writer (1925-2006)

*February 19th, 1925, Meerane †July 17th, 2006, Berlin

89

Rolf Henniger

German actor (1925-2015)

*August 30th, 1925, Erfurt †August 15th, 2015, Berlin

87

Zvi Yavetz

Israeli historian, professor

*April 26th, 1925, Chernivtsi †January 7th, 2013, Tel Aviv

98

Mahathir Mohamad

Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and 2018 to 2020

*July 10th, 1925, Alor Setar

88

Eddi Arent

German actor and comedian

*May 5th, 1925, Wrzeszcz †May 28th, 2013, Munich

54

Peter Sellers

British actor and comedian (1925–1980)

*September 8th, 1925, Southsea †July 24th, 1980, Middlesex Hospital

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No: With 365 days 1925 is a normal year and no leap year.

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