October 1st, 1928

Born on October 1st, 1928

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on October 1st, 1928?

October 1st, 1928

Newark Liberty International Airport opens, becoming the first airport in the New York City metro area.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newark_Liberty_International_Airport

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, 1928

45

Laurence Harvey

Lithuanian-born actor (1928-1973)

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

65

George Peppard

American actor (1928-1994)

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

95

Zhu Rongji

Chinese politician

*October 1st, 1928, Changsha

72

Sivaji Ganesan

Indian stage and film actor (1928-2001)

*October 1st, 1928, Viluppuram †July 21st, 2001, Chennai

80

Herbert Zdarzil

Austrian educationist (1928-2008)

*October 1st, 1928, Vienna †December 14th, 2008, Vienna

85

Ryszard Rydzewski

Polish film director, actor and screenwriter (1928-2014)

*October 1st, 1928, Vawkavysk †February 28th, 2014, Poznań

40

Willy Mairesse

Racecar driver (1928-1969)

*October 1st, 1928, Momignies †September 2nd, 1969, Ostend

95

Ed Setrakian

American actor

*October 1st, 1928, Anawalt

95

Jim Pattison

Canadian businessman

*October 1st, 1928, Saskatoon

90

Erica Yohn

American actress (1928-2019)

*October 1st, 1928, The Bronx †January 27th, 2019, North Hollywood

88

Geraldo Scarpone Caporale

American priest (1928-2016)

*October 1st, 1928, Watertown †October 29th, 2016

Same Day
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

76

Philippe Noiret

French actor

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

72

Richard Harris

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

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

101

Chen-ning Yang

Nobel prize winning Chinese physicist

*October 1st, 1922, Hefei County

85

Lorraine Crapp

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

*October 1st, 1938, Sydney

37

Jurnee Smollett

American actress

*October 1st, 1986, New York City

73

Jeane Manson

American actress

*October 1st, 1950, Cleveland

83

Jean-Luc Bideau

Swiss actor

*October 1st, 1940, Geneva

32

Niletto

Russian singer

*October 1st, 1991, Tyumen

62

Thomas von Heesen

German association football player and manager

*October 1st, 1961, Höxter

87

James Whitmore

American actor (1921-2009)

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

83

Tom Bosley

American actor (1927–2010)

*October 1st, 1927, Chicago †October 19th, 2010, Rancho Mirage

57

George Weah

President of Liberia from 2018 to 2024 (born 1966)

*October 1st, 1966, Monrovia

70

Klaus Wowereit

German politician

*October 1st, 1953, West Berlin

50

Christian Borle

American actor

*October 1st, 1973, Pittsburgh

34

Brie Larson

Canadian-American actress and singer

*October 1st, 1989, Sacramento

43

Sarah Drew

American actress

*October 1st, 1980, Charlottesville

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Born in 1928

89

Egil Monn-Iversen

Norwegian composer, conductor and producer

*April 14th, 1928, Oslo †July 7th, 2017, Oslo

88

Søren Elung Jensen

Actor (1928-2017)

*July 7th, 1928, Odense †January 22nd, 2017, Hellerup

95

Noam Chomsky

American linguist and activist (born 1928)

*December 7th, 1928, East Oak Lane

39

Che Guevara

Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)

*June 14th, 1928, Rosario †October 9th, 1967, La Higuera

86

Maya Angelou

American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014)

*April 4th, 1928, St. Louis †May 28th, 2014, Winston-Salem

95

Aníbal Abreu

Venezuelan composer

*December 14th, 1928, Caracas

77

Heinz Melkus

German racing driver (1928-2005)

*April 20th, 1928, Dresden †September 5th, 2005, Dresden

86

Horst Köbbert

German television presenter (1928-2014)

*February 12th, 1928, Rostock †July 11th, 2014, Rostock

77

Axel Strøbye

Danish film actor

*February 22nd, 1928, Frederiksberg †July 12th, 2005, Copenhagen

80

Karl-Michael Vogler

German actor

*August 28th, 1928, Remscheid †June 9th, 2009, Seehausen am Staffelsee

81

Inge Taubert

German historian

*October 11th, 1928, Zwickau †December 19th, 2009, Raschau-Markersbach

71

Rigobert Günther

German historian of classical antiquity (1928-2000)

*May 18th, 1928, Magdeburg †April 2nd, 2000, Leipzig

95

Jean-Marie Le Pen

French politician

*June 20th, 1928, La Trinité-sur-Mer

89

Alberto Zedda

Italian conductor (1928-2017)

*January 2nd, 1928, Milan †March 6th, 2017, Pesaro

89

Bengt Gustavsson

Swedish footballer (1928-2017)

*January 13th, 1928, Ringarum †February 16th, 2017, Norrköping

89

Bab Christensen

Norwegian actress (1928-2017)

*January 8th, 1928, Oslo †April 10th, 2017, Oslo

91

Hosni Mubarak

President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011

*May 4th, 1928, Kafr el-Muṣīlḥa †February 25th, 2020, Cairo

95

Frank Borman

American astronaut

*March 14th, 1928, Gary †November 7th, 2023, Billings

58

Andy Warhol

American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)

*August 6th, 1928, Pittsburgh †February 22nd, 1987, New York City

96

Paul Dooley

American actor, writer, and comedian

*February 22nd, 1928, Parkersburg

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Leap year

Yes: 1928 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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