October 1st, 1964

Born on October 1st, 1964

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 246 days, exactly on December 25th, 2024, people who were born on October 1st, 1964 will be 22,000 days old!

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What happened on October 1st, 1964?

October 1st, 1964

Japanese Shinkansen ("bullet trains") begin high-speed rail service from Tokyo to Osaka.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinkansen

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Speech_Movement

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, 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, 1964

59

Alejandro Puerto

Olympic wrestler

*October 1st, 1964, Pinar del Río

59

Barbara Tyson

Canadian actress

*October 1st, 1964, Barrie

59

Christopher Titus

Actor, writer, podcaster

*October 1st, 1964, Castro Valley

59

Harry Hill

English comedian

*October 1st, 1964, Woking

59

Petra Morzé

Austrian actress

*October 1st, 1964, Klagenfurt

59

Jérôme Policand

French racing driver

*October 1st, 1964, Grenoble

59

Max Matsuura

Japanese record producer and entrepreneur

*October 1st, 1964, Yokohama

59

Jonathan Sarfati

Australian writer and chess player

*October 1st, 1964, Ararat

59

Zeki Demirkubuz

Turkish film director, screenwriter and film producer

*October 1st, 1964, Isparta

59

John Sheridan

Irish footballer and manager

*October 1st, 1964, Stretford

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

57

George Weah

President of Liberia from 2018 to 2024 (born 1966)

*October 1st, 1966, Monrovia

62

Thomas von Heesen

German association football player and manager

*October 1st, 1961, Höxter

37

Jurnee Smollett

American actress

*October 1st, 1986, New York City

88

Julie Andrews

British actress, singer and author (born 1935)

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

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

32

Niletto

Russian singer

*October 1st, 1991, Tyumen

73

Jeane Manson

American actress

*October 1st, 1950, Cleveland

50

Christian Borle

American actor

*October 1st, 1973, Pittsburgh

60

Neil Stephens

Australian cyclist

*October 1st, 1963, Canberra

58

Abigail Thaw

English actress

*October 1st, 1965, London

43

Sarah Drew

American actress

*October 1st, 1980, Charlottesville

58

Cindy Margolis

Actress, model

*October 1st, 1965, Los Angeles

85

Lorraine Crapp

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

*October 1st, 1938, Sydney

70

Klaus Wowereit

German politician

*October 1st, 1953, West Berlin

34

Brie Larson

Canadian-American actress and singer

*October 1st, 1989, Sacramento

61

Marie-Hélène Lafon

French writer and school teacher

*October 1st, 1962, Aurillac

46

Matthew Wilson

Australian road bicycle racer

*October 1st, 1977, Melbourne

36

Michaela Coel

British actress and screenwriter

*October 1st, 1987, Aldgate

Same year
Born in 1964

60

David Woodard

American conductor and writer

*April 6th, 1964, Santa Barbara

60

Li Lingwei

Badminton player

*January 4th, 1964, Lishui

60

Marit Törnqvist

Swedish writer, illustrator and translator

*January 19th, 1964, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

59

Boris Johnson

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022

*June 19th, 1964, New York City

59

Maxi Mounds

American pornographic actress

*October 25th, 1964, Valley Stream

59

Dieter Hecking

German association football player and manager

*September 12th, 1964, Castrop-Rauxel

60

Linda French

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1964, Elmhurst

60

Gillian Gowers

British badminton player

*April 9th, 1964, Horfield

59

Kamala Harris

Vice president of the United States since 2021

*October 20th, 1964, Oakland Medical Center

59

Hape Kerkeling

German comedian

*December 9th, 1964, Recklinghausen

59

Christa Miller

American actress

*May 28th, 1964, Manhattan

60

Alexander Fischinger

German association football player and manager

*April 10th, 1964, Triberg im Schwarzwald

59

Jan Suski

German illustrator

*October 28th, 1964, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

59

Tor Mikkel Wara

Norwegian politician

*December 27th, 1964, Karasjok Municipality

59

Doris Ahnen

German politician (SPD)

*August 29th, 1964, Trier

60

Nicolas Cage

American actor

*January 7th, 1964, Long Beach

59

Keanu Reeves

Canadian actor (born 1964)

*September 2nd, 1964, Beirut

60

Russell Crowe

New Zealand actor

*April 7th, 1964, Wellington

60

Kimiko Jinnai

Badminton player

*March 12th, 1964, Yatsushiro

59

Clive Owen

British actor

*October 3rd, 1964, Coventry

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Leap year

Yes: 1964 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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