October 1st, 1966

Born on October 1st, 1966

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 980 days, exactly on December 25th, 2026, people who were born on October 1st, 1966 will be 22,000 days old!

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What happened on October 1st, 1966?

October 1st, 1966

West Coast Airlines Flight 956 crashes with no survivors in Oregon. This accident marks the first loss of a DC-9.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Coast_Airlines_Flight_956

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, 1966

57

George Weah

President of Liberia from 2018 to 2024 (born 1966)

*October 1st, 1966, Monrovia

49

Brian Asawa

American opera singer (1966-2016)

*October 1st, 1966, Fullerton †April 18th, 2016, Mission Hills

57

Nina

Spanish musical actress and singer

*October 1st, 1966, Barcelona

57

José Ángel Ziganda

Spanish football player and manager

*October 1st, 1966, Ultzama

57

Scott Innes

American actor

*October 1st, 1966, Poplar Bluff

57

Arabella Holzbog

American actress

*October 1st, 1966, Stroud

57

Heather Rae

American actress and film producer

*October 1st, 1966, Venice

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

37

Jurnee Smollett

American actress

*October 1st, 1986, New York City

62

Thomas von Heesen

German association football player and manager

*October 1st, 1961, Höxter

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

99

Jimmy Carter

President of the United States from 1977 to 1981

*October 1st, 1924, Plains

32

Niletto

Russian singer

*October 1st, 1991, Tyumen

50

Christian Borle

American actor

*October 1st, 1973, Pittsburgh

73

Jeane Manson

American actress

*October 1st, 1950, Cleveland

59

Alejandro Puerto

Olympic wrestler

*October 1st, 1964, Pinar del Río

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

34

Brie Larson

Canadian-American actress and singer

*October 1st, 1989, Sacramento

46

Matthew Wilson

Australian road bicycle racer

*October 1st, 1977, Melbourne

85

Lorraine Crapp

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

*October 1st, 1938, Sydney

36

Michaela Coel

British actress and screenwriter

*October 1st, 1987, Aldgate

70

Klaus Wowereit

German politician

*October 1st, 1953, West Berlin

54

Zach Galifianakis

American actor and comedian

*October 1st, 1969, Wilkesboro

60

Neil Stephens

Australian cyclist

*October 1st, 1963, Canberra

Same year
Born in 1966

57

Jimmy Wales

Co-founder of Wikipedia (born 1966)

*August 7th, 1966, Huntsville

57

Diedrich Bader

American actor

*December 24th, 1966, Alexandria

57

Marcus Marin

German football player and manager

*December 13th, 1966, Hamburg

56

Sinéad O'Connor

Irish singer-songwriter (1966–2023)

*December 8th, 1966, Glenageary †July 26th, 2023, London

57

David Cameron

British politician (born 1966)

*October 9th, 1966, Marylebone

57

Kiefer Sutherland

British-Canadian actor

*December 21st, 1966, St. Mary's Hospital

57

Hwang Hye-young

South Korean badminton player

*July 16th, 1966, Jeungpyeong County

57

Olaf Thon

German association football player and manager

*May 1st, 1966, Gelsenkirchen

57

Lutz Heilmann

German politician

*September 7th, 1966, Zittau

58

Thomas Doll

German association football player and manager

*April 9th, 1966, Malchin

58

Olaf Marschall

German association football player and manager (1966–)

*March 19th, 1966, Torgau

57

Irina Serova

Badminton player

*May 14th, 1966, Soviet Union

58

Markus Schupp

German association football player and manager

*January 7th, 1966, Idar-Oberstein

57

Thomas Häßler

German footballer

*May 30th, 1966, West Berlin

58

Ludwig Kögl

German footballer

*March 7th, 1966, Penzberg

58

Catrin Striebeck

German actress

*April 18th, 1966, Vienna

58

Urs Fischer

Swiss association football player and manager (born 1966)

*February 20th, 1966, Triengen

57

Kristian Eidnes Andersen

Danish composer

*July 2nd, 1966, Faxe

58

Marin Hinkle

American actress

*March 23rd, 1966, Dar es Salaam

57

Rudy Gunawan

Badminton player

*December 31st, 1966, Surakarta City

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1966 is a normal year and no leap year.

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