October 1st, 1969

Born on October 1st, 1969

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on October 1st, 1969?

October 1st, 1969

Concorde breaks the sound barrier for the first time.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concorde

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, 1969

54

Zach Galifianakis

American actor and comedian

*October 1st, 1969, Wilkesboro

54

Marcus Stephen

Nauruan sportperson and politician

*October 1st, 1969, Nauru

54

Mahesh Thakur

Indian actor

*October 1st, 1969, Mumbai

54

Jorge Aravena

Peruvian actor

*October 1st, 1969, Lima

54

Simone Stelzer

Austrian singer

*October 1st, 1969, Vienna

54

Ori Kaplan

Israeli musician

*October 1st, 1969, Tel Aviv

54

Joseph Patrick Moore

American bass player

*October 1st, 1969, Knoxville

54

Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark

Greco-Dano Royal

*October 1st, 1969, Rome

54

Igor Ulanov

Russian ice hockey player

*October 1st, 1969, Krasnokamsk

54

Charles Edwards

British actor

*October 1st, 1969, Haslemere

54

Jennifer Milmore

American actress

*October 1st, 1969, Rumson

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

57

George Weah

President of Liberia from 2018 to 2024 (born 1966)

*October 1st, 1966, Monrovia

50

Christian Borle

American actor

*October 1st, 1973, Pittsburgh

79

Walter Matthau

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

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

62

Thomas von Heesen

German association football player and manager

*October 1st, 1961, Höxter

88

Julie Andrews

British actress, singer and author (born 1935)

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

32

Niletto

Russian singer

*October 1st, 1991, Tyumen

99

Jimmy Carter

President of the United States from 1977 to 1981

*October 1st, 1924, Plains

73

Jeane Manson

American actress

*October 1st, 1950, Cleveland

43

Sarah Drew

American actress

*October 1st, 1980, Charlottesville

46

Matthew Wilson

Australian road bicycle racer

*October 1st, 1977, Melbourne

34

Brie Larson

Canadian-American actress and singer

*October 1st, 1989, Sacramento

36

Michaela Coel

British actress and screenwriter

*October 1st, 1987, Aldgate

85

Lorraine Crapp

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

*October 1st, 1938, Sydney

44

Florin Salam

Romanian manele singer

*October 1st, 1979, Bucharest

55

Jay Underwood

American actor and pastor

*October 1st, 1968, Minneapolis

47

Ümit Karan

Turkish footballer

*October 1st, 1976, Berlin

70

Klaus Wowereit

German politician

*October 1st, 1953, West Berlin

59

Alejandro Puerto

Olympic wrestler

*October 1st, 1964, Pinar del Río

Same year
Born in 1969

55

Brian Krause

American actor

*February 1st, 1969, Lake Forest

54

Justine Frischmann

English musician

*September 16th, 1969, Kensington

54

Lucero

Mexican singer and actress

*August 29th, 1969, Mexico City

54

Thomas Vinterberg

Danish film director

*May 19th, 1969, Copenhagen

54

Søren Rasted

Danish musician

*June 13th, 1969, Blovstrød

54

Magnus Samuelsson

Swedish strongman

*December 21st, 1969, Kisa

54

Jens Eriksen

Danish badminton player

*December 30th, 1969, Copenhagen

55

Michael Schumacher

German racing driver

*January 3rd, 1969, Hürth

54

Ansgar Brinkmann

German footballer

*July 5th, 1969, Vechta

54

Brad Beven

Triathlete

*September 18th, 1969, Mirriwinni

54

Catrine Bengtsson

Badminton player

*September 21st, 1969, Gothenburg

54

Jyri Aalto

Finnish badminton player

*July 11th, 1969, Helsinki

54

Markus Gisdol

German association football player and manager

*August 17th, 1969, Geislingen an der Steige

55

Jintara Poonlarp

Thai female singer

*March 6th, 1969, Kaset Wisai

55

Arabella Kiesbauer

German talk show host

*April 8th, 1969, Vienna

54

Linus Torvalds

Finnish-American software engineer

*December 28th, 1969, Helsinki

54

Jennifer Lopez

American singer and actress

*July 24th, 1969, The Bronx

54

Maj Helen Sorkmo

Norwegian cross-country skier

*August 14th, 1969, Os Municipality

55

Bettina Stucky

Swiss actress

*January 1st, 1969, Bern

54

Matthew Perry

American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)

*August 19th, 1969, Williamstown †October 28th, 2023, Los Angeles

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No: With 365 days 1969 is a normal year and no leap year.

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