October 1st, 1979

Born on October 1st, 1979

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 16,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 728 days, exactly on April 17th, 2026, people who were born on October 1st, 1979 will be 17,000 days old!

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What happened on October 1st, 1979?

October 1st, 1979

The MTR, Hong Kong's rapid transit railway system, opens.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTR

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, 1979

44

Florin Salam

Romanian manele singer

*October 1st, 1979, Bucharest

44

Marielle Heller

American director, writer and actress

*October 1st, 1979, Marin County

44

Senhit

Italian singer

*October 1st, 1979, Bologna

44

Tom Moosmayer

Belgian association football player

*October 1st, 1979, Eupen

44

Laurent Cazalon

Basketball player

*October 1st, 1979, Mulhouse

44

Ryan Pontbriand

Player of American football

*October 1st, 1979, Houston

44

Gilberto Martínez

Costa Rican footballer

*October 1st, 1979, Golfito

44

Curtis Axel

American professional wrestler

*October 1st, 1979, Champlin

44

Rudi Johnson

Player of American football

*October 1st, 1979, Petersburg

43

Walewska Oliveira

Brazilian volleyball player

*October 1st, 1979, Belo Horizonte †September 21st, 2023, São Paulo

44

Tom Herpich

American artist

*October 1st, 1979, Torrington

44

Holly Dignard

Canadian actress

*October 1st, 1979, Moncton

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 1st?

37

Jurnee Smollett

American actress

*October 1st, 1986, New York City

43

Sarah Drew

American actress

*October 1st, 1980, Charlottesville

67

Theresa May

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019

*October 1st, 1956, Eastbourne

32

Niletto

Russian singer

*October 1st, 1991, Tyumen

46

Matthew Wilson

Australian road bicycle racer

*October 1st, 1977, Melbourne

79

Walter Matthau

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

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

50

Christian Borle

American actor

*October 1st, 1973, Pittsburgh

43

Beau Hoopman

American rower

*October 1st, 1980, Sheboygan

99

Jimmy Carter

President of the United States from 1977 to 1981

*October 1st, 1924, Plains

88

Julie Andrews

British actress, singer and author (born 1935)

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

34

Brie Larson

Canadian-American actress and singer

*October 1st, 1989, Sacramento

36

Michaela Coel

British actress and screenwriter

*October 1st, 1987, Aldgate

47

Ümit Karan

Turkish footballer

*October 1st, 1976, Berlin

62

Thomas von Heesen

German association football player and manager

*October 1st, 1961, Höxter

57

George Weah

President of Liberia from 2018 to 2024 (born 1966)

*October 1st, 1966, Monrovia

73

Jeane Manson

American actress

*October 1st, 1950, Cleveland

32

Gus Kenworthy

American and British freestyle skier

*October 1st, 1991, Chelmsford

45

Nicole Atkins

Singer-songwriter

*October 1st, 1978, Neptune Township

42

Rupert Friend

British actor

*October 1st, 1981, Cambridge

45

Leticia Cline

American model and wrestling announcer

*October 1st, 1978, Orlando

Same year
Born in 1979

45

Gao Ling

Chinese badminton player

*March 14th, 1979, Wuhan

45

Yang Wei

Chinese badminton player

*January 13th, 1979, Guangdong

44

Tine Baun

Danish badminton player

*July 21st, 1979, Hørsholm

44

Deborah Secco

Brazilian actress

*November 26th, 1979, Rio de Janeiro

45

Johan Harstad

Norwegian author

*February 10th, 1979, Stavanger Municipality

44

Saralee Thungthongkam

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1979, Bangkok

44

Anders Kristiansen

Badminton player

*September 7th, 1979, Frederikssund Municipality

44

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

44

Guf

Russian rapper

*September 23rd, 1979, Ivanteyevskaya Street

44

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

45

Dan Tangnes

Norwegian ice hockey player (1979-)

*March 8th, 1979, Oslo

44

Patricia Aulitzky

Austrian actress

*July 7th, 1979, Salzburg

44

Mia Audina

Indonesian badminton player

*August 22nd, 1979, Jakarta

44

Chen Hong

Badminton player

*November 28th, 1979, Changting County

45

Ingo Kindervater

Badminton player

*January 1st, 1979, Burgwedel

44

Britta Andersen

Badminton player

*December 19th, 1979, Aarhus

44

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

44

Aamir Ghaffar

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1979, Peshawar

44

Chris Pratt

American actor (born 1979)

*June 21st, 1979, Virginia

45

Lise Risom Olsen

Norwegian actress

*March 1st, 1979, Fredrikstad Municipality

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No: With 365 days 1979 is a normal year and no leap year.

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