October 1st, 1988

Born on October 1st, 1988

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 12,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 9 days, exactly on May 5th, 2024, people who were born on October 1st, 1988 will be 13,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What 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.

October 1st, 1940

The first section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, one of the first long-distance limited-access highways in the U.S., opened to traffic.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 1st

Born on October 1st, 1988

35

Cariba Heine

Australian actress

*October 1st, 1988, Johannesburg

35

Kristina Inhof

Austrian television presenter

*October 1st, 1988, Mödling

35

Joshua John

Dutch football player

*October 1st, 1988, Alkmaar

33

Nguyen Huu Viet

Vietnamese swimmer

*October 1st, 1988, Thủy Nguyên †March 25th, 2022

35

Jordan Haj

Czech musician and actor

*October 1st, 1988, Prague

35

Stéphane Caillard

French actress

*October 1st, 1988, Marseille

35

Nick Whitaker

American actor (1988-)

*October 1st, 1988, Salt Lake City

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

37

Jurnee Smollett

American actress

*October 1st, 1986, New York City

32

Niletto

Russian singer

*October 1st, 1991, Tyumen

34

Brie Larson

Canadian-American actress and singer

*October 1st, 1989, Sacramento

36

Michaela Coel

British actress and screenwriter

*October 1st, 1987, Aldgate

67

Theresa May

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019

*October 1st, 1956, Eastbourne

32

Gus Kenworthy

American and British freestyle skier

*October 1st, 1991, Chelmsford

36

Wout Poels

Dutch racing cyclist

*October 1st, 1987, Venray

33

Hazal Kaya

Turkish actress

*October 1st, 1990, Istanbul

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

88

Julie Andrews

British actress, singer and author (born 1935)

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

43

Sarah Drew

American actress

*October 1st, 1980, Charlottesville

50

Christian Borle

American actor

*October 1st, 1973, Pittsburgh

62

Thomas von Heesen

German association football player and manager

*October 1st, 1961, Höxter

73

Jeane Manson

American actress

*October 1st, 1950, Cleveland

46

Matthew Wilson

Australian road bicycle racer

*October 1st, 1977, Melbourne

57

George Weah

President of Liberia from 2018 to 2024 (born 1966)

*October 1st, 1966, Monrovia

44

Florin Salam

Romanian manele singer

*October 1st, 1979, Bucharest

29

Mónica Spear

Venezuelan beauty pageant titleholder (1984–2014)

*October 1st, 1984, Maracaibo †January 6th, 2014, Puerto Cabello

38

José Herrada

Road racing cyclist

*October 1st, 1985, Mota del Cuervo

Same year
Born in 1988

35

Adele

British singer

*May 5th, 1988, Tottenham

36

Wang Yihan

Chinese badminton player

*January 18th, 1988, Shanghai

35

Mizuki Fujii

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1988, Ashikita

35

Ma Jin

Badminton player

*May 7th, 1988, Nantong

35

Arun Vishnu

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1988, Kozhikode

36

Line Damkjær Kruse

Badminton player

*January 7th, 1988, Aarhus

36

Chan Yun Lung

Badminton player

*February 29th, 1988, Hong Kong

35

Gzuz

German rapper

*June 29th, 1988, Hamburg

36

KC Rebell

German rapper

*January 26th, 1988, Pazarcık

36

Christian Meaas Svendsen

Norwegian musician

*February 26th, 1988, Kongsberg Municipality

35

Jérôme Boateng

German association football player

*September 3rd, 1988, West Berlin

35

Pramod Bhagat

Indian para-badminton player

*June 4th, 1988, Attabira

35

Mats Hummels

German association football player

*December 16th, 1988, Bergisch Gladbach

35

Sara Hjort Ditlevsen

Danish actress

*May 23rd, 1988, Copenhagen

35

Monika Lewczuk

Polish singer-songwriter and former model

*June 10th, 1988, Łomża

36

Gabi Tóth

Hungarian singer

*January 17th, 1988, Tapolca

35

Friðrik Dór

Icelandic singer

*October 7th, 1988, Hafnarfjörður

36

Marcel Schmelzer

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1988, Magdeburg

35

Lyna bonasera

Belgian actress

*May 17th, 1988, West Los Angeles

35

Savitree Amitrapai

Badminton player

*November 19th, 1988, Bangkok

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on October 1st

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on October 1st.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Born on October 1st, 1988
Future birthdays

Leap year

Yes: 1988 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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October 1988