Tukuk-OS📅 October 1
25 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on October 1? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2022 — One hundred and thirty-five were killed in a human crush following a football match at Kanjuruhan Stadium in East Java, Indonesia. .
Kanjuruhan Stadium disasterCrowd collapses and crushesKanjuruhan Stadium
- 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.
International Court of JusticeObligation to Negotiate Access to the Pacific Ocean
- 2017 — A lone gunman 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.
- 2012 — A ferry collision off Lamma Island, Hong Kong, killed 39 people and injured 92 others.
- 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.
- 1998 — Europol, the EU's law enforcement agency, was formed with the ratification of the Europol Convention by all member states.
- 1994 — A tribunal was established to consider matters relating to the constitution of Singapore upon referral by the president.
Constitution of the Republic of Singapore TribunalConstitution of SingaporePresident of Singapore
- 1991 — Croatian War of Independence: Yugoslav People's Army forces invaded the area surrounding Dubrovnik, Croatia, beginning a seven-month siege of the city.
- 1990 — Fifty Rwandan Patriotic Front rebels deserted their Ugandan Army posts and crossed the border from Uganda into Rwanda, marking the start of the Rwandan Civil War.
- 1989 — Civil unions between same-sex couples were legalised in Denmark, the first country to do so.
Civil unionSame-sex relationshipSame-sex marriage in Denmark
- 1978 — Tuvalu adopted its national flag (pictured) on the day that the country gained its independence.
- 1975 — In boxing, Muhammad Ali defeated Joe Frazier in a match known as the "Thrilla in Manila".
- 1965 — Seven Indonesian National Armed Forces officers, six of them generals, were murdered at dawn by a rebellious force in Jakarta; the Army then blamed the Communist Party, leading to a mass anti-communist purge that killed up to one million people.
Indonesian National Armed Forces30 September MovementIndonesian Army
- 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.
Free Speech MovementUniversity of California, BerkeleyJack Weinberg
- 1949 — Chinese Communist Party chairman Mao Zedong publicly proclaimed (pictured) the establishment of the People's Republic of China in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
Chinese Communist PartyMao ZedongProclamation of the People's Republic of China
- 1946 — Mensa, the largest and oldest high-IQ society in the world, was formed in the United Kingdom.
- 1918 — First World War: British and Arab troops captured Damascus from the Ottoman Empire.
- 1906 — A deputation of Muslim leaders led by the Aga Khan III met Indian viceroy Lord Minto to secure greater political representation, eventually leading to the founding of the All-India Muslim League.
Simla DeputationAga Khan IIIGilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto
- 1891 — Stanford University, founded by railroad magnate and politician Leland Stanford and his wife Jane in Palo Alto, California, admitted its first students.
- 1890 — At the encouragement of preservationist John Muir and writer Robert Underwood Johnson, the U.S. Congress established Yosemite National Park in California.
- 1868 — St Pancras railway station (pictured) in London, now the terminus of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, opened to the public.
- 1832 — The first political gathering of colonists (president pictured) in Mexican Texas convened to seek reforms from the Mexican government.
- 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.
- 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.
- 959 — Edgar acceded to the English throne upon the death of his brother Eadwig.
Births
- 2006 — Priah Ferguson, American actress
- 2003 — Fernando Mendoza, American football player
- 2002 — Livvy Dunne, American gymnast and social media personality
- 2001 — Luna Blaise, American actress and singer
- 2001 — Mason Greenwood, English footballer
- 2000 — Kalle Rovanperä, Finnish professional rally driver
- 1998 — Daniel Gafford, American basketball player
- 1998 — Haumole Olakau'atu, Australian-Tongan rugby league player
- 1997 — Jade Bird, English singer, songwriter, and musician
- 1994 — Trézéguet, Egyptian footballer
- 1993 — Chris Green, South African-Australian cricketer
- 1993 — Lizaad Williams, South African cricketer
Deaths
- 2025 — Jane Goodall, English primatologist (born 1934)
- 2024 — Michael Ancram, English lawyer and politician (born 1945)
- 2023 — Tim Wakefield, American professional baseball player (born 1966)
- 2022 — Antonio Inoki, Japanese professional wrestler and politician (born 1943)
- 2019 — Karel Gott, Czech singer (born 1939)
- 2018 — Charles Aznavour, French-Armenian singer, composer, writer, filmmaker and public figure (born 1924)
- 2017 — Stephen Paddock, American mass murderer (born 1953)
- 2017 — Dave Strader, American sportscaster (born 1955)
- 2015 — Božo Bakota, Croatian footballer (born 1950)
- 2015 — Don Edwards, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1915)
- 2015 — Hadi Norouzi, Iranian footballer (born 1985)
- 2015 — Jacob Pressman, American rabbi and academic, co-founder of American Jewish University (born 1919)
Observances & holidays
- Armed Forces Day (South Korea)
- Beginning of the United States' Fiscal Year
- Children's Day (El Salvador, Guatemala, Sri Lanka)
- Christian feast day: Abai (Syriac Orthodox Church)
- Christian feast day: Bavo of Ghent
- Christian feast day: Blessed Edward James
- Christian feast day: Nicetius (Roman Catholic Church)
- Christian feast day: Remigius
- Christian feast day: Thérèse of Lisieux
- Christian feast day: Protection/Patronage of the Theotokos (Eastern Catholic Churches)
- Christian feast day: October 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Day of Prosecutors (Azerbaijan)
- Ground Forces Day (Russia)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Cyprus from United Kingdom in 1960.
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Nigeria from United Kingdom in 1960.
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Palau from UN trust territory status in 1994.
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Tuvalu from United Kingdom in 1978.
- International Coffee Day
- International Day of Older Persons
- Lincolnshire Day (United Kingdom)
- National Day of the People's Republic of China (People's Republic of China)
- Pancasila Sanctity Day (Indonesia)
- Tampere Day (Finland)
- Teacher's Day (Uzbekistan)
- Unification Day (Cameroon)
- Defender of Ukraine Day (Ukraine)
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