Historical Events on October 1
39 notable historical events happened on October 1 throughout history.
16 famous birthdays on October 1 — including Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Liaquat Ali Khan, Chen-ning Yang18th Century1 event
Treaty of San Ildefonso — treaty between France and Spain involving the colonial territory of Louisiana
19th Century2 events
War of the Fourth Coalition — 1806–1807 conflict during the Napoleonic Wars
International Meridian Conference — 1884 conference in Washington, D.C., United States
20th Century15 events
figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics — 1908 edition of the figure skating competitions during the Olympic Games
Arab Revolt — uprising against the ruling Ottoman Turks during World War I
Parsley massacre — Haitian genocidal massacre carried out in fall 1937
wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics — competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics
crushing The Rebellions of 1965–1966 — large scale political, state-sponsored killings in Indonesia between 30th September 1965, into 1966
1967 United States Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1967
wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics — competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics
1978 United States Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1978
1988 Summer Paralympics — multi-parasport event in Seoul, South Korea
1992 King Fahd Cup — 1st FIFA Confederations Cup, held in Saudi Arabia
2000 Summer Paralympics — multi-parasport event in Sydney, Australia
21st Century21 events
Enron scandal — 2001 accounting scandal of American energy company Enron
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) — South American section of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
Catalan independence referendum, 2017 — independence referendum in Catalonia, 1 October 2017
2017 Las Vegas shooting — mass shooting in the Las Vegas area of Nevada, USA on October 1, 2017
October 7 attacks — terrorist attack and massacre in southern Israel on October 7, 2023 carried out by the Islamic Fundamentalist Terrorist Group Hamas