Birthdays
Born on October 1
Famous people who share October 1 as their birthday, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages write about them. Their sign: Libra.
Famous people born on October 1
- Julie AndrewsBritish actress, singer and author · born 1935
- Brie LarsonAmerican actress, singer and filmmaker · born 1989
- Walter MatthauAmerican actor, comedian and director · born 1920
- Aaron CiechanoverIsraeli physician and biochemist, Nobel Laureate · born 1947
- Jean-Jacques AnnaudFrench film director, screenwriter and producer · born 1943
- Philippe NoiretFrench actor · born 1930
- Paul DukasFrench composer · born 1865
- Zach GalifianakisAmerican actor and comedian · born 1969
- Mirko VučinićMontenegrin footballer · born 1983
- William BoeingAmerican aviation pioneer · born 1881
- Mason GreenwoodEnglish association football player · born 2001
- André RieuDutch violinist and conductor · born 1949
- Duncan EdwardsEnglish footballer · born 1936
- Chulpan KhamatovaRussian actress · born 1975
- George PeppardAmerican actor · born 1928
- Otto Robert FrischAustrian-born British nuclear physicist · born 1904
- You XieChinese-German politician and writer · born 1958
- Júlio BaptistaBrazilian footballer · born 1981
- Randy QuaidAmerican actor · born 1950
- TrézéguetEgyptian association football player · born 1994
- Anthony LopezPortuguese footballer · born 1990
- Satoshi OtomoFilipino association football player · born 1981
- Emerald FennellEnglish actress, filmmaker and writer · born 1985
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What happened on October 1
- 1958 · NASA opened for businessThe new civilian space agency began work, absorbing the older aeronautics research labs.
- 1961 · Roger Maris hits 61 home runsThe Yankees slugger passed Babe Ruth's single season record on the last day.
- 1962 · Johnny Carson takes over TonightHe began a 30 year run as host of NBC's late night show.
- 1964 · The bullet train starts runningJapan's Shinkansen opened between Tokyo and Osaka.
- 1971 · Walt Disney World opens in FloridaThe resort opened with the Magic Kingdom, two hotels, golf courses and a campground.
- 1982 · EPCOT Center opensDisney's park of future technology and world cultures opened in Florida.
- 1982 · First CD player goes on saleSony's CDP-101 and the first CDs were introduced in Japan.
- 1990 · The Human Genome Project beganScientists set out to read all 3 billion letters of human DNA.
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