On this day: October 1
Events
Battle of GaugamelaOctober 1, 331 BC · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of LobositzOctober 1, 1756 · Wars & Conflicts
Grand Duchy of FinlandOctober 1, 1809 – December 5, 1917 · World History
Founding of SiemensOctober 1, 1847 · Companies
Founding of Hoffmann-La RocheOctober 1, 1896 · Companies
Release of The Way of All FleshOctober 1, 1927 · Film
Founding of PumaOctober 1, 1948 · Companies
Founding of Toei CompanyOctober 1, 1950 · Companies
Founding of Pony CanyonOctober 1, 1966 · Companies
Founding of SECAMOctober 1, 1967 · Companies
Founding of Bloomberg L.P.October 1, 1981 · Companies- Release of VincentOctober 1, 1982 · Film
- Release of The Unforgettable FireOctober 1, 1984 · Music
Siege of DubrovnikOctober 1, 1991 – May 31, 1992 · Wars & Conflicts- Release of From the Muddy Banks of the WishkahOctober 1, 1996 · Music
- Release of ÆnimaOctober 1, 1996 · Music
Release of Heroes of Might and Magic IIOctober 1, 1996 · Gaming
Founding of SwisscomOctober 1, 1997 · Companies
Release of Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-ZeroOctober 1, 1997 · Gaming
Founding of Korea Aerospace IndustriesOctober 1, 1999 · Companies
Founding of Sony Mobile CommunicationsOctober 1, 2001 · Companies- Release of FeverOctober 1, 2001 · Music
- Release of Lineage IIOctober 1, 2003 · Gaming
Founding of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial GroupOctober 1, 2005 · Companies- Release of ChangeOctober 1, 2007 · Music
Founding of Nippon Steel CorporationOctober 1, 2012 · Companies
Release of Pro Evolution Soccer 2016October 1, 2015 · Gaming
Release of Call of Duty: MobileOctober 1, 2019 · Gaming
Expo 2020October 1, 2021 – March 31, 2022 · Culture
Release of FIFA 22October 1, 2021 · Gaming- Release of Love for SaleOctober 1, 2021 · Music
2024 Lebanon WarOctober 1, 2024 – November 27, 2024 · Wars & Conflicts
Born on this day
Severus AlexanderOctober 1, AD 208 – March 19, AD 235 · World History
Giacomo Barozzi da VignolaOctober 1, 1507 – July 7, 1573 · Culture
El GrecoOctober 1, 1541 – April 7, 1614 · Culture
Álvaro de Mendaña de NeiraOctober 1, 1542 – October 18, 1595 · Exploration
Fidelis of SigmaringenOctober 1, 1577 – April 24, 1622 · Culture
Jacques BlanchardOctober 1, 1600 – November 10, 1638 · Art
Nicolaes Pieterszoon BerchemOctober 1, 1620 – February 18, 1683 · Art
William BeckfordOctober 1, 1760 – May 2, 1844 · Culture
Pierre BaillotOctober 1, 1771 – September 15, 1842 · Music
Hervé FayeOctober 1, 1814 – July 4, 1902 · Science
Karl von PilotyOctober 1, 1826 – July 21, 1886 · Art
Charles CrosOctober 1, 1842 – August 9, 1888 · Technology
William ChristieOctober 1, 1845 – January 22, 1922 · Science
Annie BesantOctober 1, 1847 – September 20, 1933 · Culture
Paul DukasOctober 1, 1865 – May 17, 1935 · Music
Vladimir Leontyevich KomarovOctober 1, 1869 – December 5, 1945 · Exploration
Marianne BrandtOctober 1, 1893 – June 18, 1983 · Art
Otto Robert FrischOctober 1, 1904 – September 22, 1979 · Science
Sachin Dev BurmanOctober 1, 1906 – October 31, 1975 · Music
Lev GumilevOctober 1, 1912 – June 15, 1992 · Culture
Kathleen OllerenshawOctober 1, 1912 – August 10, 2014 · Science
Daniel J. BoorstinOctober 1, 1914 – February 28, 2004 · Culture
Walter MatthauOctober 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000 · Film
Chen-ning YangOctober 1, 1922 – October 18, 2025 · Science
Jimmy CarterOctober 1, 1924 – December 29, 2024 · Politics
Oleg YefremovOctober 1, 1927 – May 24, 2000 · Film
George PeppardOctober 1, 1928 – May 8, 1994 · Film
Laurence HarveyOctober 1, 1928 – November 25, 1973 · Film
Richard HarrisOctober 1, 1930 – October 25, 2002 · Film
Albert CollinsOctober 1, 1932 – November 24, 1993 · Music
Julie AndrewsOctober 1, 1935 – present · Film- Walter De MariaOctober 1, 1935 – July 25, 2013 · Art
Julio JaramilloOctober 1, 1935 – February 9, 1978 · Music
Peter SteinOctober 1, 1937 – present · Film
Stella StevensOctober 1, 1938 – February 17, 2023 · Film
Jean-Jacques AnnaudOctober 1, 1943 – present · Film- Donny HathawayOctober 1, 1945 – January 13, 1979 · Music
Dave HollandOctober 1, 1946 – present · Music
Aaron CiechanoverOctober 1, 1947 – present · Science
Boris MorukovOctober 1, 1950 – January 1, 2015 · Space
Marco Tullio GiordanaOctober 1, 1950 – present · Film
Theresa MayOctober 1, 1956 – present · Politics
Andrus AnsipOctober 1, 1956 – present · Science
Éva TardosOctober 1, 1957 – present · Science
Eric BoeOctober 1, 1964 – present · Space
George WeahOctober 1, 1966 – present · Sports
Heather HunterOctober 1, 1969 – present · Art
Leila HatamiOctober 1, 1972 – present · Film
Diana HaddadOctober 1, 1976 – present · Music
Katie AseltonOctober 1, 1978 – present · Film
Marielle HellerOctober 1, 1979 – present · Film
Rupert FriendOctober 1, 1981 – present · Film
Emerald FennellOctober 1, 1985 – present · Film
Brie LarsonOctober 1, 1989 – present · Film
Lucio CorsiOctober 1, 1993 – present · Music