October 1
day of the year
October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 91 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
Pre-1600
331 BC – Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela.
366 – Pope Damasus I is consecrated.
959 – Edgar the Peaceful becomes king of all England, in succession to Eadwig.
965 – Pope John XIII is consecrated.
1553 – The coronation of Queen Mary I of England is held at Westminster Abbey.
1588 – The coronation of Shah Abbas I of Persia occurs.
1601–1900
1730 – Ahmed III is forced to abdicate as the Ottoman sultan.
1779 – The city of Tampere, Finland (belonging to Sweden at this time) is founded by King Gustav III of Sweden.
1787 – Russians under Alexander Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn.
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