October 1 in History

Historical Events on October 1

1800 Spain cedes Louisiana to France via the Third Treaty of San Ildefonso.

1918 World War I: Arab forces under T. E. Lawrence, also known as "Lawrence of Arabia", capture Damascus.

1928 The Soviet Union introduces its first five-year plan.

1931 Spain adopts women's suffrage.

1942 World War II: USS Grouper torpedoes Lisbon Maru not knowing she is carrying British PoWs from Hong Kong

1949 The People's Republic of China is established and declared by Mao Zedong.

1955 Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is established.

1969 Concorde breaks the sound barrier for the first time.

1979 Pope John Paul II begins his first pastoral visit to the United States.

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Famous Birthdays on October 1

1207 Henry III of England

1924 Jimmy Carter

1956 Theresa May

1989 Brie Larson

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Famous Deaths on October 1

1972 Louis Leakey

1990 Curtis LeMay

2012 Eric Hobsbawm

2014 Lynsey de Paul

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