Births on October 1

Esai Morales

Born on October 1, 1962

Esai Morales, American actor

Esai Manuel Morales Jr. (born October 1, 1962) is an American actor. He has had notable roles in the films La Bamba with Lou Diamond Phillips (1987), and as Francisco d'Anconia in the drama film Atlas Shrugged: Part II (2012). His television roles include the PBS 2002 drama series American Family, the Showtime series Resurrection Blvd. (2000–2002), portraying Lt. Tony Rodriguez on NYPD Blue (2001–2004), Joseph Adama in the science fiction series Caprica (2009–2010), Camino del Rio in the Netflix original series Ozark (2017) and as the DC Comics villain Deathstroke / Slade Wilson in the superhero series Titans (2018).

Morales will appear as the main antagonist in the 2023 spy action film Mission: Impossible 7 opposite Tom Cruise, a role which he will reprise in the 2024 sequel Mission: Impossible 8.

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Events on 1962

5 Feb

Charles de Gaulle
French President Charles de Gaulle calls for Algeria to be granted independence.
5 Aug

Nelson Mandela
Apartheid in South Africa: Nelson Mandela is jailed. He would not be released until 1990.
15 Sep

Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviet ship Poltava heads toward Cuba, one of the events that sets into motion the Cuban Missile Crisis.
18 Sep

Jamaica
Burundi, Jamaica, Rwanda and Trinidad and Tobago are admitted to the United Nations.
6 Nov

Apartheid
The United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution condemning South Africa's apartheid policies and calls for all UN member states to cease military and economic relations with the nation.

Births on October 1

Esai Morales

Born on October 1, 1962

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Events on 1962

Charles de Gaulle

Nelson Mandela

Cuban Missile Crisis

Jamaica

Apartheid