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This is a list of selected October 1 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.

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Cyprus (1960), Palau (1994), and Nigeria (1960) Cyprus: date not cited; Palau: refimprove section; Nigeria: expand section
Feast day of St. Thérèse of Lisieux (Catholicism); refimprove sections, external links
331 BCAlexander the Great of Macedon defeated Darius III of Persia at the Battle of Gaugamela, and was subsequently crowned "King of Asia" in a ceremony in Arbela. unreferenced section
1850 – The University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, was established. Featured on October 11
1898 – The Vienna University of Economics and Business, currently the largest university focusing on business and economics in Europe, was founded as k.u.k. Exportakademie. refimprove
1903 – The first modern World Series, the annual championship series of Major League Baseball, opened. refimprove section
1910 – A large bomb destroyed the Los Angeles Times building in Los Angeles, killing 21 people. refimprove section
1936Francisco Franco was declared Generalísimo and head of state during the Spanish Civil War. refimprove section
1946Mensa, the largest and oldest high-IQ society in the world, was formed in the United Kingdom. lots of CN tags (8)
1958NASA began operations, replacing the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). Featured on July 29
1961 – Despite strong resistance from the U.S. Armed Forces, the Defense Intelligence Agency was formed, becoming the country's main global military espionage organization. refimprove section
1961 – Canada's first private television network, CTV, launched. refimprove
1962 – Amid violent riots, James Meredith became the first African American to enroll at the University of Mississippi after the intervention of the U.S. government. Referencing issues
1964 – The Tokaido Shinkansen, the first Shinkansen line of high-speed railways in Japan, opened for service. Referencing issues
1971Walt Disney World, the most visited and largest recreational resort in the world, opened near Orlando, Florida. refimprove section
1971 – The first X-ray computed tomography scan, invented by Godfrey Hounsfield, was performed at Atkinson Morley Hospital in Wimbledon, England. unreferenced section
1975 – In boxing, Muhammad Ali defeated Joe Frazier in a match known as the "Thrilla in Manila". CN-tagged Legacy section
1991 – New Zealand's Resource Management Act came into effect, regulating access to natural and physical resources such as land, air and water, to ensure their sustainable use. unreferenced section
2005 – A series of terrorist suicide bombings occurred at two sites in Bali, Indonesia, killing 20 people and injuring more than 120 others. cn tags, refimprove
2009 – The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, which acquired the judicial functions of the House of Lords, began work. cleanup, refimprove section
Nectarios of Aegina |b|1846| excessive unreferenced material

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October 1: Unification Day in Cameroon (1961); National Day in China (1949); Independence Day in Tuvalu (1978); Defenders Day in Ukraine (2015)

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