This Day in History October 1st: Notable Historical Events on October 1st
This day in history October 1st. The most notable events that took place on October 1st range from political historical events to cultural and social events.
Domestic events taking place on October 1st
October 1, 1876:Birthday of patriot Huynh Thuc Khang, Minister of the Interior of the Coalition Government of Resistance. When President Ho Chi Minh went to France in 1946, Minister Huynh Thuc Khang was given the power of President.
October 1, 1936:The ceremony to lay the last rail connecting the Trans-Indochina railway was held at Hao Son station (Tuy Hoa). On October 2, 1936, the first train departed from Hanoi station to Saigon, officially opening the Trans-Indochina railway.
October 1, 1951:The Party Central Committee and the Government issued an official Decision to establish the Central Campus in Nanning. This was the place to train thousands of cadres for the Vietnamese revolution during the war years.
October 1, 1954:The Army Cheo Theater was established in Thai Nguyen province, with the original name of the Cultural Troupe under the Political Department, General Department of Supply, to meet the mission requirements of serving the spiritual life of soldiers.
October 1, 1958:Construction of the Bac-Hung-Hai irrigation system began in Xuan Quan, Hung Yen province, including two large sluices, Xuan Quan and Nghi Xuyen, taking water from the Red River to irrigate 167,000 hectares of cultivated land.
October 1, 1962:Group 759 (later renamed 125) of the navy organized the first ship carrying weapons and supplies to the South from the coast of Hai Phong.
October 1, 1990:The World Trade Organization (WTO) promulgates the WTO Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods and Services (both English and Vietnamese).
October 1, 2018:Former General Secretary Do Muoi passed away.
International events taking place on October 1st
October 1, 1553:Mary I of England was crowned monarch of England.
October 1, 1868:Chulalongkorn became the fifth monarch of the Chakri Dynasty, one of the greatest kings of Siam.
October 1, 1891:Stanford University opens in California, USA.
October 1, 1908:The first Model T automobile was delivered to customers by Henry Ford. The Model T was the first car that was affordable, simple to operate, and durable. The birth of the car was a turning point in the world automobile manufacturing industry, bringing durable products and reasonable prices to customers.
October 1, 1936:Francisco Franco was appointed head of the Spanish national government.
October 1, 1949:The founding of the People's Republic of China with Mao Zedong as Chairman.
October 1, 1961:East and West Cameroon merged to form Cameroon.
October 1, 1964:Shinkansen high-speed rail service from Tokyo to Osaka in Japan begins operations.
October 1, 1979:The United States transferred sovereignty of the Panama Canal to Panama.
October 1, 1989:Denmark legalizes world's first modern same-sex civil unions
October 1, 1991:International Day of Older Persons. On December 14, 1990, the United Nations General Assembly voted to establish October 1 as the International Day of Older Persons. The first International Day of Older Persons was held on October 1, 1991.
October 1, 1992:Cartoon Network began airing on cable television systems in the United States.
October 1, 2012:The Lamma IV ferry, chartered by Hong Kong Electric Power Company, was carrying about 124 people to Victoria Harbor to watch fireworks on China's National Day when it collided with another ferry coming from the opposite direction. The sinking killed at least 37 people and injured more than 100.
October 1, 2017:A shooting at the "Route 91 Harvest" country music night at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas, California, USA, killed 58 people and injured more than 500 others. The perpetrator was a 64-year-old man named Stephen Paddock.
October 1, 2018:The 2018 Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to two scientists, James Allison (USA) and Tasuku Honjo (Japan) for their discoveries in cancer treatment by inhibiting negative immune regulation, bringing hope to many cancer patients.
