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1 October 2021
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
United Nations
International Day of Older PersonsSelected anniversaries
Anniversary
2022 - After losing a league home match to local rivals Persebaya Surabaya, some 3,000 Arema supporters invaded the stadium's pitch and met with police resistance, causing a stampede that killed 135.Football league season
Anniversary
2018 - The International Court of Justice ruled that Chile was under no obligation to restore Bolivia's access to the Pacific Ocean, which it had lost in the 19th century.Judicial organ of the United Nations
Anniversary
2017 - A lone gunman fired more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition from his hotel suite on a crowd attending the Route 91 Harvest music festival on the Las Vegas Strip, resulting in 60 deaths and 867 injuries.American mass murderer (1953–2017)
Anniversary
2012 - A ferry collision off Lamma Island, Hong Kong, killed 39 people and injured 92 others.Maritime disaster in Hong Kong
Anniversary
2003 - A levy was imposed on the hiring of foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong, who numbered in the hundreds of thousands at the time.Domestic helpers in Hong Kong from other countries
Historical events
History
2024 - Israel invaded Southern Lebanon, marking the fifth Israeli invasion of Lebanon since 1978.Country in West Asia
History
2022 - One hundred and thirty-five are killed in a human crush following a football match at Kanjuruhan Stadium in East Java, Indonesia.2022 association football match disaster
History
2021 - The 2020 World Expo in Dubai begins. Its opening was originally scheduled for 20 October 2020 but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.World Expo in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
History
2019 - Kuopio school stabbing: One dies and ten are injured when Joel Marin, armed with a sabre, attacks a school class at Savo Vocational College in Kuopio, Finland.Mass stabbing in Finland
History
2018 - The International Court of Justice rules that Chile is not obliged to negotiate access to the Pacific Ocean with Bolivia.Judicial organ of the United Nations
History
2017 - An independence referendum, later declared illegal by the Constitutional Court of Spain, takes place in Catalonia.Referendum in the Spanish region of Catalonia
History
2017 - Sixty people are killed and 867 others injured in a mass shooting at a country music festival at the Las Vegas Strip in the United States; the gunman, Stephen Paddock, later commits suicide.Deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history
History
2016 - The leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, Pedro Sánchez, resigns. He would return to the position a year later.Spanish political party
History
2015 - A gunman kills nine people at a community college in Oregon.Mass shooting in Oregon, U.S.
History
2015 - Heavy rains trigger a major landslide in Guatemala, killing 280 people.Natural disaster
Notable births
Born
2002 - Livvy Dunne, American gymnast and social media personalityAmerican gymnast and influencer (born 2002)
Born
2000 - Kalle Rovanperä, Finnish professional rally driverFinnish rally driver (born 2000)
Born
1998 - Daniel Gafford, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1998)
Born
1998 - Haumole Olakau'atu, Australian-Tongan rugby league playerTonga international rugby league footballer
Born
1997 - Jade Bird, English singer, songwriter, and musicianEnglish singer (born 1997)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Jane Goodall, English primatologist (born 1934)English zoologist (1934–2025)
Died
2024 - Michael Ancram, English lawyer and politician (born 1945)British politician and peer (1945–2024)
Died
2023 - Tim Wakefield, American professional baseball player (born 1966)American baseball player (1966–2023)
Died
2022 - Antonio Inoki, Japanese professional wrestler and politician (born 1943)Japanese wrestler and politician (1943–2022)
Died
2018 - Charles Aznavour, French-Armenian singer, composer, writer, filmmaker and public figure (born 1924)French singer and songwriter (1924–2018)
Died
2017 - Stephen Paddock, American mass murderer (born 1953)American mass murderer (1953–2017)
Died
2017 - Dave Strader, American sportscaster (born 1955)American sportscaster (1955–2017)
Sky
Moon phase
Waning Crescent
25.6% illuminated
Lunar age: 24.5 days
Sun zodiac
Libra
8.53 degrees
Constellation: Virgo
Moon zodiac
Leo
5.81 degrees
Constellation: Cancer
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.