October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years). There are 91 days remaining.
- 1946 — John Brennan Crutchley is born.
- 1951 — Anthony LaRette is born.
- 1953 — Vernon Brown is born.
- 1959 — Vladimir Khudyakov is born.
- 1964 — Fa Ziying is born.
- 1967 — Abdelkader Salhi is born.
- 1973 — Darci Warde (victim) is born.
- 1997 — Ricardo Caputo died.
- 2001 — Leroy Snyder died.
- 2015 — Alfredo Prieto died.
- 2024 — Garcia Glen White died.