What Day Of The Week Is October 1?

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October 1: Day of the Week

October 1, 2026 is the 274th day of the year 2026 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 91 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.

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Here’s the October calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

October					2026
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

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October 1 by the Numbers

• 250 days since October 1
• 0 year, 8 months, and 8 days ago
• 8 months since then
• October 1 is in the 40th week of the year 2026 (ISO 8601)
• 35 weeks ago
• The year 2026 is not a leap year

October 1 Historical Event(s)

959Edgar the Peaceable becomes king of all England. 1553Coronation of Queen Mary I of England 1791First session of the French Legislative Assembly. 1811The first steamboat to sail the Mississippi River arrives in New Orléans, Louisiana. 1880John Philip Sousa becomes leader of the United States Marine Band. 1903Baseball: The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series. 1936Francisco Franco is named head of the Nationalist government of Spain. 1938Germany annexes the Sudetenland. 1940The Pennsylvania Turnpike, often considered the first superhighway in the United States, opens to traffic. 1982Helmut Kohl replaces Helmut Schmidt as Chancellor of Germany through a Constructive Vote of No Confidence.

Who were born on October 1?

1760William Thomas Beckford, English writer and politician (d. 1844) 1885Louis Untermeyer, American author (d. 1977) 1909Maurice Bardèche, French fascist (d. 1998) 1942Robert Lelièvre, French singer, songwriter and guitar player 1959Youssou N'Dour, Senegalese singer 1972Esa Holopainen, Finnish guitarist (Amorphis) 1975Zoltán Sebescen, German footballer 1979Gilberto Martínez, Costa Rican footballer 1981Johnny Oduya, Swedish ice hockey player 2003Charlotte Cleverley-Bisman, New Zealander quadruple amputee

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