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

• 249 days since October 1
• 0 year, 8 months, and 7 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)

1847German inventor and industrialist Werner von Siemens founds Siemens AG & Halske. 1880First electric lamp factory is opened by Thomas Edison. 1891In the U.S. state of California, Stanford University opens its doors. 1908Ford puts the Model T car on the market at a price of US$825. 1920Sir Percy Cox lands in Basra to assume his responsibilities as high commissioner in Iraq. 1942USS Grouper torpedoes Lisbon Maru not knowing she is carrying British PoWs from Hong Kong 1947The F-86 Sabre flies for the first time. 1975The Seychelles gain internal self-government. The Ellice Islands split from Gilbert Islands and take the name Tuvalu. 1979The United States returns sovereignty of the Panama canal to Panama. 1985The Israeli air force bombs PLO Headquarters in Tunis.

Who were born on October 1?

1791Sergei Aksakov, Russian writer (d. 1859) 1808Mary Anna Custis Lee, American plantation owner and wife of Robert E. Lee (d. 1873) 1835Ádám Politzer, Austrian physician (d. 1920) 1910José Enrique Moyal, Australian mathematical physicist (d. 1998) 1914Daniel J. Boorstin, American historian and Librarian of Congress (d. 2004) 1967Mike Pringle, American football player 1969Ori Kaplan, Israeli jazz musician 1970Alexei Zhamnov, Russian ice hockey player 1976Antonio Roybal, American painter and sculptor 1979Rudi Johnson, American football player

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