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)

1553Coronation of Queen Mary I of England 1843The News of the World tabloid begins publication in London. 1854The watch company founded in 1850 in Roxbury by Aaron Lufkin Dennison relocates to Waltham, Massachusetts, to become the Waltham Watch Company, a pioneer in the American system of watch manufacturing. 1890Yosemite National Park is established by the U.S. Congress. 1908Ford puts the Model T car on the market at a price of US$825. 1937The Japanese city Handa is founded in Aichi Prefecture. 1942USS Grouper torpedoes Lisbon Maru not knowing she is carrying British PoWs from Hong Kong 1949The People’s Republic of China is established and declared by Mao Zedong. 1987The Whittier Narrows earthquake shakes the San Gabriel Valley, registering as magnitude 5.9. 1991The Siege of Dubrovnik begins

Who were born on October 1?

1865Paul Dukas, French composer (d. 1935) 1924Roger Williams, American piano player (d. 2011) 1936Stella Stevens, American actress 1947Martin Turner, British bassist/vocalist (Wishbone Ash) 1950Elpida, Greek singer (Sokrati, Tora Zo) 1950Randy Quaid, American actor 1955Morten Gunnar Larsen, Norwegian pianist, playing mainly classic ragtime and early jazz 1958Masato Nakamura, Japanese musician 1985Dizzee Rascal, English rapper 1985Ryo Miyamori, Japanese singer

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