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October 1 is the 274th day of the year ... 1949 – The People's Republic of China is established. ... Russian-born American pianist and composer (d. 1989)
October 1, 1961 (Sunday) Baseball player Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hit his 61st home run in the last game of the season, against the Boston Red Sox, beating the 34-year-old record held by Babe Ruth. The homer was made at 2:43 p.m. at Yankee Stadium, off of Boston pitcher Tracy Stallard, in the game's fourth inning.
1892 - Edward Emerson Barnard discovers D/1892 T1, the first comet discovered by photographic means, on the night of October 13-14. 1917 - The "Miracle of the Sun" is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Fátima, Portugal. 1954 – Birth of Mordechai Vanunu, Israeli nuclear technician.
Woodrow Wilson (born Staunton, Virginia ), 28th President of the United States, Governor of New Jersey, lived in Princeton. Dave Winfield (born Saint Paul, Minnesota ), lives in Teaneck. Stevie Wonder (born Saginaw, Michigan ), lives in Alpine. Feng Yun (born Liaoning, China), lives in New Jersey.
Fiona Apple (born 1977) – singer-songwriter. Jacob Appel – (born 1973), short story writer, bioethicist, born in New York City. Diane Arbus (1923–1971) – photographer. Nate Archibald (born 1948) – professional basketball player. Edward Arnold (1890–1956) – actor. Rosanna Arquette (born 1959) – actress.
F. March 10, 1911. 113 years, 165 days. Costa Rican. First Lady of Costa Rica; widow of President of Costa Rica Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich [ 1] Anita Mackey. F. January 1, 1914. 110 years, 234 days.
Caroline M. Sawyer – poet, biographer, editor. Daniel Scott – author, Some of Us Have to Get Up in the Morning, Pay This Amount (Braintree) Horace Scudder – man of letters, editor. Dr. Seuss – born Theodor Seuss Geisel, author, poet and illustrator (Springfield) Anne Sexton – poet (Newton) Mark Shasha – author.
Gian Maria Volonté (1933–1994), actor. Known outside of Italy for his roles in A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and For a Few Dollars More (1965) Luca Zingaretti (born 1961), actor and film director, known for playing Salvo Montalbano in the Inspector Montalbano series. Marta Abba (1900–1988) actress.