On This Day in History for October 1
Events in History
- 331 BC Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela
- 366 St Damasus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
- 704 Aengibald gives away bishop Willibrord estate in Waalre
- 911 During a siege in Constantinople, the Theotokos (Mary, the mother of Jesus) appeared at the church in Blachernae holding her veil over the praying faithful, among them St. Andrew of Constantinople.
- 959 Edgar I, the Peaceful, becomes king of all England
- 965 John XIII Crescentii elected to succeed Pope Leo VIII
- 1189 Gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Knights Templar since 1184, is killed in the Siege of Acre
- 1273 Count Rudolf van Habsburg becomes King of the Germans
- More Events in History
Charles VI
William Boeing
Bonnie Parker
Jimmy Carter
Theresa MayWeddings in History
- 1791 Prince Willem Frederick (later King of Netherlands) marries his cousin princess Frederica Louise Wilhelmine of Prussia
- 1884 American politician William Jennings Bryan (24) weds writer and future suffragette Mary Elizabeth Baird (23)
- 1913 Writer and poet Vita Sackville-West (21) marries diplomat Harold Nicolson (26)
More Weddings in History
Louis Leakey
E. B. WhiteOctober in History
Ford Puts Millions in the Driving Seat
Henry Ford's Model T rolled off the assembly line on this day in automotive history, bringing affordable motoring to millions.
October 1, 1908
Barking Mad! Puppies Slain to Cure Leg Injury
Charles Darwin shocked the world in 1859 with his evolution theory. Today, it's his writings about practices in the 19th Century that will shock many modern readers.
October 3, 1833
Gregory Conquers Julius Caesar
The calendar invented by Julius Caesar was to endure for 1,600 years, but it was finally discarded when Pope Gregory XIII came up with a more accurate version.
October 4, 1582
The Orient Express
Poster advertising the Orient Express schedule
October 4, 1883