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This is a list of selected October 1 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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Ineligible

Blurb Reason
Cyprus (1960) neutrality issues
Feast day of St. Thérèse of Lisieux (Catholicism); external links
331 BCAlexander the Great of Macedon defeated Darius III of Persia at the Battle of Gaugamela, and was subsequently crowned "King of Asia" in a ceremony in Arbela. unreferenced section
1850 – The University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, was established. Featured on October 11
1898 – The Vienna University of Economics and Business, currently the largest university focusing on business and economics in Europe, was founded as k.u.k. Exportakademie. refimprove
1936Francisco Franco was declared Generalísimo and head of state during the Spanish Civil War. unreferenced section
1958NASA began operations, replacing the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). Featured on July 29
1971Walt Disney World, the most visited and largest recreational resort in the world, opened near Orlando, Florida. refimprove section

Eligible

October 1: National Day in China (1949); Unification Day in Cameroon (1961); Independence Day in Nigeria (1960), Palau (1994), and Tuvalu (1978); Filipino American History Month begins in the United States

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