October 1st (2012) was a Monday. It's the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 91 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 1st October, 2012
» A 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision known as ferry collision off the coast of Hong Kong kills 38 people and injures 102 others.
» Domestic and International flights of Thai AirAsia transferred all operations from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Don Mueang International Airport .
October 1st Famous Deaths for 2012
» Dirk Bach, German actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1961)
» Sahara Davenport, American drag queen performer (b. 1984)
» Abdelkader Fréha, Algerian footballer (b. 1942)
» Octavio Getino, Spanish-Argentinian director and screenwriter (b. 1935)
» Eric Hobsbawm, Egyptian-English historian and author (b. 1917)
» Mark R. Kravitz, American lawyer and judge (b. 1950)
» Moshe Sanbar, Hungarian-Israeli economist and banker (b. 1926)
» Shlomo Venezia, Greek-Italian holocaust survivor and author (b. 1923)
October 1st Holidays in History
» Public holidays in South Korea or Armed Forces Day (South Korea)
» Christian feast day:
» Abai (martyr) named Abai (Syrian Orthodox Church)
» Saint Bavo known as Bavo of Ghent
» Edward James (martyr) or Blessed Edward James
» Nicetius (Roman Catholic Church)
» Saint Remigius e.g Remigius
» Thérèse of Lisieux
» Protection/Patronage of the Theotokos (Eastern Catholic Churches)
» October 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Public holidays in Azerbaijan named Day of Prosecutors (Azerbaijan)
» Earliest day on which World Habitat Day can fall, while October 7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Monday of October. (International observances e.g International)
» Independence Day (Cyprus), celebrates the independence of Cyprus from United Kingdom in 1960.
» Independence Day (Nigeria), celebrates the independence of Nigeria from United Kingdom in 1960.
» Independence Day (Palau), celebrates the independence of Palau from the UN Trust Territory status in 1994.
» Independence Day (Tuvalu), celebrates the independence of Tuvalu from United Kingdom in 1978.
» International Day of Older Persons
» Public holidays in Indonesia known as Pancasila Sanctity Day (Indonesia)
» Public holidays in Cameroon e.g Unification Day (Cameroon)