Daily Calendar for Monday, October 1, 2029
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Monday, October 1, 2029
Born
- Henry III of England –
- James Lawrence (U.S. naval captain) –
- William Boeing (airplane manufacturer) –
- Faith Baldwin (author) –
- Vladimir Horowitz (pianist) –
- Rudy Bond (actor) –
- Walter Matthau (actor) –
- Jimmy Carter (39th U.S. president) –
- William Rehnquist (Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court) –
- Tom Bosley (actor) –
- Sir Richard Harris (actor) –
- Julie Andrews (actress) –
- Mark McGwire (baseball player) –
- Kevin Griffin (musician) –
- Rosanna Tomiuk (water polo player/coach) –
Died
- E. B. White (author) –
- Margaret Gorman Cahill (first Miss America) –
- Walter Annenberg (launched TV Guide magazine and ambassador to Britain) –
- Joyce Jillson (astrologer) –
- George Grizzard (actor) –
- House Peters Jr. (actor; the original Mr. Clean”“) –
- Nick Reynolds (founding member of the Kingston Trio) –
- Tom Clancy (author) –
- Tim Wakefield (baseball player) –
- Jane Goodall (primatologist and ethologist) –
Events
- The first agricultural fair in the U.S. was held in Pittsfield, MA –
- Maria Mitchell discovered comet Mitchell 1847VI –
- Game 1 in the first World Series played. Boston’s Cy Young threw the first pitch. –
- Henry Ford’s Model T automobile was introduced at a price of $850 –
- Sea Gull Monument was unveiled in Salt Lake City, Utah –
- Pilot Lt. George Gorman pursued UFO over Fargo, North Dakota –
- The Honeymooners makes its TV debut –
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) founded –
- Johnny Carson first hosted The Tonight Show –
- Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, Florida –
- Panama gained sovereignty over Canal, in adherence to treaty provisions –
- Jimmy Carter became the first U.S. president to turn 100 years old –
Weather
- Pilot Lt. George Gorman pursued a UFO over Fargo, North Dakota. The official explanation later stated that what he chased was a weather balloon - but many people remain unconvinced. –
- Topeka, Kansas, had a low temperature of 32 degrees F –