Portal:Biography/Selected anniversaries/October 1
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Births
- 1207 – King Henry III of England (d. 1272)
- 1507 – Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573)
- 1760 – William Beckford, English writer and politician (d. 1844)
- 1881 – William Boeing, American engineer (d. 1956)
- 1896 – Liaquat Ali Khan, first Prime Minister of Pakistan (d. 1951)
- 1903 – Vladimir Horowitz, Ukrainian-American pianist (d. 1989)
- 1924 – Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (pictured)
- 1924 – William Rehnquist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 2005)
Deaths
- 1040 – Alan III, Duke of Brittany (b. 997)
- 1588 – Blessed Edward James, Christian martyr
- 1901 – Abdur Rahman Khan, Afghan amir
- 2006 – André Viger, French Canadian wheelchair marathoner (b. 1952)