What happend on 1st October

30.09
02.10
1977

Brazilian soccer star Pelé retires.

1975

Thrilla in Manila: Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in a boxing match in Manila, Philippines.

1975

The Ellice Islands split from Gilbert Islands and take the name Tuvalu.

1975

The Seychelles gain internal self-government.

1974

The Watergate trial begins

1971

Walt Disney World opens in Orlando, Florida, United States.

1969

The Concorde supersonic transport plane breaks the sound barrier for the first time.

1968

The Guyanese government takes over the British Guiana Broadcasting Service (BGBS).

1965

General Suharto crushes an attempted coup in Indonesia.

1964

Japanese Shinkansen (or, "bullet trains") begin high-speed rail service from Tokyo to Osaka.