📜 This Day in History

October 1

• 959Edgar acceded to the English throne upon the death of his brother Eadwig.
• 1890At the encouragement of preservationist John Muir and writer Robert Underwood Johnson, the U.S. Congress established Yosemite National Park in California.
• 1949Chinese Communist Party chairman Mao Zedong publicly proclaimed the establishment of the People's Republic of China in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
• 1978Tuvalu adopted its national flag on the day that the country gained its independence.
• 1998Europol, the EU's law enforcement agency, was formed with the ratification of the Europol Convention by all member states.
• 2022One hundred and thirty-five were killed in a human crush following a football match at Kanjuruhan Stadium in East Java, Indonesia..

Born on this day

• 1541El Greco, Greek painter, sculptor, and architect of the Spanish Renaissance (died 1614)
• 1924Jimmy Carter, American naval lieutenant, politician, 39th President of the United States, and Nobel Prize laureate (died 2024)
• 1935Julie Andrews, English actress and singer
• 1956Theresa May, English politician, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom