Hector Hodler

Swiss esperantist (1887-1920).

Born October 1st, 1887 in Geneva.

Died March 31st, 1920 at 32 years old in Leysin (tuberculosis).

Matthew Wilson

Australian road bicycle racer.

Born October 1st, 1977 (age 48 years) in Melbourne.

Andreas Keller

Field hockey player.

Born October 1st, 1965 (age 60 years) in West Berlin.

Charalambos Cholidis

Greek wrestler (1956–2019).

Born October 1st, 1956 in Atyrau.

Died June 26th, 2019 at 62 years old in Athens. ^[ref]

Petros Ravousis

Greek footballer.

Born October 1st, 1954 (age 71 years) in Greece.

Alexander Saroukhan

Egyptian-armenian cartoonist / caricaturist (1898-1977).

Born October 1st, 1898 in Ardanuç.

Died January 1st, 1977 at 78 years old in Cairo.

Johannes Thiele

German zoologist and malacologist (1860–1935).

Born October 1st, 1860 in Gołdap.

Died August 5th, 1935 at 74 years old in Vienna.

Leonard Melki

Roman catholic priest.

Born October 1st, 1881 in Baabdat.

Died June 11th, 1915 at 33 years old in Mardin.

Gheorghe Vitanidis

Film director (1929–1994).

Born October 1st, 1929 in Mangalia.

Died November 25th, 1994 at 65 years old in Athens.

Attilio Pavesi

Italian-argentine cyclist (1910–2011).

Born October 1st, 1910 in Caorso.

Died August 2nd, 2011 at 100 years old in Buenos Aires. ^[ref]

Izabela Dragneva

Bulgarian weightlifter.

Born October 1st, 1971 (age 54 years) in Varna.

Josef Černý

Czech ice hockey player and coach.

Born October 1st, 1939 in Rožmitál pod Třemšínem. ^[ref]

Died July 24th, 2025 at 85 years old in Brno (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Bas Verwijlen

Dutch fencer.

Born October 1st, 1983 (age 42 years) in Oss.

Hermann Wendland

German botanist and gardener (1825-1903).

Born October 1st, 1825 in Hanover.

Died January 12th, 1903 at 77 years old in Hanover.

Peter Stein

German theatre and opera director (born 1937).

Born October 1st, 1937 (age 88 years) in Berlin.

Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne

British rower.

Born October 1st, 1994 (age 31 years) in Westminster.

Naeem Saad

Kuwaiti footballer.

Born October 1st, 1957 (age 68 years) in Kuwait.

Ousmane Mané

Senegalese footballer.

Born October 1st, 1990 (age 35 years) in Diourbel.

Kim Poong-joo

South korean footballer (born 1964).

Born October 1st, 1964 (age 61 years) in South Korea.

Arshak Fetvadjian

Armenian artist (1866-1947).

Born October 1st, 1866 in Trabzon.

Died October 10th, 1947 at 81 years old in Medford.

Jonatan Kopelev

Swimmer.

Born October 1st, 1991 (age 34 years) in Haifa.

Alejandro Puerto

Olympic wrestler.

Born October 1st, 1964 (age 61 years) in Pinar del Río.

Marie-Hélène Lafon

French writer and school teacher (born 1962).

Born October 1st, 1962 (age 63 years) in Aurillac. ^[ref]

Agostina Alonso

Argentine field hockey player (1995-).

Born October 1st, 1995 (age 30 years) in Buenos Aires.

Viljar Loor

Estonian volleyball player (1953–2011).

Born October 1st, 1953 in Tartu.

Died March 22nd, 2011 at 57 years old in Tallinn. ^[ref]