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October 1: National Day in the People's Republic of China (1949); Independence Day in Cyprus and Nigeria (both 1960), Tuvalu (1978) and Palau (1994).

A Shinkansen 0 Series "bullet train"

331 BC - Alexander the Great of Macedon defeated Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela, and was subsequently crowned "King of Asia" in a ceremony in Arbela.

1936 - Francisco Franco was declared Generalísimo and head of state during the Spanish Civil War.

1958 - NASA began operations, replacing the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA).

1964 - Tōkaidō Shinkansen, the first Shinkansen line of high-speed railways in Japan, opened. (0 Series Shinkansen train pictured)

1977 - Brazilian football star Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, played his last professional football game.

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+{{*mp}} [[1891]] - '''[[Stanford University]]''', founded by [[railroad]] [[Business magnate|magnate]] and [[California]] [[Governor of California|Governor]] [[Leland Stanford]] along with his wife, [[Jane Stanford]], officially opened with 559 students and free [[tuition]].
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 '''[[October 1]]''': [[National Day]] in the '''[[People's Republic of China]]''' ([[1949]]); [[Independence Day]] in '''[[Cyprus]]''' and '''[[Nigeria]]''' (both [[1960]]), '''[[Tuvalu]]''' ([[1978]]) and '''[[Palau]]''' ([[1994]]).
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 [[Image:Shinkansen-100-fukuyama.jpg|100px|A Shinkansen 0 Series "bullet train"]]
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-* [[331 BC]]: [[Alexander the Great]] of [[Macedon]] defeated [[Darius III of Persia|Darius III]] of [[Persian Empire|Persia]] in the '''[[Battle of Gaugamela]]''', and was subsequently crowned "[[King of Asia]]" in a ceremony in [[Arbil|Arbela]].
+{{*mp}} [[331 BC]] - [[Alexander the Great]] of [[Macedon]] defeated [[Darius III of Persia|Darius III]] of [[Persian Empire|Persia]] in the '''[[Battle of Gaugamela]]''', and was subsequently crowned "[[King of Asia]]" in a ceremony in [[Arbil|Arbela]].
+{{*mp}} [[1936]] - '''[[Francisco Franco]]''' was declared ''[[Generalissimo|Generalísimo]]'' and [[head of state]] during the [[Spanish Civil War]].
-* [[1891]]: '''[[Stanford University]]''', founded by [[railroad]] [[Business magnate|magnate]] and [[California]] [[Governor of California|Governor]] [[Leland Stanford]] along with his wife, [[Jane Stanford]], officially opened with 559 students and free [[tuition]].
+{{*mp}} [[1958]] - '''[[NASA]]''' began operations, replacing the [[National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics]] (NACA).
-* [[1936]]: '''[[Francisco Franco]]''' was declared ''[[Generalissimo|Generalísimo]]'' and [[head of state]] during the [[Spanish Civil War]].
+{{*mp}} [[1964]] - [[Tōkaidō Shinkansen]], the first '''[[Shinkansen]]''' line of [[high-speed rail]]ways in [[Japan]], opened. ''([[0 Series Shinkansen]] train pictured)''
-* [[1958]]: '''[[NASA]]''' began operations, replacing the [[National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics]] (NACA).
+{{*mp}} [[1977]] - [[Brazil]]ian [[List of footballers (soccer)|football star]] Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as '''[[Pelé]]''', played his last professional [[football (soccer)|football game]].
-* [[1964]]: [[Tokaido Shinkansen|Tōkaidō Shinkansen]], the first '''[[Shinkansen]]''' line of [[high-speed rail]]ways in [[Japan]], opened.
-* [[1977]]: [[Brazil]]ian [[List of footballers (soccer)|football star]] Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as '''[[Pelé]]''', played his last professional [[football (soccer)|football game]].
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