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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).

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.
1891: Stanford University, founded by railroad magnate and California Governor Leland Stanford along with his wife, Jane Stanford, officially opened with 559 students and free tuition.
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.
1977: Brazilian football star Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, played his last professional football game.

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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]].
 * [[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]].
-* [[1936]]: ''[[Generalissimo|Generalísimo]]'' '''[[Francisco Franco]]''' became the [[Head of state|head]] of the [[Spanish State]].
+* [[1936]]: '''[[Francisco Franco]]''' was declared ''[[Generalissimo|Generalísimo]]'' and [[head of state]] during the [[Spanish Civil War]].
 * [[1958]]: '''[[NASA]]''' began operations, replacing the [[National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics]] (NACA).
 * [[1964]]: [[Tokaido Shinkansen|Tōkaidō Shinkansen]], the first '''[[Shinkansen]]''' line of [[high-speed rail]]ways in [[Japan]], opened.