On October 1, 1961, Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hit his 61st home run of the season, breaking Babe Ruth's record of 60 set in 1927.
On Oct. 1, 1903, Vladimir Horowitz, the Russian-born pianist considered one of the most accomplished players of the 20th century, was born. Following his death on Nov. 5, 1989, his obituary appeared in The Times.
On This Date
| 1869 | Political and spiritual leader Mohandas K. Gandhi was born in Porbandar, India. |
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| 1890 | Comedian Groucho Marx was born in New York. |
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| 1919 | President Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke that left him partially paralyzed. |
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| 1944 | Nazi troops crushed the two-month-old Warsaw Uprising, during which 250,000 people were killed. |
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| 1950 | The comic strip "Peanuts" by Charles M. Schulz was first published. |
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| 1958 | The former French colony of Guinea in West Africa proclaimed its independence. |
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| 1959 | "The Twilight Zone" debuted on CBS. |
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| 1985 | Actor Rock Hudson died at age 59 after a battle with AIDS. |
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| 1990 | The Senate voted 90-9 to confirm Supreme Court nominee David H. Souter. |
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| 2000 | The International Space Station got its first residents as an American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts arrived aboard a Russian Soyuz capsule for a four-month stay. |
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| 2002 | A man was shot and killed in a grocery store parking lot in Wheaton, Md., the first victim in a series of sniper attacks in the Washington, D.C. area, that left 10 dead. |
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| 2006 | A man took a group of girls hostage in an Amish schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pa., killing five and wounding five others before committing suicide. |
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| 2008 | Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden faced off in a vice presidental debate. |
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| 2008 | Searchers found the wreckage of millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett's plane more than a year after he disappeared on a solo flight over California's Sierra Nevada mountains. |
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Current Birthdays
Actress and talk show host Kelly Ripa ("Live with Regis and Kelly") turns 41 years old today.
AP Photo/Peter Kramer
Rock singer-musician Sting turns 60 years old today.
AP Photo/Evan Agostini
| 1932 | Maury Wills, Baseball player, turns 79 |
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| 1938 | Rex Reed, Movie critic, turns 73 |
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| 1945 | Don McLean, Singer, songwriter, turns 66 |
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| 1949 | Annie Leibovitz, Celebrity photographer, turns 62 |
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| 1950 | Mike Rutherford, Rock musician (Genesis), turns 61 |
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| 1954 | Lorraine Bracco, Actress ("The Sopranos"), turns 57 |
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| 1958 | Freddie Jackson, R&B singer, turns 53 |
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| 1968 | Jana Novotna, Tennis Hall of Famer, turns 43 |
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| 1971 | Tiffany, Singer, turns 40 |
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| 1976 | Mandisa, Gospel singer ("American Idol"), turns 35 |
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Historic Birthdays
Vladimir Horowitz10/1/1903 - 11/5/1989Ukraine-born American pianist.Go to obituary »
| 65 | Henry III 10/1/1207 - 11/16/1272
King of England (1216-72) |
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| 50 | Richard Stockton 10/1/1730 - 2/8/1781
American lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independece |
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| 31 | James Lawrence 10/1/1781 - 6/1/1813
American naval officer |
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| 85 | Annie Besant 10/1/1847 - 9/20/1933
British theosophist writer, educator and politician |
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| 69 | Paul Abraham Dukas 10/1/1865 - 5/17/1935
French composer |
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| 74 | William Boeing 10/1/1881 - 9/28/1956
American engineer |
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| 91 | Stanley Holloway 10/1/1890 - 1/30/1982
British actor |
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| 74 | Otto R. Frisch 10/1/1904 - 9/22/1979
Austrian physicist |
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| 23 | Bonnie Parker 10/1/1910 - 5/23/1934
American bank robber |
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