On This Day October 1st

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Excerpt taken from The Richmond Guardian, 1893

Alfred Gurr, of the "New Times Boot Warehouse", 184 and 186 Swan-street, announces that he is now offering to the public the largest parcel of boots and shoes ever given away in the history of the colony. This is a bold assertion, but the prices noted in this advertisement are considerably lower than usual, Mr Gurr believing in the principle of "small profits and quick returns". The sale will continue for one week only. A very large and superior stock of ladies' and gent's boots and shoes is displayed for selection of the public.

Events and birthdays around the world on this day...

In 331 BC Alexander of Macedon defeats Persian army at Gaugamela.
In 1207 Henry III, king of England (1216-72), born.
In 1685 Charles VI, Holy Roman emperor (1711-40), born.
In 1847 Maria Mitchell discovers a non-naked-eye comet.
In 1869 First postcards are issued in Vienna.
In 1881 William Edward Boeing, founded aircraft company, born.
In 1904 Vladimir Horowitz, pianist, born.
In 1920 Walter Matthau, actor (Odd Couple, Bad News Bears, Hopscotch), born.
In 1927 Tom Bosley, actor (Happy Days, Murder She Wrote), born.
In 1928 George Peppard, actor (Breakfast at Tiffany's, Blue Max, A-Team), born.
In 1929 Start of USSR experimental calender.
In 1935 Julie Andrews, actor, singer (Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, S.O.B.), born.
In 1938 Germany annexes Sudetenland (1/3 of Czechoslovakia).
In 1942 First jet propelled airplane tested.
In 1949 People's Rep of China proclaimed (National Day).
In 1951 First treaty signed by female ambassador - Eugenie Anderson.
In 1952 First ultra high frequency (UHF) television station, Portland, OR.
In 1960 Nigeria gains independence from Britain (National Day).
In 1990 At noon, the flags of France, the U.S.S.R., Great Britain, and the U.S. are lowered in Berlin. At midnight, the two Germanies become one again.
In 1990 France, the U.S.S.R., Great Britain, and the U.S. signed away their control over a partitioned Germany.

Other sites some world history dates were taken from:
Scope Systems's Any-Day-In-History, also searchable By Year
Michael Maggio's Daily Almanacs
Ron Smith's Oldies Calendar
440 International's Those Were the Days
The History Channel's This Day In History
Famous Birthdays