On This Day: October 1

Updated September 30, 2012, 2:28 pm

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.

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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.

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On This Date

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1903 The visiting Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Americans 7-3 in the first World Series game.

1908 Henry Ford introduced the Model T automobile to the market; each car cost $825.

1936 General Francisco Franco was proclaimed the head of an insurgent Spanish state.

1939 Winston Churchill described the Soviet Union as “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma” during a radio broadcast.

1961 Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hit his 61st home run of the season, breaking the record Babe Ruth set in 1927.

1962 Johnny Carson debuted as regular host of NBC’s “Tonight” show.

1964 The Free Speech Movement was launched at the University of California at Berkeley.

1971 Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, Fla.

1982 Sony began selling the first commercial compact disc player in Japan.

1993 Polly Klaas, 12, was abducted from her Petaluma, Calif., home during a slumber party and murdered. (Her case inspired California’s three-strikes law.)

2001 The Supreme Court suspended former President Bill Clinton from practicing before the high court.

2008 A $700 billion financial industry bailout won lopsided passage in the Senate, 74-25, after it was loaded with tax breaks and other sweeteners.

Current Birthdays

By The Associated Press

Former President Jimmy Carter turns 88 years old today.

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Actor Zach Galifianakis turns 43 years old today.

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1935 Julie Andrews, Actress, singer, turns 77

1945 Rod Carew, Baseball Hall of Famer, turns 67

1947 Stephen Collins, Actor (“7th Heaven”), turns 65

1950 Randy Quaid, Actor, turns 62

1959 Youssou N’Dour, Singer, turns 53

1962 Esai Morales, Actor, turns 50

1963 Mark McGwire, Baseball player, turns 49

1965 Cindy Margolis, Actress, model, turns 47

1968 Kevin Griffin, Rock musician (Better Than Ezra), turns 44

1989 Brie Larson, Actress (“United States of Tara”), turns 23

Historic Birthdays

Vladimir Horowitz 10/1/1903 – 11/5/1989 Ukraine-born American pianist.Go to obituary »

65 Henry III 10/1/1207 – 11/16/1272
King of England (1216-72)

50 Richard Stockton 10/1/1730 – 2/8/1781
American lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independece

31 James Lawrence 10/1/1781 – 6/1/1813
American naval officer

85 Annie Besant 10/1/1847 – 9/20/1933
British theosophist writer, educator and politician

69 Paul Abraham Dukas 10/1/1865 – 5/17/1935
French composer

74 William Boeing 10/1/1881 – 9/28/1956
American engineer

91 Stanley Holloway 10/1/1890 – 1/30/1982
British actor

74 Otto R. Frisch 10/1/1904 – 9/22/1979
Austrian physicist

23 Bonnie Parker 10/1/1910 – 5/23/1934
American bank robber

1903	The visiting Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Americans 7-3 in the first World Series game.
1908	Henry Ford introduced the Model T automobile to the market; each car cost $825.
1936	General Francisco Franco was proclaimed the head of an insurgent Spanish state.
1939	Winston Churchill described the Soviet Union as “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma” during a radio broadcast.
1961	Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hit his 61st home run of the season, breaking the record Babe Ruth set in 1927.
1962	Johnny Carson debuted as regular host of NBC’s “Tonight” show.
1964	The Free Speech Movement was launched at the University of California at Berkeley.
1971	Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, Fla.
1982	Sony began selling the first commercial compact disc player in Japan.
1993	Polly Klaas, 12, was abducted from her Petaluma, Calif., home during a slumber party and murdered. (Her case inspired California’s three-strikes law.)
2001	The Supreme Court suspended former President Bill Clinton from practicing before the high court.
2008	A $700 billion financial industry bailout won lopsided passage in the Senate, 74-25, after it was loaded with tax breaks and other sweeteners.

1935	Julie Andrews, Actress, singer, turns 77
1945	Rod Carew, Baseball Hall of Famer, turns 67
1947	Stephen Collins, Actor (“7th Heaven”), turns 65
1950	Randy Quaid, Actor, turns 62
1959	Youssou N’Dour, Singer, turns 53
1962	Esai Morales, Actor, turns 50
1963	Mark McGwire, Baseball player, turns 49
1965	Cindy Margolis, Actress, model, turns 47
1968	Kevin Griffin, Rock musician (Better Than Ezra), turns 44
1989	Brie Larson, Actress (“United States of Tara”), turns 23

65	Henry III 10/1/1207 – 11/16/1272 King of England (1216-72)
50	Richard Stockton 10/1/1730 – 2/8/1781 American lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independece
31	James Lawrence 10/1/1781 – 6/1/1813 American naval officer
85	Annie Besant 10/1/1847 – 9/20/1933 British theosophist writer, educator and politician
69	Paul Abraham Dukas 10/1/1865 – 5/17/1935 French composer
74	William Boeing 10/1/1881 – 9/28/1956 American engineer
91	Stanley Holloway 10/1/1890 – 1/30/1982 British actor
74	Otto R. Frisch 10/1/1904 – 9/22/1979 Austrian physicist
23	Bonnie Parker 10/1/1910 – 5/23/1934 American bank robber