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Christian Borle, American actor and singer

On October 1, in the year 1973, Christian Borle, American actor and singer. This event is recorded as a Notable Births event in the history of October 1, one of 510 recorded events on this date across all of history.

1 notable person is associated with this event, including Christian Borle. Learn more below.

Christian Dominique Borle is an American actor and singer. He is a two-time Tony Award winner for his roles as Black Stache in Peter and the Starcatcher and as William Shakespeare in Something Rotten!. Borle also originated the roles of Prince Herbert, et al. in Spamalot, Emmett in Legally Blonde, and Joe in Some Like It Hot on Broadway, earning Tony nominations for the latter two. He starred as Marvin in the 2016 Broadway revival of Falsettos, which also earned him a Tony nomination. His first leading role on Broadway was Jimmy Smith in Thoroughly Modern Millie. He would later also star as Bert in Mary Poppins and Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He also portrayed Orin Scrivello in the Off-Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors. Borle starred as Tom Levitt on the NBC musical-drama television series Smash and Vox in the adult animated black comedy musical series Hazbin Hotel.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on October 1, 1973 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Notable Births event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 1 Wikipedia article.
  • 1 notable person is recorded as involved in or associated with this event.
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 24 August 2026.

On This Date in History 510

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Notable Deaths 2022 Oct 1 Antonio Inoki, Japanese professional wrestler and politician (born 1943)
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Historical Events 2019 Oct 1 Kuopio school stabbing: One dies and ten are injured when Joel Marin, armed with a sabre, attacks a school class at…
Notable Deaths 2019 Oct 1 Karel Gott, Czech singer (born 1939)
Historical Events 2018 Oct 1 The International Court of Justice rules that Chile is not obliged to negotiate access to the Pacific Ocean with…
Notable Deaths 2018 Oct 1 Charles Aznavour, French-Armenian singer, composer, writer, filmmaker and public figure (born 1924)
Selected Events 2018 Oct 1 The International Court of Justice ruled that Chile was under no obligation to restore Bolivia's access to the Pacific…
Historical Events 2017 Oct 1 An independence referendum, later declared illegal by the Constitutional Court of Spain, takes place in Catalonia.
Historical Events 2017 Oct 1 Sixty people are killed and 867 others injured in a mass shooting at a country music festival at the Las Vegas Strip…
Notable Deaths 2017 Oct 1 Stephen Paddock, American mass murderer (born 1953)
Notable Deaths 2017 Oct 1 Dave Strader, American sportscaster (born 1955)
Selected Events 2017 Oct 1 A lone gunman fired more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition from his hotel suite on a crowd attending the Route 91…
Historical Events 2016 Oct 1 The leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, Pedro Sánchez, resigns. He would return to the position a year…
Historical Events 2015 Oct 1 A gunman kills nine people at a community college in Oregon.
Historical Events 2015 Oct 1 Heavy rains trigger a major landslide in Guatemala, killing 280 people.
Historical Events 2015 Oct 1 The American cargo vessel SS El Faro sinks with all of its 33 crew after steaming into the eyewall of Hurricane Joaquin.
Notable Deaths 2015 Oct 1 Božo Bakota, Croatian footballer (born 1950)
Notable Deaths 2015 Oct 1 Don Edwards, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1915)
Notable Deaths 2015 Oct 1 Hadi Norouzi, Iranian footballer (born 1985)
Notable Deaths 2015 Oct 1 Jacob Pressman, American rabbi and academic, co-founder of American Jewish University (born 1919)
Historical Events 2014 Oct 1 A series of explosions at a gunpowder plant in Bulgaria completely destroys the factory, killing 15 people.
Historical Events 2014 Oct 1 A double bombing of an elementary school in Homs, Syria kills over 50 people.
Notable Deaths 2014 Oct 1 Lynsey de Paul, English singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (born 1948)
Notable Deaths 2014 Oct 1 Shlomo Lahat, Israeli general and politician (born 1927)
Notable Deaths 2014 Oct 1 José Martínez, Cuban-American baseball player and coach (born 1942)
Notable Deaths 2014 Oct 1 Robert Serra, Venezuelan criminologist and politician (born 1987)
Notable Deaths 2013 Oct 1 Arnold Burns, American lawyer, politician, and 21st United States Deputy Attorney General (born 1930)
Notable Deaths 2013 Oct 1 Tom Clancy, American author (born 1947)
Notable Deaths 2013 Oct 1 Imero Fiorentino, American lighting designer (born 1928)
Notable Deaths 2013 Oct 1 Israel Gutman, Polish-Israeli historian and author (born 1923)
Notable Deaths 2013 Oct 1 Ole Danbolt Mjøs, Norwegian physician, academic, and politician (born 1939)
Notable Deaths 2013 Oct 1 Jim Rountree, American football player and coach (born 1936)
Historical Events 2012 Oct 1 A ferry collision off the coast of Hong Kong kills 38 people and injures 102 others.
Notable Deaths 2012 Oct 1 Octavio Getino, Spanish-Argentinian director and screenwriter (born 1935)
Notable Deaths 2012 Oct 1 Eric Hobsbawm, Egyptian-English historian and author (born 1917)
Notable Deaths 2012 Oct 1 Mark R. Kravitz, American lawyer and judge (born 1950)
Notable Deaths 2012 Oct 1 Moshe Sanbar, Hungarian-Israeli economist and banker (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2012 Oct 1 Shlomo Venezia, Greek-Italian Holocaust survivor and author (born 1923)
Selected Events 2012 Oct 1 A ferry collision off Lamma Island, Hong Kong, killed 39 people and injured 92 others.
Notable Deaths 2011 Oct 1 Sven Tumba, Swedish ice hockey player and golfer (born 1931)
Notable Deaths 2010 Oct 1 Ian Buxton, English footballer and cricketer (born 1938)
Historical Events 2009 Oct 1 The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom takes over the judicial functions of the House of Lords.
Notable Deaths 2009 Oct 1 Cintio Vitier, Cuban poet and author (born 1921)

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