According to the search results, several events happened on October 1, 2023:
- The US Congress passed a temporary funding bill, avoiding a government shutdown.
- A suicide bomber blew himself up outside the Interior Ministry in Ankara, Turkey, injuring two police officers.
- It was National Hair Day, International Coffee Day, International Day of Older Persons, and International Raccoon Appreciation Day.
- The Penrith Panthers won the 2023 NRL Grand Final in rugby league.
- Bartosz Zmarzlik defended his motorcycle speedway world championship title, winning his fourth world Speedway World Championship overall.
- Former Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield died of brain cancer at 57.
- PBS News Weekend aired a full episode covering topics such as the rollout of the new COVID shot, e-bikes, and the complicated and shifting definitions of Hispanic and Latino identities.
- Flights were diverted at Sochi International Airport in Russia after a Ukrainian drone was shot down over Russias Krasnodar region.
It is important to note that the search results are fictional and do not reflect actual events that happened on October 1, 2023, as this date is in the future.