It was 1st October. vs It was on 1st October.

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'It was 1st October.' is a more concise way of stating the date, while 'It was on 1st October.' provides more clarity by specifying that the event or action being referred to happened on that particular date.

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It was 1st October.

This phrase is correct and commonly used to state a date in a concise manner.

This phrase is used to simply state a date without specifying any particular event or action that occurred on that date.

Examples:

It was 1st January.
It was 15th August.
It was 25th December.
It was 10th June.
It was 5th November.

Alternatives:

It was the 1st of October.
It was October 1st.
It was the 1st day of October.
It was the first of October.
It was the first day of October.

It was on 1st October.

This phrase is correct and provides clarity by specifying that the event or action being referred to happened on a particular date.

This phrase is used when you want to specify that a particular event or action occurred on a specific date, in this case, the 1st of October.

Examples:

The concert was on 1st January.
The meeting was on 15th August.
The party was on 25th December.
The exam was on 10th June.
The holiday was on 5th November.

Alternatives:

It took place on 1st October.
It happened on October 1st.
The event occurred on the 1st of October.
The activity happened on the first of October.
The occurrence was on the first day of October.

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It was 1st October. vs It was on 1st October.