October 9

Events

 * - and  are crowned Kings of.
 * - conquers  and founds the.
 * - The alphabet is published in.
 * - Marriage of and.
 * - is founded in.
 * - Because of the implementation of the this day does not exist in this year in, ,  and.
 * - The army captures.
 * -, the most recent supernova to be observed in the.
 * - Founder of  is banished from  as a religious dissident after he speaks out against punishments for religious offenses and giving away  land.
 * - The Collegiate School of Connecticut (later renamed ) is chartered in.
 * - : forces occupy.
 * - The merchant ship  sinks near the coast of.
 * - Father Francisco Palou founds in what is now.
 * - Sinking of, with the loss of 240 men and a cargo worth £1,200,000.
 * -, capital of , is founded.
 * - declares war on.
 * - : In a naval engagement on, forces capture two  ships:  and.
 * - declares independence from.
 * - Slavery is abolished in.
 * - is ated.
 * - established with the name  in.
 * - Meeting at the establishes the.
 * - The eminent and controversial, , is received into the.
 * - Beginning of the.
 * - : -  troops repel  attempt to capture.
 * - : -  cavalrymen in the  defeat  forces at.
 * - The is brought under control.
 * - is created as a result of the.
 * - The officially opens to the general public.
 * - : -,  falls to  troops.
 * - : The "win" the.
 * - at : The assassination of King  and, Foreign Minister of France.
 * - Generators at Boulder Dam (later renamed to ) begin to generate from the  and transmit it 266 miles to.
 * - :  - During a nighttime air raid by the ,  in the ,  is hit by a bomb.
 * - A coup in declares  the new president.
 * - formalises n autonomy.
 * 1942 - The last day of the October on  as  forces withdraw back across the  after destroying most of the 's 4th Infantry Regiment.
 * - Parade in for   and 13 USN/USMC  recipients
 * - becomes an independent.
 * - In northeast, over 2,000 people are killed when a large behind the  causes a giant wave of water to overtop it.
 * - A day after being caught, is executed for attempting to incite a revolution in.
 * - In, the is called in for crowd control as demonstrations continue in connection with the trial of the "" (trial started on ).
 * - The is proclaimed in.
 * - Abolition of in.
 * - : attempted assassination of n President during an official visit to, . Chun survives but the blast kills 17 of his entourage, including four cabinet ministers, and 17 others were injured. Four Burmese officials also die in the blast.
 * - The musical has its first performance at  in.
 * - An official news agency in the reports the landing of a  in.
 * 1989  - In, , 70,000 protesters demand the legalisation of opposition groups and  reforms.
 * - becomes a member of the.
 * - A 13 (est.)  lands in the driveway of the Knapp residence in, destroying the family's 1980
 * - An  train is  by s near,.
 * - Second mailing of letters from,  in the.
 * - Democratic elections held for the first time in.
 * - is completely banned on the UK rail network.
 * - allegedly tests.

Births

 * -, French theologian and founder of the Sorbonne (d. )
 * -, Italian chronicler
 * - King (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, French mathematician (d. )
 * -, German composer (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Slovak and German mathematician, physicist, and physician (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, English Egyptologist (d. )
 * -, French composer (d. )
 * -, British artist (d. )
 * -, German chemist, laureate (d. )
 * -, French military officer (d. )
 * -, and rector of the  (d. )
 * -, German physicist and astronomer (d. )
 * 1873  -, American entrepreneur (d. )
 * 1873  -, Hungarian violinist (d. )
 * -, Russian painter (d. )
 * -, German physicist, laureate (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, Russian politician (d. )
 * -, American evangelist (d. )
 * -, Serbo-Croatian writer, laureate (d. )
 * 1892  -, Russian poet (d. )
 * -, Brazilian writer and photographer (d. )
 * -, Scottish actor (d. )
 * -, British cinematographer (d. )
 * -, American baseball executive (d. )
 * -, ese poet and politician (d. )
 * -, British politician (d. )
 * 1907  -, French filmmaker (d. )
 * -, Australian poet (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American photographer (d. )
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, American Watergate figure (d. )
 * 1918  -, Russian-born actress (d. )
 * -, Norwegian author (d. )
 * -, French film director (d. )
 * -, Quebec political scientist (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, American organized crime figure (d. )
 * -, French actress
 * -, Finnish composer
 * -, British actor and father of
 * -, British physicist, laureate
 * -, Australian-American author
 * -, member of the British Royal Family
 * -, English actor
 * -, Austrian politician
 * -, British musician and songwriter (d. )
 * 1940  -, American baseball player
 * -, American politician
 * -, Founder of
 * 1941  -, Cuban musician
 * -, British musician (d. )
 * 1944  -, American singer
 * -, Brazilian musician (d. )
 * -, French singer
 * 1947  -, American lawyer (d. )
 * 1947  -, American broadcaster, journalist, author, photographer
 * -, American musician
 * -, American teacher and aid worker, recipient of the
 * 1950  -, former baseball player
 * -, English music manager and wife of
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actor
 * 1954  -, English musician
 * 1954  -, African politician
 * 1954  -, American actor and game show host
 * -, American sports commissioner
 * -, American actor
 * -, American musician
 * -, American jazz saxophonist
 * -, British racing driver
 * -, Argentinian footballer
 * -, American celebrity chef and restaurateur
 * 1964  -, Mexican film director
 * -, Swedish Publisher and
 * -, British politician
 * -, American professional wrestler (d. )
 * -, English musician
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1970  -, South Korean actor
 * 1970  -, American pornographic actress (d. )
 * 1970  -, Swedish golfer
 * -, British photographer (d. )
 * 1971  -, American professional wrestler
 * -, Australian actor
 * -, American guitarist
 * -, American actor and musician
 * 1973  -, American actress
 * 1973  -, Italian musician
 * 1973  -, Honduran footballer
 * -, American musician & son of ex-beatle
 * 1975  -, Australian footballer
 * 1976   -   American Actor
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Irish musician
 * 1978  -, American basketball player
 * -, Uruguayan footballer
 * 1979  -, American actor
 * 1979  -, Australian racing driver
 * -, Swedish ice hockey player
 * -, British Music Photographer
 * 1981  -, American actor
 * 1981  -, American basketball player
 * -, Angolan footballer
 * 1982  -, Chinese footballer
 * -, Austrian racing driver
 * 1983  -, American ice hockey player
 * -, French swimmer
 * -, American actor
 * -, Canadian actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, Canadian actress

Deaths

 * - (b. )
 * -, English statesman and bishop
 * - King (b. )
 * -, German Protestant reformer (b. )
 * -, Italian anatomist and early advocate for the use of condoms. (b. )
 * -, Russian prince (b. )
 * -, Japanese shogun (b. )
 * -, English statesman (b. )
 * -, English mistress of (b. )
 * -, English physician and writer (b. )
 * -, French missionary (b. )
 * -, Lithuanian rabbi (b. )
 * -, American astronomer (b. )
 * -, Governor of Greece (b. )
 * -, English historian and antiquarian (b. )
 * -, Russian writer and critic (b. )
 * - King (assassinated) (b. )
 * 1934  -,  (assassinated) (b. )
 * -, medical missionary to (b. ).
 * -, American singer and actress (b. )
 * -, Dutch physicist, laureate (b. )
 * -, goaltender (b. )
 * -, Austrian Catholic archbishop (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Slovenian electrical engineer and chess player (b. )
 * -, Argentine revolutionary and guerilla leader (executed) (b. )
 * 1967  -, English chemist,  laureate (b. )
 * 1967  -, French author (b. )
 * -,  (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, German businessman (b. )
 * -, German General WWII (b. )
 * -, Belgian singer and actor (b. )
 * -, president of Brazil (b. )
 * -, Indian classical dancer (b. )
 * 1987  -, American diplomat (b. )
 * 1987  -, American physician, recipient of the  (b. )
 * -, American journalist and author (b. )
 * -, (b. ))
 * -, American theater critic (b. )
 * -, American jazz vibraphonist (b. )
 * 1999  -, pioneer of  in  (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 2000  -, Scottish recipient of the  (b. )
 * -, American television personality (b. )
 * 2001  -, American film director and producer (b. )
 * -, American film director/producer (b. )
 * -, American comedian and actor (b. )
 * -, professional snooker player (b. )
 * 2006  -, co-founder and long time CEO of  (b. )
 * -, American nightclub owner (b. )
 * -, American nightclub owner (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - Saint, , Saint and Saint ,  of.
 * - : celebrating the invention of, the native phonetic alphabet.
 * - (from Britain, )
 * - in, and : celebrating the first an landing in
 * - 's (from Spain ) (Dia de la independencia de )
 * - Day, eighteenth day in the
 * - Day, eighteenth day in the