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October 9th


- Independence of Guayaquil from Spain in 1820 (Guayaquil)
- Christian Feast Day:
- Hangul Day (South Korea)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Uganda from United Kingdom in 1962.
- Leif Erikson Day (United States, Iceland and Norway)
- National Day of Commemorating the Holocaust (Romania)
- Takayama Autumn Festival (Takayama)

October 9th


- 2009 - First lunar impact of the Centaur and LCROSS spacecrafts as part of NASA's Lunar Precursor Robotic Program.
- 2006 - North Korea allegedly tests its first nuclear device.
- 2001 - Second mailing of anthrax letters from Trenton, New Jersey in the 2001 anthrax attack.
- 1999 - The last flight of the SR-71.
- 1995 - An Amtrak Sunset Limited train is derailed by saboteurs near Palo Verde, Arizona.
- 1992 - A 13 kilogram (est.) fragment of the Peekskill meteorite lands in the driveway of the Knapp residence in Peekskill, New York, destroying the family's 1980 Chevrolet Malibu
- 1991 - Ecuador becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
- 1989 - An official news agency in the Soviet Union reports the landing of a UFO in Voronezh.
- 1989 - In Leipzig, East Germany, 70,000 protesters demand the legalisation of opposition groups and democratic reforms.
- 1986 - The musical The Phantom of the Opera has its first performance at Her Majesty's Theatre in London.
- 1983 - Rangoon bombing: attempted assassination of South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan during an official visit to Rangoon, Burma. Chun survives but the blast kills 17 of his entourage, including four cabinet ministers, and injures 17 others. Four Burmese officials also die in the blast.
- 1981 - Abolition of capital punishment in France.
- 1970 - The Khmer Republic is proclaimed in Cambodia.
- 1969 - In Chicago, the United States National Guard is called in for crowd control as demonstrations continue in connection with the trial of the "Chicago Eight" that began on September 24.
- 1967 - A day after being captured, Marxist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara is executed for attempting to incite a revolution in Bolivia.
- 1963 - In northeast Italy, over 2,000 people are killed when a large landslide behind the Vajont Dam causes a giant wave of water to overtop it.
- 1962 - Uganda becomes an independent Commonwealth realm.
- 1945 - Parade in NYC for Fleet Admiral Nimitz and 13 USN/USMC Medal of Honor recipients
- 1942 - Statute of Westminster 1931 formalises Australian autonomy.
- 1942 - The last day of the October Matanikau action on Guadalcanal as United States Marine Corps forces withdraw back across the Matanikau River after destroying most of the Imperial Japanese Army's 4th Infantry Regiment.
- 1941 - A coup in Panama declares Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia Arango the new president.
- 1940 - World War II: Battle of Britain – During a night-time air raid by the German Luftwaffe, St. Paul's Cathedral in the City of London, England is hit by a bomb.
- 1936 - Generators at Boulder Dam (later renamed to Hoover Dam) begin to generate electricity from the Colorado River and transmit it 266 miles to Los Angeles, California.
- 1934 - Regicide at Marseille: The assassination of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia and Louis Barthou, Foreign Minister of France.
- 1919 - Black Sox scandal: The Cincinnati Reds win the World Series.
- 1914 - World War I: Siege of Antwerp – Antwerp, Belgium falls to German troops.
- 1913 - Steamship SS Volturno catches fire in the mid-Atlantic.
- 1911 - An accidental bomb explosion in Hankou, Wuhan, China leads to the ultimate fall of the Qing Empire
- 1907 - Las Cruces, New Mexico is incorporated.
- 1888 - The Washington Monument officially opens to the general public.
- 1874 - General Postal Union is created as a result of the Treaty of Berne.
- 1873 - A meeting at the U.S. Naval Academy establishes the U.S. Naval Institute.
- 1864 - American Civil War: Battle of Tom's Brook – Union cavalrymen in the Shenandoah Valley defeat Confederate forces at Tom's Brook, Virginia.
- 1861 - American Civil War: Battle of Santa Rosa Island – Union troops repel a Confederate attempt to capture Fort Pickens.
- 1854 - Crimean War: The siege of Sebastopol begins.
- 1845 - The eminent and controversial Anglican, John Henry Newman, is received into the Roman Catholic Church.
- 1835 - The Royal College, Colombo in Sri Lanka is established with the name Hillstreet Academy.
- 1831 - Capo d'Istria is assassinated.
- 1824 - Slavery is abolished in Costa Rica.
- 1820 - Guayaquil declares independence from Spain.
- 1812 - War of 1812: In a naval engagement on Lake Erie, American forces capture two British ships: HMS Detroit and HMS Caledonia.
- 1806 - Prussia declares war on France.
- 1804 - Hobart, capital of Tasmania, is founded.
- 1799 - Sinking of HMS Lutine, with the loss of 240 men and a cargo worth £1,200,000.
- 1776 - Father Francisco Palou founds Mission San Francisco de Asis in what is now San Francisco, California.
- 1771 - The Dutch merchant ship Vrouw Maria sinks near the coast of Finland.
- 1760 - Seven Years' War: Russian forces occupy Berlin.
- 1701 - The Collegiate School of Connecticut (later renamed Yale University) is chartered in Old Saybrook, Connecticut.
- 1635 - Founder of Rhode Island Roger Williams is banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony as a religious dissident after he speaks out against punishments for religious offenses and giving away Native American land.
- 1604 - Supernova 1604, the most recent supernova to be observed in the Milky Way.
- 1595 - The Spanish army captures Cambrai.
- 1582 - Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar, this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
- 1558 - Mérida is founded in Venezuela.
- 1514 - Marriage of Louis XII of France and Mary Tudor.
- 1446 - The hangul alphabet is published in Korea.
- 1264 - The Kingdom of Castile conquers the city of Jerez that was under Muslim occupation since .
- 1238 - James I of Aragon conquers Valencia and founds the Kingdom of Valencia.
- 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks.

October 9th


- 1994 - Jodelle Ferland, Canadian actress
- 1992 - Tyler James Williams, American actor
- 1987 - Bill Walker, American basketball player
- 1986 - Laure Manaudou, French swimmer
- 1984 - Ghetto, British musician
- 1983 - Spencer Grammer, American actress
- 1983 - Jang Mi-Ran, South Korean weightlifter
- 1983 - Andreas Zuber, Austrian racing driver
- 1983 - Stephen Gionta, American ice hockey player
- 1982 - António Mendonça, Angolan footballer
- 1982 - Shi Jun, Chinese footballer
- 1981 - Zachery Ty Bryan, American actor
- 1981 - Darius Miles, American basketball player
- 1980 - Ibrahim Fazeel, Maldivian footballer
- 1980 - Henrik Zetterberg, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1979 - Gonzalo Sorondo, Uruguayan footballer
- 1979 - Brandon Routh, American actor
- 1979 - Alex Greenwald, American musician (Phantom Planet)
- 1979 - Todd Kelly, Australian racing driver
- 1978 - Nicky Byrne, Irish musician (Westlife)
- 1978 - Juan Dixon, American basketball player
- 1978 - Rossa, Indonesian singer
- 1977 - Brian Roberts, American baseball player
- 1976 - Nick Swardson, American actor
- 1975 - Sean Lennon, American musician
- 1975 - Rale Micic, Serbian musician
- 1975 - Mark Viduka, Australian footballer
- 1974 - Kieren Hutchison, New Zealand actor
- 1973 - Terry Balsamo, American guitarist (Evanescence)
- 1973 - Steve Burns, American actor and musician
- 1973 - Erin Daniels, American actress
- 1973 - Fabio Lione, Italian musician (Rhapsody)
- 1973 - Carlos Pavón, Honduran footballer
- 1972 - Sarah Vandenbergh, Australian actor
- 1972 - Audie England, American actress
- 1971 - Simon Atlee, British photographer (d. 2004)
- 1971 - Jason Jones, American filmmaker
- 1971 - Michael Manna, American professional wrestler
- 1970 - Kenny Anderson, American basketball player
- 1970 - Steve Jablonsky, American music composer
- 1970 - Jason Butler Harner, American actor
- 1970 - Park Sang-min, South Korean actor
- 1970 - Savannah, American pornographic actress (d. 1994)
- 1970 - Annika Sörenstam, Swedish golfer
- 1969 - P.J. Harvey, English musician
- 1969 - Christine Hough, Canadian figure skater
- 1969 - Giles Martin, British record producer
- 1967 - Carling Bassett-Seguso, Canadian tennis player
- 1967 - Eddie Guerrero, American professional wrestler (d. 2005)
- 1966 - Christopher Östlund, Swedish publisher and entrepreneur
- 1966 - David Cameron, British politician
- 1965 - Jimbo Fisher, American college football coach
- 1964 - Guillermo del Toro, Mexican film director
- 1964 - John Ralston, Canadian actor
- 1962 - Jorge Burruchaga, Argentinian footballer
- 1962 - ?nokuni Yasushi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 62nd Yokozuna
- 1961 - Julian Bailey, British racing driver
- 1960 - Kenny Garrett, American jazz saxophonist
- 1960 - Maddie Blaustein, American actress (d. 2008)
- 1958 - Michael Pare, American actor
- 1958 - Al Jourgensen, American musician (Ministry)
- 1958 - Mike Singletary, American football player
- 1957 - Don Garber, American sports commissioner
- 1955 - Linwood Boomer, Canadian writer
- 1954 - Scott Bakula, American actor
- 1954 - James Fearnley, English musician (The Pogues)
- 1954 - Anne-Marie Goumba, African politician
- 1954 - John O'Hurley, American actor and game show host
- 1953 - Tony Shalhoub, American actor
- 1952 - Sharon Osbourne, English music manager and wife of Ozzy Osbourne
- 1950 - Jody Williams, American teacher and aid worker, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
- 1950 - Brian Downing, American baseball player
- 1950 - Reichi Nakaido, Japanese rock guitarist
- 1948 - Jackson Browne, American musician
- 1947 - France Gall, French singer
- 1947 - William E. McAnulty, Jr., American lawyer (d. 2007)
- 1947 - Tony Zappone, American broadcaster and journalist
- 1946 - Tansu Çiller, Prime Minister of Turkey
- 1945 - Taiguara, Brazilian musician (d. 1996)
- 1944 - John Entwistle, British musician (The Who) (d. 2002)
- 1944 - Nona Hendryx, American singer (Labelle)
- 1943 - Mike Peters, American cartoonist
- 1943 - Douglas Kirby, American teenage behavior researcher
- 1941 - Trent Lott, American politician
- 1941 - Brian Lamb, American television executive
- 1941 - Chucho Valdés, Cuban musician
- 1941 - Karam ud Din, Pakistani Navy officer (d. 2008)
- 1940 - Gordon Humphrey, American politician
- 1940 - John Lennon, British musician and songwriter (The Beatles) (d. 1980)
- 1940 - Joe Pepitone, American baseball player
- 1938 - Heinz Fischer, Austrian politician
- 1937 - Brian Blessed, English actor
- 1935 - Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, member of the British Royal Family
- 1934 - Jill Ker Conway, Australian-born American author
- 1933 - Peter Mansfield, British physicist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate
- 1933 - Judy Tyler, American actress (d. 1957)
- 1931 - Tony Booth, British actor
- 1928 - Einojuhani Rautavaara, Finnish composer
- 1926 - Danièle Delorme, French actress
- 1925 - Johnny Stompanato, American organized crime figure (d. 1958)
- 1922 - Léon Dion, Quebec political scientist (d. 1997)
- 1922 - Fyvush Finkel, American actor
- 1921 - Michel Boisrond, French film director (d. 2002)
- 1920 - Jens Bjørneboe, Norwegian author (d. 1976)
- 1919 - Belva Plain, American novelist (d. 2010)
- 1918 - E. Howard Hunt, American Watergate figure (d. 2007)
- 1918 - Lila Kedrova, Russian actress (d. 2000)
- 1915 - Clifford M. Hardin, 17th United States Secretary of Agriculture (d. 2010)
- 1911 - Joe Rosenthal, American photographer (d. 2006)
- 1909 - Donald Coggan, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 2000)
- 1908 - Harry Hooton, Australian poet (d. 1961)
- 1908 - Lee Wiley, American jazz singer (d. 1975)
- 1907 - Quintin Hogg, British politician (d. 2001)
- 1907 - Jacques Tati, French filmmaker (d. 1982)
- 1906 - Léopold Sédar Senghor, Senegalese poet and politician (d. 2001)
- 1903 - Walter O'Malley, American baseball executive (d. 1979)
- 1902 - Freddie Young, British cinematographer (d. 1998)
- 1900 - Joseph Friedman, American inventor (d. 1982)
- 1900 - Alastair Sim, Scottish actor (d. 1976)
- 1893 - Mário de Andrade, Brazilian writer and photographer (d. 1945)
- 1892 - Ivo Andri?, Serbian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1975)
- 1892 - Marina Tsvetaeva, Russian poet (d. 1941)
- 1890 - Aimee Semple McPherson, American evangelist (d. 1944)
- 1888 - Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin, Russian politician (d. 1938)
- 1886 - Rube Marquard, American baseball player (d. 1980)
- 1879 - Max von Laue, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1960)
- 1874 - Nicholas Roerich, Russian painter (d. 1947)
- 1873 - Karl Schwarzschild, German physicist and astronomer (d. 1916)
- 1873 - Charles Walgreen, American entrepreneur (d. 1939)
- 1873 - Carl Flesch, Hungarian violinist (d. 1944)
- 1871 - Georges Gauthier, French-Canadian Catholic bishop (d. 1940)
- 1871 - Didak Bunti?, Croatian monk and scholar (d. 1922)
- 1859 - Alfred Dreyfus, French military officer (d. 1935)
- 1852 - Hermann Emil Fischer, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1919)
- 1840 - Simeon Solomon, British artist (d. 1905)
- 1835 - Camille Saint-Saëns, French composer (d. 1921)
- 1796 - Joseph Bonomi the Younger, English Egyptologist (d. 1878)
- 1757 - King Charles X of France (d. 1836)
- 1704 - Johann Andreas Segner, German mathematician, physicist, and physician (d. 1777)
- 1586 - Archduke Leopold V of Austria (d. 1632)
- 1585 - Heinrich Schütz, German composer (d. 1672)
- 1581 - Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac, French mathematician (d. 1638)
- 1328 - King Peter I of Cyprus (d. 1369)
- 1261 - King Dinis of Portugal (d. 1325)
- 1221 - Salimbene di Adam, Italian chronicler (d. c. 1290)
- 1201 - Robert de Sorbon, French theologian and founder of the Sorbonne (d. 1274)