9 October
Notable Births
Ben Shelton
b. 2002
American tennis player (born 2002)
Penei Sewell
b. 2000
American Samoan football player (born 2000)
Jharrel Jerome
b. 1997
American actor (born 1997)
Jacob Batalon
b. 1996
American actor (born 1996)
Bella Hadid
b. 1996
American fashion model (born 1996)
Jodelle Ferland
b. 1994
Canadian actress (born 1994)
Lauren Davis
b. 1993
American tennis player (born 1993)
Jayden Hodges
b. 1993
Australian professional rugby player
George Kittle
b. 1993
American football player (born 1993)
Scotty McCreery
b. 1993
American country singer (born 1993)
Wesley So
b. 1993
American-Filipino chess grandmaster (born 1993)
Jerian Grant
b. 1992
American basketball player (born 1992)
Sam Mewis
b. 1992
American soccer player (born 1992)
Tyler James Williams
b. 1992
American actor (born 1992)
Kevin Kampl
b. 1990
Slovenian footballer (born 1990)
Jake Lamb
b. 1990
American baseball player (born 1990)
Russell Packer
b. 1989
New Zealand & Maori international rugby league player
Starling Marte
b. 1988
Dominican baseball player (born 1988)
David Tyrrell (rugby league)
b. 1988
Australian rugby league footballer
Craig Brackins
b. 1987
American basketball player (born 1987)
Notable Deaths
George Baldock
d. 2024
English-Greek footballer (1993–2024)
Dieter Burdenski
d. 2024
German footballer (1950–2024)
Lily Ebert
d. 2024
Hungarian-born Holocaust survivor (1923–2024)
Lee Wei Ling
d. 2024
Singaporean neurologist (1955–2024)
Clark R. Rasmussen
d. 2024
American politician (1934–2024)
Leif Segerstam
d. 2024
Finnish conductor and composer (1944–2024)
Ratan Tata
d. 2024
Indian industrialist and philanthropist (1937–2024)
Jean Rochefort
d. 2017
French actor (1930–2017)
Andrzej Wajda
d. 2016
Polish film director (1926–2016)
Raymond Duncan (entrepreneur)
d. 2015
American entrepreneur and vintner (1930–2015)
Richard F. Heck
d. 2015
American chemist (1931–2015)
Geoffrey Howe
d. 2015
British politician (1926–2015)
Ravindra Jain
d. 2015
Indian composer, lyricist and playback singer
Jan Hooks
d. 2014
American actress and comedian (1957–2014)
Carolyn Kizer
d. 2014
American writer (1925–2014)
Peter A. Peyser
d. 2014
United States congressman (1921–2014)
Solomon Lar
d. 2013
Nigerian politician (1933–2013)
Wilfried Martens
d. 2013
Belgian politician (1936–2013)
Edmund Niziurski
d. 2013
Polish writer (1925–2013)
Che Guevara
d. 1967
Argentine revolutionary (1928–1967)
On This Day in History
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2024
Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Siesta Key, Florida, as a Category 3 hurricane, causing US$34.3 billion in damage only two weeks after Hurricane Helene impacted the state.
Hurricane Milton
2019
Turkey begins its military offensive in north-eastern Syria.
2019 Turkish offensive into northeastern Syria
2016
The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army launches its first attack on Myanmar security forces along the Bangladesh–Myanmar border.
Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army
2012
Pakistani Taliban attempt to assassinate outspoken schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai.
Malala Yousafzai
2009
First lunar impact of NASA's Lunar Precursor Robotic Program.
Lunar Precursor Robotic Program
2007
The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its all-time high of 14,164 points before rapidly declining due to the 2008 financial crisis.
Dow Jones Industrial Average
2006
North Korea conducts its first nuclear test.
2006 North Korean nuclear test
1995
An Amtrak Sunset Limited train is derailed by saboteurs near Palo Verde, Arizona.
Amtrak
1992
The Peekskill meteorite, a 27.7 pounds (12.6 kg) meteorite crashed into a parked car in Peekskill, New York
Peekskill meteorite
1986
The Phantom of the Opera, eventually the second longest running musical in London, opens at Her Majesty's Theatre.
The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)
1986
Fox Broadcasting Company (FBC) launches as the fourth US television network.
Fox Broadcasting Company
1984
The popular children's television show Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends, based on The Railway Series by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry, premieres on ITV.
Thomas & Friends
1983
South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan survives an assassination attempt in Rangoon, Burma, but the blast kills 21 and injures 17 others.
Chun Doo-hwan
1981
President François Mitterrand abolishes capital punishment in France.
François Mitterrand
1980
Pope John Paul II greets the Dalai Lama during a private audience in Vatican City.
Pope John Paul II
1970
The Khmer Republic is proclaimed in Cambodia.
Khmer Republic
1969
In Chicago, the National Guard is called in as demonstrations continue over the trial of the "Chicago Eight".
Chicago
1967
A day after his capture, Ernesto "Che" Guevara is executed for attempting to incite a revolution in Bolivia.
Che Guevara
1966
Vietnam War: the Republic of Korea Army commits the Binh Tai Massacre.
Vietnam War
1963
In Italy, a large landslide causes a giant wave to overtop the Vajont Dam, killing over 2,000.
Vajont Dam