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October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in Leap years ). There are 83 days remaining.
Events
1000 - Leif Ericson discovers Vinland , becoming the first known European to set foot in North America . 1238 - James I of Aragon conquered Valencia and founded the Kingdom of Valencia . 1446 - The Hangul alphabet is created in Korea . 1514 - marriage of Louis XII of France and Mary Tudor 1635 - Founder of Rhode Island Roger Williams is banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony as a religious dissident after he spoke out against punishments for religious offenses and giving away Native American land. 1701 - The Collegiate School of Connecticut (later renamed Yale University ) is chartered in Old Saybrook, Connecticut . 1776 - Father Francisco Palou founds Mission San Francisco de Asis in what is now San Francisco, California . 1812 - War of 1812 : In a naval engagement on Lake Erie , British ships; the HMS Detroit and the HMS Caledonia . 1820 - Guayaquil declared independence from Spain . 1831 - Capo d'Istria was assassinated . 1864 - American Civil War : Battle of Tom's Brook - Union cavalrymen in the Shenandoah Valley defeat Confederate forces at Tom's Brook, Virginia . 1871 - The Great Chicago Fire is brought under control. 1888 - The Washington Monument officially opens to the general public. 1914 - World War I : Siege of Antwerp - German troops. 1919 - Black Sox scandal : The Cincinnati Reds "win" the World Series . 1936 - Generators at Boulder Dam (later renamed to Hoover Dam ) begin to transmit electricity from the Colorado River 266 miles to Los Angeles, California . 1940 - World War II : Battle of Britain - During a nighttime air raid by the German Luftwaffe , St. Paul's Cathedral is pierced by a bomb. 1942 - Statute of Westminster Adoption Act formalizes Australian autonomy. 1944 - World War II : British Prime Minister Soviet Union Premier Joseph Stalin begin a nine-day conference in Moscow to discuss the future of Europe . 1957 - Neil H. McElroy was sworn in as the 6th Secretary of Defense of United States . 1963 - Uganda becomes a republic. 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. 1967 - A day after being caught, Che Guevara is executed for attempting to incite a revolution in Bolivia . 1969 - In Chicago, Illinois , the United States National Guard is called in for crowd control as demonstrations continue in connection to the trial of the "Chicago Eight " (trial started on September 24 ). 1970 - The Khmer Republic is proclaimed in Cambodia . 1986 - United States District Court Judge Harry E. Claiborne becomes the fifth federal official to be removed from office through impeachment . 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 legalization of opposition groups and democratic reforms. 1991 - Ecuador becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty . 2004 - Jo Brauner resign as the anchor of German Tagesschau news show after 30 years. 2004 - Democratic elections held for the first time in Afghanistan . 2004 - The tri-annual federal election is held in Australia and Liberal Party of Australia leader, John Howard , wins a fourth term as Prime Minister in a landslide victory over opponent, Mark Latham of the Australian Labor Party .
Births 1261 - King Dinis of Portugal 1585 - Heinrich Schütz, composer 1586 - Archduke Leopold V of Austria , Regent of Tyrol 1757 - Charles X of France 1796 - Joseph Bonomi the Younger , Egyptologist (d. 1878 ) 1835 - Camille Saint-Saëns , French composer (d. 1921 ) 1859 - Alfred Dreyfus , French military officer (d. 1935 ) 1873 - Charles Walgreen, entrepreneur (d. 1939 ) 1886 - Rube Marquard , baseball star (d. 1980 ) 1888 - Russian politician 1890 - Aimee Semple McPherson , evangelist (d. 1944 ) 1892 - Ivo Andrić , Croatian writer (d. 1975 ) 1892 - Marina Tsvetaeva , Russian poet 1900 - Alastair Sim , actor (d. 1976 ) 1907 - Quintin Hogg , later Lord Hailsham , British politician (d. 2001 ) 1909 - Jacques Tati , actor (d. 1982 ) 1909 - Donald Coggan , Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 2000 ) 1911 - Joe Rosenthal , photographer 1920 - Jens Bjørneboe , Norwegian author 1923 - Fyvush Finkel , actor 1928 - Einojuhani Rautavaara , composer 1937 - Brian Blessed , actor 1938 - Heinz Fischer, Austrian politician 1940 - John Lennon , British musician, songwriter (d. 1980 ) 1941 - Trent Lott , American politician 1944 - John Entwistle , British bassist of The Who (d. 2002 ) 1944 - Peter Tosh , Jamaican reggae musician (d. 1987 ) 1948 - Jackson Browne , musician 1952 - Sharon Osbourne , wife of Ozzy Osbourne 1953 - Tony Shalhoub , actor 1954 - Scott Bakula , American television actor 1962 - Tommy Lee , American drummer 1969 - P.J. Harvey , musician 1970 - Savannah , pornographic movie actress (d. 1994 ) 1971 - Michael Manna (Steven Richards), professional wrestler 1970 - Annika Sörenstam , Swedish golfer 1973 - Steven Burns , actor/musician 1975 - Sean Lennon , musician, son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Deaths 1047 - Pope Clement II 1253 - Robert Grosseteste , English statesman and bishop 1562 - Gabriele Falloppio , Italian anatomist (b. 1523 ) 1597 - Ashikaga Yoshiaki , Ashikaga shogun (b. 1537 ) 1793 - Jean Joseph Marie Amiot , French missionary 1806 - Benjamin Banneker , American astronomer 1924 - Valery Bryusov , Russian poet, novelist and critic 1934 - King Alexander of Yugoslavia and French foreign minister Louis Barthou 1941 - Helen Morgan, singer, actress 1955 - Theodor Cardinal Innitzer , Archbishop of Vienna 1932 -1955 1958 - Pope Pius XII 1962 - Milan Vidmar , Slovene electrical engineer and chess player . 1967 - Che Guevara , Argentine revolutionary and guerilla leader - executed. 1972 - Miriam Hopkins , actress 1974 - Oskar Schindler , businessman 1978 - Jacques Brel , Belgian musician 1987 - Clare Boothe Luce , diplomat 1991 - Thalmus Rasulala, actor 1995 - Alec Douglas-Home , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1996 - Walter Kerr , movie critic 2000 - David Dukes , actor 2001 - Dagmar , television personality
Holidays
Recorded this date 1897 "Gayest Manhattan" - banjo Vess L. Ossman with piano Fred Gaisberg 1906 "Some One Looks Good To Some One" (Weaver) - Billy Murray & Ada Jones 1912 "The Funny Little Melody" (w.m. Irving Berlin ) - Walter Van Brunt & Maurice Burkhart 1912 "Hitchy-Koo" (w. L. Wolfe Gilbert m. Lewis F. Muir & Maurice Abrahams ) - Collins & Harlan 1914 "Back To The Carolina You Love" (w. Grant Clarke m. Jean Schwartz ) - Peerless Quartette 1919 "I Might Be Your "Once-In-A-While"" (w. Robert B. Smith m. Victor Herbert ) - Yerkes' Jazarimba Orchestra 1922 "Song Of The Volga Boatman" (trad Russ. arr. Koenemann) - Feodor Chaliapin with O/George W. Byng 1923 "I'm Sitting Pretty In A Pretty Little City" (w.m. Lou Davis, Henry Santly & Abel Baer) - The Georgians 1924 "Rose Marie" (w. Otto Harbach & Oscar Hammerstein II m. Rudolf Friml ) _ Carl Fenton & his Orchestra 1925 "Brown Eyes, Why Are You Blue?" (w. Alfred Bryan m. George W. Meyer ) - Lewis James 1929 "I'm A Dreamer, Aren't We All?" (w. B. G. De Sylva & Lew Brown m. Ray Henderson ) - Frank Luther with The High Hatters 1929 "Without A Song" (w. Edward Eliscu & Billy Rose m. Vincent Youmans ) _ Bing Crosby with Paul Whiteman & his Orchestra 1929 "Nobody's Sweetheart Now" (w.m. Elmer Schoebel, Ernie Erdman, Gus Kahn & Billy Meyers) - Paul Whiteman & his Orchestra 1929 "Great Day!" (w. Billy Rose & Edward Eliscu m. Vincent Youmans) - The Rhythm Boys (Bing Crosby , Al Rinker & Harry Barris) with Paul Whiteman & his Orchestra 1929 "I've Got What It Takes" (Williams, Jenkins) - Margaret Webster with Clarence Williams ' Washboard Band 1930 "Body And Soul " (w. Robert Sour, Edward Heyman & Frank Eyton m. John W. Green) - Louis Armstrong 1931 "Mausie" (w. (Eng) Harry Graham m. Paul Abraham) - Oskar Denes & Barbara Diu with O/Debroy Somers 1931 "Prisoner Of Love" (w. Leo Robin m. Russ Columbo & Clarence Gaskill) - Russ Columbo with O/Nat Shilkret 1931 "Goodnight, Sweetheart" (w.m. Ray Noble , James Campbell & Reg Connelly) - Russ Columbo with O/Nat Shilkret 1931 "Time On My Hands" (w. Harold Adamson & Mack Gordon) - Russ Columbo with O/Nat Shilkret 1931 "This Is The Missus" (w.m. Lew Brown & Ray Henderson ) - Leslie Sarony with Jack Hylton & His Orchestra 1931 "Dreaming Of You" - Pat O'Malley with Jack Hylton & His Orchestra 1931 "Guilty" (w. Gus Kahn m. Richard A. Whiting & Harry Akst) - Pat O'Malley with Jack Hylton & His Orchestra 1931 "The Birthday Of A Kiss" (w.m. John Jacob Loeb, Rudy Vallee & Paul Francis Webster ) - Pat O'Malley with Jack Hylton & His Orchestra 1931 "Nobody's Sweetheart Now" (w.m. Elmer Schoebel, Ernie Erdman, Gus Kahn & Billy Meyers) - Mills Brothers 1931 "Tiger Rag" (w. Harry De Costa m. Edwin B. Edwards, Nick La Rocca , Tony Spargo & Larry Shields) - Mills Brothers 1933 "The Last Round-Up" (w.m. Billy Hill) - Gene Autry 1934 "Isle Of Capri" (w. Jimmy Kennedy m. Will Grosz ) - Gracie Fields with O/Percival Mackey 1935 "The Piccolino" (w.m. Irving Berlin) - Harry Roy & his Orchestra 1935 "Dinah" (w. Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young m. Harry Akst) - Ray Noble & his Orchestra 1935 "Bugle Call Rag" (m. Jack Pettis, Billy Meyers & Elmer Schoebel) - Ray Noble & his Orchestra 1936 "Shoe Shine Boy" (w. Sammy Cahn m. Saul Chaplin ) _ Jones_Smith, Incorporated 1936 "Home To Hawaii" (w.m. Hugh Holm) _ Hugh Holm 1937 "Home Town" (w.m. Jimmy Kennedy & Michael Carr) _ Flanagan & Allen 1937 "I'm Happy When You're Happy" (Lerner, Goodhart, Hoffman) - Jack Cooper with Ronnie Munro & New Mayfair Dance Orchestra 1939 "The Daughter of Madamoiselle From Armentieres" - Sid Buckman with Jack Hylton & his Orchestra 1939 "Good Luck Until We Meet Again" - Sid Buckman with Jack Hylton & his Orchestra 1939 "Love Never Grows Old" - Bruce Trent with Jack Hylton & his Orchestra 1939 "Bon Voyage, Cherie" (Hill, Noel, Pelosi) - Dolly Elsie with Jack Hylton & his Orchestra 1939 "Run, Rabbit, Run" (w. Noel Gay & Ralph T. Butler m. Noel Gay ) - Sam Browne with London Piano Accordion Band 1939 "Bluebirds In The Moonlight" (w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger ) - Marion Hutton with Glenn Miller & his Orchestra 1939 "Speaking Of Heaven" (w. Mack Gordon m. James Van Heusen) _ Ray Eberle with Glenn Miller & his Orchestra 1940 "Two Dreams Met" (w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren) - Kate Smith with O/Jack Miller 1940 "Along The Santa Fe Trail" (w. Al Dubin & Edwina Coolidge m. Will Grosz) - Kate Smith with O/Jack Miller 1940 "Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga" (w. Charles Newman m. James V. Monaco ) - Paula Greene with Joe Loss & his Band 1940 "Never Took A Lesson In My Life" (w.m. Jack Lawrence & Dianne Foore) - Elsie Carlisle 1941 "Cielito Lindo" (w.m. Quirino Mendoza y Cortez) - Deanna Durbin with O/Victor Young 1941 "La Estrellita" (m. Maurice Ponce) _ Deanna Durbin with O/Victor Young 1941 "A Week_End In Havana" (w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren) _ Carmen Miranda 1941 "The Man With The Lollipop Song" (w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren ) - Carmen Miranda 1941 "Sand In My Shoes" (w. Frank Loesser m. Victor Schertzinger) - Marjorie Kingsley with Harry Roy & his Band 1945 "Aren't You Glad You're You?" (w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen ) - The Pied Pipers 1945 "In The Moon Mist" (w. & adapt. Jack Lawrence) - Pied Pipers 1945 "In The Middle Of May" (w. Al Stillman m. Fred Ahlert,) - Pied Pipers 1946 "Goodnight Darling" (Heath) - Anne Shelton with O/Stanley Black 1946 "Guilty" (w. Gus Kahn m. Richard A. Whiting & Harry Akst) - Margaret Whiting with O/Jerry Gray 1946 "Oh, But I Do!" (w. Leo Robin m. Arthur Schwartz) _ Margaret Whiting with O/Jerry Gray 1946 "I Haven't Got A Worry In The World" (w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers ) - Hildegarde with O/Percy Faith 1946 "La Vie En Rose" (w. (Eng) Mack David (Fr) Edith Piaf m. Louiguy) - Édith Piaf with O/Guy Luypaerts 1947 "Somewhere A Voice Is Calling" (w. Eileen Newton m. Arthur F. Tate) - Peter Yorke & his Concert Orchestra 1947 "Love, Here Is My Heart" (w. Adrian Ross m. Lãu Silésu) - Peter Yorke & his Concert Orchestra 1947 "Beg Your Pardon" (w.m. Francis Craig & Beasley Smith) - Marjorie Hughes with Frankie Carle 1947 "Blue Moon" (w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers) - Billy Eckstine with O/Hugo Winterhalter 1947 "The Gentleman Is A Dope" (w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers) - Monica Lewis 1950 "April In Paris" (w. E. Y. Harburg m. Vernon Duke ) - Frank Sinatra with O/Axel Stordahl 1950 "Nevertheless" (w. Bert Kalmar m. Harry Ruby ) _ Frank Sinatra with O/George Siravo 1950 "Come Back To Sorrento" (w.m. Ernesto de Curtis & Claude Aveling) - Frank Sinatra with O/Axel Stordahl 1950 "I Guess I'll Have To Dream The Rest" (w. Mickey Stoner & Martin Block m. Harold Green) - Frank Sinatra w. The Whipoorwills with O/Axel Stordahl 1950 "Nobody's Chasing Me" (w.m. Cole Porter ) - Evelyn Knight with Guy Lombardo & his Royal Canadians 1952 "Twisted" (w. Annie Ross m. Wardell Gray) - Annie Ross with Teacho Wiltshire Band 1957 "Catch A Falling Star" (w.m. Lee Pockriss & Paul Vance) - Perry Como w. Ray Charles Singers with O/Mitchell Ayres 1957 "Twenty-Six Miles" (w.m. Bruce Bell & Glen Larson) - Four Preps with O/Joe Maphis 1958 "C'mon Everybody" (w.m. Eddie Cochran & Jerry Capeheart) - Eddie Cochran 1964 "Dance, Dance, Dance" - The Beach Boys
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Archduke Leopold V (Graz, October 9 , 1586 â ; September 13, 1632 in Schwaz, Tirol) was the son of Archduke Charles II, the brother of Emperor Ferdinand II, father of Ferdinand Charles of the Tyrol, Bishop of Passau and Strasbourg (until 1625) and Regent of Tyrol.
Jens Bjørneboe Jens Bjørneboe (October 9 , 1920âMay 9 , 1976 ) was a Norwegian painter, dramatist, essayist and novelist.
David William Donald Cameron (born 9 October 1966 ) is a British politician, Leader of the Conservative Party, and Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons.
October 9 - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article (1346 words)
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