What are the important events that happened on October 9? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
October 9: Facts & Myths About This Day
October 9 is the 282nd day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 83 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 26, 2025 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 488,880 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectaoctacontadigon’ day.
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Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 131 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,675 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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October 9 Historical Events
- 1264 –The Kingdom of Castile conquers the city of Jerez that was under Muslim occupation since 711.
- 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.
- 1804 –Hobart, capital of Tasmania, is founded.
- 1806 –Prussia declares war on France.
- 1820 –Guayaquil declares independence from Spain.
- 1834 –Opening of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, the first public railway on the island of Ireland.
- 1854 –Crimean War: The siege of Sebastopol begins.
- 2003 –Mission: SPACE opens to the public in the Epcot park at Walt Disney World. The opening ceremony included several astronauts from all eras of space exploration.
- 2006 –North Korea allegedly tests its first nuclear device.
Who were born on October 9?
- 1907 –Quintin Hogg, British politician (d. 2001)
- 1941 –Karam ud Din, Pakistani Navy officer (d. 2008)
- 1944 –Nona Hendryx, American singer (Labelle)
- 1947 –France Gall, French singer
- 1950 –Reichi Nakaido, Japanese rock guitarist
- 1952 –Sharon Osbourne, English music manager and wife of Ozzy Osbourne
- 1974 –Kieren Hutchison, New Zealand actor
- 1979 –Gonzalo Sorondo, Uruguayan footballer
- 1979 –Todd Kelly, Australian racing driver
- 1982 –António Mendonça, Angolan footballer
Who died on October 9?
- 1273 –Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany
- 1709 –Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, English mistress of Charles II of England (b. 1640)
- 1729 –Richard Blackmore, English physician and writer (b. 1654)
- 1943 –Pieter Zeeman, Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)
- 1950 –George Hainsworth, National Hockey League goaltender (b. 1895)
- 1953 –Jimmy Finlayson, Scottish-American actor (b. 1887)
- 1989 –Penny Lernoux, American journalist and author (b. 1940)
- 2004 –Jacques Derrida, French philosopher (b. 1930)
- 2005 –Stella Stratigou, Greek actress (b. 1931)
- 2008 –Gidget Gein, American musician (b. 1969)
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