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 282^nd 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.

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.

October 9 Historical Events

• 1446 –
  The hangul alphabet is published in Korea.
• 1582 –
  Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar, this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
• 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.
• 1804 –
  Hobart, capital of Tasmania, is founded.
• 1812 –
  War of 1812: In a naval engagement on Lake Erie, American forces capture two British ships: HMS Detroit and HMS Caledonia.
• 1873 –
  A meeting at the U.S. Naval Academy establishes the U.S. Naval Institute.
• 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.
• 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.
• 1981 –
  Abolition of capital punishment in France.
• 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.

Who were born on October 9?

• 1873 –
  Karl Schwarzschild, German physicist and astronomer (d. 1916)
• 1874 –
  Nicholas Roerich, Russian painter (d. 1947)
• 1892 –
  Ivo Andrić, Yugoslav writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1975)
• 1931 –
  Tony Booth, British actor
• 1934 –
  Abdullah Ibrahim, South African pianist and composer
• 1944 –
  John Entwistle, British musician (The Who) (d. 2002)
• 1954 –
  John O'Hurley, American actor and game show host
• 1970 –
  Savannah, American pornographic actress (d. 1994)
• 1972 –
  Sarah Vandenbergh, Australian actor
• 1973 –
  Fabio Lione, Italian musician (Rhapsody)

Who died on October 9?

• 1569 –
  Vladimir of Staritsa, Russian prince (b. 1533)
• 1806 –
  Benjamin Banneker, American astronomer (b. 1731)
• 1900 –
  Heinrich von Herzogenberg, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1843)
• 1924 –
  Valery Bryusov, Russian writer and critic (b. 1873)
• 1934 –
  King Alexander I of Yugoslavia (assassinated) (b. 1888)
• 1934 –
  Louis Barthou, Prime Minister of France (assassinated) (b. 1862)
• 1937 –
  Ernst Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1868)
• 1967 –
  André Maurois, French author (b. 1885)
• 2006 –
  Raymond Noorda, American co-founder and long time CEO of Novell (b. 1924)
• 2007 –
  Enrico Banducci, American nightclub owner (b. 1922)