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October 9 Events in History - October 9 Birthdays - October 9 Deaths
October 9, 2006 North Korea conducts first atomic weapons test
October 9, 1997 ABL players allowed to own stock in the league
October 9, 1997 Hurricane kills 123 in Acapulco Mexico
October 9, 1997 NC's Dean Smith winningest college basetball coach retires
October 9, 1997 New York Rangers are 1st NHL team to open with 4 straight ties
October 9, 1997 Nobel prize for literature awarded to Dario Fo
October 9, 1996 Howard Stern's book "Miss America" released in paperback
October 9, 1994 Darmstadt creates element 110
October 9, 1992 Great meteorite seen from Kentucky to New York
October 9, 1991 "On Borrowed Time" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 99 performances
October 9, 1991 Bush declares "total confidence" in nominee Clarence Thomas
October 9, 1991 San Jose Sharks beat Calgary for their 1st NHL win, 4-3
October 9, 1990 David Hackett Souter, sworn in as Supreme Court Justice
October 9, 1990 Radio stations around world play "Imagine" honoring John Lennon
October 9, 1990 Saddam threatens to hit Israel with a new missile
October 9, 1989 23rd Country Music Association Award: George Strait, Kathy Mattea wins
October 9, 1989 27th Tennis Fed Cup: USA beats Spain in Tokyo Japan (3-0)
October 9, 1989 1st NFL game coached by a black man (Art Shell), his Los Angeles Raiders beat New York Jets 14-7 on Monday Night Football
October 9, 1988 17% vote extremely-right Flemish Block in Belgium
October 9, 1988 Dennis Eckersley, 1st to save all 4 games in a championship series
October 9, 1987 Japanese bank buys "Lady McGill" stamp for $1,100,000
October 9, 1986 "Phantom of the Opera" premeires in London
October 9, 1986 Gilbert Perreault, Buffalo, became 12th NHLer to score 500 goals
October 9, 1986 Senate convicted U.S. District Judge Harry E Claiborne making him 5th federal official to be removed from office through impeachment
October 9, 1985 "Tango Argentino" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 198 performances
October 9, 1985 Central Park's Strawberry Fields, dedicated
October 9, 1985 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
October 9, 1984 Kathy Sullivan becomes 1st U.S. woman to walk in space
October 9, 1983 4 South Korean government ministers assassinated in Rangoon Burma
October 9, 1982 Attack on synagouge in Rome, 1 dead
October 9, 1980 1st consumer use of home banking by computer
October 9, 1980 Nobel prize for literature awarded to Czeslaw Milosz
October 9, 1980 Princess Caroline of Monaco divorces Philippe Junot
October 9, 1979 Howard Stern begins broadcasting on WCCC in Hartford, Conn
October 9, 1978 12th Country Music Association Award
October 9, 1978 John Kander and Fred Ebb's musical "Ballroom," premieres in New York City
October 9, 1977 Amy Alcott wins LPGA Houston Exchange Clubs Golf Classic
October 9, 1977 Soyuz 25 launched to Saluyt 6, but returned after failing to dock
October 9, 1977 Yanks rally for 3 in 9th and beat Royals 5-3 for pennant #31
October 9, 1976 "Robber Bridegroom" opens at Biltmore Theater New York City for 145 performances
October 9, 1976 Peter Petherick takes hat-trick on debut NZ vs. Pak Javed 1st wkt
October 9, 1976 TCricket est debut of Javed Miandad, scores 163 on 1st day
October 9, 1976 Yanks 1st AL Championship game, beat Royals 4-1
October 9, 1975 Emperor Hirohito of Japan visits San Francisco
October 9, 1975 Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov wins Nobel Peace Prize
October 9, 1974 Frank Robinson became 1st Black baseball manager (Cleve Indians)
October 9, 1974 Race riot in Boston due to "busing"
October 9, 1974 Washington Capitals 1st NHL game, losing 6-3 to New York Rangers at MSG Washington Caps begin a 37 game road losing streak
October 9, 1973 1st general striking in Luxembourg since 1942
October 9, 1973 Elvis and Priscilla Presley divorce after 6 years
October 9, 1973 Israel announces loss of Bar-Lev defense line in Suez Canal
October 9, 1973 Warriors-Cavalier game in Cleveland postponed because of wet floors
October 9, 1972 "Dude" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 16 performances
October 9, 1971 Japans emperor Hirohito visits Netherlands
October 9, 1971 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R.
October 9, 1970 Khmer Republic (Cambodia) declares independence
October 9, 1969 Supremes release "Someday We'll Be Together"
October 9, 1968 Government seizes oil fields in Peru
October 9, 1968 WKMU TV channel 21 in Murray, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting
October 9, 1966 Baltimore Orioles sweep Los Angeles Dodgers, in 63rd World Series
October 9, 1966 John Lennon meets Yoko Ono at a London art gallery
October 9, 1966 Rolling Stones 1st LP recorded "Got Live if you Want It"
October 9, 1965 16th Ryder Cup: U.S. wins 19 -12 at Royal Birkdale, England
October 9, 1965 Beatles' "Yesterday," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 4 weeks
October 9, 1963 British premier Harold MacMillan, resigns
October 9, 1963 Dam in Piave valley Italy, breaks' about 2,000 die
October 9, 1963 French air force gets 1st nuclear weapons
October 9, 1963 Hurricane Flora ravages Cuba and Haiti, kills 6,000
October 9, 1963 Uganda becomes a republic within British Commonwealth
October 9, 1962 Battles to decide Algeria-Morocco boundary kills 130
October 9, 1962 NASA civilian test pilot John B McKay takes X-15 to 39,200 m
October 9, 1961 New York Yankees beat Cin Reds, 4 games to 1 in 58th World Series
October 9, 1961 Tanganyika becomes independent within British Commonwealth
October 9, 1961 U.S. members of Communist Party obliged to report themselves to Police
October 9, 1961 Volcano eruptions on Tristan de Cunha (South Atlantic)
October 9, 1961 Yank Whitey Ford breaks Ruth record of 29 2/3 consecutive inning
October 9, 1961 World Series scoreless pitching streak Yanks beat Reds 4 games to 1
October 9, 1960 Cowboy QB Eddie LeBaron throws shortest touchdown pass (2")
October 9, 1959 1st phone call between auto and plane
October 9, 1959 Lee Harvey Oswald arrives in Southampton
October 9, 1958 Israeli Navy inaugrates it's 1st submarine
October 9, 1958 New York Yankees beat Braves 4 games to 3 in 55th World Series
October 9, 1958 New York Yankees appear in 9 and win 7 of last 10 World Series
October 9, 1957 Great Britain performs nuclear test at Maralinga Australia
October 9, 1956 10th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 1-1 at Montreal
October 9, 1955 Betty Jameson wins LPGA Richmond Golf Open
October 9, 1954 KTIV TV channel 4 in Sioux City, IA (NBC) begins broadcasting
October 9, 1953 British premier Winston Churchill aproves Guyanese Constitution
October 9, 1953 Conrad Adenauer elected West German chancellor
October 9, 1951 5th NHL All-Star Game: 1st Team ties 2nd Team 2-2 at Toronto
October 9, 1951 Gil McDougald's World Series grand slam helps Yanks beat Giants 13-1
October 9, 1949 New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 1 in 46th World Series
October 9, 1948 WXYZ TV channel 7 in Detroit, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting
October 9, 1947 "High Button Shoes" opens at Century Theater New York City for 727 performances
October 9, 1947 1st telephone conversation between a moving car and a plane
October 9, 1947 Julie Styne and Sam Cohn's musical "High Button Shoes," premieres in New York City
October 9, 1946 1st electric blanket manufactured; sold for $39.50
October 9, 1946 Eugene O'Neill's "Iceman Cometh," premieres in New York City
October 9, 1945 British troops occupy Andamanen in Gulf of Bengal
October 9, 1944 British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrives in Russia for talks with Stalin
October 9, 1944 British premier Winston Churchill arrives in Moscow
October 9, 1944 Canadian offensive in West-Zeeuws-Flanders
October 9, 1944 German occupier turn off electricity in Amsterdam
October 9, 1944 St. Louis Cardinals beat St. Louis Browns, 4 games to 2 in 41st World Series
October 9, 1938 A Copland and E Lorings ballet "Billy the Kid," premieres in Chicago
October 9, 1938 Cleveland Browns and Chicago Bears play a penalty free NFL game
October 9, 1938 New York Yankees sweep Cubs in 35th World Series, 3rd straight WS win
October 9, 1936 Hoover Dam begins transmitting electricity to Los Angeles
October 9, 1934 St. Louis Cardinals beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3 in 31st World Series
October 9, 1930 1st transcontinental flight by a woman completed, Laura Ingalls
October 9, 1929 G Kaufman and R Lardner's musical "June Moon," premieres in New York City
October 9, 1928 Marcel Pagnol's "Topaz," premieres in Paris
October 9, 1928 New York Yankees sweep Cards in 25th World Series, Ruth hits 3 HR in game
October 9, 1928 New York Yankees become 1st to sweep consecutive World Series
October 9, 1926 Dutch Queen Wilhelmina opens Royal Colonial Institution
October 9, 1926 NBC (National Broadcasting Corporation) forms
October 9, 1921 Babe Ruth's 1st WS homer; only Sunday game ever pitched by Carl Mays
October 9, 1920 1st World Series game in Cleveland, Indians win 2-1
October 9, 1916 Babe Ruth begins 29 2/3 scoreless World Series innings
October 9, 1916 Babe Ruth pitches and wins longest WS game (14 innings) 2-1
October 9, 1915 Belgrade Serbia, surrenders to Central leaders
October 9, 1915 Gil Anderson races auto (165.1 km record) in Sheepshead Bay, New York
October 9, 1915 Louis Kaufmans "Unchastened Woman," premieres in New York City
October 9, 1915 Woodrow Wilson becomes 1st President to attend a World Series game
October 9, 1914 German troops take Antwerp in World War I
October 9, 1910 Nap Lajorie challenges Ty Cobb batting avg with 8 hits, 6 were bunts as Brown's 3rd baseman Red Corriden played deep, Cobb still won
October 9, 1909 Ty Cobb steals home in World Series game
October 9, 1905 Philadelphia A's meet Giants in World Series, Giants win 3-0
October 9, 1903 11" (28.4 cm) rainfall in 24 hours (New York City)
October 9, 1900 8.3 earthquake shakes Cape Yakataga, Alaska
October 9, 1899 1st British troops reaches Durban South Africa
October 9, 1899 South Africa President Kruger routes British authorities ultimatum
October 9, 1890 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Red-Headed League"
October 9, 1888 Washington Monument opens for public admittance
October 9, 1877 American Humane Association organizes (Cleveland)
October 9, 1876 1st 2-way telephone conversation, 1st over outdoor wires
October 9, 1874 World Postal Union forms in Bern, Switzerland
October 9, 1872 Aaron Montgomery started his mail-order business
October 9, 1870 Rome is incorporated into Italy by royal decree
October 9, 1865 1st U.S. underground pipeline for carrying oil is laid in Pennsylvania
October 9, 1864 Battle of Tom's Brook-Confederate cavalry that harassed Sheridan's campaign is wipped by Custer and Merrit's cavalry divisions
October 9, 1863 Battle of Brady Station, Virginia (Culpeper Court House, Bristoe Station)
October 9, 1855 Isaac Singer patents sewing machine motor
October 9, 1855 Joshua Stoddard of Worcester, Mass patents 1st calliope
October 9, 1837 Steamboat "Home" sinks off Okracoke North Carolina killing 100
October 9, 1820 Guayaquil, Ecuador declares its freedom from Ecuador
October 9, 1818 Congress of Aken returns to France from Libya
October 9, 1817 University of Gent officially opens
October 9, 1804 Hobart Tasmania founded
October 9, 1799 British frigate HMS Lutine sinks off Dutch coast
October 9, 1794 French troops occupy Hertogenbosch
October 9, 1776 Mission Dolores founded by San Francisco Bay
October 9, 1760 Russian/Austrian army occupies Berlin
October 9, 1740 Netherlands gov-general Adriaen Valckenier allows murder of 8000 Chinese inhabitants of Batavia
October 9, 1716 England and France sign treaty
October 9, 1708 Battle at Lesnaya: Russian army captures Swedish convoy
October 9, 1701 Collegiate School of Ct (Yale U), chartered in New Haven
October 9, 1668 Mass society storms palace of "heretics" Spanish Governor Jose de Paternina
October 9, 1655 Swedish king Karel X Gustaaf occupies Krakow
October 9, 1651 English parliament proclaims Navigation Act off
October 9, 1635 Religious dissident Roger Williams banished from Mass Bay Colony
October 9, 1621 Turkey and Poland signs Peace of Chotin
October 9, 1617 Peace of Pavia (Spain and Savoye)
October 9, 1597 Earl Mauritius occupies Breevoort
October 9, 1573 Don Frederik disbands siege of Alkmaar
October 9, 1514 King Louis XII of France marries Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII
October 9, 1446 Korean Hangual alphabet devised
October 9, 1290 Last of 16,000 English Jews expelled by King Edward I, leaves
October 9, 1192 Richard Coeur de Leeuw leaves Jerusalem in disguise
October 9, 1000 Leif Ericson discovers "Vinland" (possibly New England)
October 9, 869 Charles the Bare crowned king of Lotharingen
October 9, 768 Charles the Great and Charlamane II divide French republic
October 9, 680 Husain ibn 'Ali, Shi'i religious leader, enters martyrdom



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