October 9 in history
Events on October 9
Notable events that happened on October 9 in past years.
- 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.
Wikipedia article: Hurricane Milton - 2009
First lunar impact of NASA's Lunar Precursor Robotic Program.
Wikipedia article: Lunar Precursor Robotic Program - 1992
The Peekskill meteorite, a 27.7 pounds (12.6 kg) meteorite crashed into a parked car in Peekskill, New York.
Wikipedia article: Peekskill meteorite - 1981
President François Mitterrand abolishes capital punishment in France.
Wikipedia article: François Mitterrand - 1967
A day after his capture, Ernesto "Che" Guevara is executed for attempting to incite a revolution in Bolivia.
Wikipedia article: Che Guevara - 1950
The Goyang Geumjeong Cave massacre in Korea begins.
Wikipedia article: Goyang Geumjeong Cave massacre - 1936
Boulder Dam (later Hoover Dam) begins to generate electricity and transmit it to Los Angeles.
Wikipedia article: Hoover Dam - 1913
The steamship SS Volturno catches fire in the mid-Atlantic.
Wikipedia article: SS Volturno (1906) - 1873
A meeting at the U.S. Naval Academy establishes the U.S. Naval Institute.
Wikipedia article: United States Naval Institute - 1834
Opening of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, the first public railway on the island of Ireland.
Wikipedia article: Dublin and Kingstown Railway - 1812
War of 1812: In a naval engagement on Lake Erie, American forces capture two British ships: HMS Detroit and HMS Caledonia.
Wikipedia article: War of 1812 - 1790
A severe earthquake in northern Algeria causes severe damage and a tsunami in the Mediterranean Sea and kills three thousand.
Wikipedia article: 1790 Oran earthquake - 1701
The Collegiate School of Connecticut (later renamed Yale University) is chartered in Old Saybrook, Connecticut.
Wikipedia article: Yale University - 1594
Troops of the Portuguese Empire are defeated on Sri Lanka, bringing an end to the Campaign of Danture.
- 768
Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned kings of the Franks.
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