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On This Day · The 282nd day of the year

October 9

From 1740 to 2012, October 9 gathers 272 years of history. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

♎ZodiacLibra ◈BirthstoneOpal ❀Birth flowerMarigold

Libra is the sign for October 9 — read more on the Libra page, or see October's birthstone & birth flower.

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What happened on October 9?

October 9 is the 282nd day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1740 and 2012. Famous people born on October 9 include David Cameron, John Lennon and Charles X of France.

Released on October 9

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Movie Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender

2025

  • Game Absolum
  • Game Bye Sweet Carole
  • TV The Last Frontier

2024

  • Game Shady Knight

2022

  • TV BLUE LOCK
  • TV BOCCHI THE ROCK!

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1740

    1740 Batavia massacre

  2. 1874

    Universal Postal Union

  3. 1913

    SS Volturno (1906)

  4. 1914

    World War I

  5. 1941

    Panama

  6. 1962

    Uganda

  7. 1969

    Chicago

  8. 1980

    Pope John Paul II

  9. 1986

    The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)

  10. 2012

    Malala Yousafzai

Famous birthday twins

Born on October 9

David Cameron

b. 1966

John Lennon

b. 1940

Charles X of France

b. 1757

Heinz Fischer

b. 1938

Steve Jablonsky

b. 1970

Eddie Guerrero

b. 1967

Laure Manaudou

b. 1986

Ivo Andrić

b. 1892

Deaths

  • 1978Jacques Brel
  • 1967Che Guevara
  • 1967Cyril N. Hinshelwood
  • 1958Pope Pius XII
  • 1937Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse
  • 1555Justus Jonas

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Abraham
  • —Christian feast day: Denis of Paris
  • —Christian feast day: Dionysius the Areopagite
  • —Christian feast day: Ghislain
  • —Christian feast day: Innocencio of Mary Immaculate and Martyrs of Asturias
  • —Christian feast day: John Henry Newman
  • —Christian feast day: John Leonardi
  • —Christian feast day: Luis Beltran

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