October 9th, 2493

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October 9th, 2012

Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai (pictured) was severely injured by a Taliban gunman in a failed assassination attempt.* 2019 – Syrian civil war: Turkish forces began an offensive into north-eastern Syria following the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the region.

October 9th, 1986

The Phantom of the Opera, a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and currently the longest-running Broadway show in history, opened in London's West End.

October 9th, 1962

Nick Holonyak, an engineer for General Electric, gave the first public demonstration of a light-emitting diode.

October 9th, 1952

A footman shot and killed two colleagues and wounded the lady of the house at Knowsley Hall, England.

October 9th, 1942

World War II: American forces defeated the Japanese at the Third Battle of the Matanikau in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, reversing the Japanese victory a couple of weeks earlier.

October 9th, 1914

World War I: The civilian authorities of Antwerp surrendered, allowing the German army to capture the city.

October 9th, 1913

Carrying a cargo hold full of highly flammable chemicals, the ocean liner SS Volturno caught fire in the north Atlantic and sank, resulting in 136 deaths.

October 9th, 1888

The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., at the time the world's tallest building, officially opened to the general public.

October 9th, 1813

War of the Sixth Coalition: Empress Marie-Louise of France issued decrees conscripting tens of thousands of teenagers, who became known as Marie-Louises.

October 9th, 1780

The deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record began to impact the Caribbean, killing at least 20,000 people across the Antilles over the subsequent days.* 1793 – French Revolution: After a month-long siege, the leaders of Lyon surrendered, ending their revolt against the National Convention.

October 9th, 1740

European soldiers and Javanese collaborators massacred Chinese Indonesians in the port city of Batavia, modern-day Jakarta.

October 9th, 1708

Great Northern War: Russia defeated Sweden at the Battle of Lesnaya on the Russian–Polish border, in present-day Belarus.

October 9th, 1676

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek wrote a letter to the Royal Society describing "animalcules" – the first known description of protozoa (pictured).

October 9th, 1454

Thirteen Years' War: The Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, Ludwig von Erlichshausen, pledged Prussian castles and cities to mercenary troops, which enabled their future redemption by Poland.

October 9th, 2019

Turkey begins its military offensive in north-eastern Syria.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 9th

Birthdays and future age on October 9th, 2493

527

David Cameron

British politician (born 1966)

*October 9th, 1966, Marylebone

518

Ge Fei

Chinese badminton player

*October 9th, 1975, Nantong

509

Ghetts

British rapper

*October 9th, 1984, Plaistow

524

Julian Robertson

Badminton player

*October 9th, 1969, Peterborough

539

Scott Bakula

American actor

*October 9th, 1954, St. Louis

555

Heinz Fischer

8th president of Austria

*October 9th, 1938, Graz

514

Chris O'Dowd

Irish actor and comedian (born 1979)

*October 9th, 1979, Boyle

507

Stéphane Zubar

Guadeloupean association football player

*October 9th, 1986, Pointe-à-Pitre

499

Alexie Alaïs

French athletics competitor

*October 9th, 1994, Kourou

505

Starling Marte

Baseball player

*October 9th, 1988, Santo Domingo

525

Guto Bebb

Welsh politician who was an MP for Aberconwy (born 1968)

*October 9th, 1968, Wrexham

529

Guillermo del Toro

Mexican filmmaker and author (born 1964)

*October 9th, 1964, Guadalajara

523

Jason Butler Harner

American actor

*October 9th, 1970, Elmira

498

Alex Benoit

American ice dancer

*October 9th, 1995, Winfield

543

Jody Williams

American teacher and aid worker

*October 9th, 1950, Brattleboro

497

Julia Simon

French biathlete

*October 9th, 1996, Albertville

541

Sharon Osbourne

British-American television personality

*October 9th, 1952, Brixton

518

Mark Viduka

Australian association football player

*October 9th, 1975, Melbourne

538

Grazia Di Michele

Italian singer-songwriter

*October 9th, 1955, Rome

518

Sean Lennon

American composer and musician, son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono

*October 9th, 1975, Weill Cornell Medical Center

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