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On this day: October 9

Events

Release of Libeled LadyOctober 9, 1936 · Film
Battle of the CaucasusOctober 9, 1943 · Wars & Conflicts
Khmer RepublicOctober 9, 1970 – April 17, 1975 · World History
Release of Virgin KillerOctober 9, 1976 · Music
Uganda–Tanzania WarOctober 9, 1978 – June 3, 1979 · Wars & Conflicts
Release of Enjoy YourselfOctober 9, 1989 · Music
Release of Seasons in the AbyssOctober 9, 1990 · Music
Release of Eagle EyeOctober 9, 2008 · Film
Release of She WolfOctober 9, 2009 · Music
Release of XCOM: Enemy UnknownOctober 9, 2012 · Gaming
Release of RevivalOctober 9, 2015 · Music

Born on this day

Denis I of PortugalOctober 9, 1261 – January 7, 1325 · Music
Claude Gaspar Bachet de MéziriacOctober 9, 1581 – February 26, 1638 · Science
Ferdinand VerbiestOctober 9, 1623 – January 28, 1688 · Science
Johann Andreas SegnerOctober 9, 1704 – October 5, 1777 · Science

Jean-Baptiste RegnaultOctober 9, 1754 – November 12, 1829 · Art

Johan August WahlbergOctober 9, 1810 – March 6, 1856 · Exploration

Jacques Antoine Charles BresseOctober 9, 1822 – May 22, 1883 · Science

Harriet HosmerOctober 9, 1830 – February 21, 1908 · Art

Camille Saint-SaënsOctober 9, 1835 – December 16, 1921 · Music

Georges LeclanchéOctober 9, 1839 – September 14, 1882 · Science

Emil FischerOctober 9, 1852 – July 15, 1919 · Science

Karl SchwarzschildOctober 9, 1873 – May 11, 1916 · Science

Carl FleschOctober 9, 1873 – November 1944 · Music

Nicholas RoerichOctober 9, 1874 – December 13, 1947 · Art

Max von LaueOctober 9, 1879 – April 24, 1960 · Science

Nikolai BukharinOctober 9, 1888 – March 15, 1938 · Culture

Irving CummingsOctober 9, 1888 – April 18, 1959 · Film

Heinrich GeorgeOctober 9, 1893 – September 25, 1946 · Film

Varvara StepanovaOctober 9, 1894 – May 20, 1958 · Art

Léopold Sédar SenghorOctober 9, 1906 – December 20, 2001 · Culture

Wolfgang StaudteOctober 9, 1906 – January 19, 1984 · Film

Jacques TatiOctober 9, 1907 – November 4, 1982 · Film

Bebo ValdésOctober 9, 1918 – March 22, 2013 · Music

Yusef LateefOctober 9, 1920 – December 23, 2013 · Music

Jens BjørneboeOctober 9, 1920 – May 9, 1976 · Art

Michel BoisrondOctober 9, 1921 – November 10, 2002 · Film

Einojuhani RautavaaraOctober 9, 1928 – July 27, 2016 · Music

Peter MansfieldOctober 9, 1933 – February 8, 2017 · Science

Abdullah IbrahimOctober 9, 1934 – June 15, 2026 · Music

Brian BlessedOctober 9, 1936 – present · Film

Edmond KeosayanOctober 9, 1936 – April 21, 1994 · Film

John PilgerOctober 9, 1939 – December 30, 2023 · Film

Nicholas GrimshawOctober 9, 1939 – September 14, 2025 · Culture

John LennonOctober 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980 · Music

Chucho ValdésOctober 9, 1941 – present · Music

John EntwistleOctober 9, 1944 – June 27, 2002 · Music

Francis GirodOctober 9, 1944 – November 19, 2006 · Film

Amjad Ali KhanOctober 9, 1945 – present · Music

Oliver HartOctober 9, 1948 – present · Politics

Jackson BrowneOctober 9, 1948 – present · Music

Fan ChungOctober 9, 1949 – present · Science

Jody WilliamsOctober 9, 1950 – present · Politics

Robert WuhlOctober 9, 1951 – present · Film

Tony ShalhoubOctober 9, 1953 – present · Film

Sophie CalleOctober 9, 1953 – present · Film

Yury UsachovOctober 9, 1957 – present · Space

Boris NemtsovOctober 9, 1959 – February 27, 2015 · Science

Kenny GarrettOctober 9, 1960 – present · Music

Guillermo del ToroOctober 9, 1964 – present · Film

David CameronOctober 9, 1966 – present · Politics

Pete DocterOctober 9, 1968 – present · Film

PJ HarveyOctober 9, 1969 – present · Music

Steve McQueenOctober 9, 1969 – present · Art

Annika SörenstamOctober 9, 1970 – present · Culture

Steve JablonskyOctober 9, 1970 – present · Music

Erin DanielsOctober 9, 1973 – present · Film

Sean LennonOctober 9, 1975 – present · Music

Albert SerraOctober 9, 1975 – present · Film

Nicky ByrneOctober 9, 1978 – present · Music

Chris O'DowdOctober 9, 1979 – present · Film