October 09

Sunday 09, 2005:

China's State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping officially announced the new accurate height of Everest is 8848.43 m.

Saturday 09, 2004:

The tri-annual federal election is held in Australia and Liberal Party of Australia leader, John Howard, wins a fourth term as Prime Minister in a landslide victory over opponent, Mark Latham of the Australian Labor Party.

Wednesday 09, 2002:

After losing a massive amount of ground during the summer of 2002, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at 7,286.27, its lowest level in five years. The NASDAQ also hit a six-year low of 1,114.11.

Monday 09, 1995:

An Amtrak Sunset Limited train is derailed by saboteurs near Palo Verde, Arizona.

Friday 09, 1992:

A 13 kilogram (est.) meteorite lands in the driveway of the Knapp residence in Peekskill, New York, destroying the family's 1980 Chevrolet Malibu.

Wednesday 09, 1991:

Ecuador becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.

Monday 09, 1989:

In Leipzig, East Germany, 70,000 protesters demand the legalization of opposition groups and democratic reforms.

Thursday 09, 1986:

United States District Court Judge Harry E. Claiborne becomes the fifth federal official to be removed from office through impeachment.

Friday 09, 1970:

The Khmer Republic is proclaimed in Cambodia.

Thursday 09, 1969:

Students from the University of the Philippines formed the first Upsilonian Congress and established the Upsiloan Alpha Beta Grand Fraternity in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.

Monday 09, 1967:

A day after being caught, Che Guevara is executed for attempting to incite a revolution in Bolivia.

Wednesday 09, 1963:

In northeast Italy, over 2,000 people are killed when a large landslide behind the Vajont Dam causes a giant wave of water to overtop it.

Tuesday 09, 1962:

Uganda becomes a republic.

Wednesday 09, 1957:

Neil H. McElroy was sworn in as the 6th Secretary of Defense of United States.

Monday 09, 1944:

World War II: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Union Premier Joseph Stalin begin a nine-day conference in Moscow to discuss the future of Europe.

Friday 09, 1942:

Statute of Westminster Adoption Act formalizes Australian autonomy.

Wednesday 09, 1940:

During a nighttime air raid by the German Luftwaffe, St. Paul's Cathedral is pierced by a bomb.

Friday 09, 1936:

Generators at Boulder Dam (later renamed to Hoover Dam) begin to transmit electricity from the Colorado River 266 miles to Los Angeles, California.

Thursday 09, 1919:

Black Sox scandal: The Cincinnati Reds "win" the World Series.

Friday 09, 1914:

Antwerp, Belgium falls to German troops.

Tuesday 09, 1888:

The Washington Monument officially opens to the general public.

Friday 09, 1874:

General Postal Union was created as a result of the Treaty of Berne.

Monday 09, 1871:

The Great Chicago Fire is brought under control.

Sunday 09, 1864:

Union cavalrymen in the Shenandoah Valley defeat Confederate forces at Tom's Brook, Virginia.

Sunday 09, 1831:

Capo d'Istria was assassinated.

Monday 09, 1820:

Guayaquil declared independence from Spain.

Friday 09, 1812:

War of 1812: In a naval engagement on Lake Erie, American forces capture two British ships; the HMS Detroit and the HMS Caledonia.

Wednesday 09, 1776:

Father Francisco Palou founds Mission San Francisco de Asis in what is now San Francisco, California.

Wednesday 09, 1771:

The Dutch merchant ship Vrouw Maria sinks near the coast of Finland.

Sunday 09, 1701:

The Collegiate School of Connecticut (later renamed Yale University) is chartered in Old Saybrook, Connecticut.

Tuesday 09, 1635:

Founder of Rhode Island Roger Williams is banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony as a religious dissident after he spoke out against punishments for religious offenses and giving away Native American land.

Saturday 09, 1582:

Due to the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.

Friday 09, 1514:

marriage of Louis XII of France and Mary Tudor

Friday 09, 1446:

The Hangul alphabet is created in Korea.

Saturday 09, 1238:

James I of Aragon conquered Valencia and founded the Kingdom of Valencia.

Thursday 09, 1000:

Leif Ericson discovers Vinland, becoming the first known European to set foot in North America.

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