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What happened in history on this day: October 9?
On October 9 in ...
- 1837 - Steamboat Home sinks off Okracoke, North Carolina killing 100.
- 1855 - Joshua Stoddard of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA patents first calliope.
- 1877 - American Humane Association organizes in Cleveland, Ohio.
- 1888 - In the USA, the Washington Monument officially opens to the general public.
- 1893 - "Chicago Day" at the World's Fair in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Attendance is 751,026, largest single-day attendance for any peace-time event in history.
- 1903 - 11 inches rainfall in 24 hours in New York City, New York.
- 1934 - Two examples of the 1933 Saint-Gaudens gold double eagle coins are sent to the Smithsonian Institution.
- 1936 - Generators at Boulder Dam begin transmitting electricity from the Colorado River 266 miles to Los Angeles, California.
- 1961 - US Treasury department creates the Office of Domestic Gold and Silver Operations to license gold coins entering the US, and preventing importation of counterfeits.
- 1980 - First consumer use of home banking by computer, in Knoxville, Tennessee.
- 1986 - News Corporation completes its acquisition of the Metromedia group of companies, thereby launching Fox Broadcasting Company.
- 1986 - US Senate convicts US District Judge Harry E Claiborne making him the fifth federal official to be removed from office through impeachment.
- 1990 - Radio stations around the world play "Imagine" honoring John Lennon.
- 1992 - A 13-kilogram (29-pound) meteorite lands in the driveway of the Knapp residence in Peekskill, New York, destroying the family's 1980 Chevrolet Malibu (pierces trunk and floor).
- 1995 - An Amtrak Sunset Limited train is derailed by saboteurs near Palo Verde, Arizona.
- 2001 - The 2001 anthrax attacks continue as anthrax letters are mailed from Princeton, New Jersey, to U.S. Senators Tom Daschle of South Dakota and Patrick Leahy of Vermont.
- 2002 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches a low of 7,286.27, its lowest close since October 1997.
- 2003 - The Mission: Space attraction opens in Epcot at Walt Disney World in Florida. The attraction cost US$150 million to build.
- 2003 - The Liberty Bell is moved to new site in Independence Mall in Philadelphia.
- 2007 - SAB Miller and Molson Coors announce a joint venture, MillerCoors, to better compete with Anheuser-Busch in the US market.
- 2007 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at a high of 14,164.53.
- 2008 - General Motors Corp share price drops to US$4.65, its lowest level since 1950. Market capitalization drops to US$2.6 billion, lower than its value of about $4 billion in March 1929.
- 2019 - University of California, Berkeley, cancels classes due to lack of electricity.
Births on October 9
- 1888 - Birth of Hank Patterson in Alabama, USA; actor (Gunsmoke, Fred Ziffel - Green Acres).
- 1904 - Birth of Wally Brown in Malden, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Jed Fame - Cimarron City).
- 1910 - Birth of Phil Hanna in River Forest, Illinois, USA; singer ("Once Upon a Tune").
- 1914 - Birth of Edward Andrews in Griffin, Georgia, USA; actor (Broadside, Harry - Supertrain).
- 1918 - Birth of E Howard Hunt in Hamburg, New York, USA; involved in Watergate break-in.
- 1924 - Birth of Robert Rushworth; pilot (X-15).
- 1930 - Birth of David Rounds in Bronxville, New York, USA; actor (Terence - Beacon Hill).
- 1945 - Birth of Jeannie C Riley in Texas, USA; singer (Harper Valley PTA, Hee Haw).
- 1950 - Birth of Gary Frank in Spokane, Washington, USA; actor (Sons and Daughters, Family).
- 1951 - Birth of Robert Wuhl in Union, New Jersey, USA; actor (Bull Durham, Good Morning Vietnam).
- 1958 - Birth of Michael Paré in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Greatest American Hero, Houston Knights).
- 1961 - Birth of Jean Sagal in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Kate - Double Trouble, Grease 2).
- 1961 - Birth of Liz Sagal in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Allison - Double Trouble, Grease 2).
Deaths on October 9
- 1868 - Death of Howell Cobb, US Treasury Secretary.
- 1960 - Howard Glenn, New York Titans' player, dies of injuries sustained in the day's game.
- 1987 - Death of William Parry Murphy, American physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (born 1892).
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