October 9
October 9 is the 283rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 83 days remain until the year's end. It falls in autumn (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Libra.
External references
Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
Astronomy
On October 9 the Sun's declination is approximately -7.7°. At this latitude the Sun is south of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere shorter days than nights.
For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory, or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a October 9.
Position in the year
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
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
2024 — Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Siesta Key, Florida, as a Category 3 hurricane, causing US$34.3 billion in damage only two weeks after Hurricane Helene impacted the state. ↗(2 years ago)more
Hurricane Milton was an extremely powerful and destructive tropical cyclone which caused major damage and fatalities in Florida in October 2024. It is tied with 2005's Hurricane Rita for the most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded in the Gulf of Mexico. Milton significantly impacted the west coast of the U.S.
2019 — Turkey begins its military offensive in north-eastern Syria. ↗(7 years ago)more
Operation Peace Spring was a joint operation by the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and the Syrian National Army (SNA) against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), later involving the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), in northeastern Syria.
2016 — The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army launches its first attack on Myanmar security forces along the Bangladesh–Myanmar border. ↗(10 years ago)more
The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, formerly known as Harakah al-Yaqin, is a Rohingya insurgent group originating from northern Rakhine State, Myanmar. According to a December 2016 report by the International Crisis Group, it is led by Ataullah abu Ammar Jununi, a Rohingya man who was born in Karachi, Pakistan, and grew up in Saudi Arabia.
2012 — Pakistani Taliban attempt to assassinate outspoken schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai. ↗(14 years ago)more
Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani female education activist, and producer of film and television. She is the youngest Nobel Prize laureate in history, receiving the Peace Prize in 2014 at age 17, and is the second Pakistani and the only Pashtun to receive a Nobel Prize.
- 2009 — First lunar impact of NASA's Lunar Precursor Robotic Program. ↗(17 years ago)
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The Lunar Precursor Robotic Program (LPRP) is a NASA program that uses robotic spacecraft to prepare for future crewed missions to the Moon. The program gathers data such as lunar radiation, surface imaging, areas of scientific interest, temperature and lighting conditions, and potential resource identification.
2007 — The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its all-time high of 14,164 points before rapidly declining due to the 2008 financial crisis. ↗(19 years ago)more
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Dow Jones, or simply the Dow, is a stock market index of 30 prominent companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States.
2006 — North Korea conducts its first nuclear test. ↗(20 years ago)more
On 9 October 2006, North Korea performed its first nuclear test, detonating a plutonium-based device underground. The test made North Korea the tenth country to develop and the eighth to openly test nuclear weapons.
1995 — An Amtrak Sunset Limited train is derailed by saboteurs near Palo Verde, Arizona. ↗(31 years ago)more
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak, is the national passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates intercity rail service in every contiguous U.S. state except for Wyoming and South Dakota as well as in three Canadian provinces. Amtrak is a portmanteau of the words America and track.
1992 — The Peekskill meteorite, a 27.7 pounds (12.6 kg) meteorite crashed into a parked car in Peekskill, New York ↗(34 years ago)more
The Peekskill meteorite is the object resulting from a well-documented meteorite event that occurred in October, 1992, in Peekskill, New York, United States. Sixteen separate video recordings document the meteorite burning through the Earth's atmosphere, whereupon it struck a parked car in Peekskill.
1986 — The Phantom of the Opera, eventually the second longest running musical in London, opens at Her Majesty's Theatre. ↗(40 years ago)more
The Phantom of the Opera is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart, additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe, and a libretto by Lloyd Webber and Stilgoe. Based on the 1910 novel by Gaston Leroux, it tells the tragic story of beautiful soprano Christine Daaé, who becomes the obsession of a mysterious and disfigured musical genius l...
1986 — Fox Broadcasting Company (FBC) launches as the fourth US television network. ↗(40 years ago)more
Fox Broadcasting Company, LLC is an American commercial broadcast television network serving as the flagship namesake property of Fox Corporation and operated through Fox Entertainment. The channel was launched by News Corporation on October 9, 1986 as a competitor to the Big Three television networks, which are the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), th...
1984 — The popular children's television show Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends, based on The Railway Series by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry, premieres on ITV. ↗(42 years ago)more
Thomas & Friends is a British children's television series which aired from 9 October 1984 to 20 January 2021. Based on The Railway Series books by Wilbert and Christopher Awdry, the series was developed for television by Britt Allcroft.
Notable births
2002 — Ben Shelton, American tennis player ↗(24 years ago)more
Benjamin Todd Shelton is an American professional tennis player. He has been ranked by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) as high as world No. 5 in singles, achieved in November 2025, and No. 68 in doubles, attained in May 2024. He is the current No. 1 American player in men's singles.
2000 — Penei Sewell, American football player ↗(26 years ago)more
Penei Elama Sewell is an American Samoan professional football offensive tackle for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks, winning the Outland and Morris trophies in 2019. Sewell was selected with the seventh overall pick by the Lions in the first round in the 2021 NFL draft.
1997 — Jharrel Jerome, American actor ↗(29 years ago)more
Jharrel Jerome is an American actor. He made his film debut in Barry Jenkins's drama film Moonlight (2016), and gained prominence for his portrayal of Korey Wise in Ava DuVernay's Netflix miniseries When They See Us (2019), which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
- 1997 — Megan Moroney, American singer-songwriter. ↗(29 years ago)
more
Megan Ann Moroney is an American country music singer and songwriter from Douglasville, Georgia, west of Atlanta. Moroney first gained attention from her single "Hair Salon", which was included on her debut EP Pistol Made of Roses.
1996 — Jacob Batalon, Filipino-American actor ↗(30 years ago)more
Jacob Andres Batalon is an American actor. Batalon achieved international recognition playing Ned Leeds in five Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) superhero films, beginning with a supporting role in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), cameos in Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019), and further supporting roles in Spider-Man: Far From Home (...
Notable deaths
2024 — George Baldock, British-born Greek international footballer (born 1993) ↗(2 years ago)more
George Henry Ivor Baldock was an English-Greek professional footballer who played as a right-back or right wing-back. Born in England, he represented Greece at the international level.
2024 — Dieter Burdenski, German footballer (born 1950) ↗(2 years ago)more
Dieter Burdenski was a German professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
2024 — Lily Ebert, Hungarian-born Holocaust survivor (born 1923) ↗(2 years ago)more
Lily Ebert was a Hungarian-born British writer and Holocaust survivor, who in her later life became notable for her memoir, and social media videos and media appearances documenting her life as a survivor of the genocide.
2024 — Lee Wei Ling, Singaporean neurologist (born 1955) ↗(2 years ago)more
Lee Wei Ling was a Singaporean neurologist. She was the director of the National Neuroscience Institute.
2024 — Clark R. Rasmussen, American politician (born 1934) ↗(2 years ago)more
Clark Ray Rasmussen was an American politician who represented Polk County in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1965 to 1967 as a member of the Democratic Party.
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (283) | 283 · prime |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (83) | 83 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 09102026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | -7.72° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 72 days |