Historical Events on October 9.

1. World Post Day

2. 1410, 9th October: Prague astronomical developments were first mentioned.

3. 1806, 9th October: Persia declared war on France.

4. 1876, 9th October: For the first time, a two-way conversation was conducted through an out wire on the telephone.

5. 1949, 9th October: The Territorial Army of India was established.

6. 1962, 9th October: Uganda gained independence from the United Kingdom.

7. 1981, 9th October: The death penalty was abolished in France.

8. 1967, 9th October: Earnest “Che” Guevara, the Argentine-born revolutionary who helped Fidel Castro win power in Cuba, was shot dead after being captured by Bolivian Army troops.

9. 1976, 9th October: International Dialling telephone Services started between Mumbai, India and London, UK.

10. 2005, 9th October: Launch of European satellite ‘Cryoset’ failed.

11. 2006, 9th October: Google announced the acquisition of YouTube.

12. 2012, 9th October: Malala Yousafzai, who played an important role in promoting the education of girls, was shot by the Taliban while she was going to school.

Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on October 9.

1. 1238: Muhammad Nizamuddin Auliya, was a Sunni Muslim scholar, Sufi saint, and one of the most famous Sufis on the Indian Subcontinent.

2. 1757: King Charles X of France.

3. 1852: Emil Fischer, a German chemist who won the Nobel Prize in 1902 for the formation of sugar molecules by chemical processes.

4. 1876: Pandit Dharmananda Kosambi, an Indian scholar of Buddhism.

5. 1877: Pandit Gopbandhudas (Utkalmani), social reformers, social activists, freedom fighters, poets and writers in Orissa, India.

6. 1897: M. Bhaktavatsalam, 6th Chief Minister of Madras State, India.

7. 1924: Immanuvel Devendrar, an Indian soldier.

8. 1940: John Lennon, English pop singer, musician, and songwriter.

9. 1945: Amjad Ali Khan, an Indian classical sarod player, best known for his clear and fast ekhara taans.

10. 1966: David Cameron, Prime Minister of England.

11. 1968: Anbumani Ramadoss, Indian politician.

Death Anniversaries of famous people on October 9.

1. 1892: Gopal Hari Deshmukh, an Indian activist, thinker, social reformer, and writer.

2. 1955: Govindrao Tembe, Harmonium player, Indian actor, and composer. He was the first music director of the first Indian talkie movie.

3. 1967: Joseph Hubertus Pilates, German physical trainer, and notable for having invented and promoted the Pilates method of physical fitness.

4. 1967: Earnest “Che” Guevara, the Argentine-born revolutionary

5. 1987: Guru Gopinath, Indian Kathakali dancer.

6. 2000: Patrick Anthony Porteous, Indian-Scottish Colonel, recipient of the Victoria Cross.

7. 2006: Kanshi Ram, Indian lawyer and politician, and founder of Bahujan Samaj Party.

8. 2015: Ravindra Jain, Indian musician, and director.

9-October-1874

Nicholas Roerich, great professor, master, artist, scientist, educator, writer, designer, poet, explorer and humanitarian, was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. He led artistic and scientific expedition in Himalayas and settled in Kulu valley.

9-October-1877

Utkalmani Pandit Gopabandhu Das, great freedom fighter, social reformer, educationist, poet, author, lawyer of modern Orrisa, was born in Puri District, Orissa.

9-October-1931

Air Force was established.

9-October-1942

Bibi Amar Kaur, freedom fighter, successfully hoisted the national flag at Jail Gate of Lahore. She was then arrested and send to Ambala Jail.

9-October-1945

British troops occupy Andaman in Gulf of Bengal.

9-October-1946

Jinnah's 9-point demands conveyed to Congress.

9-October-1947

P. C. Joshi, General Secretary, Communist Party of India (CPI), appealed to all LEFT parties to rally around Nehru to fight for peace.

9-October-1949

The Territorial Army of India inaugurated by the Governor General.

9-October-1963

Saifuddin Azizuddin Kitchlew, freedom fighter, President of Punjab and the first Indian to win the Lenin Award for International Peace, died.

9-October-1964

K. M. George established the Kerala Congress Party.

9-October-1968

Olympic Games open in Mexico City.

9-October-1970

Production of Uranium 233 started at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Bombay.

9-October-1976

International Dialing Telephone Service started between Mumbai and London.

9-October-1978

Asian Games begin in Bangkok.

9-October-1987

Official Languages Rules, 1976 amended.

9-October-1992

Sukha and Jinda, assassins of former army chief Gen. A. S. Vaidya, hanged in Pune jail.

9-October-1993

C. R. Rangachari, cricketer (4 Tests for India, 8 runs @ 2.66, 9 wkts @ 54.78), passed away.

9-October-1994

Kamal Bose, great photographer, died.

9-October-1996

27-member ministry of National Conference headed by its president Dr. Farooq Abdullah sworn-in in J&K.

9-October-1996

PVN Rao granted anticipatory bail in St. Kitts forgery case till Oct. 14.

9-October-1997

Forest brigand Veerappan kidnapped 21 persons and later released 13 tourists. He detained six people --Dr. Mythi of Indian Institute of Horticulture Research Centre, Bangalore, two drivers, pumpset attender and two photographers.

9-October-1999

Sunil Kumar and Sai Jayalakshmy won the men's and women's titles respectively in the National Tennis championship in Delhi. Akshay Vishal Rao emerged boys' under-18 champion.

9-October-2000

The Reserve Bank of India issued bank notes in the denomination of Rs.1000 in the Mahatma Gandhi series bearing the leader's portrait in the watermark and signature of Dr. Bimal Jalan, Governor of the RBI. The length of the note is 177 mm and the width is 73 mm. The notes are printed in a combination of offset and intaglio processes. This is the first note with intaglio printing on it.

9-October-2000

A special court convicts former Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalitha and her associate Sasikala and sentences them to undergo three years imprisonment and two years rigorous imprisonment in two 'Tansi land deal' cases.

9-October-2000

The Centre appoints Yogendra Narain as the new defence secretary and K. Sibal as the secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs while effecting a major bureaucratic reshuffle.