Historical Events  -  October 9

 1410 : Prague astronomical developments were first mentioned.

1806 : Persia declared war on France.

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

1949 : The Territorial Army of India was established.

1962 : Uganda gained independence from the United Kingdom.

1981 : The death penalty was abolished in France.

1967 : 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.

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

2005 : Launch of European satellite ‘Cryoset’ failed.

2006 : Google announced the acquisition of YouTube.

2012 : 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   – October 9  

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

1757: King Charles X of France.

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

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

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

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

1924: Immanuvel Devendrar, an Indian soldier.

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

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

1966: David Cameron, Prime Minister of England.

1968: Anbumani Ramadoss, Indian politician.

 

Death Anniversaries – October 9

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

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

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

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

1987: Guru Gopinath, Indian Kathakali dancer.

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

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

2015: Ravindra Jain, Indian musician, and director.