Today in History – October 9th
Published October 9, 2012 |
- 768, Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks.
- 1238, James I of Aragon conquers Valencia and founds the Kingdom of Valencia.
- 1264, The Kingdom of Castile conquers the city of Jerez that was under Muslim occupation since 711.
- 1514, Marriage of Louis XII of France and Mary Tudor.
- 1558, Merida is founded in Venezuela.
- 1562, Gabriele Falloppio, Italian anatomist and early advocate for the use of condoms. (b. 1523) died.
- 1582, Because of implementation of Gregorian calendar, this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
- 1595, The Spanish army captures Cambrai.
- 1604, Supernova 1604, the most recent supernova to be observed in the Milky Way.
- 1635, Founder of Rhode Island Roger Williams is banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony as a religious dissident.
- 1701, The Collegiate School of Connecticut (later renamed Yale University) is chartered in Old Saybrook, Connecticut.
- 1708, Peter the Great defeats the Swedes at the Battle of Lesnaya.
- 1740, Dutch colonists and various slave groups begin massacring ethnic Chinese in Batavia, eventually killing 10,000.
- 1760, Seven Years’ War: Russian forces occupy Berlin.
- 1804, Hobart, capital of Tasmania, is founded.
- 1806, Prussia declares war on France.
- 1812, War of 1812: In a naval engagement on Lake Erie, American forces capture two British ships: HMS Detroit and HMS Caledonia.
- 1824, Slavery is abolished in Costa Rica.
- 1834, Opening of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, 1st public railway on the island of Ireland.
- 1854, Crimean War: The siege of Sebastopol begins.
- 1861, American Civil War: Battle of Santa Rosa Island, Union troops repel a Confederate attempt to capture Fort Pickens.
- 1873, A meeting at the US Naval Academy establishes the US Naval Institute.
- 1873, Charles Walgreen, American entrepreneur (d. 1939) was born.
- 1888, The Washington Monument officially opens to the general public.
- 1900, Alastair Sim, Scottish actor (d. 1976) was born.
- 1911, Joe Rosenthal, American photographer (d. 2006) was born.
- 1914, WWI: Siege of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium falls to German troops.
- 1940, John Lennon, British musician and songwriter (The Beatles) (d. 1980) was born.
- 1940, WWII: during a night-time air raid by the German Luftwaffe, St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, England is hit by a bomb.
- 1942, Statute of Westminster 1931 formalises Australian autonomy.
- 1944, John Entwistle, British musician (The Who) (d. 2002) was born.
- 1945, Parade in NYC for Fleet Admiral Nimitz and 13 USN/USMC Medal of Honor recipients
- 1967, Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara, Argentine revolutionary and guerrilla leader (executed) (b. 1928) died.
- 1967, Marxist revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara is executed for attempting to incite revolution in Bolivia.
- 1970, The Khmer Republic is proclaimed in Cambodia.
- 1974, Oskar Schindler, Sudeten German businessman (b. 1908) died.
Chris Rivait
Chris loves history and hopes that Yesteeyear becomes a place where everyone can share their history knowledge. Chris owns an Internet Marketing company, Arrivait Marketing. He has a wonderful wife and four great children.
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