Historical Events In October - 09

1970  On October - 09 cambodia becomes the Khmer Republic.   

1970  Khmer Republic (Cambodia) declares independence on October - 09.   

1970  On October - 09 jean Giono, writer, dies   

1972  On this day in history giuseppe Capogrossi, Italian painter, dies at 72   

1973  On October - 09 elvis & Priscilla Presley divorce after 6 years   

1975  Emperor Hirohito of Japan visits SF on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov wins Nobel Peace Prize   

1977  On this day in history soyuz 25 launched to Saluyt 6, but returned after failing to dock   

1978  Jacques Brel, Belgian chansonnier, buried on Atuama, dies at 49 on October - 09.   

1980  Princess Caroline of Monaco divorces Philippe Junot on this day in history.   

1980  The first consumer use of home banking by computer (Knoxville Tn) on October - 09.   

1982  Anna Freud, Austria/Engl psychoanalyst/daughter of Sigmund, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1983  On October - 09 4 South Korean cabinet ministers assassinated in Rangoon Burma   

1983  Sun Suk Joon, South Korean vice premier, murdered on October - 09.   

1984  On October - 09 kathy Sullivan becomes 1st US woman to walk in space   

1985  Hijackers of the cruise liner Achille Lauro surrender after the ship arrives in Port Said, Egypt on October - 09.   

1986  Gilbert Perreault, Buffalo, became 12th NHLer to score 500 goals on October - 09.   

1986  Senate convicted US District Judge Harry E Claiborne making him the 5th federal official to be removed from office through impeachment on October - 09.   

1987  On October - 09 clare A Booth Luce, US diplomat/journalist, dies at 84   

1988  Edward Chodorov, playwright/director (Louis Pasteur), dies at 84 on October - 09.   

1989  On October - 09 penthouse Magazine's hebrew edition hits the newstands   

1989  Tass, the official Soviet news agency, reports that a spaceship, with a crew of three extra-terrestrials, lands in a city park in Voronezh on October - 09.   

1990  Radio stations around the world play "Imagine" honoring John Lennon on October - 09.   

1990  Saddam threatens to hit Israel with a new missile on October - 09.   

1990  Richard Murdoch, actor (Lilli Marlene), dies of heart attack at 83 on this day in history.   

1991  Roy Black, German singer/actor (Kinderarzt Dr Froehlich), dies on October - 09.   

1993  On October - 09 c R Rangachari, cricketer (4 Tests for India), dies   

1994  On this day in history fred Lebow, US founder of New York Marathon, dies of cancer   

1995  On October - 09 alec Douglas-Home, PM of Britain (1963-64), dies   

1996  On this day in history alan Charles Downes, cameraman, dies at 58   

1997  Arthur Tracy, radio personality (Street Singer), dies at 98 on October - 09.   

2005  Polish presidential election, 1st round on this day in history.   

2006  On this day in history north Korea claims to have conducted its first ever nuclear test.   

2007  On this day in history an election is held in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.   

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1201  On this day in history birth of robert de Sorbon, founded Sorbonne University, Paris   

1221  Salimbene di Adam, Italian chronicler was born on this day in history.   

1261  On this day in history birth of dionysius, the Justified, king of Portugal (1279-1325)   

1328  On this day in history birth of king Peter I of Cyprus (d. 1369)   

1581  On October - 09 birth of claude G Bachet de Meziriac, French mathematician/theologist   

1586  Jan III van Foreest, lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn was born on October - 09.   

1586  Archduke Leopold V of Austria (d. 1632) was born on October - 09.   

1626  John Ferrabosco, composer was born on October - 09.   

1047  Clemens II, [Suitger], Pope (1046-47), dies (b. 1005) on this day in history.   

1253  On October - 09 grosseteste, an English scholar, dies at 78   

1273  Death of Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany on October - 09.   

1326  On October - 09 reinald I, earl of Gelre/monarch, went insane, dies   

1390  Johan I, king of Castile (1379-90), dies on this day in history.   

1423  Frederik III of Blankenheim, bishop of Straatsburg/Utrecht, dies on this day in history.   

1436  On this day in history jacoba van Bavarian, countess of Holland/Zealand, dies at 35   

1555  Death of Justus Jonas, German Protestant reformer (b. 1493) on this day in history.