Public Holidays on October 9

• 🌍 Day of the Valencian Community (Spain)
• 🌍 Hangul Day (South Korea)
• 🌍 國慶日（補假） (Taiwan)
• 🌍 한글날 (South Korea)

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On This Day in History — October 9

• 2012 — Members of the Pakistani Taliban make a failed attempt to assassinate an outspoken schoolgirl, Malala Yousafzai.
• 2009 — First lunar impact of the Centaur and LCROSS spacecrafts as part of NASA's Lunar Precursor Robotic Program.
• 2006 — North Korea conducts its first nuclear test.
• 2003 — Mission: Space opens to the public in the Epcot park at Walt Disney World. The opening ceremony included several astronauts from all eras of space exploration.
• 1995 — An Amtrak Sunset Limited train is derailed by saboteurs near Palo Verde, Arizona.
• 1983 — Rangoon bombing: Attempted assassination of South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan during an official visit to Rangoon, Burma. Chun survives but the blast kills 17 of his entourage, including four cabinet ministers,...

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Notable Births on October 9

• 1996 — Bella Hadid, American model
• 1993 — Ani Amiraghyan, Armenian tennis player
• 1993 — Lauren Davis, American tennis player
• 1993 — Jayden Hodges, Australian rugby league player
• 1993 — Scotty McCreery, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1991 — Tyson Frizell, Australian-Welsh rugby league player

Notable Deaths on October 9

• 2016 — Andrzej Wajda, a Polish film and theatre director (b. 1926)
• 2015 — Ray Duncan, American businessman (b. 1930)
• 2015 — Geoffrey Howe, Welsh lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1926)
• 2015 — Ravindra Jain, Indian composer and director (b. 1944)
• 2014 — Boris Buzančić, Croatian actor and politician, 47th Mayor of Zagreb (b. 1929)
• 2014 — Jan Hooks, American actress and comedian (b. 1957)

Sports on October 9

• NHL: San Jose Sharks @ St. Louis Blues — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Tampa Bay Rays @ New York Yankees — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Cleveland Guardians @ Chicago White Sox — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Atlanta Hawks @ San Antonio Spurs — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NFL: Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Dallas Cowboys — 00:15 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Colorado Avalanche @ Calgary Flames — 01:00 UTC Scheduled

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Public Holidays on October 10

• 🌍 Mazingira Day (Kenya)
• 🌍 國慶日 (Taiwan)

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On This Day in History — October 10

• 2015 — Twin bomb blasts in the Turkish capital Ankara near the main train station leave at least 102 people dead and over 400 wounded.
• 2010 — The Netherlands Antilles are dissolved as a country.
• 2009 — Armenia and Turkey sign protocols in Zurich, Switzerland to open their borders.
• 1998 — A Lignes Aériennes Congolaises Boeing 727 is shot down by rebels in Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 41 people.
• 1997 — An Austral Airlines DC-9-32 crashes and explodes near Nuevo Berlin, Uruguay, killing 74.
• 1986 — The 5.7 Mw San Salvador earthquake shook San Salvador, El Salvador with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Up to 1,500 people were killed.

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Notable Births on October 10

• 1995 — Brenko Lee, Australian rugby league player
• 1994 — Tereza Smitková, Czech tennis player
• 1993 — Jayden Stockley, English footballer
• 1991 — Michael Carter-Williams, American basketball player
• 1991 — Gabriella Cilmi, Australian singer-songwriter and producer
• 1991 — Lali Espósito, Argentinian actress and singer

Notable Deaths on October 10

• 2016 — Donn Fendler, American author and speaker (b. 1926)
• 2015 — Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, Nigerian politician, Governor of Bayelsa State (b. 1952)
• 2015 — Hilla Becher, German photographer and educator (b. 1934)
• 2015 — Richard F. Heck, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1931)
• 2015 — Steve Mackay, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1949)
• 2015 — Sybil Stockdale, American activist, co-founded the National League of Families (b. 1924)

Sports on October 10

• NHL: Anaheim Ducks @ Winnipeg Jets — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: San Diego Padres @ Milwaukee Brewers — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Atlanta Braves @ Los Angeles Dodgers — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Memphis Grizzlies @ Chicago Bulls — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• College Football: Iowa Hawkeyes @ Washington Huskies — 01:00 UTC Scheduled
• College Football: Washington State Cougars @ Utah State Aggies — 01:00 UTC Scheduled

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