October 9 Holidays

🕰️ On This Day in History

• 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... ↗
• 1995 — An Amtrak Sunset Limited train is derailed by saboteurs near Palo Verde, Arizona. ↗

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🎂 Notable Births

• 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

🏀 Sports on this Date

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