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🏛️ Public Holidays
Also observed in: Day of the Valencian Community (ES) · Hangul Day (KR) · 國慶日（補假） (TW) · 한글날 (KR)
🕰️ 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. ↗
🎂 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