Today is Friday, October 09, 2026
Everything happening on October 09, 2026 — our fun national days, public holidays, religious observances, sports, and notable events in history.
About October 09
October 09, 2026 falls on a Friday, week 41 of 2026. It is day 282 of the year, with 83 days remaining. Calendar.cx lists 6 national days and fun holidays on October 9, plus public holidays, religious observances, sports events, and notable historical moments. Scroll down to explore everything happening on this date.
National Days & Fun Holidays on October 9
August 13, 2024
International Beer And Pizza Day
August 13, 2024
National Leif Erikson Day
August 13, 2024
World Post Day
August 13, 2024
National Moldy Cheese Day
August 13, 2024
National Pro Life Cupcake Day
August 13, 2024
Pans Pandas Awareness Day
Public Holidays on October 9
- 🌍 Day of the Valencian Community (Spain)
- 🌍 Hangul Day (South Korea)
- 🌍 國慶日（補假） (Taiwan)
- 🌍 한글날 (South Korea)
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,...
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 — Scheduled
- MLB: Tampa Bay Rays @ New York Yankees — Scheduled
- MLB: Cleveland Guardians @ Chicago White Sox — Scheduled
- NBA: Atlanta Hawks @ San Antonio Spurs — Scheduled
- NFL: Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Dallas Cowboys — Scheduled
- NHL: Colorado Avalanche @ Calgary Flames — Scheduled