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Friday, 02 January 2026
1937 On this day in history august de Boeck, composer, dies at 72 
1938 On October - 09 a Copland & E Lorings ballet "Billy the Kid," premieres in Chicago
1940 On October - 09 the birth of John Lennon, Former member of 'The Beatles'
1940 On this day in history winston Churchill elected head of the Conservative party
1941 On October - 09 a coup in Panama declares Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia Arango the new president.
1942 On this day in history statute of Westminster 1931 formalises Australian autonomy.
1943 On this day in history hMS CARLISLE (AA), damaged 9th October 1943, Eastern Mediterranean, south west of Rhodes in Scarpanto Strait by German Ju87 divebombers.
1943 Gerard W Kerncamp, historian/editor-in-chief (Green Amsterdam), dies on this day in history.
1944 British PM Winston Churchill arrives in Russia for talks with Stalin on this day in history.
1945 British troops occupy Andamanen in Gulf of Bengal on this day in history.
1946 The first electric blanket manufactured; sold for $39.50 on this day in history.
1946 On October - 09 1st electric blanket manufactured; sold for $39.50
1947 The first telephone conversation between a moving car & a plane on October - 09.
1947 On this day in history "High Button Shoes" opens at Century Theater NYC for 727 performances
1949 Viktor Alexandrovich Uspensky, composer, dies at 70 on October - 09.
1955 On this day in history alice Joyce, actress (Song O' My Heart), dies at 65
1958 On October - 09 pope Pius XII dies, 19 years after elevation to the papacy
1958 On October - 09 pius XII, [Eugenio Pacelli], Pope (1939-58), dies at 82
1960 On October - 09 howard Glenn NY Titan, dies of injuries sustain in this day's game
1960 Howard Glenn, NY Titan, dies of injuries sustain in this day's game on October - 09.
1961 On October - 09 tanganyika becomes independent within the British Commonwealth
1961 On October - 09 volcano eruptions on Tristan de Cunha (South Atlantic)
1962 On October - 09 lulu McConnell comediene (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 80
1962 On this day in history nASA civilian test pilot John B McKay takes X-15 to 39,200 m
1962 On this day in history lulu McConnell, comediene (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 80
1963 On this day in history uganda becomes a republic within the British Commonwealth
1963 Thurlow Weed Lieurance, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.
1965 Beatles' "Yesterday," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 4 weeks on October - 09.
1966 On October - 09 balt Orioles sweep LA Dodgers, in 63rd World Series
1967 On October - 09 che Guevara executed in Bolivia
1967 On October - 09 andre Maurois, [Emile Herzog], French writer (Balzac), dies
1968 On October - 09 government seizes oil fields in Peru
1968 Pierre Mulele, Congolese rebel leader, executed on this day in history.
1969 Supremes release "Someday We'll Be Together" on this day in history.
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