Page 7: Historical Events In October - 09

1970  On this day in history cambodia becomes the Khmer Republic.   

1970  Khmer Republic (Cambodia) declares independence on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history jean Giono, writer, dies   

1972  Giuseppe Capogrossi, Italian painter, dies at 72 on October - 09.   

1973  On this day in history elvis & Priscilla Presley divorce after 6 years   

1975  On this day in history emperor Hirohito of Japan visits SF   

1975  Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov wins Nobel Peace Prize on October - 09.   

1977  On this day in history soyuz 25 launched to Saluyt 6, but returned after failing to dock   

1978  On this day in history jacques Brel, Belgian chansonnier, buried on Atuama, dies at 49   

1980  On this day in history princess Caroline of Monaco divorces Philippe Junot   

1980  On October - 09 the first consumer use of home banking by computer (Knoxville Tn)   

1982  On October - 09 anna Freud, Austria/Engl psychoanalyst/daughter of Sigmund, dies at 86   

1983  On this day in history 4 South Korean cabinet ministers assassinated in Rangoon Burma   

1983  On this day in history sun Suk Joon, South Korean vice premier, murdered   

1984  On this day in history kathy Sullivan becomes 1st US woman to walk in space   

1985  On this day in history hijackers of the cruise liner Achille Lauro surrender after the ship arrives in Port Said, Egypt.   

1986  Gilbert Perreault, Buffalo, became 12th NHLer to score 500 goals on October - 09.   

1986  Senate convicted US District Judge Harry E Claiborne making him the 5th federal official to be removed from office through impeachment on October - 09.   

1987  On this day in history clare A Booth Luce, US diplomat/journalist, dies at 84   

1988  On October - 09 edward Chodorov, playwright/director (Louis Pasteur), dies at 84   

1989  Penthouse Magazine's hebrew edition hits the newstands on October - 09.   

1989  On October - 09 tass, the official Soviet news agency, reports that a spaceship, with a crew of three extra-terrestrials, lands in a city park in Voronezh.   

1990  On this day in history radio stations around the world play "Imagine" honoring John Lennon   

1990  Saddam threatens to hit Israel with a new missile on this day in history.   

1990  On October - 09 richard Murdoch, actor (Lilli Marlene), dies of heart attack at 83   

1991  Roy Black, German singer/actor (Kinderarzt Dr Froehlich), dies on this day in history.   

1993  C R Rangachari, cricketer (4 Tests for India), dies on October - 09.   

1994  Fred Lebow, US founder of New York Marathon, dies of cancer on October - 09.   

1995  Alec Douglas-Home, PM of Britain (1963-64), dies on October - 09.   

1996  On October - 09 alan Charles Downes, cameraman, dies at 58   

1997  Arthur Tracy, radio personality (Street Singer), dies at 98 on this day in history.   

2005  Polish presidential election, 1st round on this day in history.   

2006  North Korea claims to have conducted its first ever nuclear test on this day in history.   

2007  On this day in history an election is held in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.   

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1201  Robert de Sorbon, founded Sorbonne University, Paris was born on October - 09.   

1221  Salimbene di Adam, Italian chronicler was born on October - 09.   

1261  On October - 09 birth of dionysius, the Justified, king of Portugal (1279-1325)   

1328  On this day in history birth of king Peter I of Cyprus (d. 1369)   

1581  On this day in history birth of claude G Bachet de Meziriac, French mathematician/theologist   

1586  On this day in history birth of jan III van Foreest, lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn   

1586  On this day in history birth of archduke Leopold V of Austria (d. 1632)   

1626  On this day in history birth of john Ferrabosco, composer   

1047  On this day in history clemens II, [Suitger], Pope (1046-47), dies (b. 1005)   

1253  On October - 09 grosseteste, an English scholar, dies at 78   

1273  Death of Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany on this day in history.   

1326  Reinald I, earl of Gelre/monarch, went insane, dies on October - 09.   

1390  Johan I, king of Castile (1379-90), dies on October - 09.   

1423  On October - 09 frederik III of Blankenheim, bishop of Straatsburg/Utrecht, dies   

1436  On October - 09 jacoba van Bavarian, countess of Holland/Zealand, dies at 35   

1555  On October - 09 death of justus Jonas, German Protestant reformer (b. 1493)