October 9th (2012) was a Tuesday. It's the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 83 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 9th October, 2012
» Members of the Pakistani Taliban made a failed attempt to assassinate Malala Yousafzai on her way home from school.
October 9th Famous Deaths for 2012
» Paddy Roy Bates, English broadcaster (b. 1921)
» Mark Brovun, Ukrainian art director (b. 1946)
» Federico A. Cordero, Puerto Rican guitarist (b. 1928)
» Marina Golub, Russian actress (b. 1957)
» Sammi Kane Kraft, American actress (b. 1992)
» Budd Lynch, American sportscaster (b. 1917)
» George Paciullo, Australian politician (b. 1934)
» Kenny Rollins, American basketball player (b. 1923)
» Harris Savides, American cinematographer (b. 1957)
October 9th Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints e.g Feast Day:
» Denis
» Dionysius the Areopagite
» Saint Ghislain or Ghislain
» John Henry Newman
» John Leonardi
» Louis Bertrand (saint) known as Luis Beltran
» Robert Grosseteste(Anglican)
» Wilfred Grenfell (Episcopal Church (USA))
» October 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Hangul Day (South Korea)
» Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Uganda from United Kingdom in 1962.
» Public holidays in Ecuador called Independence of Guayaquil from Spain in 1820 (Guayaquil)
» Leif Erikson Day (United States, Iceland and Norway)
» National Day of Commemorating the Holocaust (Romania)
» Takayama Festival e.g Takayama Autumn Festival (Takayama, Gifu or Takayama)