On this dayOctober 9
Through history
A hundred years before
The front pages of October 9, 1926
What 40 American newspapers printed that day, as the Library of Congress keeps them.
The Indianapolis timesIndianapolis [Ind.]
South Bend news-timesSouth Bend, Ind.
Il risorgimento italiano nel MarylandBaltimore, Md.
The Milwaukee leaderMilwaukee, Wis.
Evening starWashington, D.C.
The Washington timesWashington [D.C.]
The Washington daily newsWashington, D.C.
Peninsula enterpriseAccomac, Va.
All 40 front pages at the Library of Congress ↗From Chronicling America. Public domain: in the Library's words, newspapers published in the United States more than 95 years ago are in the public domain in their entirety.
What happened
On October 9
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Born
On October 9
The best-known first, counted by the Wikipedia languages with an article on each.
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Died
On October 9
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Observed
On October 9
Holidays, feast days and observances, as Wikipedia lists them for the date.
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