October 9th History, Trivia, and Fun Facts |
October 9th History Highlights |
Fire Prevention Day |
Fire Prevention Day is part of Fire Prevention week and is observed on October 9. The observance of this day was initiated by President Calvin Coolidge in 1925. Besides being both a day and a week for young people and adults to learn how to make their homes safer against accidental fires, it also is a remembrance of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. |
October 9th is… |
Beer and Pizza Day Curious Events Day Dessert Day Fire Prevention Day Leif Erikson Day Submarine/ Hoagie/ Hero/ Dagwood /Grinder Day |
October 9th Birthday Quotes |
“Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.” “Forget what life used to be, you are what you choose to be. It’s whatever it is you see that life will become.” “I like to be honest, and after all these years I can’t be bothered being politically correct.” “Being at the genesis of the creative process is definitely something I want to keep doing. It’s just such a great buzz.” “When you’re out there talking about your faith and what you believe in, you’ll face some backlash. But mostly, I’ve received support.” “When we leap, we must leap as though the net will appear. A leap in life, however big or small, is an act of commitment with the expectation of success.” |
October 9th Birthdays |
1863 – Edward Bok, Dutch-American magazine executive (died in 1930) 1900 – Alastair Sim, Scottish-English actor and academic (died in 1976) 1911 – Joe Rosenthal, American photographer (died in 2006) 1914 – Edward Andrews, American character actor (died in 1985) 1940 – John Lennon, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, The Beatles (died in 1980) 1941 – Brian Lamb, American broadcaster, founded C-SPAN 1943 – Mike Peters, American cartoonist, Mother Goose, and Grimm 1948 – Jackson Browne, American singer-songwriter 1952 – Sharon Osbourne, English television host 1953 – Tony Shalhoub, American actor 1954 – Scott Bakula, American actor 1954 – John O’Hurley, American actor and game show host 1964 – Guillermo del Toro, Mexican-American director 1975 – Sean Lennon, American singer-songwriter, John of John 1979 – Chris O’Dowd, Irish actor, and screenwriter 1979 – Brandon Routh, American actor 1992 – Tyler James Williams, American actor 1993 – Scotty McCreery, American singer-songwriter 1996 – Bella Hadid, American model |
October 9th History |
768 – Carloman I and Charlemagne were both crowned Kings of The Franks. Carloman died in 771, and Charlemagne reigned until 814. 1767 – Surveying for the Mason-Dixon line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania was completed. 1824 – Slavery was abolished in Costa Rica. 1873 – The US Naval Institute was established. 1888 – The Washington Monument officially opened to the public. 1919 – The Cincinnati Reds won the World Series, and eight White Sox players were later accused of intentionally losing games in exchange for money from gamblers. 1961 – #1 Hit October 9, 1961 – October 22, 1961: Ray Charles – Hit the Road Jack 1965 – #1 Hit October 9, 1965 – November 5, 1965: The Beatles – Yesterday 1967 – Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara was executed in Bolivia. 1976 – #1 Hit October 9, 1976 – October 15, 1976: Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band – A Fifth of Beethoven October 9 Birthday (fictional) Count von Count, Sesame Street, TV 1980 – Pope John Paul II met and shook hands with the Dalai Lama in Vatican City. 1986 – East End Show – The Phantom of the Opera (Musical) October 9, 1986 1999 – #1 Hit October 9, 1999 – October 22, 1999: Mariah Carey featuring Jay-Z – Heartbreaker 2006 – North Korea may have tested its first nuclear device. 2012 – Pakistani Taliban made a failed attempt to assassinate 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai on her way home from school. October 9, 2015 – Invisible Sister aired on The Disney Channel #1 Hit October 9, 2021 – October 15, 2021: My Universe – Coldplay and BTS |
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts |
One of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: Mausoleum at Halicarnassus in (now) Bodrum, Turkey built in 353-350 BC, destroyed by earthquakes and abandoned by the 1400s AD. We still use the word, mausoleum, for above-ground tombs. George Orwell – Real Name: Eric Arthur Blair Somewhere out there is the Wayne Gretzky, Michael Jordan, or Joe Montana of custodians, and he gets nowhere near the amount of praise he deserves for his talents. Because of Monty Python when someone starts with “Nobody expects…” I expect the Spanish Inquisition. In The US, Outdoor cats are believed to be responsible for the extinction of 33 species of birds, mammals, and reptiles, killing between 1.4 billion and 3.7 billion birds and 6.9 billion to 20.7 billion mammals a year. The Capital of Korea, North is Pyongyang Adam and Eve did not have belly buttons. #science #religion Nail-biting has been associated with a better functioning immune system because of the exposure to germs on a small scale that your body can build antibodies to. Everyone is forgetting to count their sellable organs when calculating their net worth. “Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.” – John Keating (Robin Williams) in Dead Poets Society, 1989 I wonder what happened to Inigo Montoya’s mother. Biggest film of 2003: Finding Nemo (Action/Adventure) earned ~ $380,000,000 |
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