On this day: 9 October

Selected events and births on 9 October, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1676 – Antonie van Leeuwenhoek wrote a letter to the Royal Society describing "animalcules" – the first known description of protozoa. Read more: Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Royal Society Animalcule
• 1888 – The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., at the time the world's tallest building, officially opened to the general public. Read more: Washington Monument Washington, D.C. History of the world's tallest structures
• 1912 – Following a reduction in pay, textile workers in Little Falls, New York, walked out of their mill, starting a three-month strike. Read more: Little Falls, New York Walkout 1912–1913 Little Falls textile strike
• 1962 – Nick Holonyak, an engineer for General Electric, gave the first public demonstration of a light-emitting diode. Read more: Nick Holonyak General Electric Light-emitting diode
• 1986 – The Phantom of the Opera, a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and currently the longest-running Broadway show in history, opened in London's West End. Read more: The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical) Musical theatre Andrew Lloyd Webber

Born on this day

• 1938 – Heinz Fischer, Austrian academic and politician, 11th President of Austria Read more: Heinz Fischer President of Austria
• 1941 – Brian Lamb, American broadcaster, founded C-SPAN Read more: Brian Lamb C-SPAN
• 1941 – Omali Yeshitela, political activist and founder of the Uhuru Movement Read more: Omali Yeshitela African People's Socialist Party
• 1945 – Amjad Ali Khan, Indian classical Sarod player Read more: Amjad Ali Khan Sarod
• 1950 – Jody Williams, American academic and activist, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Jody Williams Nobel Peace Prize
• 1962 – Ōnokuni Yasushi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 62nd Yokozuna Read more: Ōnokuni Yasushi Makuuchi
• 1966 – David Cameron, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Read more: David Cameron Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• 1997 – Jharrel Jerome, American actor Read more: Jharrel Jerome
• 1997 – Megan Moroney, American singer-songwriter. Read more: Megan Moroney
• 2000 – Penei Sewell, American football player Read more: Penei Sewell
• 2001 – Kyla Leibel, Canadian swimmer Read more: Kyla Leibel
• 2002 – Ben Shelton, American tennis player Read more: Ben Shelton

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