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Revision as of 11:48, 18 October 2007
October 9: Independence Day in Uganda (1962) ; Hangul Day in South Korea; Leif Erikson Day in the United States.
- 1514 – Mary Tudor (pictured), sister of Henry VIII of England, became queen consort of France.
- 1831 – John Capodistria, the Greek head of state, was assassinated in Nafplion.
- 1919 – The Black Sox Scandal: The Cincinnati Reds won the World Series Major League Baseball championship, 5 games to 3, over "Shoeless Joe" Jackson and the Chicago White Sox, many of whom were later found to have lost intentionally.
- 1942 – World War II: American forces defeated the Japanese at the Third Battle of the Matanikau in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, avenging the Japanese victory at the Second Battle of the Matanikau a couple of weeks earlier.
- 1962 – Uganda became independent from the United Kingdom, with Milton Obote as the first prime minister.
Recent days: October 8 – October 7 – October 6
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