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It happened on October 9th in History

October 9, 0768 Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks.   October 9, 1000 “Leif Ericson discovers “”Vinland””” October 9, 1238 James I of Aragon conquers Valencia and founds the Kingdom of Valencia. October 9, 1446 Korean Hangual alphabet devised October 9, 1446 The Hangul alphabet is published in Korea. October 9, […]

It happened on October 9th in History

  • October 9, 0768 Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks.  
  • October 9, 1000 “Leif Ericson discovers “”Vinland”””
  • October 9, 1238 James I of Aragon conquers Valencia and founds the Kingdom of Valencia.
  • October 9, 1446 Korean Hangual alphabet devised
  • October 9, 1446 The Hangul alphabet is published in Korea.
  • October 9, 1514 Marriage of Louis XII of France and Mary Tudor. 
  • October 9, 1558 Mrida is founded in Venezuela.
  • October 9, 1595 The Spanish army captures Cambrai.
  • October 9, 1604 “Supernova 1604, the most recent supernova to be observed in the Milky Way.”
  • October 9, 1635 Founder of Rhode Island Roger Williams is banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony as a religious dissident after he speaks out against punishments for religious offenses and giving away Native American land.
  • October 9, 1635 Religious dissident Roger Williams banished from Mass Bay Colony
  • October 9, 1635 “Roger Williams (no relation to the famous country singer some 300 years his junior), is banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his religious views.”
  • October 9, 1701 “Collegiate School of Ct (Yale U), chartered in New Haven”
  • October 9, 1701 “The Collegiate School of Connecticut (later renamed Yale University) is chartered in Old Saybrook, Connecticut.”
  • October 9, 1760 7 Year’s War: Russian forces occupy Berlin.
  • October 9, 1771 The Dutch merchant ship Vrouw Maria sinks near the coast of Finland.
  • October 9, 1776 “Father Francisco Palou founds Mission San Francisco de Asis in what is now San Francisco, California.”
  • October 9, 1776 “Spanish missionaries first settle in what is now San Francisco, California.”
  • October 9, 1799 “Sinking of HMS Lutine, with the loss of 240 men and a cargo worth 1,200,000.”
  • October 9, 1804 “Hobart, capital of Tasmania, is founded.”
  • October 9, 1812 “War of 1812: In a naval engagement on Lake Erie, American forces capture two British ships: HMS Detroit and HMS Caledonia.”
  • October 9, 1820 Guayaquil declares independence from Spain.
  • October 9, 1820 “Guayaquil, Ecuador declares its freedom from Ecuador”
  • October 9, 1831 Capo d’Istria is assassinated.
  • October 9, 1835 “Royal College, Colombo established with the name Hillstreet Academy in Sri Lanka.”
  • October 9, 1837 Meeting at the U.S. Naval Academy establishes the U.S. Naval Institute.
  • October 9, 1837 “Steamboat “”Home”” sinks off Okracoke NC killing 100″
  • October 9, 1845 “The eminent and controversial Anglican, John Henry Newman, is received into the Roman Catholic Church.”
  • October 9, 1854 Beginning of the siege of Sebastopol.
  • October 9, 1855 “Joshua Stoddard of Worcester, Mass patents 1st calliope”
  • October 9, 1871 The Great Chicago Fire is brought under control.
  • October 9, 1874 General Postal Union is created as a result of the Treaty of Berne.
  • October 9, 1876 “The first 2-way telephone conversation, 1st over outdoor wires”
  • October 9, 1877 American Humane Association organized in Cleveland
  • October 9, 1877 “Locomotive Countess of Dufferin arrives at St. Boniface on a barge towed by the steamer “”Selkirk””. It was brought in by the contractor Joseph Whitehead to work on the Selkirk – Emerson line and was the first locomotive in Manitoba and on the Prairies.”
  • October 9, 1888 Public admitted to Washington Monument
  • October 9, 1903 “11”” rainfall in 24 hrs (NYC)”
  • October 9, 1914 “Antwerp, Belgium falls to the Germans.”
  • October 9, 1914 “World War I: Siege of Antwerp – Antwerp, Belgium falls to German troops.”
  • October 9, 1915 Woodrow Wilson becomes 1st pres to attend a world series game (World Series #12)