What Day Of The Week Is October 9?

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Friday October 9, 2026
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October 9: Day of the Week

October 9, 2026 is the 282nd day of the year 2026 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 83 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is viernes.

Here’s the October calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

October 9 by the Numbers

  • 242 days since October 9
  • 0 year, 8 months, and 0 day ago
  • 8 months since then
  • October 9 is in the 41st week of the year 2026 (ISO 8601)
  • 34 weeks ago
  • The year 2026 is not a leap year

October 9 Historical Event(s)

1582Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar, this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain. 1771The Dutch merchant ship Vrouw Maria sinks near the coast of Finland. 1776Father Francisco Palou founds Mission San Francisco de Asis in what is now San Francisco, California. 1812War of 1812: In a naval engagement on Lake Erie, American forces capture two British ships: HMS Detroit and HMS Caledonia. 1861American Civil War: Battle of Santa Rosa Island – Union troops repel a Confederate attempt to capture Fort Pickens. 1936Generators at Boulder Dam (later renamed to Hoover Dam) begin to generate electricity from the Colorado River and transmit it 266 miles to Los Angeles, California. 1945Parade in NYC for Fleet Admiral Nimitz and 13 USN/USMC Medal of Honor recipients 1981Abolition of capital punishment in France. 1983Rangoon bombing: attempted assassination of South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan during an official visit to Rangoon, Burma. Chun survives but the blast kills 17 of his entourage, including four cabinet ministers, and injures 17 others. Four Burmese officials also die in the blast. 1995An Amtrak Sunset Limited train is derailed by saboteurs near Palo Verde, Arizona.

Who were born on October 9?

1918E. Howard Hunt, American Watergate figure (d. 2007) 1922Léon Dion, Quebec political scientist (d. 1997) 1940John Lennon, British musician and songwriter (The Beatles) (d. 1980) 1948Dave Samuels, American vibraphonist 1954Anne-Marie Goumba, African politician 1958Al Jourgensen, American musician (Ministry) 1965Jimbo Fisher, American college football coach 1971Simon Atlee, British photographer (d. 2004) 1983Stephen Gionta, American ice hockey player 1994Jodelle Ferland, Canadian actress

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