On this day
Revisit the news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
Portrait 1080 × 1920 PNG · created on your device
DALLAS, Oct. 9 -- Oklahoma's powerful Sooners fumbled and rumbled against their traditional rival, Texas, today, but the nation's No. 1 team whipped up a blend of passes and ground power to gain a 14-to-7 victory before 76,204 fans.
DETROIT, Oct. 9 -- Goalie Terry Sawchuk of the Detroit Red Wings turned in his first shutout of the National Hockey League season tonight as he blanked the Rangers in the New Yorkers' opener, 4 -- 0, before 10,127 fans at Olympia.
Jackson, Robt H
Mormackite (freighter): capsizes and sinks 150 mi ESE of Cape Henry, Va; map; 11 saved; 12 bodies found; 25, including Capt McMahon missing; survivors in water 2 days; attacked by sharks; biogs of NYC area residents; list of missing and survivors
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 9 -- An alert Notre Dame team, aided by two touchdown passes fired by a reserve quarterback, Tom Carey, swamped Pittsburgh, 33 -- 0, today to climb back into the national football spotlight.
1954Václav Patejdl, Slovak musician (died 2023)[†]
Vašo Patejdl was a Slovak musician and composer. He was best known for being a co-founder and long-term member of the pop-rock band Elán. He wrote songs for other musicians, including the Richard Müller single "Po schodoch", and he composed music for films, such as Fontána pre Zuzanu (1985) and The Seven Ravens (2015). Patejdl also released a number of solo albums throughout his career, both in Slovak and English. He died on 19 August 2023, at the age of 68.
1954Rekha, Indian actress[†]
Bhanurekha Ganesan, better known by her mononymous stage name Rekha, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Hindi films. Acknowledged as one of the finest actresses in Indian cinema, she has starred in more than 200 films and is the recipient of several accolades, including one National Film Award and three Filmfare Awards. She has often played strong and complicated female characters—from fictional to literary—in both mainstream and independent films. Though her career has gone through certain periods of decline, Rekha has gained a reputation for reinventing herself numerous times and has been credited for her ability to sustain her status. In 2010, the Government of India honoured her with Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour.
1954David Lee Roth, American singer-songwriter and producer[†]
David Lee Roth is an American rock singer. Known for his wild and energetic stage persona, he was the lead vocalist of the hard rock band Van Halen for three stints: from 1974 to 1985, during 1996, and from 2006 to when they disbanded in 2020. He has also had a successful solo career, releasing numerous RIAA-certified Gold and Platinum albums. After more than two decades apart, Roth re-joined Van Halen in 2006 for a North American tour that became the highest-grossing in the band's history, and one of the highest-grossing of that year. In 2007, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Van Halen. Roth had solo hits with the songs “California Girls,” “Yankee Rose,” and “Just Like Paradise,” in the late 1980s.
1954Fernando Santos, Portuguese footballer and manager[†]
Fernando Manuel Fernandes da Costa Santos is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player who played as a left-back.
1954The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Muscat, Neil Innes, sends a signal to the Sultanate's forces, accompanied with oil explorers, to penetrate Fahud, marking the beginning of Jebel Akhdar War.[†]
The Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, also known briefly as the State of Muscat and Oman during the rule of Taimur bin Faisal, was a sovereign state that encompassed the present-day Sultanate of Oman and parts of present-day United Arab Emirates and Pakistan, in the second half of the 19th century and 20th century.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]