9 October in history

5 events that happened on 9 October, from 1446 to 1962.

  1. 1446 CE 580 years ago

    King Sejong promulgates the Korean alphabet

    Sejong the Great of Joseon published the Hunminjeongeum, introducing a new phonetic script now called Hangul. Designed so ordinary people could read and write, it is commemorated each year on Hangul Day.

  2. ✦ Anniversary of the day

    1701 CE 325 years ago

    Connecticut charters the school that became Yale

    The Connecticut General Assembly chartered the Collegiate School to train ministers and public leaders. It later settled in New Haven and in 1718 was renamed Yale College after the benefactor Elihu Yale.

  3. 1874 CE 152 years ago

    The Treaty of Bern founds the Universal Postal Union

    Representatives of 22 countries signed the Treaty of Bern, creating a single postal territory for exchanging letters. Its anniversary is marked as World Post Day.

  4. 1940 CE 86 years ago

    John Lennon is born in Liverpool

    John Winston Lennon was born at Liverpool Maternity Hospital. As co-founder and songwriter of the Beatles, and later as a solo artist and peace campaigner, he became one of the defining figures of 20th-century popular culture.

  5. 1962 CE 64 years ago

    Uganda gains independence from Britain

    Uganda became independent with Milton Obote as prime minister and the Kabaka of Buganda later as president. Its early decades were marked by political upheaval, including the dictatorship of Idi Amin.

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