At a Glance
October 9
Observances & Celebrations
Commemorative holidays, national days, religious feasts, and international traditions observed on this date.
FeaturedNational observance
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Uganda from United Kingdom in 1962. (Uganda)
Religious observance
Feast of Abraham
Religious observance
Feast of Denis of Paris
Religious observance
Feast of Dionysius the Areopagite
Religious observance
Feast of Ghislain
Religious observance
Feast of Innocencio of Mary Immaculate and Martyrs of Asturias
Religious observance
Feast of John Henry Newman
Religious observance
Feast of John Leonardi
Religious observance
Feast of Luis Beltran
Religious observance
Feast of October 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Religious observance
Feast of Robert Grosseteste (Church of England)
Religious observance
Feast of Wilfred Grenfell (Episcopal Church in the United States)
United States
Observance
Fire Prevention Day (Canada, United States)
United States
Observance
Hangul Day (South Korea)
South Korea
Observance
Independence of Guayaquil from Spain in 1820 (Ecuador)
Ecuador
Observance
Leif Erikson Day (United States, Iceland and Norway)
United States