Historical timeline for October 9

Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Siesta Key, Florida, as a Category 3 hurricane, causing US$34.3 billion in damage only two weeks after Hurricane Helene impacted the state.

Turkey begins its military offensive in north-eastern Syria.

The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army launches its first attack on Myanmar security forces along the Bangladesh–Myanmar border.

Pakistani Taliban attempt to assassinate outspoken schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai.

First lunar impact of NASA's Lunar Precursor Robotic Program.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its all-time high of 14,164 points before rapidly declining due to the 2008 financial crisis.

North Korea conducts its first nuclear test.

An Amtrak Sunset Limited train is derailed by saboteurs near Palo Verde, Arizona.

The Peekskill meteorite, a 27.7 pounds (12.6 kg) meteorite crashed into a parked car in Peekskill, New York

Fox Broadcasting Company (FBC) launches as the fourth US television network.

The Phantom of the Opera, eventually the second longest running musical in London, opens at Her Majesty's Theatre.

The popular children's television show Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends, based on The Railway Series by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry, premieres on ITV.

South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan survives an assassination attempt in Rangoon, Burma, but the blast kills 21 and injures 17 others.

President François Mitterrand abolishes capital punishment in France.

Pope John Paul II greets the Dalai Lama during a private audience in Vatican City.

The Khmer Republic is proclaimed in Cambodia.

In Chicago, the National Guard is called in as demonstrations continue over the trial of the "Chicago Eight".

A day after his capture, Ernesto "Che" Guevara is executed for attempting to incite a revolution in Bolivia.

Vietnam War: the Republic of Korea Army commits the Binh Tai Massacre.

In Italy, a large landslide causes a giant wave to overtop the Vajont Dam, killing over 2,000.