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--mav 00:28, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC)
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October 9: Independence Day in Uganda (1962); Hangul Day in South Korea; Leif Erikson Day in the United States
- 1514 – Mary Tudor (pictured), sister of Henry VIII of England, became queen consort of France.
- 1831 – John Capodistria, the Greek head of state, was assassinated in Nafplion.
- 1919 – The Black Sox Scandal: The Cincinnati Reds won the World Series Major League Baseball championship, 5 games to 3, over "Shoeless Joe" Jackson and the Chicago White Sox, many of whom were later found to have lost intentionally.
- 1942 – World War II: American forces defeated the Japanese at the Third Battle of the Matanikau in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, avenging the Japanese victory at the Second Battle of the Matanikau a couple of weeks earlier.
- 1962 – Uganda became independent from the United Kingdom, with Milton Obote as the first prime minister.
More events: October 8 – October 9 – October 10
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An anonymous editor, 70.59.65.204 (talk • contribs • info • WHOIS) has repeatedly added the "Inventor of the condom" tagline to the above entry (death, 1562). Condoms have been in use for thousands of years in some form, so claiming that Falloppio invented them is incorrect. I've reverted the IP twice, and I'd like an outside opinion. -- Flyguy649 talk contribs 15:34, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
