Historical Events
- Baseball World Series: NY Yankees beat Brooklyn Dodgers, 10-6 at Ebbets Field for 4 games to 1 series victory; starts Yankees record run of 5 straight titles
- English ballerina Margot Fonteyn debuts in America with her performance in Tchaikovsky's "The Sleeping Beauty" at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York
Famous Birthdays
- Rod Temperton, British pop musician and songwriter ("Boogie Nights"; "Thriller"; "Give Me the Night"; "Yah Mo B There"), born in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England (d. 2016)
- Shep Messing, American soccer goalkeeper (NY Cosmos), born in Bronx, New York
Famous Deaths
- Viktor Alexandrovich Uspensky, Russian composer, dies at 70
1949 Highlights
About October 9, 1949
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 74 years, 5 months and 20 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Libra