Today in History: Ernesto “Che” Guevara is executed in 1967

Here are some of the major global events that occurred on October 9:

768 – Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned kings of the Franks.

1410 – The first known mention of the Prague astronomical clock.

1701 – The Collegiate School of Connecticut (later renamed Yale University) is chartered in Old Saybrook.

1831 – Ioannis Kapodistrias, the first head of state of independent Greece, is assassinated.

1937 – Murder of 9 Catholic priests in Zhengding, China, who protected the local population from the advancing Japanese army.

1967 – A day after his capture, Ernesto “Che” Guevara is executed for attempting to incite a revolution in Bolivia.

1980 – Pope John Paul II greets the Dalai Lama during a private audience in Vatican City.

1986 – The Phantom of the Opera, eventually the second longest running musical in London, opens at Her Majesty’s Theatre.

2012 – Pakistani Taliban attempt to assassinate outspoken schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai.

2024 – 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.