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 October 9
 1604: Johannes Kepler and other
observers saw the appearance of a "new" star in the constellation of Ophiuchus,
which became Supernova
1604. 1801:
Auguste-Arthur de La Rive, who pioneered the electrochemical theory of batteries,
was born. 1876: The first two-way
telephone conversation occurred over outdoor wires between Alexander
Graham Bell and Watson over the telegraph line linking Boston and East Cambridge.
1879: Nobel Prize winner
Max Von Laue, who discovered the diffraction of x-rays in crystals,
was born. 1906: Joseph Glidden, inventor of
barbed wire,
died. 1930: Aviator
Laura Ingalls landed in Glendale, CA, to complete the first solo
transcontinental flight across the U.S. by a woman. 1943:
Pieter Zeeman who won Noble Prize in Physics for splitting of
spectral lines (the Zeeman effect), died. 1988:
Felix Wankel, inventor of the pistonless internal combustion engine,
died. 1992: The
Great Meteor, seen from Kentucky to New York, was observed at
7:50 pm EDT, and hit a Chevrolet Malibu car belonging to Mrs. Michelle Knapp of
Wells Street in Peekskill, NY.
Note: These
historical tidbits (see daily
list) have been collected from various sources, mostly on the Internet.
As detailed in my
It Happened When? Factoid article, there
is a lot of wrong information that is repeated hundreds of times because most websites
do not validate with authoritative sources. On RF Cafe, events with
hyperlinks have been verified. Many years ago,
I began commemorating the birthdays of notable people and events with
special RF Cafe logos.
Where available, I like to use images from postage stamps from the country where
the person or event occurred. Images used in the logos are often from open source
websites like Wikipedia, and are specifically credited with a hyperlink back to
the source where possible.
Fair Use laws permit
small samples of copyrighted content.
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