On this day, October 9th, but in 1967, ‘Che Guevara, Reference of the Cuban Revolution, is executed by the Bolivian armya day after his capture.
On October 9, a day after he was intercepted by a Bolivian army patrol, guerrilla Ernesto “Che” Guevara was shot dead in a small school in La Higuera, Bolivia. The Argentine doctor, who had become popular during the Cuban Revolution and had been a minister and director of the Cuban National Bank, arrived in Bolivia in November 1966 with the intention of promoting a major socialist revolution throughout Latin America. The setbacks followed one after another, and on October 8, the 16 guerrillas remaining in the force and Che were surprised by a huge contingent of Bolivian soldiers, the army’s elite. The Argentine escaped alive, but was injured in one leg and had a deep feeling of defeat. He was held at a school in La Higuera, where he was held until the arrival of CIA agents Félix Rodríguez and Colonel Zenteno Anaya. That same day, it was reported that Che Guevara had died in a shootout, but the Argentine remained alive while they decided what to do with him. According to Félix Rodríguez, the United States wanted him alive to obtain information from him, but it was René Barrientos, the President of Bolivia himself, who gave the order to shoot him without prior trial.
He Che Guevara dropped dead in front of a Bolivian firing squad and the news spread like wildfire. The character’s charisma and popularity ensured that his death was widely commented on.
Also on October 9, 2009, United States President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his diplomatic initiatives toward nuclear disarmament. Since taking office in January, Obama has repeatedly called for disarmament and advocated for the resumption of the stalled Middle East peace process.
It was the first time a sitting president of the United States received the Nobel Peace Prize, after it was awarded to former President Jimmy Carter in 2002 for his mediation work.
Do you want to know more? Discover the anniversaries of October 9th and see what happened, who was born and who died on a day like this. Also don’t miss what is being celebrated, the horoscope and today’s saints.
What happened on October 9th?
1238: The King of Aragon, James I the Conqueror, invades the city of Valencia after defeating the Muslim troops.
1547: Miguel de Cervantes is baptized in the church of Santa María la Mayor in Alcalá de Henares (Madrid).
1934: King Alexander I of Yugoslavia is assassinated in Marseille during an official trip to France.
2000: The chief prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Andalusia, Luis Portero, is assassinated by ETA in Granada (Spain).
2003: The deputy information attaché of the Spanish Embassy in Iraq, Sergeant Major José Antonio Bernal Gómez, is shot in the back of the head in Baghdad.
2012: Malala Yusufzai, a 14-year-old Pakistani activist promoting girls’ education, is injured when she is shot by the Taliban.
2021: Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz resigns over corruption allegations.
2022: Carlos Lesmes, President of the Supreme Court and the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ), resigns.
Who was born on October 9th?
1859: Alfred Dreyfus, French soldier.
1908: Jacques Tati, French filmmaker.
1940: John Lennon, singer of the Beatles.
1964: Guillermo del Toro, Mexican film director.
1966: David Cameron, British politician.
nineteen ninety: Bella Hadid, American model.
Who died on October 9th?
1958: Pope Pius XII
1967: Ernesto “Che” Guevara, Argentine-Cuban revolutionary.
1974: Oskar Schindler, German businessman who saved more than a thousand Jews from the Holocaust.
2010: Maurice Allais, French economist, Nobel Prize winner.
2019: Andres Gimeno, Spanish tennis player.
2022: Paco Merino, Spanish actor.
What is celebrated on October 9th?
Today, October 9th, we celebrate Valencian Community Day, Postal Day, European Rock Art Day and World Astronomy Day.
Horoscope for October 9th
Those born on October 9th belong to the zodiac sign Libra.
Saint of October 9th
Today, October 9th, Saints Dionysus, Abraham, Hector, Innocent and Luis Beltrán are celebrated.