APAccording to the AP, these events happened on October 9:
- In 1940, John Lennon was born in Liverpool, England.
- In 1966, John Lennon met Yoko Ono for the first time at an art gallery in London.
- In 1973, Elvis and Priscilla Presley were divorced in Santa Monica, California. They had been married since May 1, 1967, and had one child, Lisa Marie.
- In 1980, John Lennon celebrated his 40th birthday by releasing the single "(Just Like) Starting Over."
- In 1985, moviemaker Orson Welles died. He was 70.
- Also in 1985, Yoko Ono dedicated "Strawberry Fields" in New York's Central Park to the memory of John Lennon.
- In 1986, Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical version of "Phantom of the Opera" opened in London. The $2.9 million show, based on a 1911 novel by Gaston Leroux, drew a six-minute standing ovation from the first night audience.
- In 2011, Paul McCartney married Nancy Shevell in London.
Today's birthdays:
- Actor Fyvush Finkel ("Boston Public," ''Picket Fences") is 90.
- R&B singer Nona Hendryx (LaBelle) is 68.
- Singer Jackson Browne is 64.
- Actor Robert Wuhl ("Arli$$") is 61.
- Manager-TV personality Sharon Osbourne ("The Osbournes") is 60.
- Actor Tony Shalhoub ("Monk," ''Wings") is 59.
- Accordion player James Fearnley of The Pogues is 58.
- Actor Scott Bakula is 58.
- Actor John O'Hurley ("Dancing With The Stars," ''Seinfeld") is 58.
- Actor Michael Pare ("Eddie and the Cruisers") is 54.
- Singer-guitarist Kurt Neumann of The BoDeans is 51.
- Country singer Gary Bennett (BR549) is 48.
- Singer P.J. Harvey is 43.
- Actor Steve Burns ("Blues Clues") is 39.
- Singer Sean Lennon is 37.
- Actor Zachery Ty Bryan ("Home Improvement") is 31.
- Actor Tyler James Williams ("Everybody Hates Chris") is 20.
- Country singer Scotty McCreery ("American Idol") is 19.
