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October 1

• An international fact-finding mission headed by Swiss diplomat Heidi Tagliavini concludes that Georgia started the 2008 South Ossetia war. added by BorgQueen, 02:15, 01 October 2009
• |image = 2009-09-30 Sumatra Indonesia earthquake location.jpg added by MSGJ, 10:27, 01 October 2009
• |image = 2009-09-30 Sumatra Indonesia earthquake location.jpg removed by BorgQueen, 10:47, 01 October 2009
• A 7.6 M_w earthquake (location map pictured) on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, kills at least 450 people. added by MSGJ, 10:27, 01 October 2009
• An 8.0 M_w earthquake in the Samoa Islands region causes a tsunami and kills at least 141 people. added by MSGJ, 10:27, 01 October 2009
• An 8.0 M_w earthquake in the Samoan Islands region causes a tsunami and kills at least 141 people. updated by MSGJ, 10:36, 01 October 2009
• |image = Middlesex.guildhall.london.arp.jpg added by BorgQueen, 10:47, 01 October 2009
• |image = Middlesex.guildhall.london.arp.jpg removed by BorgQueen, 17:36, 02 October 2009
• |title = The Middlesex Guildhall in Little George Street, Westminster, London added by BorgQueen, 10:47, 01 October 2009
• |title = The Middlesex Guildhall in Little George Street, Westminster, London removed by BorgQueen, 17:36, 02 October 2009
• The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (location pictured) takes effect, replacing the Law Lords as the final court of appeal in the country. added by BorgQueen, 10:47, 01 October 2009
• A 7.6 M_w earthquake on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, kills at least 450 people. updated by BorgQueen, 10:47, 01 October 2009
• The Soyuz TMA-16 is launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome to the International Space Station, taking a space tourist, Guy Laliberté, founder and CEO of Cirque du Soleil. added by BorgQueen, 10:54, 01 October 2009
• The Soyuz TMA-16 is launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome to the International Space Station, taking a space tourist, Guy Laliberté, founder and CEO of Cirque du Soleil. updated by BorgQueen, 10:57, 01 October 2009
• The Soyuz TMA-16 is launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome to the International Space Station, taking a space tourist, Guy Laliberté, founder and CEO of Cirque du Soleil. updated by BorgQueen, 10:58, 01 October 2009
• The Soyuz TMA-16 is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to the International Space Station, taking a space tourist, Guy Laliberté, founder and CEO of Cirque du Soleil. updated by BorgQueen, 11:15, 01 October 2009
• The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (location pictured) takes effect, replacing the Lord of Appeal in Ordinary as the final court of appeal in the country. updated by BorgQueen, 11:17, 01 October 2009
• The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (location pictured) is established, replacing the House of Lords as the final court of appeal in the country. updated by Bencherlite, 11:56, 01 October 2009
• A 7.6 M_w earthquake on the Indonesian island of Sumatra kills at least 450 people. updated by Bencherlite, 11:56, 01 October 2009
• A 7.6 M_w earthquake on the Indonesian island of Sumatra kills at least 529 people. updated by Art LaPella, 13:43, 01 October 2009
• The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (location pictured) is established, replacing the House of Lords as the final court of appeal in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. updated by BorgQueen, 16:43, 01 October 2009
• An international fact-finding mission headed by Swiss diplomat Heidi Tagliavini concludes that Georgia started the 2008 South Ossetia war but both sides bore responsibility for escalating the conflict. updated by BorgQueen, 16:50, 01 October 2009
• An international fact-finding mission headed by Swiss diplomat Heidi Tagliavini concludes that Georgia started the 2008 South Ossetia war and that Russia answered by using excessive measures. updated by BorgQueen, 16:53, 01 October 2009
• An international fact-finding mission headed by Swiss diplomat Heidi Tagliavini concludes that Georgia started the 2008 South Ossetia war and that Russia answered by using excessive measures. removed by BorgQueen, 16:22, 03 October 2009
• The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (location pictured) is established, replacing the House of Lords. updated by BorgQueen, 16:58, 01 October 2009
• The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (location pictured) is established, replacing the House of Lords as the nation's highest judicial body. updated by Xoloz, 17:12, 01 October 2009
• The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (location pictured) is established, replacing the Judicial Committee of the House of Lords. updated by Bencherlite, 17:19, 01 October 2009
• A 7.6 M_w earthquake on the Indonesian island of Sumatra kills at least 1,100 people. updated by BorgQueen, 17:27, 01 October 2009
• A 7.6 M_w earthquake on the Indonesian island of Sumatra kills at least 1,100 people. removed by BorgQueen, 18:16, 03 October 2009

October 2

• The Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (location pictured) are sworn into office, replacing the Judicial Committee of the House of Lords. added by BorgQueen, 12:48, 02 October 2009
• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is chosen by the International Olympic Committee as the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics. added by BorgQueen, 17:21, 02 October 2009
• |image = Government support Rio 2016.jpg added by BorgQueen, 17:36, 02 October 2009
• |image = Government support Rio 2016.jpg removed by BorgQueen, 09:04, 04 October 2009
• |title = The Brazilian support team for the 2016 Summer Olympics, with President Lula (middle) added by BorgQueen, 17:36, 02 October 2009
• |title = The Brazilian support team for the 2016 Summer Olympics, with President Lula (middle) removed by BorgQueen, 09:04, 04 October 2009
• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is chosen by the International Olympic Committee as the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics (support team pictured). updated by BorgQueen, 17:36, 02 October 2009
• The Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom are sworn into office, replacing the Judicial Committee of the House of Lords. updated by BorgQueen, 17:36, 02 October 2009
• An 8.0 M_w earthquake in the Samoan Islands region causes a tsunami and kills at least 189 people. updated by Art LaPella, 22:03, 02 October 2009

October 3

• The Soyuz TMA-16 is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to the International Space Station, taking a space tourist, Guy Laliberté, CEO of Cirque du Soleil. updated by BorgQueen, 00:30, 03 October 2009
• Former President of Peru Alberto Fujimori is sentenced to six years imprisonment for bribery and phone tapping. added by BorgQueen, 15:37, 03 October 2009
• The Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom are sworn into office. updated by BorgQueen, 15:37, 03 October 2009
• The Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom are sworn into office, replacing the Judicial Committee of the House of Lords. removed by BorgQueen, 15:37, 03 October 2009
• The Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom are sworn into office. removed by BorgQueen, 22:44, 05 October 2009
• The Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland is passed, enabling the country to ratify the Treaty of Lisbon. added by BorgQueen, 16:22, 03 October 2009
• Voters pass the Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, enabling the country to ratify the Treaty of Lisbon. added by Postdlf, 18:02, 03 October 2009
• Floods and mudslides in Messina and across northeastern Sicily, Italy, kill at least 21 people in the country's deadliest landslide disaster since 1998. added by BorgQueen, 18:16, 03 October 2009
• The twenty-eighth amendment of the Constitution of Ireland is adopted, enabling the country to ratify the Treaty of Lisbon. updated by PFHLai, 18:22, 03 October 2009
• Floods and mudslides in Messina and across northeastern Sicily, kill at least 21 people in the deadliest landslide disaster in Italy since 1998. updated by PFHLai, 18:22, 03 October 2009
• The Soyuz TMA-16 is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, taking a space tourist, Guy Laliberté, CEO of Cirque du Soleil, to the International Space Station. updated by PFHLai, 18:22, 03 October 2009
• The Soyuz TMA-16 is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, taking a space tourist, Guy Laliberté, CEO of Cirque du Soleil, to the International Space Station. removed by BorgQueen, 08:58, 04 October 2009
• The twenty-eighth amendment of the Constitution of Ireland is passed, enabling the country to ratify the Treaty of Lisbon. updated by BorgQueen, 20:14, 03 October 2009
• Floods and mudslides in Messina and across northeastern Sicily kill at least 21 people, in the deadliest landslide disaster in Italy since 1998. updated by Art LaPella, 22:43, 03 October 2009

October 4

• The twenty-eighth amendment of the Constitution of Ireland is passed in a referendum, enabling the country to ratify the Treaty of Lisbon. updated by PFHLai, 01:56, 04 October 2009
• The twenty-eighth amendment of the Constitution of Ireland is passed in a referendum, enabling the country to ratify the Treaty of Lisbon. removed by BorgQueen, 02:23, 07 October 2009
• Floods and mudslides in Messina and across northeastern Sicily kill at least 21 people in the deadliest landslide disaster in Italy since 1998. updated by PFHLai, 01:56, 04 October 2009
• Marek Edelman, the last surviving leader of the Warsaw Uprising, dies in Poland aged 90. added by BorgQueen, 08:58, 04 October 2009
• |image = Marek Edelman by Kubik cropped.JPG added by BorgQueen, 09:04, 04 October 2009
• |image = Marek Edelman by Kubik cropped.JPG removed by BorgQueen, 19:24, 05 October 2009
• |title = Marek Edelman in 2005 added by BorgQueen, 09:04, 04 October 2009
• |title = Marek Edelman in 2005 removed by BorgQueen, 19:24, 05 October 2009
• Marek Edelman (pictured), the last surviving leader of the Warsaw Uprising, dies in Poland aged 90. updated by BorgQueen, 09:04, 04 October 2009
• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is chosen by the International Olympic Committee as the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics. updated by BorgQueen, 09:04, 04 October 2009
• Marek Edelman (pictured), the last surviving leader of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, dies in Poland aged 90. updated by BorgQueen, 10:11, 04 October 2009

October 5

• Floods and mudslides in Messina and across northeastern Sicily kill at least 21 people in the deadliest landslide disaster in Italy since 1998. added by MSGJ, 13:45, 05 October 2009
• Floods and mudslides in Messina and across northeastern Sicily kill at least 21 people in the deadliest landslide disaster in Italy since 1998. removed by BorgQueen, 23:28, 05 October 2009
• Former President of Peru Alberto Fujimori is sentenced to six years' imprisonment for bribery and phone tapping. updated by MSGJ, 13:45, 05 October 2009
• Former President of Peru Alberto Fujimori is sentenced to six years' imprisonment for bribery and phone tapping. removed by BorgQueen, 19:24, 05 October 2009
• Marek Edelman (pictured), the last surviving leader of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, dies in Poland at the age of 90. updated by The ed17, 14:40, 05 October 2009
• |image = Elizabeth Blackburn 2009-01.JPG added by BorgQueen, 19:24, 05 October 2009
• |image = Elizabeth Blackburn 2009-01.JPG removed by BorgQueen, 12:26, 06 October 2009
• |title = Elizabeth H. Blackburn added by BorgQueen, 19:24, 05 October 2009
• |title = Elizabeth H. Blackburn removed by BorgQueen, 12:26, 06 October 2009
• The 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded to Elizabeth Blackburn (pictured), Carol W. Greider and Jack W. Szostak, for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase. added by BorgQueen, 19:24, 05 October 2009
• Marek Edelman, the last surviving leader of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, dies in Poland at the age of 90. updated by BorgQueen, 19:25, 05 October 2009
• Marek Edelman, the last surviving leader of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, dies in Poland at the age of 90. removed by BorgQueen, 23:38, 05 October 2009
• The 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded to Elizabeth Blackburn (pictured), Carol W. Greider and Jack W. Szostak for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase. updated by Tariqabjotu, 21:59, 05 October 2009
• The Panhellenic Socialist Movement led by George Papandreou wins the 2009 Greek legislative elections. added by BorgQueen, 23:28, 05 October 2009
• Former Japanese Minister of Finance Shōichi Nakagawa is found dead in his Tokyo apartment aged 56. added by BorgQueen, 23:38, 05 October 2009
• The Panhellenic Socialist Movement led by George Papandreou wins the 2009 Greek legislative elections. updated by BorgQueen, 23:55, 05 October 2009
• The Panhellenic Socialist Movement led by George Papandreou wins the 2009 Greek legislative elections. removed by BorgQueen, 22:20, 07 October 2009

October 6

• Elizabeth Blackburn (pictured), Carol W. Greider and Jack W. Szostak win the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase. added by PFHLai, 02:47, 06 October 2009
• Former Japanese Minister of Finance Shōichi Nakagawa is found dead in his apartment in Tokyo. updated by PFHLai, 02:48, 06 October 2009
• Former Japanese Minister of Finance Shōichi Nakagawa is found dead in his apartment in Tokyo. removed by Wizardman, 02:03, 07 October 2009
• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is chosen by the International Olympic Committee as the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics. updated by PFHLai, 03:00, 06 October 2009
• The International Olympic Committee selects the Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. added by PFHLai, 03:05, 06 October 2009
• The International Olympic Committee selects the Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. removed by BorgQueen, 10:37, 06 October 2009
• Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith win the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics for the groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication and for the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit – the CCD sensor. added by AzaToth, 10:33, 06 October 2009
• Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith win the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics for the achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication and for the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit – the CCD sensor. updated by BorgQueen, 10:38, 06 October 2009
• Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith win the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics for the achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication and for the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit – the CCD sensor. removed by BorgQueen, 10:42, 06 October 2009
• The International Olympic Committee selects the Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. updated by BorgQueen, 10:40, 06 October 2009
• The International Olympic Committee selects the Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. removed by BorgQueen, 23:09, 06 October 2009
• Floods and mudslides in Messina and across northeastern Sicily kill at least 21 people in the deadliest landslide disaster in Italy since 1998. updated by PFHLai, 10:54, 06 October 2009
• Floods and mudslides in Messina and across northeastern Sicily kill at least 21 people in the deadliest landslide disaster in Italy since 1998. removed by BorgQueen, 11:39, 06 October 2009
• Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith win the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics for the achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication and for the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit – the CCD sensor. updated by BorgQueen, 11:39, 06 October 2009
• |image = CCD.jpg added by BorgQueen, 12:26, 06 October 2009
• |image = CCD.jpg removed by BorgQueen, 02:23, 07 October 2009
• |title = Charge-coupled device added by BorgQueen, 12:26, 06 October 2009
• |title = Charge-coupled device removed by BorgQueen, 02:23, 07 October 2009
• Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith win the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics for the achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication and for the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit – the CCD sensor (pictured). updated by BorgQueen, 12:26, 06 October 2009
• Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol W. Greider and Jack W. Szostak win the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase. updated by BorgQueen, 12:26, 06 October 2009
• Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol W. Greider and Jack W. Szostak win the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase. removed by BorgQueen, 23:48, 07 October 2009
• Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith win the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on optic fibers and CCD sensors (pictured). updated by BorgQueen, 13:17, 06 October 2009
• Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith win the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics for the achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication and for the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit – the CCD sensor (pictured). removed by BorgQueen, 13:17, 06 October 2009
• Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith win the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on optic fibers and charge-coupled device (pictured). updated by BorgQueen, 23:04, 06 October 2009
• Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall wins the 2009 Man Booker Prize. added by BorgQueen, 23:09, 06 October 2009
• Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith win the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on optic fibers and charge-coupled devices (pictured). updated by BorgQueen, 23:25, 06 October 2009

October 7

• The International Olympic Committee selects the Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. updated by Wizardman, 02:03, 07 October 2009
• The International Olympic Committee selects the Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. removed by BorgQueen, 02:07, 07 October 2009
• Former Japanese Minister of Finance Shōichi Nakagawa is found dead in his apartment in Tokyo. updated by BorgQueen, 02:07, 07 October 2009
• Former Japanese Minister of Finance Shōichi Nakagawa is found dead in his apartment in Tokyo. removed by BorgQueen, 22:19, 07 October 2009
• Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall wins the 2009 Man Booker Prize. updated by Stephen, 02:16, 07 October 2009
• Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall wins the 2009 Man Booker Prize. removed by BorgQueen, 13:55, 08 October 2009
• |image = Phoebering.jpg added by BorgQueen, 02:23, 07 October 2009
• |image = Phoebering.jpg removed by MSGJ, 11:58, 07 October 2009
• |title = Artists impression of the Phoebe ring which dwarfs the main rings added by BorgQueen, 02:23, 07 October 2009
• The discovery of Phoebe ring (artist's impression pictured) of Saturn, hundreds of times larger than the planet's radius, is announced. added by BorgQueen, 02:23, 07 October 2009
• Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith win the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on optic fibers and charge-coupled devices. updated by BorgQueen, 02:23, 07 October 2009
• The twenty-eighth amendment of the Constitution of Ireland is passed in a referendum, enabling the country to ratify the Treaty of Lisbon. updated by BorgQueen, 02:24, 07 October 2009
• The twenty-eighth amendment of the Constitution of Ireland is passed in a referendum, enabling the country to ratify the Treaty of Lisbon. removed by BorgQueen, 14:33, 07 October 2009
• |size = 110x100px added by BorgQueen, 02:25, 07 October 2009
• The discovery of the Phoebe ring (artist's impression pictured) of Saturn, hundreds of times larger than the planet's radius, is announced. updated by BorgQueen, 02:29, 07 October 2009
• |title = Artist's impression of the Phoebe ring, which dwarfs the main rings added by Art LaPella, 03:19, 07 October 2009
• |title = Artist's impression of the Phoebe ring, which dwarfs the main rings updated by PFHLai, 04:38, 07 October 2009
• |title = Artist's impression of the Phoebe ring, which dwarfs the main rings removed by MSGJ, 11:58, 07 October 2009
• Charles K. Kao, for his work on optic fibers, along with Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith, for their work on charge-coupled devices, win the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics. updated by PFHLai, 04:38, 07 October 2009
• The discovery of the Phoebe ring (artist's impression pictured) of Saturn, hundreds of times larger than the planet's diameter, is announced. updated by Tariqabjotu, 10:40, 07 October 2009
• |image = Charles K. Kao cropped 2.jpg added by MSGJ, 11:58, 07 October 2009
• |image = Charles K. Kao cropped 2.jpg removed by BorgQueen, 12:31, 07 October 2009
• |title = Charles K. Kao added by MSGJ, 11:58, 07 October 2009
• |title = Charles K. Kao removed by BorgQueen, 12:31, 07 October 2009
• The discovery of the Phoebe ring of Saturn, hundreds of times larger than the planet's diameter, is announced. updated by MSGJ, 11:58, 07 October 2009
• Charles K. Kao (pictured), for his work on optic fibers, along with Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith, for their work on charge-coupled devices, win the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics. updated by MSGJ, 11:58, 07 October 2009
• |image = Phoebering.jpg updated by BorgQueen, 12:31, 07 October 2009
• |image = Phoebering.jpg removed by BorgQueen, 13:55, 08 October 2009
• |size = 110x100px updated by BorgQueen, 12:31, 07 October 2009
• |title = Artist's impression of the Phoebe ring, which dwarfs the main rings updated by BorgQueen, 12:31, 07 October 2009
• |title = Artist's impression of the Phoebe ring, which dwarfs the main rings removed by BorgQueen, 13:55, 08 October 2009
• The discovery of the Phoebe ring (artist's impression pictured) of Saturn, hundreds of times larger than the planet's diameter, is announced. updated by BorgQueen, 12:31, 07 October 2009
• Charles K. Kao, for his work on optic fibers, along with Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith, for their work on charge-coupled devices, win the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics. updated by BorgQueen, 12:31, 07 October 2009
• Charles K. Kao, for his work on optic fibers, along with Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith, for their work on charge-coupled devices, win the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics. removed by Master of Puppets, 14:16, 09 October 2009
• Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz and Ada E. Yonath win the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on the structure and function of the ribosome. added by BorgQueen, 14:33, 07 October 2009
• Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz and Ada E. Yonath win the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on the structure and function of the ribosome. removed by BorgQueen, 17:39, 11 October 2009
• Four former Chilean Army officers are convicted of the 1991 murder of Colonel Gerardo Huber over an illegal arms deal with Croatia. added by BorgQueen, 22:19, 07 October 2009
• Four former Chilean Army officers are convicted of the 1991 murder of Colonel Gerardo Huber over an illegal arms deal with Croatia. removed by BorgQueen, 16:14, 09 October 2009
• The discovery of the Phoebe ring (artist's impression pictured) of Saturn, hundreds of times larger than the planet's radius, is announced. updated by BorgQueen, 22:29, 07 October 2009
• The Red Book by Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung is published and displayed in public for the first time. added by BorgQueen, 23:48, 07 October 2009
• The Red Book by Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung is published and displayed in public for the first time. removed by BorgQueen, 02:38, 12 October 2009

October 8

• The discovery of the Phoebe ring (artist's impression pictured) of Saturn, with a radius 300 times that of the planet, is announced. updated by BorgQueen, 00:34, 08 October 2009
• The discovery of the Phoebe ring (artist's impression pictured) of Saturn, which has a radius 300 times that of the planet, is announced. updated by Anonymous Dissident, 11:00, 08 October 2009
• |image = Herta Müller 2007 cropped.JPG added by BorgQueen, 13:55, 08 October 2009
• |image = Herta Müller 2007 cropped.JPG removed by MSGJ, 10:09, 09 October 2009
• |title = Herta Müller in 2007 added by BorgQueen, 13:55, 08 October 2009
• |title = Herta Müller in 2007 removed by MSGJ, 10:09, 09 October 2009
• Romanian-born German novelist Herta Müller (pictured) wins the 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature. added by BorgQueen, 13:55, 08 October 2009
• The discovery of the Phoebe ring of Saturn, which has a radius 300 times that of the planet, is announced. updated by BorgQueen, 13:55, 08 October 2009
• NASA's LCROS satellite impacts the Moon after launching a Centaur booster rocket at the Cabeus crater in order to search for water. added by Master of Puppets, 22:37, 08 October 2009
• updated by Master of Puppets, 22:37, 08 October 2009

October 9

• U.S. President Barack Obama wins the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. added by Tone, 09:38, 09 October 2009
• |image = Official portrait of Barack Obama.jpg added by MSGJ, 10:09, 09 October 2009
• |image = Official portrait of Barack Obama.jpg removed by Master of Puppets, 14:16, 09 October 2009
• |title = Barack Obama added by MSGJ, 10:09, 09 October 2009
• |title = Barack Obama removed by Master of Puppets, 14:16, 09 October 2009
• U.S. President Barack Obama (pictured) wins the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. updated by MSGJ, 10:09, 09 October 2009
• Romanian-born German novelist Herta Müller wins the 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature. updated by MSGJ, 10:09, 09 October 2009
• Romanian-born German novelist Herta Müller wins the 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature. removed by BorgQueen, 13:35, 12 October 2009
• |image = LCROSSITN.jpg added by Master of Puppets, 14:16, 09 October 2009
• |image = LCROSSITN.jpg removed by BorgQueen, 17:24, 11 October 2009
• |title = LCROSS added by Master of Puppets, 14:16, 09 October 2009
• |title = LCROSS removed by BorgQueen, 17:24, 11 October 2009
• NASA's LCROS satellite (pictured) successfully impacts the Moon, after launching a Centaur booster rocket at the Cabeus crater, in order to search for water. updated by Master of Puppets, 14:16, 09 October 2009
• U.S. President Barack Obama wins the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. updated by Master of Puppets, 14:16, 09 October 2009
• NASA's LCROSS spacecraft (pictured) successfully impacts the Moon, after launching a Centaur booster rocket at the Cabeus crater, in order to search for water. updated by Master of Puppets, 15:14, 09 October 2009
• U.S. President Barack Obama wins the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. added by Master of Puppets, 15:56, 09 October 2009
• U.S. President Barack Obama wins the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. updated by BorgQueen, 16:14, 09 October 2009
• U.S. President Barack Obama wins the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. removed by BorgQueen, 00:16, 15 October 2009
• NASA's LCROSS spacecraft (artist's impression pictured) successfully impacts the Moon, after launching a Centaur booster rocket at the Cabeus crater, in order to search for water. updated by BorgQueen, 17:15, 09 October 2009
• NASA's LCROSS spacecraft (artist's impression pictured) successfully impacts the Moon, after launching a Centaur booster rocket at the Cabeus crater, in order to search for water. updated by BorgQueen, 22:05, 09 October 2009

October 10

• Four former Chilean Army officers are convicted of the 1991 murder of Colonel Gerardo Huber over an illegal arms deal with Croatia. updated by BorgQueen, 00:10, 10 October 2009
• Four former Chilean Army officers are convicted of the 1991 murder of Colonel Gerardo Huber over an illegal arms deal with Croatia. removed by BorgQueen, 23:39, 10 October 2009
• The discovery of the Phoebe ring of Saturn, which has a radius 128 to 207 times that of the planet, is announced. updated by BorgQueen, 13:10, 10 October 2009
• The discovery of the Phoebe ring of Saturn, which has a radius at least 128 times that of the planet, is announced. updated by BorgQueen, 13:11, 10 October 2009
• The discovery of the Phoebe ring of Saturn, which has a radius at least 128 times that of the planet, is announced. removed by BorgQueen, 17:24, 11 October 2009
• The foreign ministers of Armenia and Turkey sign an accord intended to normalise their relations. added by BorgQueen, 23:39, 10 October 2009
• The foreign ministers of Armenia and Turkey sign an accord intended to normalise their relations. removed by Tone, 16:06, 17 October 2009

October 11

• |image = FatherDamien.jpeg added by BorgQueen, 17:24, 11 October 2009
• |image = FatherDamien.jpeg removed by BorgQueen, 21:42, 16 October 2009
• |title = Father Damien in 1888 added by BorgQueen, 17:24, 11 October 2009
• |title = Father Damien in 1888 removed by BorgQueen, 21:42, 16 October 2009
• Father Damien (pictured) is canonized by Pope Benedict XVI. added by BorgQueen, 17:24, 11 October 2009
• NASA's LCROSS spacecraft successfully impacts the Moon, after launching a Centaur booster rocket at the Cabeus crater, in order to search for water. updated by BorgQueen, 17:24, 11 October 2009
• NASA's LCROSS spacecraft successfully impacts the Moon, after launching a Centaur booster rocket at the Cabeus crater, in order to search for water. removed by BorgQueen, 21:20, 16 October 2009
• The Pakistani Special Service Group frees 40 hostages held after militants attacked the Army's General Headquarters. added by BorgQueen, 17:39, 11 October 2009
• The Pakistani Special Service Group frees 40 hostages held after militants attacked the Army's General Headquarters. removed by PFHLai, 04:07, 18 October 2009
• Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz and Ada E. Yonath win the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on the structure and function of the ribosome. updated by BorgQueen, 19:24, 11 October 2009
• Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz and Ada E. Yonath win the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on the structure and function of the ribosome. removed by BorgQueen, 22:23, 11 October 2009

October 12

• The Irish National Liberation Army announces an end to its armed struggle. added by BorgQueen, 02:38, 12 October 2009
• The Irish National Liberation Army announces an end to its armed campaign. updated by Fox, 09:51, 12 October 2009
• The Irish National Liberation Army announces an end to its armed campaign. removed by Tone, 12:06, 18 October 2009
• Elinor Ostrom and Oliver E. Williamson win the 2009 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics. added by Tone, 12:02, 12 October 2009
• Elinor Ostrom and Oliver E. Williamson win the 2009 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics. removed by BorgQueen, 16:55, 18 October 2009

October 15

• U.S. President Barack Obama wins the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. updated by BorgQueen, 04:02, 15 October 2009
• U.S. President Barack Obama wins the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. removed by BorgQueen, 12:26, 15 October 2009
• Militants simultaneously attack three police facilities in Lahore, Pakistan, killing at least 26 people. added by BorgQueen, 12:26, 15 October 2009
• Militants simultaneously attack three police facilities in Lahore, Pakistan, killing at least 26 people. updated by BorgQueen, 16:55, 15 October 2009

October 16

• Militants simultaneously attack three police facilities in Lahore, Pakistan, killing at least 38 people. updated by BorgQueen, 00:35, 16 October 2009
• Militants simultaneously attack three police facilities in Lahore, Pakistan, killing at least 38 people. removed by BorgQueen, 07:17, 19 October 2009
• The United Nations Human Rights Council endorses the Goldstone report on the Gaza War. added by BorgQueen, 21:20, 16 October 2009
• |image = Gaza Strip map2.svg added by BorgQueen, 21:42, 16 October 2009
• |image = Gaza Strip map2.svg removed by BorgQueen, 16:55, 18 October 2009
• |title = Map of Gaza Strip, Stand December 2008 added by BorgQueen, 21:42, 16 October 2009
• The United Nations Human Rights Council endorses the Goldstone report on the Gaza War (map of Gaza Strip pictured). updated by BorgQueen, 21:42, 16 October 2009
• Father Damien is canonized by Pope Benedict XVI. updated by BorgQueen, 21:42, 16 October 2009
• Father Damien is canonized by Pope Benedict XVI. removed by BorgQueen, 16:21, 18 October 2009
• Five men are found guilty of plotting a terrorist attack in Sydney, in one of Australia's longest trials. added by BorgQueen, 22:35, 16 October 2009
• Five men are found guilty of plotting a terrorist attack in Sydney, in one of Australia's longest trials. updated by Lexicon, 23:39, 16 October 2009

October 17

• |title = Map of Gaza Strip, December 2008 updated by Art LaPella, 03:19, 17 October 2009
• |title = Map of Gaza Strip, December 2008 removed by BorgQueen, 16:55, 18 October 2009
• The United Nations Human Rights Council endorses the Goldstone Report on the Gaza War (map of Gaza Strip pictured). updated by Tariqabjotu, 03:53, 17 October 2009
• The Pakistan Army begins an operation against the Taliban in South Waziristan, Pakistan. added by Tone, 16:06, 17 October 2009
• The Pakistan Army begins an operation against the Taliban in South Waziristan, Pakistan. removed by BorgQueen, 02:14, 23 October 2009

October 18

• President Ian Khama leads the Democratic Party to victory in a general election in Botswana. added by Tone, 12:06, 18 October 2009
• The Neues Museum in Berlin, Germany, reopens after 70 years. added by BorgQueen, 16:21, 18 October 2009
• The Neues Museum in Berlin, Germany, reopens after 70 years. removed by BorgQueen, 03:23, 23 October 2009
• Under the One Laptop per Child scheme, Uruguay becomes the first country to deliver a free laptop to each child of primary school age. added by BorgQueen, 16:39, 18 October 2009
• |image = Arms of Botswana.svg added by BorgQueen, 16:55, 18 October 2009
• |image = Arms of Botswana.svg removed by BorgQueen, 01:01, 19 October 2009
• |title = Coat of arms of Botswana added by BorgQueen, 16:55, 18 October 2009
• |title = Coat of arms of Botswana removed by BorgQueen, 01:01, 19 October 2009
• President Ian Khama leads the Democratic Party to victory in a general election in Botswana (coat of arms pictured). updated by BorgQueen, 16:55, 18 October 2009
• The United Nations Human Rights Council endorses the Goldstone Report on the Gaza War. updated by BorgQueen, 16:55, 18 October 2009
• The United Nations Human Rights Council endorses the Goldstone Report on the Gaza War. removed by BorgQueen, 15:54, 22 October 2009
• Jenson Button and Brawn GP win the 2009 Formula One World Championships. added by Tone, 19:48, 18 October 2009

October 19

• |image = Jenson Button 2006 cropped.jpg added by BorgQueen, 01:01, 19 October 2009
• |image = Jenson Button 2006 cropped.jpg removed by BorgQueen, 02:14, 23 October 2009
• |title = Jenson Button added by BorgQueen, 01:01, 19 October 2009
• |title = Jenson Button removed by BorgQueen, 02:14, 23 October 2009
• Jenson Button (pictured) and Brawn GP win the 2009 Formula One World Championships. updated by BorgQueen, 01:01, 19 October 2009
• President Ian Khama leads the Democratic Party to victory in a general election in Botswana. updated by BorgQueen, 01:01, 19 October 2009
• President Ian Khama leads the Democratic Party to victory in a general election in Botswana. removed by BorgQueen, 02:14, 23 October 2009
• A suicide bombing in the Iranian town of Pishin kills 48 people, including several Revolutionary Guards commanders. added by BorgQueen, 07:17, 19 October 2009
• In one of Australia's longest trials, five men are found guilty of plotting a terrorist attack in Sydney. added by BorgQueen, 07:26, 19 October 2009
• In one of Australia's longest trials, five men are found guilty of plotting a terrorist attack in Sydney. removed by BorgQueen, 16:29, 22 October 2009
• A suicide bombing in Pishin, Iran, kills 48 people, including several Revolutionary Guard commanders. updated by Tariqabjotu, 11:19, 19 October 2009
• Under the One Laptop per Child program, Uruguay becomes the first country to deliver a free laptop to each child of primary school age. updated by Andrew Gray, 16:43, 19 October 2009
• A suicide bombing in Pishin, Iran, kills 48 people, including several Revolutionary Guard commanders. added by Master of Puppets, 18:26, 19 October 2009
• Under the One Laptop per Child initiative, Uruguay becomes the first country to deliver a free laptop to each child of primary school age. updated by The Tom, 20:41, 19 October 2009
• Under the One Laptop per Child initiative, Uruguay becomes the first country to deliver a free laptop to each child of primary school age. removed by BorgQueen, 11:09, 20 October 2009

October 20

• Under the One Laptop per Child initiative, Uruguay becomes the first country to deliver a free laptop to each child of primary school age. updated by BorgQueen, 14:31, 20 October 2009
• Under the One Laptop per Child initiative, Uruguay becomes the first country to deliver a free laptop to each child of primary school age. removed by BorgQueen, 05:51, 21 October 2009
• A suicide bombing in Pishin, Iran, kills 42 people, including several Revolutionary Guard commanders. updated by BorgQueen, 23:36, 20 October 2009
• A suicide bombing in Pishin, Iran, kills 42 people, including several Revolutionary Guard commanders. removed by BorgQueen, 11:02, 25 October 2009

October 21

• Under the One Laptop per Child initiative, Uruguay becomes the first country to deliver a free laptop to each child of primary school age. updated by BorgQueen, 19:26, 21 October 2009
• Under the One Laptop per Child initiative, Uruguay becomes the first country to deliver a free laptop to each child of primary school age. removed by BorgQueen, 20:49, 21 October 2009
• Litokwa Tomeing loses a vote of no confidence in the Legislature of the Marshall Islands and is temporarily replaced as President by Ruben Zackhras. added by BorgQueen, 20:49, 21 October 2009
• President of the Marshall Islands Litokwa Tomeing loses a vote of no confidence in the Legislature and is temporarily replaced by Ruben Zackhras. added by BorgQueen, 20:59, 21 October 2009

October 22

• President of the Marshall Islands Litokwa Tomeing is ousted in the country's first successful vote of no confidence. updated by BorgQueen, 01:36, 22 October 2009
• President of the Marshall Islands Litokwa Tomeing is ousted in the country's first successful vote of no confidence. removed by BorgQueen, 00:32, 26 October 2009
• The Russian civil rights society Memorial wins the 2009 Sakharov Prize. added by BorgQueen, 15:54, 22 October 2009
• The Russian civil rights society Memorial wins the 2009 Sakharov Prize. removed by BorgQueen, 01:35, 26 October 2009
• The discovery of Fruitadens, the smallest known ornithischian dinosaur genus, is announced. added by BorgQueen, 16:29, 22 October 2009
• The discovery of Fruitadens, the smallest known ornithischian dinosaur genus, is announced. removed by BorgQueen, 01:23, 26 October 2009

October 23

• |image = Uppsala Cathedral cropped.JPG added by BorgQueen, 02:14, 23 October 2009
• |image = Uppsala Cathedral cropped.JPG removed by BorgQueen, 11:01, 25 October 2009
• |title = Uppsala Cathedral added by BorgQueen, 02:14, 23 October 2009
• |title = Uppsala Cathedral removed by BorgQueen, 11:01, 25 October 2009
• The Church of Sweden (Uppsala Cathedral pictured) decides to conduct same-sex marriages, becoming the first major church to do so. added by BorgQueen, 02:14, 23 October 2009
• Jenson Button and Brawn GP win the 2009 Formula One World Championships. updated by BorgQueen, 02:15, 23 October 2009
• Jenson Button and Brawn GP win the 2009 Formula One World Championships. removed by BorgQueen, 11:01, 25 October 2009
• The Church of Sweden (Uppsala Cathedral pictured) decides to conduct same-sex marriages, becoming one of the first churches to do so. updated by BorgQueen, 02:48, 23 October 2009
• The Microsoft operating system Windows 7 goes on retail sale worldwide. added by BorgQueen, 03:23, 23 October 2009
• The Microsoft operating system Windows 7 goes on retail sale worldwide. removed by BorgQueen, 08:36, 26 October 2009
• The Church of Sweden (Uppsala Cathedral pictured) decides to conduct same-sex marriages. updated by BorgQueen, 17:03, 23 October 2009

October 25

• The Economic Community of West African States suspends Niger from membership over its ongoing constitutional crisis. added by BorgQueen, 00:24, 25 October 2009
• The Economic Community of West African States suspends Niger from membership over its ongoing constitutional crisis. removed by BorgQueen, 12:39, 25 October 2009
• |image = Robert S. Mueller official portrait.jpg added by BorgQueen, 11:01, 25 October 2009
• |image = Robert S. Mueller official portrait.jpg removed by BorgQueen, 01:43, 26 October 2009
• |title = Official portrait of the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations Robert S. Mueller added by BorgQueen, 11:01, 25 October 2009
• |title = Official portrait of the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations Robert S. Mueller removed by BorgQueen, 01:43, 26 October 2009
• In the single largest U.S. strike against a Mexican drug cartel in history, U.S. federal authorities (FBI director Robert Mueller pictured) announce the arrest of more than 300 people. added by BorgQueen, 11:01, 25 October 2009
• The Church of Sweden decides to conduct same-sex marriages. updated by BorgQueen, 11:01, 25 October 2009
• The Church of Sweden decides to conduct same-sex marriages. removed by BorgQueen, 17:12, 26 October 2009
• The National Movement for the Development of Society wins a majority of seats in the National Assembly of Niger after a controversial election. added by BorgQueen, 12:39, 25 October 2009
• The National Movement for the Development of Society wins a majority of seats in the National Assembly of Niger after a controversial election. removed by BorgQueen, 07:25, 28 October 2009

October 26

• At least 50 people are killed and 30 others are injured after two trains collide near Cairo, Egypt. added by BorgQueen, 00:32, 26 October 2009
• At least 50 people are killed and 30 others injured after two trains collide near Cairo, Egypt. updated by BorgQueen, 00:37, 26 October 2009
• Bomb blasts kill at least 147 people and injure more than 700 others in central Baghdad, Iraq. added by BorgQueen, 01:23, 26 October 2009
• Governor of Puerto Rico Luis Fortuño declares a state of emergency as the Cataño oil refinery fire continues to burn out of control. added by BorgQueen, 01:35, 26 October 2009
• |image = Luis Fortuño speaking cropped.jpg added by BorgQueen, 01:43, 26 October 2009
• |image = Luis Fortuño speaking cropped.jpg removed by BorgQueen, 17:12, 26 October 2009
• |title = Luis Fortuño added by BorgQueen, 01:43, 26 October 2009
• |title = Luis Fortuño removed by BorgQueen, 17:12, 26 October 2009
• Governor of Puerto Rico Luis Fortuño (pictured) declares a state of emergency as the Cataño oil refinery fire continues to burn out of control. updated by BorgQueen, 01:43, 26 October 2009
• In the single largest U.S. strike against a Mexican drug cartel in history, U.S. federal authorities announce the arrest of more than 300 people. updated by BorgQueen, 01:43, 26 October 2009
• Governor of Puerto Rico Luis Fortuño (pictured) announces that the Cataño oil refinery fire is extinguished days after the initial explosion. updated by BorgQueen, 01:50, 26 October 2009
• Governor of Puerto Rico Luis Fortuño (pictured) announces that the Cataño oil refinery fire is extinguished two days after the initial explosion. updated by BorgQueen, 01:52, 26 October 2009
• Governor of Puerto Rico Luis Fortuño (pictured) announces that the Cataño oil refinery fire is extinguished two days after the initial explosion. added by BorgQueen, 08:36, 26 October 2009
• The bodies of ten footballers kidnapped from Colombia are discovered scattered across Táchira, Venezuela. added by BorgQueen, 08:36, 26 October 2009
• Governor of Puerto Rico Luis Fortuño (pictured) announces that the Cataño oil refinery fire has been extinguished two days after the initial explosion. updated by BorgQueen, 08:41, 26 October 2009
• Bomb blasts kill at least 155 people and injure 500 others in central Baghdad, Iraq. updated by BorgQueen, 12:44, 26 October 2009
• Bomb blasts kill at least 155 people and injure 500 others in central Baghdad, Iraq. removed by BorgQueen, 02:06, 31 October 2009
• |image = Zine El Abidine Ben Ali 2.jpg added by BorgQueen, 17:12, 26 October 2009
• |image = Zine El Abidine Ben Ali 2.jpg removed by BorgQueen, 17:37, 28 October 2009
• |title = Zine El Abidine Ben Ali added by BorgQueen, 17:12, 26 October 2009
• |title = Zine El Abidine Ben Ali removed by BorgQueen, 17:37, 28 October 2009
• Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (pictured) wins a fifth term as President of Tunisia. added by BorgQueen, 17:12, 26 October 2009
• Governor of Puerto Rico Luis Fortuño announces that the Cataño oil refinery fire has been extinguished two days after the initial explosion. updated by BorgQueen, 17:12, 26 October 2009
• Governor of Puerto Rico Luis Fortuño announces that the Cataño oil refinery fire has been extinguished two days after the initial explosion. removed by BorgQueen, 03:14, 29 October 2009
• In the single largest U.S. strike against a Mexican drug cartel in history, U.S. federal authorities announce the arrest of more than 300 people. updated by BorgQueen, 17:12, 26 October 2009
• In the single largest U.S. strike against a Mexican drug cartel in history, U.S. federal authorities announce the arrest of more than 300 people. removed by Master of Puppets, 06:48, 28 October 2009

October 27

• The Church of Scientology is convicted of organized fraud in France. added by Jake Wartenberg, 23:02, 27 October 2009
• The Church of Scientology is convicted of organized fraud in France. removed by MSGJ, 23:19, 27 October 2009

October 28

• The Church of Scientology is convicted of organized fraud in France. added by Master of Puppets, 06:48, 28 October 2009
• Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (pictured) wins a fifth term as President of Tunisia. updated by Master of Puppets, 06:53, 28 October 2009
• The bodies of ten footballers kidnapped from Colombia are discovered scattered across Táchira, Venezuela. added by Master of Puppets, 06:53, 28 October 2009
• At least 50 people are killed and 30 others injured after two trains collide near Cairo, Egypt. updated by Master of Puppets, 06:53, 28 October 2009
• At least 50 people are killed and 30 others injured after two trains collide near Cairo, Egypt. removed by BorgQueen, 17:37, 28 October 2009
• The bodies of ten kidnapped Colombian football team members are discovered scattered across Táchira, Venezuela. updated by BorgQueen, 07:20, 28 October 2009
• The bodies of ten kidnapped Colombian football team members are discovered scattered across Táchira, Venezuela. removed by BorgQueen, 03:09, 29 October 2009
• The National Movement for the Development of Society wins a majority of seats in the National Assembly of Niger after a controversial election. updated by BorgQueen, 09:29, 28 October 2009
• The National Movement for the Development of Society wins a majority of seats in the National Assembly of Niger after a controversial election. removed by BorgQueen, 15:59, 28 October 2009
• A bomb blast kills at least 95 people and injures more than 200 others in Peshawar, Pakistan. added by BorgQueen, 15:08, 28 October 2009
• A bomb blast in Peshawar, Pakistan, kills at least 95 people and injures more than 200 others in the city's deadliest attack of 2009. updated by BorgQueen, 15:10, 28 October 2009
• A car bomb in Peshawar, Pakistan, kills at least 95 people and injures more than 200 others in the city's deadliest attack of 2009. added by Master of Puppets, 15:13, 28 October 2009
• |image = Gaydamak cropped.jpg added by BorgQueen, 17:37, 28 October 2009
• |image = Gaydamak cropped.jpg removed by BorgQueen, 03:22, 29 October 2009
• |title = Arcadi Gaydamak added by BorgQueen, 17:37, 28 October 2009
• |title = Arcadi Gaydamak removed by BorgQueen, 03:22, 29 October 2009
• Russian-Israeli businessman Arcadi Gaydamak (pictured) and 35 others are convicted of participating in a scandal involving the illegal sale of arms to Angola. added by BorgQueen, 17:37, 28 October 2009
• The Church of Scientology is convicted of organized fraud in France. added by BorgQueen, 17:37, 28 October 2009
• The Church of Scientology is convicted of organized fraud in France. removed by BorgQueen, 03:27, 31 October 2009
• Zine El Abidine Ben Ali wins a fifth term as President of Tunisia. updated by BorgQueen, 17:37, 28 October 2009
• Zine El Abidine Ben Ali wins a fifth term as President of Tunisia. removed by BorgQueen, 02:10, 31 October 2009
• Businessman Arcadi Gaydamak (pictured) and 35 others are convicted of participating in a scandal involving the illegal sale of arms to Angola. added by BorgQueen, 17:45, 28 October 2009
• Businessman Arcadi Gaydamak (pictured) and 35 others are convicted of involvement in a scandal surrounding the illegal sale of arms to Angola. updated by Master of Puppets, 19:57, 28 October 2009

October 29

• Jurelang Zedkaia is elected President of the Marshall Islands. added by BorgQueen, 03:09, 29 October 2009
• Jurelang Zedkaia is elected President of the Marshall Islands. removed by BorgQueen, 02:34, 31 October 2009
• NASA's Ares I-X, the first test flight in the Ares I program, is launched successfully from the Kennedy Space Center. added by BorgQueen, 03:14, 29 October 2009
• |image = Ares I-X launch 08.jpg added by BorgQueen, 03:22, 29 October 2009
• |image = Ares I-X launch 08.jpg removed by BorgQueen, 02:15, 31 October 2009
• |title = Ares I-X launch added by BorgQueen, 03:22, 29 October 2009
• |title = Ares I-X launch removed by BorgQueen, 02:15, 31 October 2009
• NASA's Ares I-X (pictured), the first test flight in the Ares I program, is launched successfully from the Kennedy Space Center. updated by BorgQueen, 03:22, 29 October 2009
• Businessman Arcadi Gaydamak and 35 others are convicted of involvement in a scandal surrounding the illegal sale of arms to Angola. updated by BorgQueen, 03:22, 29 October 2009
• Businessman Arcadi Gaydamak and 35 others are convicted of involvement in a scandal surrounding the illegal sale of arms to Angola. removed by BorgQueen, 03:46, 31 October 2009
• A car bomb in Peshawar, Pakistan, kills at least 106 people and injures more than 215 others in the city's deadliest attack of 2009. updated by Master of Puppets, 03:44, 29 October 2009

October 30

• A car bomb in Peshawar, Pakistan, kills at least 117 people and injures more than 200 others in the city's deadliest attack of 2009. updated by BorgQueen, 03:43, 30 October 2009
• A car bomb in Peshawar, Pakistan, kills at least 117 people, injures over 200 others, and leaves 60 more missing, in the city's deadliest attack of 2009. updated by Master of Puppets, 14:58, 30 October 2009
• A car bomb in Peshawar, Pakistan, kills at least 117 people, injures over 200 others and leaves 60 more missing, in the city's deadliest attack of 2009. updated by BorgQueen, 15:41, 30 October 2009
• A car bomb in Peshawar, Pakistan, kills at least 117 people, injures over 200 others and leaves 60 more missing, in the city's deadliest attack of 2009. removed by BorgQueen, 11:25, 31 October 2009

October 31

• Prime Minister of Mongolia Sanjaagiin Bayar resigns for health reasons. added by BorgQueen, 02:06, 31 October 2009
• The African Union, the European Union and the United States impose sanctions on Guinea's military junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara and 41 members of the junta. added by BorgQueen, 02:10, 31 October 2009
• |image = Dadis Camara portrait cropped.JPG added by BorgQueen, 02:15, 31 October 2009
• |title = Moussa Dadis Camara added by BorgQueen, 02:15, 31 October 2009
• The African Union, the European Union and the United States impose sanctions on Guinea's military junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara (pictured) and 41 members of the junta. updated by BorgQueen, 02:15, 31 October 2009
• NASA's Ares I-X, the first test flight in the Ares I program, is launched successfully from the Kennedy Space Center. updated by BorgQueen, 02:15, 31 October 2009
• Désiré Munyaneza is sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity and war crimes for his role in the Rwandan Genocide, at his trial in Canada. added by BorgQueen, 03:27, 31 October 2009
• The Internet regulator ICANN approves plans to allow Unicode top-level domains for the first time. added by BorgQueen, 11:23, 31 October 2009
• The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) approves plans to allow Unicode top-level domains for the first time. added by TadejM, 21:04, 31 October 2009