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1971 55 years ago Notable Births October 9

Sian Evans, Welsh singer

On October 9, in the year 1971, Sian Evans, Welsh singer. This event is recorded as a Notable Births event in the history of October 9, one of 433 recorded events on this date across all of history.

1 notable person is associated with this event, including Sian Evans. Learn more below.

Sian Evans is a Welsh singer. She is front woman and singer-songwriter of the band Kosheen, a trip-hop/drum and bass group that had their first two albums rise into the top 10 of the UK Albums Chart between 2001 and 2003. She has also joined a list of Welsh artists to have topped the UK Singles Chart with collaboration on the track "Louder" with DJ Fresh. Kosheen went on hiatus in 2016 and started touring again in 2019.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on October 9, 1971 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Notable Births event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 1 Wikipedia article.
  • 1 notable person is recorded as involved in or associated with this event.
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 28 April 2026.

On This Date in History 433

Type Year Date Event
Historical Events 2024 Oct 9 Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Siesta Key, Florida, as a Category 3 hurricane, causing US$34.3 billion in damage…
Notable Deaths 2024 Oct 9 George Baldock, British-born Greek international footballer (born 1993)
Notable Deaths 2024 Oct 9 Dieter Burdenski, German footballer (born 1950)
Notable Deaths 2024 Oct 9 Lily Ebert, Hungarian-born Holocaust survivor (born 1923)
Notable Deaths 2024 Oct 9 Lee Wei Ling, Singaporean neurologist (born 1955)
Notable Deaths 2024 Oct 9 Clark R. Rasmussen, American politician (born 1934)
Notable Deaths 2024 Oct 9 Leif Segerstam, Finnish conductor and composer (born 1944)
Notable Deaths 2024 Oct 9 Ratan Tata, Indian businessman and philanthropist (born 1937)
Historical Events 2019 Oct 9 Turkey begins its military offensive in north-eastern Syria.
Selected Events 2019 Oct 9 Syrian civil war: Turkish forces began an offensive into north-eastern Syria following the withdrawal of U.S. troops…
Notable Deaths 2017 Oct 9 Jean Rochefort, French actor (born 1930)
Historical Events 2016 Oct 9 The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army launches its first attack on Myanmar security forces along the Bangladesh–Myanmar…
Notable Deaths 2016 Oct 9 Andrzej Wajda, Polish film and theatre director (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2015 Oct 9 Ray Duncan, American businessman (born 1930)
Notable Deaths 2015 Oct 9 Richard F. Heck, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1931)
Notable Deaths 2015 Oct 9 Geoffrey Howe, Welsh lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2015 Oct 9 Ravindra Jain, Indian composer and director (born 1944)
Notable Deaths 2014 Oct 9 Boris Buzančić, Croatian actor and politician, 47th Mayor of Zagreb (born 1929)
Notable Deaths 2014 Oct 9 Jan Hooks, American actress and comedienne (born 1957)
Notable Deaths 2014 Oct 9 Carolyn Kizer, American poet and academic (born 1925)
Notable Deaths 2014 Oct 9 Peter A. Peyser, American soldier and politician (born 1921)
Notable Deaths 2014 Oct 9 Rita Shane, American soprano and educator (born 1936)
Notable Deaths 2013 Oct 9 Solomon Lar, Nigerian educator and politician, 4th Governor of Plateau State (born 1933)
Notable Deaths 2013 Oct 9 Srihari, Indian actor (born 1964)
Notable Deaths 2013 Oct 9 Wilfried Martens, Belgian lawyer and politician, 60th Prime Minister of Belgium (born 1936)
Notable Deaths 2013 Oct 9 Edmund Niziurski, Polish sociologist, lawyer, and author (born 1925)
Historical Events 2012 Oct 9 Pakistani Taliban attempt to assassinate outspoken schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai.
Notable Deaths 2012 Oct 9 Sammi Kane Kraft, American actress (born 1992)
Notable Deaths 2012 Oct 9 Kenny Rollins, American basketball player (born 1923)
Notable Deaths 2012 Oct 9 Harris Savides, American cinematographer (born 1957)
Selected Events 2012 Oct 9 Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai (pictured) was severely injured by a Taliban gunman in a failed assassination…
Notable Deaths 2011 Oct 9 Pavel Karelin, Russian ski jumper (born 1989)
Notable Deaths 2010 Oct 9 Maurice Allais, French economist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1911)
Historical Events 2009 Oct 9 First lunar impact of NASA's Lunar Precursor Robotic Program.
Notable Deaths 2009 Oct 9 Stuart M. Kaminsky, American author and educator (born 1934)
Notable Deaths 2009 Oct 9 John Daido Loori, American Zen Buddhist monastic and teacher (born 1931)
Notable Deaths 2009 Oct 9 Horst Szymaniak, German footballer (born 1934)
Historical Events 2007 Oct 9 The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its all-time high of 14,164 points before rapidly declining due to the 2008…
Notable Deaths 2007 Oct 9 Enrico Banducci, American businessman, founded hungry i (born 1922)
Notable Deaths 2007 Oct 9 Carol Bruce, American actress and singer (born 1919)
Historical Events 2006 Oct 9 North Korea conducts its first nuclear test.
Notable Deaths 2006 Oct 9 Danièle Huillet, French filmmaker (born 1933)
Notable Deaths 2006 Oct 9 Paul Hunter, English snooker player (born 1978)
Notable Deaths 2006 Oct 9 Kanshi Ram, Indian lawyer and politician (born 1934)
Notable Deaths 2005 Oct 9 Louis Nye, American actor (born 1913)
Notable Deaths 2004 Oct 9 Jacques Derrida, Algerian-French philosopher and academic (born 1930)
Notable Deaths 2003 Oct 9 Carolyn Gold Heilbrun, American author and academic (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2003 Oct 9 Carl Fontana, American jazz trombonist (born 1928)
Notable Births 2002 Oct 9 Ben Shelton, American tennis player
Notable Deaths 2002 Oct 9 Sopubek Begaliev, Kyrgyzstani economist and politician (born 1931)

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