October 9, 1934 Marseille, France King Alexander I of Yugoslavia is assassinated Alexander I had been the King of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes from 1921 to 1929, until Alexander changed the kingdom’s name to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Just before his assassination, he had arrived in France to strengthen the countries’ alliance and was being… Continue reading The assassination of Alexander I of Yugoslavia, one of the first assassinations captured on film
Day: October 9, 2018
FLW: Punch the button
Famous Last Words Michael John Yowell Texas October 9, 2013 “I love you. To Gerald, you’re a zero. I love you Mandy; Tiffany, I love you, too. Punch the button. We are ready.” Yowell was executed for the 1998 murders of his parents and grandmother. His father, John Yowell (55), had caught Yowell attempting to… Continue reading FLW: Punch the button
Today in Horror History: October 9
Birthdays: Best known for the titular character in “Monk,” Tony Shalhoub (October 9, 1953) also starred in Addams Family Values (1993), “The X-Files” (episode: Soft Light), Fallout: A Post-Nuclear Role Playing Game, Thir13en Ghosts (2001), and 1408 (2007). Shalhoub in Thir13en Ghosts Guillermo del Toro (October 9, 1964), who wrote and directed Cronos (1993), Mimic… Continue reading Today in Horror History: October 9
