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| Barack Obama and his dog, Bo, who celebrates his seventh birthday on October 9 |
In Britain, America and beyond there are many reasons to celebrate October 9.
1. October 9 is the 49th birthday of UK Prime Minister David Cameron.
2. October 9 is the seventh birthday of Bo, the dog owned by US President Barack Obama.
3. Apart from being the First Dog’s birthday, today is also Leif Erikson Day in the US, celebrating the first European known to have seen North America.
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| October 9 marks the 63rd anniversary of Uganda's independence from the UK |
4. The date chosen for Leif Erikson Day marks the anniversary of the arrival in New York of the first immigrants from Norway on October 9, 1825.
5. For anyone wishing to send birthday cards to Cameron or Bo, it is worth remembering that October 9 is also World Post Day.
6. World Post Day marks the founding of the Universal Postal Union on October 9, 1874.
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| David Cameron celebrates his 49th birthday today |
7. October 9 is Independence Day in Uganda, marking the country’s independence from the UK on October 9, 1962.
8. October 9 is the Feast Day of St Denis, Bishop of Paris who was martyred in the third century.
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| October 9th is World Post Day |
9. He was decapitated but is said then to have picked up his head and walked six miles preaching a sermon of repentance as he went.
10. Obama’s dog Bo is a neutered male Portuguese Water Dog. His previous owners called him Charlie.
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