History from the side of those it happened to
On this day — October 9
| Year | Country | Category | title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 October 1977 | Somalia | Medicine | The last natural smallpox case begins |
| 26 October 1977 | Somalia | Medicine | A Somali patient enters eradication history |
| 26 October 1977 | Somalia | Medicine | Surveillance identifies an end-stage outbreak |
| 26 October 1977 | Somalia | Medicine | The final natural case precedes formal eradication |
| 1 July 1960 | Somalia | Racism | Independent territories unite to form the Somali Republic |