October 9 left very different pages in the history of Mykolaiv: during the Nazi occupation, trams began running through the city again; students from the Korabelnyi district protested smoking at bus stops; the city government weathered a high-profile political crisis; and in 2022, Ukrainian air defenses shot down a Russian aircraft over the region.
October 9, 1897, Old Style: the Naval Shipyard was ceremonially opened in Mykolaiv
The State Archives of Mykolaiv Region lists October 9, 1897, as the date of the ceremonial opening of the Naval Shipyard, the future Black Sea Shipyard. However, there is an important calendar nuance: the Julian calendar was in use in the Russian Empire at the time, so October 9 Old Style corresponds to October 21, 1897, in the modern calendar. Korabelov.info previously covered the beginning of Naval’s history in an article about the founding of the company that built the enterprise.
October 9, 1942: tram service resumed in occupied Mykolaiv
During the Nazi occupation of Mykolaiv, city tram service resumed on this day. 12 cars took to the tracks, operating on 5 routes: in the morning from 4:30 to 8:00 and in the evening from 17:00 to 20:00. The tram remained one of the few forms of public transport operating in the wartime city.
October 9, 2013: students from Korabelnyi protested smoking at bus stops
In Mykolaiv, 10 young activists, including 4 students from the Korabelnyi district, painted stencil warnings on the pavement near bus stops to highlight the smoking ban. As Korabelov.info reported, the participants wanted to draw attention to the widespread disregard for the ban on smoking in public places; one of the organizers was Oleh Sokolyк, a resident of the Korabelnyi district.
October 9, 2017: the decision to remove the mayor from office took effect
After 42 deputies voted on October 5, 2017, to terminate Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych’s term early, the decision was signed and took effect on October 9. The duties of mayor passed to City Council Secretary Tetiana Kazakova. Korabelov.info reported on the high-profile vote and Oleksandr Sienkevych’s intention to challenge it in court; in 2018, he returned to office by court order.
October 9, 2022: a Russian aircraft was shot down over Mykolaiv Region
As Russian aircraft attempted to strike, Ukrainian air defenses shot down an enemy attack aircraft in the skies over Mykolaiv Region. Korabelov.info also reported that on the same day, since the start of active operations in the Kherson direction, the Defense Forces had liberated more than 1,170 square kilometers of territory.
This day in Ukraine and around the world
On October 9, 1621, the Treaty of Khotyn between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire was finalized near Khotyn, bringing the Khotyn War to an end. The Zaporizhian Cossacks played an important role in the battles. And on October 9, 1940, John Lennon, future founder and member of The Beatles, was born in Liverpool, England.
That was October 9 for Mykolaiv: from shipbuilding history and trams in an occupied city to political upheaval and war. The story of Naval is another reminder of how important it is to account for the Old and New Styles when dealing with 19th-century dates.
Earlier, we wrote:
- Fatal regatta, car crash, and a fallen marine: a tragic October 8 for Mykolaiv
- Mykolaiv Alumina Plant port, repression in Shyroka Balka, and fresh water: what made October 7 memorable in Mykolaiv
- Usyk in Mykolaiv, Nika-Tera in Korabelnyi, and a night of Shaheds: what made October 6 memorable
- A 150-bed COVID hospital, Chaika, and ships: what made October 5 memorable in Mykolaiv
- From aircraft carrier to trolleybus: what made October 4 memorable in Mykolaiv
