November 9 in History
November 9 is the birthday of Prithvi Shaw (1999) and the anniversary of the death of Bobby Allison (2024). Below are famous birthdays, deaths, events for November 9, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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Gyeongjong, Korean king was born in 955, while Constantine VII, Byzantine emperor died in 959.
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Famous people born on November 9
Famous people who died on November 9
2013
Steve Prescott (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
England & Ireland international rugby league footballer
2012
James L. Stone (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1922–2012)
What happened on November 9
- 2023
U.S. surgeons at NYU Langone Health announce the world's first whole eye transplant.
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Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: An armistice agreement is signed by Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia.
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A non-binding self-determination consultation is held in Catalonia, asking Catalan citizens their opinion on whether Catalonia should become a state and, if so, whether it should be an independent state.
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A train carrying liquid fuel crashes and bursts into flames in northern Myanmar, killing 27 people and injuring 80 others.
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At least 27 people are killed and dozens are wounded in conflicts between inmates and guards at Welikada prison in Colombo.
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The first national test of the Emergency Alert System is activated in the United States at 2:00 p.m. EST.
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The Venus Express mission of the European Space Agency is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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Suicide bombers attack three hotels in Amman, Jordan, killing at least 60 people.
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Firefox 1.0 is released.
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Uttarakhand officially becomes the 27th state of India, formed from thirteen districts of northwestern Uttar Pradesh.
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TAESA Flight 725 crashes after takeoff from Uruapan International Airport in Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico, killing all 18 people on board.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1998
A U.S. federal judge, in the largest civil settlement in American history, orders 37 U.S. brokerage houses to pay US$1.03 billion to cheated NASDAQ investors to compensate for price fixing.
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Capital punishment in the United Kingdom, already abolished for murder, is completely abolished for all remaining capital offences.
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The chemical element darmstadtium is discovered.
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Stari Most, the "old bridge" in the Bosnian city of Mostar, built in 1566, collapses after several days of bombing by Croat forces during the Croat–Bosniak War.
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Editor's picks
Born on November 9
- 955 — Gyeongjong, Korean king (died 981)
- 1383 — Niccolò III d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara (died 1441)
- 1389 — Isabella of Valois, French princess, Queen Consort of England and Duchess of Orleans (died 1409)
Died on November 9
- 959 — Constantine VII, Byzantine emperor (born 905)
- 1034 — Oldřich, Duke of Bohemia (born c. (circa) 975)
- 1187 — Emperor Gaozong of Song (born 1107)
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for November 9
Quick answers
Who was born on November 9? Prithvi Shaw (1999), Momo (singer) (1996), Finn Cole (1995).
Who died on November 9? Bobby Allison (2024), Lou Donaldson (2024), Judith Jamison (2024).
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