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Through history77 events, 198 births and 117 deaths in Wikipedia's lists for the date

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The front pages of November 9, 1926

What 29 American newspapers printed that day, as the Library of Congress keeps them.

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The front page of Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 9, 1926Evening starWashington, D.C.Read it, zoom in, mark it →
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All 29 front pages at the Library of Congress ↗From Chronicling America. Public domain: in the Library's words, newspapers published in the United States more than 95 years ago are in the public domain in their entirety.

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What happened on November 9

The anniversaries Wikipedia's editors chose for the date, oldest first (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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  1. 1822204 years ago

    USS Alligator engaged three pirate schooners off the coast of Cuba in one of the West Indies anti-piracy operations of the United States. · USS Alligator (1820) · Action of 9 November 1822

    Photo: NOAAPublic domain
  2. 1888138 years ago

    Mary Jane Kelly, widely believed to be the fifth and final victim of the notorious unidentified serial killer Jack the Ripper, was murdered in London.

    Photo: author on the file pagePublic domain
  3. 1913113 years ago

    A severe blizzard reached its maximum intensity in the Great Lakes Basin of North America, destroying 19 ships and 68,300 tons of cargo, and killing more than 250 people. · Great Lakes Storm of 1913 · Tonnage

    Photo: author on the file pagePublic domain
  4. 1914112 years ago

    World War I: Off the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, the Australian light cruiser Sydney sank Emden, the last active German warship in the Indian Ocean, at the Battle of Cocos. · World War I · HMAS Sydney (1912)

    Photo: Collection DocAnciens/docpix.frPublic domain
  5. 1918108 years ago

    The government of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic adopted a tricolour national flag, which is again in use today, with slight modifications, by the present-day Republic of Azerbaijan. · Flag of Azerbaijan

  6. 1926100 years ago

    Paul Hindemith's Cardillac (scene depicted) premiered at the Dresden State Opera, conducted by Fritz Busch. · Semperoper

  7. 192898 years ago

    The Great Mecca Feast, the first documentary film on the Hajj, premiered in the Netherlands.

    Photo: G. Krugers (1890–1964)PD-US
  8. 193888 years ago

    Kristallnacht began as SA stormtroopers and civilians destroyed and ransacked Jewish homes, businesses and synagogues in Germany and Austria, resulting in at least 90 deaths and the deportation of 30,000 men to concentration camps. · Sturmabteilung · Nazi concentration camps

    Photo: Center for Jewish History, NYCPublic domain
  9. 193987 years ago

    World War II: A covert Sicherheitsdienst operation captured two British agents of the Secret Intelligence Service near Venlo in the Netherlands. · World War II · Venlo incident

    Photo: Richard OpitzCC BY-SA 3.0 de
  10. 196759 years ago

    The first issue of Rolling Stone, an American magazine focusing on music, politics and popular culture, was published.

  11. 198541 years ago

    At age 22, Garry Kasparov became the then-youngest World Chess Champion by defeating then-champion Anatoly Karpov. · World Chess Championship

    Photo: Fryta 73 from StrzegomCC BY-SA 2.0
  12. 198937 years ago

    East German official Günter Schabowski mistakenly announced the immediate opening of the inner German border, resulting in the fall of the Berlin Wall that night (border crossing pictured).

    Photo: author on the file pageCC BY-SA 3.0 de
  13. 199333 years ago

    Bosnian War: Croatian Defence Council forces destroyed the Stari Most, a 16th-century bridge crossing the river Neretva in the city of Mostar (rebuilt bridge pictured).

    Photo: Original uploader was Bushido at bs.wikipediaCC BY-SA 3.0
  14. 201610 years ago

    A tram derailment in Croydon, London, killed seven people. · 2016 Croydon tram derailment

  15. 20197 years ago

    The Alabama Crimson Tide and LSU Tigers football teams, both with undefeated records thus far that season, played in a "Game of the Century". · Alabama Crimson Tide football · 2019 LSU vs. Alabama football game

  16. 20197 years ago

    Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan inaugurated the Kartarpur Corridor, a visa-free border crossing connecting the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib to the India–Pakistan border. · Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur

    Photo: Imran KhanCC BY 3.0
All 77 events Wikipedia lists for November 9, by year

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Born on November 9

The best-known first, counted by the Wikipedia languages with an article on each.

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  1. 1818Ivan TurgenevRussian author and playwright (died 1883)153 languagesPhoto: Ilya RepinPublic domain
  2. 1934Carl SaganAmerican astronomer, astrophysicist, and cosmologist (died 1996)144 languages
  3. 1877Muhammad IqbalPakistani philosopher, poet, and politician (died 1938)110 languagesPhoto: Iqbal Academy PakistanPublic domain
  1. 1841Edward VII of the United Kingdom (died 1910)108
  2. 1929Imre Kertész, Hungarian author, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2016)104
  3. 1914Hedy Lamarr, Austrian-American actress and inventor (died 2000)101
  4. 1683George II of Great Britain (died 1760)89
  5. 1974Alessandro Del Piero, Italian footballer87
  6. 1936Mikhail Tal, Latvian-Russian chess player and author (died 1992)80
  7. 1885Hermann Weyl, German mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (died 1955)78
  8. 1918Spiro Agnew, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 39th Vice President of the United States (died 1996)73
  9. 1948Luiz Felipe Scolari, Brazilian footballer and manager63
  10. 1877Enrico De Nicola, Italian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 1st President of the Italian Republic (died 1959)61
  11. 1960Andreas Brehme, German footballer and manager (died 2024)61
  12. 1922Imre Lakatos, Hungarian mathematician, philosopher, and academic (died 1974)58
  13. 1885Velimir Khlebnikov, Russian poet and playwright (died 1922)57
  14. 1888Jean Monnet, French economist and diplomat (died 1979)57
  15. 1869Marie Dressler, Canadian-American actress and singer (died 1934)56
  16. 1897Ronald George Wreyford Norrish, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1978)56
  17. 1972Eric Dane, American actor (died 2026)54
  18. 1928Anne Sexton, American poet and academic (died 1974)50
  19. 1934Ingvar Carlsson, Swedish economist and politician, 29th Prime Minister of Sweden49
  20. 1970Chris Jericho, American-Canadian wrestler49
  21. 1922Dorothy Dandridge, American actress, singer, and dancer (died 1965)48
Everyone else born on November 9: 174 more, by year

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Died on November 9

The best-known first, counted by the Wikipedia languages with an article on each.

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  1. 1970Charles de GaulleFrench general and politician, 18th President of France (born 1890)222 languagesPhoto: Office of War Information, Overseas Picture Division. [1] The image…Public domain
  2. 1940Neville ChamberlainEnglish businessman and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1869)120 languagesPhoto: Bassano LtdPublic domain
  3. 1918Guillaume ApollinaireItalian-French author, poet, and playwright (born 1880)109 languagesPhoto: author on the file pagePublic domain
  1. 2008Miriam Makeba, South African singer and activist (born 1932)98
  2. 1953Ibn Saud, Saudi Arabian king (born 1880)95
  3. 1492Jami, Persian poet (born 1414)86
  4. 1937Ramsay MacDonald, Scottish journalist and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1866)77
  5. 1953Dylan Thomas, Welsh poet and author (born 1914)77
  6. 1991Yves Montand, Italian-French actor (born 1921)74
  7. 959Constantine VII, Byzantine emperor (born 905)70
  8. 1952Chaim Weizmann, Belarusian-Israeli chemist, academic, and politician, 1st President of Israel (born 1874)70
  9. 2004Stieg Larsson, Swedish journalist and author (born 1954)68
  10. 2001Giovanni Leone, Italian lawyer and politician, 6th President of Italy (born 1908)63
  11. 2005K. R. Narayanan, Indian journalist and politician, 10th President of India (born 1921)62
  12. 2003Art Carney, American actor and comedian (born 1918)56
  13. 1938Vasily Blyukher, Russian marshal (born 1889)50
  14. 2017Shyla Stylez, Canadian pornographic actress (born 1982)46
  15. 1778Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian sculptor and illustrator (born 1720)45
  16. 1944Frank Marshall, American chess player and theoretician (born 1877)43
  17. 1932Nadezhda Alliluyeva, second wife of Joseph Stalin (born 1901)42
  18. 1997Helenio Herrera, Argentinian-Italian footballer and manager (born 1910)41
  19. 2006Markus Wolf, German intelligence officer (born 1923)40
  20. 1312Otto III, Duke of Bavaria (born 1261)38
  21. 1997Carl Gustav Hempel, German philosopher from the Vienna and the Berlin Circle (born 1905)38
Everyone else died on November 9: 93 more, by year

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Observed on November 9

Holidays, feast days and observances, as Wikipedia lists them for the date.

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