November 9th, 1909

Born on November 9th, 1909

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 42,000 days old!

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What happened on November 9th?

November 9th, 1985

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

November 9th, 2019

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

November 9th, 2016

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

November 9th, 1993

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).

November 9th, 1989

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).

November 9th, 1967

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

November 9th, 1939

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

November 9th, 1938

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.

November 9th, 1918

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

November 9th, 1914

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.

November 9th, 1913

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.

November 9th, 1888

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.

November 9th, 1822

USS Alligator engaged three pirate schooners off the coast of Cuba in one of the West Indies anti-piracy operations of the United States.

November 9th, 1971

American banker John List murdered his wife, mother, and three children with a pair of handguns.

November 9th, 1970

Vietnam War: The Supreme Court of the United States votes 6–3 against hearing a case to allow Massachusetts to enforce its law granting residents the right to refuse military service in an undeclared war.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on November 9th

Born on November 9th, 1909

85

Massimo Pallottino

Italian archaeologist (1909-1995)

*November 9th, 1909, Rome †February 7th, 1995, Rome

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Born in 1909

69

Walter Arnold

German sculptor and politician (1909-1979)

*August 27th, 1909, Leipzig †July 11th, 1979, Dresden

87

Alain Poher

French politician (1909-1996)

*April 17th, 1909, Ablon-sur-Seine †December 9th, 1996, Paris

85

Jessica Tandy

British actress (1909–1994)

*June 7th, 1909, London †September 11th, 1994, Fairfield County

82

Francis Bacon

Irish-born British figurative painter (1909–1992)

*October 28th, 1909, Dublin †April 28th, 1992, Madrid

85

Tom Ewell

American actor (1909-1994)

*April 29th, 1909, Owensboro †September 12th, 1994, Woodland Hills

65

U Thant

Third Secretary-General of the United Nations (1909-1974)

*January 22nd, 1909, Pantanaw †November 25th, 1974, New York City

73

Isa Miranda

Italian actress (1905-1982)

*July 5th, 1909, Milan †July 8th, 1982, Rome

47

Art Tatum

American jazz pianist

*October 13th, 1909, Toledo †November 5th, 1956, Los Angeles

103

Rita Levi-Montalcini

Italian neurologist (1909-2012)

*April 22nd, 1909, Turin †December 30th, 2012, Nomentano

92

Ernst Gombrich

Austrian art historian

*March 30th, 1909, Vienna †November 3rd, 2001, London

106

Hans Erni

Swiss painter and engraver (1909-2015)

*February 21st, 1909, Lucerne †March 21st, 2015, Lucerne

75

Larry Clinton

American musician (1909–1985)

*August 17th, 1909, Brooklyn †May 2nd, 1985, Tucson

43

Marcel Lepan

French coxswain

*September 14th, 1909, Boulogne-sur-Mer †March 10th, 1953, Boulogne-sur-Mer

87

Daniel Mayer

French politician, member of the French Resistance (1909-1996)

*April 29th, 1909, Paris †December 29th, 1996, Orsay

89

Gratien Gélinas

Canadian author, playwright, actor, director, producer and administrator

*December 8th, 1909, Mauricie †March 16th, 1999, Deux-Montagnes

98

Alexander King

British chemist and environmentalist (1909-2007)

*January 26th, 1909, Langside †February 28th, 2007, London

68

Gertrude Abercrombie

American painter (1909-1977)

*February 17th, 1909, Austin †July 3rd, 1977, Chicago

34

Simone Weil

(1909-1943) French philosopher, Christian mystic, writer and social activist

*February 3rd, 1909, Paris †August 24th, 1943, Ashford

104

Frits Thors

Dutch television presenter

*September 13th, 1909, Amsterdam †April 19th, 2014, Laren

50

Stepan Bandera

Ukrainian nationalist leader (1909–1959)

*January 1st, 1909, Staryi Uhryniv †October 15th, 1959, Munich

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1909 is a normal year and no leap year.

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