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November 9 Events in History - November 9 Birthdays - November 9 Deaths
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November 9, 1997 "Cherry Orchard," closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City November 9, 1997 "Scarlet Pimpernel," opens at Minskoff Theater New York City November 9, 1997 Energizer Senior Golf Tour Championship November 9, 1997 Liselotte Neumann wins LPGA Toray Japan Queens Cup November 9, 1997 Toray Japan Queens Cup November 9, 1995 "Danny Gans on Broadway" opens at Neil Simon Theater New York City November 9, 1994 Chandrika Kumaratunga chosen 1st female president of Sri Lanka November 9, 1993 "Cinderella" opens at New York State Theater New York City for 14 performances November 9, 1993 Serbian army fires on school in Sarajevo, 9 children died November 9, 1992 Howard Stern's radio show begins broadcast in Las Vegas Nevada (KFBI) November 9, 1992 Prix Goncourt awarded to Patrick Chamoiseau for "Texaco" November 9, 1991 Houston's Roman Anderson is 1st NCAA to kick 400 pts November 9, 1990 Tanzania government of Malecela forms November 9, 1989 East Berlin opens its borders November 9, 1988 "Prince of Central Park" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 4 performances November 9, 1988 MLB All-Star team beat Japan 8-2 in Nishinomya, (Game 4 of 7) November 9, 1986 Ai-Yu Tu wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic November 9, 1986 Pakistan all out for 77 vs. West Indies at Lahore November 9, 1985 "News" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 4 performances November 9, 1985 Gary Kasparov becomes world chess champion November 9, 1985 Richard Hadlee takes 9-52 vs. Australia at the Gabba November 9, 1985 Surprise attack on Belgium supermarket in Aalst, 8 killed November 9, 1984 1st-class cricket debut for Brian McMillan, Transvaal B vs. N Tvl B November 9, 1984 Larry Holmes TKOs Bonecrusher Smith in 12 for heavyweight boxing title November 9, 1984 Most shots in an Islander game-88-Isles 45, Rangers 43 November 9, 1984 Vietnam Veterans Memorial ("3 Servicemen") completed November 9, 1983 Amsterdam brewer Freddie Heineken kidnapped November 9, 1983 Discovery flies from Vandenberg AFB to Kennedy Space Center November 9, 1982 Brewers' Robin Yount wins AL MVP, unanimously November 9, 1982 Sugar Ray Leonard retires for 1st time November 9, 1980 Iraqi President Saddam Hussein declares holy war against Iran November 9, 1980 Tatsuko Ohsako wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic November 9, 1978 NASL realligns its 24 teams into 6 divisions November 9, 1977 Reds' George Foster wins NL MVP November 9, 1976 Oakland releases Billy Williams, ending his Hall of Fame career November 9, 1976 U.N. General Assembly condemns apartheid in South Africa November 9, 1973 Fire at Taiyo department store, kills 101 and injures 84 (Kumamoto Japan) November 9, 1973 Government De Uyl decides Palestijnse fugitives to support November 9, 1973 Ringo releases "Ringo" album November 9, 1972 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site November 9, 1971 David Storey's "Changing Room," premieres in London November 9, 1971 John List kills family and moves to Colorado November 9, 1970 Trial of Seattle 8 anti-war protesters begins November 9, 1968 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. November 9, 1967 1st unmanned Saturn V flight to test Apollo 4 reentry module November 9, 1967 Surveyor 6 soft lands on Moon November 9, 1966 "Let's Sing Yiddish" opens at Brooks Atkinson New York City for 107 performances November 9, 1966 Oakland Coliseum Arena opens November 9, 1965 1st New York Knick game postponed (black-out) vs St. Louis November 9, 1965 5:16 PM, massive power failure in New Engl, and Ontario (New York blackout) November 9, 1965 Hurricane hits north east US/Canada November 9, 1965 Willie Mays named NL MVP November 9, 1964 "Comedy in Music-Opus 2" opens at John Golden New York City for 192 performances November 9, 1964 Eisaku Sato becomes premier of Japan November 9, 1963 "Tovarich" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 264 performances November 9, 1963 2 high-speed commuter trains collided with a derailed freight train November 9, 1963 450 die in a coal-dust explosion and 160 die in train crash (Japan) November 9, 1962 Dutch Catharina Lodders elected Miss World November 9, 1962 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site November 9, 1961 PGA eliminates caucasians only rule November 9, 1961 Paddy Chayefsky's "Gideon," premieres in New York City November 9, 1961 USAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 30,970m November 9, 1956 Lou Thesz beats Whipper Billy Watson in St. Louis, to become NWA champ November 9, 1955 Michael Gazzo's "Hatful of Rain," premieres in New York City November 9, 1955 NZ all out for 70 vs. Pakistan at Dacca November 9, 1955 U.N. disapproves of South Africa's apartheid politics November 9, 1953 Cambodia (now Kampuchea) gains independence within French Union November 9, 1953 KTVQ TV channel 2 in Billings, MT (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting November 9, 1953 Supreme Court rules Major League baseball exempt from anti-trust laws November 9, 1950 Boston Brave Sam Jethroe wins NL Rookie of Year November 9, 1950 Phillies skipper Eddie Sawyer selected as Manager of Year November 9, 1950 White Sox release Luke Appling, who had been a Sox since 1930 November 9, 1949 Costa Rica adopts Constitution November 9, 1946 President Truman ends wage/price freeze November 9, 1944 Red Cross wins Nobel peace prize November 9, 1944 Walcheren of nazi troops purged November 9, 1942 German occupiers put Erik Scavenius as Danish premier November 9, 1942 Transport nr 44 departs with French Jews to nazi-Germany November 9, 1941 Hitler threatens bishop Clemens earl von Galen of Munster November 9, 1940 Germany invades Norway and Denmark in WW II November 9, 1939 "Ninotchka," with Greta Garbo premieres November 9, 1939 Nobel for physics awarded to Ernest O Lawrence (cyclotron) November 9, 1939 Venlo-incident: German Abwehr kills 2 English agents November 9, 1938 Al Capp, cartoonist of Lil' Abner creates Sadie Hawkins Day November 9, 1938 Crystal Night - Germans break windows owned by Jews November 9, 1937 Japans army conquers Shanghai November 9, 1937 St. Louis Cardinals Triple Crown winner Joe Medwick is named NL MVP November 9, 1936 Albanian government of Frasheri falls November 9, 1935 Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) labor union forms November 9, 1935 Japan invades Shanghai China November 9, 1932 Hurricane storm wave sweeps over Santa Cruz del Sur Cuba kills 2,500 November 9, 1930 1st nonstop airplane flight from New York to Panama November 9, 1927 Giant Panda discovered, China November 9, 1927 Pastor of Have begins blessing of motorcars/motors November 9, 1925 German NSDAP form SS November 9, 1924 Miriam (Ma) Ferguson becomes 1st elected woman governor (of Texas) November 9, 1923 Beer Hall Putsch-Nazis fail to overthrow government, 16 die/Hitler flees November 9, 1921 Partito Nazionalista Fascista, forms in Italy by Mussolini November 9, 1918 Bavaria proclaims itself a republic November 9, 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates after German defeat in WW I November 9, 1918 Republic Germany proclaimed November 9, 1915 Italian liner Ancona sinks by German torpedos, killing 272 November 9, 1913 Storm "Freshwater Fury" sinks 8 ore-carriers on Great Lakes November 9, 1912 Ferenc Moln rs "Farkas," premieres in Budapest November 9, 1907 Edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club 1st game, loses to Calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club 26-5 at Edmonton Exhibition Grounds November 9, 1906 T. Roosevelt is 1st President to visit other countries (P Rico and Panama) November 9, 1905 Swedish mine workers win 5 month strike for minimum wages November 9, 1904 1st airplane flight to last more than 5 minutes November 9, 1899 Boerenaanval up Ladysmith, Natal, attack November 9, 1885 Opera "Ermine," premieres in London November 9, 1877 American Chemical Society chartered in New York November 9, 1872 Fire destroys nearly 1,000 buildings in Boston November 9, 1865 Conf Gen Lee surrenders to Union Gen Grant at Appomattox November 9, 1864 1st export of goods from Burrard Inlet, BC to a foreign country November 9, 1864 Sherman issues preliminary plans for his "March to the Sea" November 9, 1862 U.S. Grant issues orders to bar Jews from serving under him November 9, 1861 1st documented Canadian football game (at University of Toronto) November 9, 1858 1st performance of New York Symphony Orchestra November 9, 1857 Atlantic Monthly magazine 1st published November 9, 1854 Franz Liszt's "Fest-Long," premieres November 9, 1853 Origin of Carrington rotation numbers for rotation of Sun November 9, 1848 Post office at Clay and Pike opens November 9, 1821 1st U.S. pharmacy college holds 1st classes, Phila November 9, 1799 Napoleon becomes dictator (1st consul) of France November 9, 1794 Russian troops occupy Warsaw November 9, 1729 Spain, France and England signs Treaty of Seville November 9, 1720 Rabbi Yehuda Hasid synagogue set afire November 9, 1681 Hungarian parliament promises protestants freedom of religion November 9, 1673 British king Charles II fires earl of Shaftesbury November 9, 1580 Spanish troops lands in Ireland November 9, 1569 Catholic uprising under Northumberland and Westmoreland November 9, 1541 Queen Catharine Howard confined in London Tower November 9, 1526 Jews are expelled from Pressburg Hungary by Maria of Hapsburg November 9, 1520 Swedish King Christian II executes 600 nobles November 9, 1494 Family de' Medici become rulers of Florence November 9, 1492 Peace of Etaples (Henry VII and Charles VIII) November 9, 1282 Pope Martinus IV excommunicates king Pedro III of Aragonorth November 9, 694 Spanish King Egica accuses Jews of aiding Moslems/sentenced to slavery |