Event:
U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R.
More Notable Events on November 9:
1985 Gary Kasparov becomes world chess champion
1980 Iraqi President Saddam Hussein declares holy war against Iran
1976 U.N. General Assembly condemns apartheid in South Africa
1967 Surveyor 6 soft lands on Moon
1944 Red Cross wins Nobel peace prize
