Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/November 9
This is a list of selected November 9 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.
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William II, German Emperor -
Philipp Scheidemann -
Brandenburg Gate between West and East Berlin -
The Berlin Wall -
The Berlin Wall
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Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès -
Prince Maximilian of Baden -
Stari most -
Joe Cada -
Basarab I of Wallachia
Ineligible
| Blurb | Reason |
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| 1799 – The coup of 18 Brumaire led by Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès and Napoléon Bonaparte deposed the French government, replacing the Directory with the Consulate. | Tagged with {{nofootnotes}} |
| 1861 – The first documented Canadian football match was played at University College, University of Toronto. | refimprove |
| 1872 – The Great Boston Fire began, eventually destroying over 750 buildings and causing US$73.5 million in damages in Boston, Massachusetts. | Tagged with {{missing citations}} |
| 1918 – German Emperor Wilhelm II abdicated, Prince Maximilian of Baden resigned as Chancellor, and Philipp Scheidemann proclaimed the Weimar Republic. | Tagged with {{refimprove}} |
| 1965 – In the Northeast blackout of 1965, several U.S. states and parts of Canada were hit by a series of blackouts lasting up to 13½ hours. | refimprove |
| 1993 – War in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Croatian Defence Council forces destroyed the Stari Most, a 16th-century bridge crossing the river Neretva in the city of Mostar. | refimprove |
Eligible
- 1330 – The Battle of Posada between Basarab I of Wallachia and Charles I Robert of Hungary began near the present-day border of Oltenia and Severin, Romania.
- 1888 – Mary Jane Kelly was murdered in London, widely believed to be the fifth and final victim of the notorious unidentified serial killer Jack the Ripper.
- 1953 – Cambodia gained independence from France and became a constitutional monarchy under King Norodom Sihanouk.
- 1967 – Rolling Stone, the American-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics and popular culture, was first published.
- 1967 – French comic book heroes Valérian and Laureline first appeared in the pages of Pilote magazine.
- 2005 – The European Space Agency launched the Venus Express mission, the first long-term observation of the Venusian atmosphere.
- 2009 – Joe Cada became the youngest champion of the World Series of Poker's main event.
November 9: Inventors' Day in Austria, Germany and Switzerland; Independence Day in Cambodia (1953); Muhammad Iqbal's Day in Pakistan
- 1867 – Tokugawa Yoshinobu (pictured), the last shogun of Japan, tendered his resignation to the Emperor Meiji.
- 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 over 25,000 others to concentration camps.
- 1989 – East Germany announced the opening of the inner German border and the Berlin Wall, marking the symbolic end of the Cold War, impending collapse of the Warsaw Pact, and beginning of the end of Soviet communism.
- 1998 – With the passing of the Human Rights Act, the United Kingdom abolished capital punishment for all criminal offences.
- 2005 – Suicide bombers attacked three hotels in Amman, Jordan, killing a total of about 60 people and injuring at least 115 others.