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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Images
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William II, German Emperor -
Philipp Scheidemann -
Brandenburg Gate between West and East Berlin -
The Berlin Wall -
Berlin Wall -
Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès -
Prince Maximilian of Baden -
Basarab I of Wallachia -
Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu -
Venus Express probe (artist's impression) -
Croydon tram derailment -
Flag of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
Ineligible
| Blurb | Reason |
|---|---|
| ; Independence Day in Cambodia (1953) | outdated, neutrality issues |
| ; Inventors' Day in Austria, Germany and Switzerland | Nothing verifying this happens just in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, plus the material that is there for those countries constitutes less than what we'd expect in a stub |
| 1799 – The coup of 18 Brumaire led by Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès (pictured) and Napoleon deposed the French government, replacing the Directory with the Consulate. | refimprove section |
| 1861 – The first documented Canadian football match was played at University College, University of Toronto. | refimprove section |
| 1867 – Tokugawa Yoshinobu, the last shogun of Japan, tendered his resignation to the Emperor Meiji. | unreferenced section |
| 1918 – German Emperor Wilhelm II abdicated, Prince Maximilian of Baden resigned as Chancellor, and Philipp Scheidemann proclaimed the Weimar Republic. | unreferenced sections |
| 1965 – In the Northeast blackout of 1965, several U.S. states and parts of Canada were hit by a series of power outages lasting up to 13½ hours. | refimprove |
| 1967 – The first issue of Rolling Stone, the American-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics and popular culture, was published. | refimprove |
| 1985 – At age 22, Garry Kasparov became the youngest-ever undisputed World Chess Champion by defeating then-champion Anatoly Karpov. | refimprove section |
| 1989 – Günter Schabowski mistakenly announced the immediate opening of the inner German border, causing the fall of the Berlin Wall that night. | appearing on DYK in 2019 |
| 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. | too many CN tags |
| 1998 – With the passing of the Human Rights Act, the European Convention on Human Rights was incorporated into United Kingdom law. | refimprove section |
| 2005 – Suicide bombers attacked three hotels in Amman, Jordan, killing a total of about 60 people and injuring at least 115 others. | refimprove section |
| 2005 – The European Space Agency launched the Venus Express mission, the first long-term observation of the Venusian atmosphere. | unreferenced section, expansion |
Eligible
- 1872 – The Great Boston Fire began, eventually destroying more than 750 buildings and causing $73.5 million in damages in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 1914 – World War I: In the Cocos Islands, the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney sank SMS Emden, the last active Central Powers warship in the Indian Ocean.
- 1918 – The government of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic adopted the national flag which is still used by the Republic of Azerbaijan today, with minor modifications.
- 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.
- 2016 – A tram derailed in Croydon, United Kingdom, killing seven people.
- Born/died: Johannes Narssius (b. 1580) · Neville Chamberlain (d. 1940) · Dylan Thomas (d. 1953)
Notes
- History of American football appears on November 6, so Canadian football should not appear in the same year
November 9: Iqbal Day in Pakistan
- 1729 – Great Britain, France, and Spain signed the Treaty of Seville to end the Anglo-Spanish War, although the underlying tensions were left unresolved.
- 1822 – USS Alligator (pictured) engaged three pirate schooners off the coast of Cuba in one of the West Indies anti-piracy operations of the United States.
- 1888 – Mary Jane Kelly was murdered in London; she was widely believed to be the fifth and final victim of the notorious unidentified serial killer Jack the Ripper.
- 1913 – The "Big Blow" storm 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.
- 1967 – French comic book heroes Valérian and Laureline first appeared in Pilote magazine.
A. P. Hill (b. 1825) · Enrico De Nicola (b. 1877) · Markus Wolf (d. 2006)