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TODAY IN HISTORY

November 9

Monday, November 9, 2026

Day 313 of 2026 | Week 46 | 46 days until Christmas 🎅

HISTORIC EVENTS

1
2023

U.S. surgeons at NYU Langone Health announce the world's first whole eye transplant.

2
2020

Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: An armistice agreement is signed by Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia.

3
2014

A non-binding self-determination consultation is held in Catalonia, asking Catalan citizens their opinion on whether Catalonia should become a state and, if so, whether it should be an independent state.

4
2012

A train carrying liquid fuel crashes and bursts into flames in northern Myanmar, killing 27 people and injuring 80 others.

5
2012

At least 27 people are killed and dozens are wounded in conflicts between inmates and guards at Welikada prison in Colombo.

6
2011

The first national test of the Emergency Alert System is activated in the United States at 2:00 p.m. EST.

7
2005

The Venus Express mission of the European Space Agency is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

8
2005

Suicide bombers attack three hotels in Amman, Jordan, killing at least 60 people.

9
2004

Firefox 1.0 is released.

10
2000

Uttarakhand officially becomes the 27th state of India, formed from thirteen districts of northwestern Uttar Pradesh.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

1970 Bill Guerin

American NHL right wing

1970 Chad Ogea

American baseball pitcher (Cleveland Indians)

1969 Allison Wolfe

American musician (Bratmobile; Partyline)

1968 Jesper Brodin

Swedish businessman

1968 Nazzareno Carusi

Italian pianist

1965 Bryn Terfel

Welsh bass-baritone opera and concert singer

1965 Ryan Murphy

American writer

1964 John Joseph Thomas

American actor (Young Dan'l Boone)

1964 Robert Duncan McNeill

American television director and actor (Lt. Tom Paris in "Star Trek: Voyager")

1963 Anthony Bowie

American NBA guard (NY Knicks

1963 Biagio Antonacci

Italian pop singer-songwriter ("Danza sul mio petto"

1963 Fulvio Fantoni

Italian bridge player

1962 Teryl Rothery

Canadian actress (Stargate SG-1)

1961 Jill Dando

British television presenter (Crimewatch)

1961 Laurence Archer

English rock guitarist and songwriter (UFO; Phil Lynott's Grand Slam; Stampede)

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