EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com 🐯
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
November 9
Monday, November 9, 2026
Day 313 of 2026 | Week 46 | 46 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
U.S. surgeons at NYU Langone Health announce the world's first whole eye transplant.
Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: An armistice agreement is signed by Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia.
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.
A train carrying liquid fuel crashes and bursts into flames in northern Myanmar, killing 27 people and injuring 80 others.
At least 27 people are killed and dozens are wounded in conflicts between inmates and guards at Welikada prison in Colombo.
The first national test of the Emergency Alert System is activated in the United States at 2:00 p.m. EST.
The Venus Express mission of the European Space Agency is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Suicide bombers attack three hotels in Amman, Jordan, killing at least 60 people.
Firefox 1.0 is released.
Uttarakhand officially becomes the 27th state of India, formed from thirteen districts of northwestern Uttar Pradesh.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
American NHL right wing
American baseball pitcher (Cleveland Indians)
American musician (Bratmobile; Partyline)
Swedish businessman
Italian pianist
Welsh bass-baritone opera and concert singer
American writer
American actor (Young Dan'l Boone)
American television director and actor (Lt. Tom Paris in "Star Trek: Voyager")
American NBA guard (NY Knicks
Italian pop singer-songwriter ("Danza sul mio petto"
Italian bridge player
Canadian actress (Stargate SG-1)
British television presenter (Crimewatch)
English rock guitarist and songwriter (UFO; Phil Lynott's Grand Slam; Stampede)
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