Historical Events -  November 9

1906 : Theodore Roosevelt became the first President of the United States to leave the country during his tenure. They visited the Panama Canal.

1937 : Japanese troops occupied the Chinese city of Shanghai.

1947 : Junagadh Sansthan was dissolved and taken over by the Government of India.

1953 : Cambodia gained independence from France.

1960 : Robert McNamara became chairman of the Ford Motor Company.

1967 : The first issue of Rolling Stone magazine was published.

1985 : Prince Charles of Britain and Princess Diana were welcomed in America.

1988 : 12 were killed in an accident at the Bharat Petroleum refinery in Mumbai.

1989 : The Berlin Wall was razed. The Berlin Wall divided not only the Germans but the entire world for nearly three decades.

2000 : Establishment of Uttarakhand High Court.

2019 : The final judgment in the Ayodhya dispute was declared by the Supreme Court of India.

Famous Birthdays   – November 9  

1801: Gail Borden, inventor of skim milk.

1841: Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Ireland, and Emperor of India.

1867: Shrimad Rajchandra, an Indian-Jain philosopher, scholar, and poet.

1877: Enrico de Nicola, first president of the Republic of Italy.

1877: Mohammad Iqbal, Pakistani poet, philosopher, and political leader.

1904: Panchanan Maheshwari, an Indian botanist who researched the reproductive function of flowering plants.

1914: Hedy Lamarr, an Austrian-American actress, inventor, and film producer. 

1918: Choi Hong Hi, inventor of the Taekwondo Martial Arts.

1931: L. M. Singhvi, Member of Lok Sabha, jurist, scholar, diplomat, and Indian Ambassador to England.

1934: Carl Sagan, American astronaut, author, and scientist.

1954: Shankar Nag, an Indian-Kannada actor, screenwriter, director, and producer.

1975: Subodh Bhave, a popular Indian-Marathi actor, writer, producer, and director.

Death Anniversaries  – November 9

1940: Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister of England.

1952: Chaim Weizmann, first President of Israel.

1962: Dhondo Keshav Karve, Indian social reformer, Bharat Ratna Award winner.

1970: Charles de Gaulle, French president, and general.

2000: Eric Morley, creator of the Miss World pageant.

2003: Vinod Bihari Verma, Indian-Maithili language writer, and poet.

2005: K. R. Narayanan, 10th President of India.

2011: Har Govind Khurana, Indo-US Nobel Laureate.