Public Holidays on November 9

• 🌍 Deepavali (Singapore)
• 🌍 Deepavali (observed) (Singapore)
• 🌍 Iqbal Day (Pakistan)

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Religious Observances on November 9

• Jewish: Sigd חג הסיגד

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On This Day in History — November 9

• 2012 — A train carrying liquid fuel crashes and bursts into flames in northern Myanmar, killing 27 people and injuring 80 others.
• 2012 — At least 27 people are killed and dozens are wounded in conflicts between inmates and guards at Welikada prison in Colombo.
• 2007 — The German Bundestag passes the controversial data retention bill mandating storage of citizens' telecommunications traffic data for six months without probable cause.
• 2005 — The Venus Express mission of the European Space Agency is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
• 2005 — Suicide bombers attack three hotels in Amman, Jordan, killing at least 60 people.
• 1998 — A US federal judge, in the largest civil settlement in United States history, orders 37 US brokerage houses to pay 1.03 billion United States dollars to cheated NASDAQ investors to compensate for price fixing.

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Notable Births on November 9

• 1997 — Matthew Fisher, English cricketer
• 1990 — Hodgy Beats, American rapper and producer
• 1990 — Nosa Igiebor, Nigerian footballer
• 1989 — Baptiste Giabiconi, French model and singer
• 1988 — Nikki Blonsky, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 1988 — Josip Čorić, Croatian-Bosnian footballer

Notable Deaths on November 9

• 2016 — Greg Ballard, American basketball player and coach (b. 1955)
• 2015 — Carol Doda, American actress and dancer (b. 1937)
• 2015 — Ernst Fuchs, Austrian painter, sculptor, and illustrator (b. 1930)
• 2015 — Tommy Hanson, American baseball player (b. 1986)
• 2015 — Byron Krieger, American fencer (b. 1920)
• 2015 — Andy White, Scottish drummer (b. 1930)

Sports on November 9

• NBA: Utah Jazz @ Minnesota Timberwolves — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: New Jersey Devils @ Toronto Maple Leafs — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Philadelphia Flyers @ Calgary Flames — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Brooklyn Nets @ Dallas Mavericks — 00:30 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Boston Celtics @ Milwaukee Bucks — 01:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Anaheim Ducks — 01:00 UTC Scheduled

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Religious Observances on November 10

• Jewish: Rosh Chodesh Kislev ראש חודש כסלו

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On This Day in History — November 10

• 2009 — Ships of the South and North Korean navies skirmish off Daecheong Island in the Yellow Sea.
• 2008 — Over five months after landing on Mars, NASA declares the Phoenix mission concluded after communications with the lander were lost.
• 2006 — Sri Lankan Tamil politician Nadarajah Raviraj is assassinated in Colombo.
• 2006 — The National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia is opened and dedicated by U.S. President George W. Bush, who announces that Marine Corporal Jason Dunham will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor.
• 2002 — Veteran's Day Weekend Tornado Outbreak: A tornado outbreak stretching from Northern Ohio to the Gulf Coast, one of the largest outbreaks recorded in November. The strongest tornado, an F4, hits Van Wert, Ohio, during...
• 1997 — WorldCom and MCI Communications announce a $37 billion merger (the largest merger in US history at the time).

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Notable Births on November 10

• 1999 — Kiernan Shipka, American actress
• 1995 — Ralfs Grīnbergs, Latvian ice hockey player
• 1994 — Zoey Deutch, American actress
• 1994 — Claudio Dias, English footballer
• 1993 — Daieishō Hayato, Japanese sumo wrestler
• 1992 — Marko Blaževski, Macedonian swimmer

Notable Deaths on November 10

• 2015 — Gene Amdahl, American computer scientist, physicist, and engineer, founded the Amdahl Corporation (b. 1922)
• 2015 — Pat Eddery, Irish jockey and trainer (b. 1952)
• 2015 — André Glucksmann, French philosopher and author (b. 1937)
• 2015 — Helmut Schmidt, German soldier, economist, and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1918)
• 2015 — Allen Toussaint, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (b. 1938)
• 2014 — Josip Boljkovac, Croatian soldier and politician, 1st Croatia Minister of the Interior (b. 1920)

Sports on November 10

• NBA: Los Angeles Lakers @ Atlanta Hawks — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Cleveland Cavaliers @ Charlotte Hornets — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Washington Wizards @ Detroit Pistons — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Memphis Grizzlies @ Toronto Raptors — 00:30 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Indiana Pacers @ Dallas Mavericks — 01:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: New York Rangers @ Edmonton Oilers — 01:00 UTC Scheduled

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