November 9 Holidays

✡️ Religious Observances

• Jewish: Sigd חג הסיגד holiday

🕰️ On This Day in History

• 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... ↗
• 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. ↗

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🎂 Notable Births

• 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