On November 9, 1799, Napoleon became the first consul of France. On the same day in 1960, John F. Kennedy won the election for the President of the US.
1729: – Treaty of Seville was signed by England, Spain, and France.
1799: – Napoleon became 1st consul of France.
1858: – New York Symphony Orchestra reformed for the first time.
1877: – American chemical society was chartered in New York.
1904: – First airplane flight took place and lasted more than 5 minutes.
1906: – Theodore Roosevelt became the first US President to visit another country (Puerto Rico and Panama).
1913: – Eight ore-carriers were sunk on Great Lakes by storm Freshwater Fury.
1918: – Republic of Germany was proclaimed.
1921: – Albert Einstein received the Noble Prize in physics especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect.
1930: – First nonstop airplane flight from New York to Panama took place.
1949: – Constitution was adopted by Costa Rica.
1960: – John F. Kennedy won the election for the President of the United States.
1962: – U.S. performed nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
1989: – East Germany opened its border so that the citizens can freely cross into the West for the first time since the Berlin Wall was built in 1961.
1994: – Chandrika Kumaratunga was chosen first-ever female President of Sri Lanka.
Days observed on November 9: –
- Carl Sagan Day
- National Microtia Day
- World Freedom Day
- National Scrapple Day