Famous people born on November 9 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is November 9, you share it with Carl Sagan, Hedy Lamarr, Lou Ferrigno — and you were born under Scorpio, the sign of the intense, determined, and impossible to ignore.
Birthday basics for November 9
Scorpio ♏
Zodiac sign
Topaz
Birthstone
Chrysanthemum
Birth flower
313th
Day of the year
November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years), with 52 days still to come.
Famous people born on November 9
Carl Sagan — American astronomer and beloved science communicator (born 1934).
Hedy Lamarr — Austrian-American actress and inventor (born 1914).
Lou Ferrigno — American actor and bodybuilder who played the Incredible Hulk (born 1951).
Also sharing the day:
Benjamin Banneker (b. 1731) — self-taught African American astronomer and surveyor who helped map Washington, D.C.
Dorothy Dandridge (b. 1922) — actress and singer, the first African American woman nominated for the Best Actress Oscar.
Nick Lachey (b. 1973) — singer and television host who rose to fame with the boy band 98 Degrees.
November 9 in history
1906 — Theodore Roosevelt became the first sitting U.S. president to travel abroad, sailing to inspect the Panama Canal.
1967 — NASA launched Apollo 4, the first flight of the mighty Saturn V moon rocket.
1989 — The Berlin Wall fell as East Germany opened its borders, reuniting families after 28 years.
1953 — Cambodia gained its independence from France.
1985 — Garry Kasparov, age 22, became the youngest world chess champion in history by defeating Anatoly Karpov.
2004 — Mozilla released the Firefox 1.0 web browser.
November 9 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is November 9?
Anyone born on November 9 is a Scorpio — intense, determined, and impossible to ignore.
What is the birthstone for November 9?
The birthstone for a November 9 birthday is Topaz, and the birth flower is the Chrysanthemum.
Who is the most famous person born on November 9?
Carl Sagan is among the best known — American astronomer and beloved science communicator (born 1934).
What happened on November 9?
In 1906, Theodore Roosevelt became the first sitting U.S. president to travel abroad, sailing to inspect the Panama Canal.
What day of the year is November 9?
November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years), with 52 days still to come.
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