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William II, German Emperor
Philipp Scheidemann
Brandenburg Gate between West and East Berlin
The Berlin Wall- The Berlin Wall
Berlin Wall
Prince Maximilian of Baden
Stari most
Basarab I of Wallachia
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Venus Express probe (artist's impression)
Ineligible
| Blurb | Reason |
|---|---|
| 1861 – The first documented Canadian football match was played at University College, University of Toronto. | unreferenced section, refimprove section, expansion |
| 1872 – The Great Boston Fire began, eventually destroying over 750 buildings and causing $73.5 million in damages in Boston, Massachusetts. | {{prose}} |
| 1918 – German Emperor Wilhelm II abdicated, Prince Maximilian of Baden resigned as Chancellor, and Philipp Scheidemann proclaimed the Weimar Republic. | unreferenced sections |
| 1965 – In the Northeast blackout of 1965, several U.S. states and parts of Canada were hit by a series of power outages lasting up to 13½ hours. | refimprove |
| 1993 – War in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Croatian Defence Council forces destroyed the Stari Most, a 16th-century bridge crossing the river Neretva in the city of Mostar. | refimprove sections |
| 2005 – Suicide bombers attacked three hotels in Amman, Jordan, killing a total of about 60 people and injuring at least 115 others. | refimprove section |
Eligible
- 1867 – Tokugawa Yoshinobu, the last shogun of Japan, tendered his resignation to the Emperor Meiji.
- 1888 – Mary Jane Kelly was murdered in London; she was widely believed to be the fifth and final victim of the notorious unidentified serial killer Jack the Ripper.
- 1913 – The "Big Blow" storm reached its maximum intensity in the Great Lakes Basin of North America, destroying 19 ships and 68,300 tons of cargo, and killing over 250 people.
- 1914 – First World War: In the Cocos Islands, the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney sank SMS Emden, the last active Central Powers warship in the Indian Ocean.
- 1967 – French comic book heroes Valérian and Laureline first appeared in the pages of Pilote magazine.
- 1967 – The first issue of Rolling Stone, the American-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics and popular culture, was published.
- 1985 – At age 22, Garry Kasparov became the youngest-ever undisputed World Chess Champion by defeating then-champion Anatoly Karpov.
- 1989 – Günter Schabowski mistakenly announced the immediate opening of the inner German border, causing the fall of Berlin Wall that night.
Notes
- History of American football appears on November 6, so Canadian football should not appear in the same year
November 9: Inventors' Day in Austria, Germany and Switzerland; Independence Day in Cambodia (1953); Muhammad Iqbal's Day in Pakistan
Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès
- 1799 – The coup of 18 Brumaire led by Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès (pictured) and Napoleon deposed the French government, replacing the Directory with the Consulate.
- 1822 – USS Alligator engaged three piratical schooners off the coast of Cuba in one of the West Indies anti-piracy operations of the United States.
- 1938 – Kristallnacht began as SA stormtroopers and civilians destroyed and ransacked Jewish homes, businesses and synagogues in Germany and Austria, resulting in at least 90 deaths and the deportation of over 30,000 others to concentration camps.
- 1998 – With the passing of the Human Rights Act, the European Convention on Human Rights was incorporated into United Kingdom law.
- 2005 – The European Space Agency launched the Venus Express mission, the first long-term observation of the Venusian atmosphere.
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