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Famous birthdays of November 9th

• (2009) Hadrian Tanovic: Belgian-born child of noted director...
• (2005) Beckett O'Brien: American child of noted father, TV...
• (2004) Kalan Murdoch: Australian noted family member; first...
• (1999) Karol Sevilla: TV Actress.
• (1999) McKaylee TRUE: Dancer.

Holidays and feasts of November 9th

• Roman Catholicism - Dedication of the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Cathedral of the Pope (memorial feast day)
• Also see November 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Cambodia - Independence Day (1953)
• Pakistan - Allama Iqbal Day (1877)
• Germany - November 9th is often called Germany's Schicksalstag (day of fate) due to the events of 1848, 1918, 1923, 1938, and 1989.

Facts of November 9th

• (1927) Giant panda discovered in China.
• (2009) Three American hikers detained on the border between Iraqi Kurdistan and Iran are to be charged for espionage by Iranian authorities. (The Independent) (Fars News Agency)
• (2005) A gun battle between the Indonesian police and militants in East Java kills seven militants, including suspected Bali bombings mastermind Azahari Husin who is believed to have blown himself up. (Reuters) (Reuters)
• (2015) In the U.S., after mounting criticism over his handling of racial issues, University of Missouri System president Tim Wolfe announces his resignation; the Board of Curators votes to accept his resignation. R. Bowen Loftin, chancellor of the flagship Columbia campus, announces he will step down from his post by the end of the year. (ESPN) (USA Today) (ABC News)
• (2004) Illness of Yasser Arafat: Muslim cleric Mufti Taissir Dayut Tamimi, a close personal friend of Arafat, flies to Paris to attend to Arafat's spiritual needs. Aides deny reports that Arafat will be taken off life support. (National Post {Canada}) (BBC)The Israeli government agrees to allow Arafat to be buried at his compound in Ramallah, West Bank. State funeral services are being planned for Cairo, Egypt followed by burial in Ramallah, if Arafat dies. (Jerusalem Post) (CNN) (Haaretz)