Born on 9 November 1972

At A Glance

9 November 1972 at a glance

Day of the week

9 November 1972 was a Thursday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Popcorn” by Hot Butter was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1972

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1972 was The Godfather.

Star sign

The star sign for 9 November is Scorpio.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 9 November 1972 fell in the Year of the Rat.

Birthstone

The birthstone for November is Topaz.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 9 November 1972 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 9 November

• 1965 Several U.S. states and parts of Canada are hit by a series of blackouts lasting up to 13 hours in the Northeast blackout of 1965.
• 1965 A Catholic Worker Movement member, Roger Allen LaPorte, protesting against the Vietnam War, sets himself on fire in front of the United Nations building.
• 1967 Apollo program: NASA launches the unmanned Apollo 4 test spacecraft, atop the first Saturn V rocket, from Florida's Cape Kennedy.
• 1970 Vietnam War: The Supreme Court of the United States votes 6–3 against hearing a case to allow Massachusetts to enforce its law granting residents the right to refuse military service in an undeclared war.
• 1979 Cold War: Nuclear false alarm: The NORAD computers and the Alternate National Military Command Center in Fort Ritchie, Maryland, detect a purported massive Soviet nuclear strike. After reviewing the raw data from satellites and checking the early-warning radars, the alert is cancelled.

Famous people born on 9 November

• Eric Dane, American actor (1972–2026)
• Edward VII (1841–1910)
• Delta Goodrem, Australian singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (born 1984)
• Ryan Murphy, American television writer, producer, and director (born 1965)

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