At A Glance

9 November 2018 at a glance

Day of the week
9 November 2018 was a Friday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Girls Like You” by Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B.
Top Film of 2018
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2018 was Avengers: Infinity War.
Top-Rated TV Show
“Sunday Night Football” (NBC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2018–19 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 9 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 9 November 2018 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 9 November 2018 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 9 November

  • 2005 The Venus Express mission of the European Space Agency is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
  • 2011 The first national test of the Emergency Alert System is activated in the United States at 2:00 p.m. EST.
  • 2014 A non-binding self-determination consultation is held in Catalonia, asking Catalan citizens their opinion on whether Catalonia should become a state and, if so, whether it should be an independent state.
  • 2020 Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: An armistice agreement is signed by Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia.
  • 2023 U.S. surgeons at NYU Langone Health announce the world's first whole eye transplant.

Famous people born on November 9

  • 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)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2018 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2018 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • January 13 – The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency sends a false alarm warning of an incoming ballistic missile attack, causing widespread panic across the state.
  • February 6 – SpaceX successfully launches its Falcon Heavy rocket from LC39A at John F. Kennedy Space Center.
  • February 16 – Black Panther, directed by Ryan Coogler, is released by Marvel Studios as the 18th film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

Life in the US in 2018

President

Donald Trump

Gas (per gallon)

$2.72

Loaf of Bread

$2.20

Average House

$347,800

Weekly Wage

$898

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