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9 November 2023 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 9 November 2023 was a Thursday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Cruel Summer” by Taylor Swift.
- Top Film of 2023
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2023 was Barbie.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 9 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 9 November 2023 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 9 November 2023 was Waning 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 2023 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2023 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- March 12 – The 95th Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, are held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert's Everything Everywhere All at Once lead the nominations with eleven. The film wins seven of those awards, including Best Picture.
- April 20 – Elon Musk's SpaceX launches its first test flight of Starship. The device explodes shortly after launch.
- July 5 – Meta Platforms launches Threads as a direct competitor to Twitter.
Life in the US in 2023
President
Joe Biden
Gas (per gallon)
$3.53
Loaf of Bread
$2.96
Average House
$412,300
Weekly Wage
$1,108
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