What happened on November 9 ?

1414 - Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg (d. 1486)

1522 - Martin Chemnitz, German theologian (d. 1586)

1664 - Henry Wharton, English writer (d. 1695)

1717 - Johann Joachim Winckelmann, German classical scholar and archaeologist (d. 1768)

1721 - Mark Akenside, English poet and physician (d. 1770)

1731 - Benjamin Banneker, American scientist (d. 1806)

1802 - Elijah P. Lovejoy, American abolitionist (d. 1837)

1810 - Bernhard von Langenbeck, German surgeon (d. 1887)

1818 (N.S.) - Ivan Turgenev, Russian writer (d. 1883)

1825 - A.P. Hill, American Confederate general (d. 1865)

1841 - King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (d. 1910)

1853 - Stanford White, American architect (d. 1906)

1869 - Marie Dressler, Canadian actress (d. 1934)

1873 - Otfrid Foerster, German neurologist (d. 1941)

1877 - Enrico De Nicola, Italian politician (d. 1959)

1877 - Allama Iqbal, Indian philosopher and poet (d. 1938)

1879 - Milan ?ufflay, Croatian politician (d. 1931)

1880 - Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, English architect (d. 1960)

1883 - Edna May Oliver, American actress (d. 1942)

1885 (N.S.) - Velimir Khlebnikov, Russian writer (d. 1922)

1885 - Hermann Weyl, German mathematician (d. 1955)

1886 - Ed Wynn, American actor (d. 1966)

1889 - Jean Monnet, French internationalist (d. 1979)

1892 - Mabel Normand, American actress (d. 1930)

1895 - Mae Marsh, American actress (d. 1968)

1897 - Ronald George Wreyford Norrish, British chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1978)

1902 - Anthony Asquith, British film director (d. 1968)

1905 - Erika Mann, German writer (d. 1969)

1913 - Hedy Lamarr, Austrian actress (d. 2000)

1915 - André François, French cartoonist (d. 2005)

1915 - Sargent Shriver, U.S. Vice Presidential candidate

1918 - Spiro Agnew, Vice President of the United States (d. 1996)

1921 - Viktor Chukarin, Soviet gymnast (d. 1984)

1922 - Raymond Devos, French humorist (d. 2006)

1922 - Imre Lakatos, philosopher

1923 - Alice Coachman, American athlete

1923 - Dorothy Dandridge, American actress (d. 1965)

1928 - Anne Sexton, American poet (d. 1974)

1929 - Imre Kertész, Hungarian writer, Nobel Prize laureate

1934 - Ingvar Carlsson, Swedish politician

1934 - Carl Sagan, American astronomer and writer (d. 1996)

1935 - Bob Gibson, baseball player

1936 - Daniel Robert Graham, Governor of Florida

1936 - Mikhail Tal, Latvian chess player (d. 1992)

1937 - Roger McGough, English poet

1941 - Tom Fogerty, American musician (Creedence Clearwater Revival) (d. 1990)

1942 - Tom Weiskopf, American golfer

1951 - Lou Ferrigno, American bodybuilder and actor

1959 - Thomas Quasthoff, German bass-baritone

1959 - Tony Slattery, British actor and comedian

1961 - Jill Dando, British television presenter (d. 1999)

1964 - Robert Duncan McNeill, American actor

1965 - Bryn Terfel, Welsh baritone

1965 - Teryl Rothery, Canadian actress

1968 - Nazzareno Carusi, Italian pianist

1969 - Allison Wolfe, Singer/Songwriter (Bratmobile, Partyline)

1970 - Chris Jericho, American professional wrestler, actor and musician

1970 - Susan Tedeschi, American musician

1970 - Scarface, American rapper.

1972 - Corin Tucker, American singer (Sleater-Kinney)

1972 - Doug Russell, American radio personality

1973 - Nick Lachey, American pop singer

1974 - Alessandro Del Piero, Italian footballer

1976 - Lúcia Moniz, Portuguese singer and actress

1978 - Sisqó, American actor and singer (Dru Hill)

1979 - Adam Dunn, baseball player

1979 - Martin Taylor, English footballer

1981 - Luke Covell, Australian/New Zealand Rugby League player

1984 - Delta Goodrem, Australian singer, songwriter, and actress

1984 - SE7EN, South Korean singer