November 9
Holidays and Observances

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2026 Daily Holidays that fall on November 9, include:

• Carl Sagan Day

• Go to an Art Museum Today Day 

• Microtia Awareness Day 

• National Chaos Never Dies Day 

• National Child Safety Council Day 

• National Scrapple Day 

• Odd Day - November 9, 2026 (Three Odd Numbers in a Row)

• World Adoption Day

• World Freedom Day

• World Orphans Day - November 9, 2026 (Second Monday in November)

2026 Weekly Holidays that include November 9, are:

• Birth of the Bab - Evening of November 9, 2026, to Evening of November 10, 2026

• Dear Santa Letter Week - November 7-13

• Home Care Aide Week - November 8-14, 2026 (Second Full Week in November)

• International Week of Science and Peace - November 8-14, 2026 (The week in which November 11 falls)

• Kristallnacht - November 9-10

• National Book Awards Week - November 7-13, 2026, with the Awards Show on November 18, 2026

• National Nurse Practitioner's Week - November 8-14, 2026

• National Radiologic Technology Week - November 8-14, 2026 (Week that includes November 8th)

• National Split Pea Soup Week - November 8-14, 2026 (Second Week in November)

• National Traffic Incident Response Week - November 9-13, 2026 (Observed for 5 days starting on 2nd Monday in November)

• National Young Reader's Week - November 9-13, 2026 (5 days starting on Monday of the 2nd Full Week in November)

• Operating Room Nurse Awareness Week - November 8-14, 2026 (Second Full Week in November) - Also Known as Perioperative Nurse Week

• Orangutan Caring Week - November 8-14, 2026 (Second Full Week in November)

• Perioperative Nurse Week - November 8-14, 2026 (Second Full Week in November) - Also Known as Operating Room Nurse Awareness Week

• Winter Weather Preparedness Week - October 20 - November 9, 2026 (Dates Vary by State)

• World Kindness Week - November 8-14, 2026 (Always has the 13th of November in it)

• World Origami Days - October 24 - November 11

2026 Monthly Holidays that include November 9, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our November Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of November.

Looking for more than just a list?
Click here to read our detailed guide: Explore the November Monthly Holidays & Awareness Causes Guide

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• Pirates Fest - Cayman Islands National Festival - November 5-15, 2026 (Little Cayman / Grand Cayman / Cayman Brac) This is the Cayman Islands, National Festival and features different events such as street dances, costumes, float parade, heritage days, underwater treasure hunt, games, controlled mayhem with a mock invasion, lots of  music and events for kids and teens. 

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for November 9 is Scorpio.

Birth Flower of the Month

The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for November are:

• Chrysanthemum - abundance, cheerfulness, compassion, friendship, secret love

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for November is Topaz and Citrine.

Famous Birthdays

• 1941 - Tom Fogerty, American singer, songwriter, member of Creedence Clearwater Revival (d. 1990)
• 1972 - Eric Dane, American actor (Charmed, Grey's Anatomy)

Famous Deaths

• 2003 - Art Carney, American actor and comedian (The Honeymooners) (b. 1918)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1887 - Anna Mary Robertson marries Thomas Salmon Moses and later becomes a painter known as Grandma Moses
• 1955 - Actor Rock Hudson marries Phyllis Gates
• 1968 - Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin marries British student Maureen Wilson
• 2007 - Actress Ellen Pompeo (Grey's Anatomy) marries American music producer Chris Ivery

Quote of the Day

Happiness is Coffee on a Fall Day!

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

Many of you fear holiday weight gain! It’s that time of the yearly cycle again. The holiday season begins with Halloween treating, cycles through Thanksgiving and Christmas, and ends with New Years Day! Forget Happy New Years Eve, because for most of you, there is no happy to be seen!

See Kerry's Five Tips to Understanding Holiday Weight Gain Tips!

Season

November 9th falls within the Fall Season in the Northern Hemisphere.

Fall is full of all things pumpkin, leaves falling, and fun holidays and get-togethers with friends and family as we enter the Holiday Season and celebrate Halloween, and Thanksgiving. With Fall ending on December 20, 2026, it draws us near to Christmas and the New Year celebrated in the winter season!

Check out our Fall Season page for information about Fall, Fall Dates, Major Fall Holidays and Observances, Major Fall Festivals, Fun Facts About Fall, Fall Food Tips, Fall Gardening, Fall Preparation (Cars, Clothes, Garden, Home), Fall Quotes, and Fall Weather info.

Kerry has put together some great information and tips on fall foods: 

• Fall Cooking

• Fall Foods

• Fall Snacks

• Fall Weight Loss Tips

Fall is all about pumpkins, so please also check out our pumpkin pages:

• Pumpkins

• Pumpkin Carving 

• Pumpkin Recipes

If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, this day falls in the Spring Season 

• Spring Weight Loss Tips 

This Day in History

• 1620 - Pilgrims on the Mayflower sight land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts
• 1729 - The Treaty of Seville is signed by Great Britain, France, and Spain
• 1872 - The Great Boston Fire of 1872
• 1887 - The United States receives the rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
• 1906 - U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt makes a trip outside the county to inspect the progress on the Panama Canal
• 1913 - The Great Lakes Storm of 1913 destroys 19 ships and kills more than 250 people
• 1914 - During the Battle of Cocos, the SMS Emden (German) is sunk by HMAS Sydney (Australian)
• 1918 - After the German Revolution, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany abdicates and Germany is proclaimed a Republic
• 1953 - Cambodia gains their independence from Franch
• 1963 - An explosion at a coal mine in Miike, Japan kills 458 and hospitalizes 839 with carbon monoxide poisoning
• 1979 - A nuclear false alarm happens when the NORAD computers and the Alternate National Military Command Center in Fort Ritchie, Maryland detect massive Soviet nuclear strike. The alert is cancelled after the raw data from satellites is reviews and checking the early warning radars
• 1985 - Garry Kasparov of the Soviet Union becomes the youngest World Chess Champion at age 22 
• 1989 - East Germany opens checkpoints in the Berlin Wall allowing citizens to travel to West Berlin
• 1998 - A U.S. Federal judge orders 37 U.S. Brokerage houses to pay $1.03 billion to cheated NASDAQ investors to compensate for price fixing
• 2005 - Three hotels in Amman, Jordan are attacked by suicide bombers killing at least 60 people

This Day in Music

• 1985 - The all instrumental Miami Vice Theme song hits #1 on the Hot 100
• 1999 - Breathe from Faith Hill is released as her fourth album - it debuts at #1 in America and ultimately wins a Grammy Award for Best Country Album
• 2002 - Lose Yourself from Eminem hits #1 on the Hot 100

Breathe by Faith Hill

This Day in Sports

• 1953 - The U.S. Supreme Court rules that Major League baseball is exempt from anti-trust laws
• 1961 - PGA eliminates their caucasians only rule
• 1965 - Willie Mayes is name the National League MVP
• 1982 - Sugar Ray Leonard retires for the 1st time

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!