On This Day for November 9 - Opening of the Berlin Wall, Dylan Thomas is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, [click here to view](. November 09 [Dylan Thomas, 1952.] FEATURED BIOGRAPHY 1914 Dylan Thomas [SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY]( [People from East and West Berlin gathering at the Berlin Wall on November 10, 1989, one day after the wall opened.] FEATURED EVENT 1989 Opening of the Berlin Wall [SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY]( MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY [Evander Holyfield, 1996.] 1996: [Evander Holyfield]( scored a technical knockout of [Mike Tyson]( to win the heavyweight [boxing]( championship for a third time. 1943: The [United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration]( was created by a 44-nation agreement. [Pedestrians viewing a Jewish store in Berlin damaged during Kristallnacht, November 10, 1938.] 1938: Beginning on this night, called [Kristallnacht]( (“Crystal Night” or “Night of Broken Glass”), some 48 hours of [Nazi]( anti-[Jewish]( violence erupted throughout [Germany]( and [Austria]( resulting in the destruction and vandalizing of synagogues and Jewish businesses and the deaths of at least 91 Jews. [Adolf Hitler reviewing troops on the Eastern Front, 1939.] 1923: The [Beer Hall Putsch]( led by [Adolf Hitler]( ended after 16 [Nazis]( were killed on a march toward the Marienplatz in the centre of [Munich]( Germany. [Latest Incidents in Connection with the Doings of Jack the Ripper, the East-End Fiend, engraving, 1888.] 1888: [Jack the Ripper]( infamous killing spree in the Whitechapel district of London's [East End]( came to an end. [The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries, oil on canvas by Jacques-Louis David, 1812; in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.] 1799: The [Coup of 18–19 Brumaire]( began in Paris, marking [Napoleon]( rise to power and the end of the [French Revolution](. [SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY]( ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1934 Carl Sagan American astronomer 1841 Edward VII king of Great Britain and Ireland 1913 Hedy Lamarr Austrian-born American actress 1877 Sir Muhammad Iqbal poet and philosopher 1918 Spiro Agnew vice president of United States 1922 Dorothy Dandridge American singer and actress [SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY]( FOLLOW: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, [click here](. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2018 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. [Privacy Policy]( • [Help](