November 9th marks many significant events in history, including World Freedom Day in the United States, Cambodia's Independence Day, and Inventors' Day in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. On this day in 1989, the Berlin Wall fell, allowing citizens of East Germany to travel to West Berlin. In 2023, U.S. surgeons at NYU Langone Health performed the world's first whole eye transplant. This date also witnessed the birth of many notable figures, such as King Edward VII, scientists Carl Sagan and Hermann Weyl, and actresses Hedy Lamarr and Dorothy Dandridge. Tragically, November 9th also marks the death of several prominent individuals, including French general and politician Charles de Gaulle, author Stieg Larsson, and singer Junko Ohashi.