The Cullinan Diamond is the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever discovered, weighing 3,106.75 carats (621.35 g) (21.9 ounces) and discovered on January 26, 1905, at the Premier No.2 mine in Cullinan, South Africa. It was named after the mine's chairman, Thomas Cullinan. It was put up for sale in London in April 1905, but despite widespread interest, it remained unsold after two years. The Transvaal Colony government purchased the Cullinan in 1907, and Prime Minister Louis Botha presented it to Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom, on November 9th, as a birthday present.

The 2.77 acres, previously claimed by both Hindus and Muslims, were the site of a 16th century mosque was demolished by right-wing mobs to unearth and find  a 1st Century temples in Ayodhya, a town in Uttar Pradesh, in 1992. However, on November 9, 2019, India's Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a Hindu temple to the god Ram could be built at the site, while giving Muslim representatives a separate 5 acres of land in the town.

Kocheril Raman Narayanan was appointed vice president of India in 1992 and elected president in 1997. Narayanan was born on February 4, 1921, to a destitute Dalit family. Narayanan died in 2005, at the age of 85. He was afflicted with pneumonia and renal failure. He is and will be remembered as the President who never shied away from speaking his views and calling a spade a spade.

Bipin Chandra Pal was born on November 7, 1858, in Poil village, Syllhet district, Bangladesh. He was born into a prosperous Hindu Vaishnavite family. Ramchandra Pal's father was a Persian scholar and a minor landowner. In India, Bipin Chandra Pal is renowned as the "Father of Revolutionary Thoughts." In 1898, he also traveled to England to study comparative ideologies. However, after a year, he returned to India and began teaching the concept of Swaraj to local Indians. He also produced a number of articles and write-ups to raise people's social consciousness and nationalism. Bipin Chandra Pal utilized his media career to propagate patriotism.

Steve McQueen was a renowned and successful film actor during the 1960s and 1970s. He appeared in films such as 'The Great Escape,' 'Bullitt,' and 'The Getaway.' McQueen spent the last months of his life in a facility in Mexico, seeking alternative cancer treatments. After undergoing surgery to remove multiple tumors, he died on November 7, 1980, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. McQueen was often characterized as a "combination of farm boy and street tough," and it was this unusual combination that enabled him establish an everlasting mark on the big screen.

On November 8, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi went on national television and said that all Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 high-value notes will become worthless by midnight. The statement at 8 p.m., aimed at flushing out money concealed from the taxman, known as black money, caused about 86 percent of cash in circulation to become worthless by midnight. As expected, mayhem ensued. Demonetisation wreaked havoc on broad swaths of the population, forcing many to form serpentine lines in front of banks to exchange money. Several small enterprises that relied on cash took a beating.

Maria Sklodowska, later known as Marie Curie, was born in Warsaw on November 7, 1867. (modern-day Poland). Curie was the youngest of five siblings, the others being Zosia, Józef, Bronya, and Hela. Marie Curie was the first woman to get a Nobel Prize in Physics, and with her subsequent triumph in Chemistry, she became the first person to receive two Nobel Prizes. Her collaboration with her husband Pierre resulted in the discovery of polonium and radium, and she pushed for the creation of X-rays.

Ahead of Guru Nanak's 550th Prakash Purab celebrations, the Kartarpur corridor, which connects Sri Darbar Sahib Dera Baba Nanak in India's Punjab with Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, was opened on November 9, 2019, allowing the first Jatha (batch) of more than 550 pilgrims to travel to Guru Nanak Dev Ji's final resting place without a visa.

Gordon James Ramsay was born on November 8, 1966, in Johnstone, Scotland, and reared in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, when his family relocated there when he was five years old. Ramsay's first love was soccer, and he aspired to be a professional player. Ramsay joined the Glasgow Rangers, a professional team, when he was 15 years old. Gordon Ramsay, a Scottish celebrity chef, has developed restaurants throughout the world and presented successful TV shows such as 'Hell's Kitchen' and 'MasterChef.'

Vlad III - afterwards known as Vlad the Impaler, Vlad TepeÅŸ - was born in 1431 at the Sighisoara Citadel, the son of Vlad II Dracul, who was the illegitimate son of Mircea I of Wallachia, also known as Mircea the Brave. There is significant doubt about his mother's identity, although many historians believe she was a daughter of Alexander I of Moldavia. He was one of Wallachia's most renowned monarchs, a sincere Christian protector, a superb warrior, and a skilled politician. Despite the fact that he was one of the cruelest dictators in Romanian history.

Kamal Haasan was born in a Tamil Iyengar household on November 7, 1954, to D. Srinivasan, a lawyer and independence fighter, and Rajalakshmi, a housewife. Parthasarathy was Haasan's given name at first. Kamal Haasan is an actor, screenwriter, director, producer, singer, choreographer, and lyricist, among other things. Haasan's career began in the Tamil cinema business. He achieved popularity with Apoorva Raagangal and went on to become a well-known name among Indian performers. He is the recipient of four National Awards and 19 Filmfare Awards. Seven of his films have received Academy Award nominations.

Anushka Shetty is a well-known Indian actress, model, and former yoga teacher who was born on November 7, 1981, in Puttur, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India, as Sweety Shetty. She is a notable actress in Tamil and Telugu films. In 2005, she made her acting debut in Puri Jagannadh's Telugu thriller flick Super. In this film, she co-starred with Nagarjuna, Ayesha Takia, and Sonu Sood. She rose to prominence in India after playing Princess Devasena in Rajamouli's epic blockbuster Baahubali: The Beginning. A few years later, the sequel to this film, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, was released and shattered all records.

Napoleon was a member of a party that successfully ousted the French Directory in November 1799, in an incident known as the coup of 18 Brumaire. The Directory was replaced by a three-member Consulate, and 5'7" Napoleon was appointed first consul, elevating him to France's most powerful political figure. At the Battle of Marengo in June 1800, Napoleon's soldiers beat one of France's long-standing adversaries, the Austrians, and drove them out of Italy. Napoleon attempted to restore post-revolutionary France's stability.

Abraham Stoker was born on November 8, 1847, in Dublin, Ireland, to Abraham Stoker and Charlotte Matilda Blake Thornley Stoker. He was one of seven children, and he suffered from ailments that kept him bedridden until he was about seven years old, but he recovered completely. Bram Stoker is well known as the author of the famous 19th-century horror book 'Dracula.' In 1875, he launched a second career as a writer, writing his first novel, The Primrose Path.

On November 9, 1914, in Vienna, Austria, Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler was born. She was discovered as a youngster by an Austrian cinema director and rose to worldwide prominence in 1933 with her appearance in the sexually charged Czech film Ecstasy. Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-American actress who made her imprint on technology during MGM's "Golden Age." She was involved in the early development of a spread spectrum communication technology. Lamarr was also a scientist, co-inventing an early approach for spread spectrum communications, which is still used in many wireless communications today. Later in life, Lamarr became a hermit and died at her Florida home in 2000.

On November 7, 1888, Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman was born in Tiruchirappalli, Southern India. His father was a mathematics and physics instructor, therefore he was raised in an academic environment. In 1922, he published his work on "Molecular Diffraction of Light," the beginning of a series of experiments with his collaborators that eventually led to his discovery of the radiation effect that bears his name on February 28, 1928, and earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930.

John Milton is most known for his epic poem Paradise Lost, which is often recognized as the finest epic poem ever written in English. It established his status as one of the greatest English writers, along with Paradise Regained. He argued for the elimination of the Church of England in his written works. His influence spanned the English civil wars as well as the American and French revolutions. In November 1674, John Milton died in England. A memorial commemorating him may be seen in Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey in London.