This day in history: There are many significant events in German history that are connected to 9 November. A few of them are:
On November 9 in 1848, Robert Blum, one of the leading figures of the democrats in the Frankfurt Parliament and in the German revolutions, was executed. The execution can be seen as a symbolic event or forecast of the ultimate crushing of the German March Revolution in April and May 1849.
On November 9 in 1918, Wilhelm II, the last German Emperor abdicated his throne in response to the November revolution at the end of World War I.
On November 9 in 1923, Hitler's failed Beer Hall Putsch landed him in jail, but also saw an early emergence of his NSDAP party.
On November 9 in 1938 Kristallnacht (the Night of Broken Glass) occurred.
On November 9 in 1967 saw the Hamburg University protest.
On November 9 in 1989 saw the biggest event in German history, the fall of the Berlin Wall. East Germany opened checkpoints on this day which allowed people to cross into West Germany.
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