November 9: Napoleon's Coup, Price-fixing and a Wayward Prince

On This Day in History November 9, 2020 Historical Events 1494  Piero the Unfortunate of the de' Medici family, ruler of Florence, loses his power and flees the state 1799  Napoleon Bonaparte pulls off a coup and becomes the dictator of France under the title of First Consul 1980  Iraqi President Saddam Hussein declares holy war against Iran 1994  Darmstadtium, Chemical element 110, discovered at GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research near Darmstadt, Germany 1998  Brokerage houses are ordered to pay 1.03 billion USD to NASDAQ investors to compensate for price-fixing - largest civil settlement in US history More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Benjamin Banneker (1731 - 1806) Hedy Lamarr (1914 - 2000) Mary Travers (1936 - 2009) Spiro Agnew (1918 - 1996) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Charles de Gaulle (1890 - 1970) Neville Chamberlain (1869 - 1940) More Famous Deaths November 9: Wayward Prince Blamed for Royal Death Prince Edward, born on this day, came to prefer pleasure to duty, causing tension, Queen Victoria believed, that would have fatal consequences. Read the Article You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2020 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand