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Events on Sunday 9 November 1952 1
1874 – 1952Chaim Weizmann (1874-1952)Died 9 November 1952, aged 77Chaim Weizmann, a chemist and Zionist leader who became the first President of Israel, died on 9 November 1952 in Rehovot. He had played a key role in securing the 1917 Balfour Declaration and led the World Zionist Organization for decades. He took office as Israel's president in 1949.