December 9

Events

 * - General  enters in  while the  garrison peacefully leaves the city, returning the old capital to its empire.
 * - The is founded.
 * - First apparition of the  to   on Tepeyac Hill
 * - 's first daily, the American Minerva, is established by.
 * - Patriot forces led by General defeat a Royalist army in the, putting an end to the.
 * - The captures.
 * - The first in  is established in.
 * - The ian city of surrenders to occupying  forces.
 * - : The is established by the.
 * - In, becomes the first serving  governor of a U.S. state.
 * - "America's Oldest Active Gun Club" is founded.
 * - Statistician installs his computing device at the.
 * - The football clubs Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End merge to form
 * - Activist founds the  daily,  in.
 * - In, the law is passed.
 * - In, Allenby captures.
 * - is announced the first president of.
 * - The approves the constitution which establishes the.
 * - : -  troops under the command of Lt. Gen.  launch an assault on the  city of.
 * - : -  and n troops under the command of Major-General  attack  forces near  in.
 * - : The, , , the , and the , declare war on and.
 * 1941  - : The  attack Japanese ships off the coast of,.
 * - The "" began with the "", prosecuting s alleged to be involved in.
 * - is sentenced to thirty years in jail for helping  pass information about the  to the . His testimony is later instrumental in the prosecution of.
 * - : announces that all  employees will be discharged from the company
 * - Red Scare: The founded in the.
 * - The trial of  in  ends with him being found guilty of 15 criminal charges, including charges of crimes against humanity, crimes against the Jewish people and membership of an outlawed organization.
 * 1961  -  becomes independent from Britain.
 * - (a system for which  and the  were developed) is publicly demonstrated for the first time in.
 * - The eradication of the  is certified, making smallpox the first and to date only human disease driven to extinction.
 * - : The begins in the  and
 * - becomes the first directly elected president of.
 * - A in the center of  kills six people and wounds several more.
 * - suffers its, killing 45 women in a drug addict rehabitational center.

Births

 * -, Emperor of China (d. )
 * -, Dutch mathematician and cartographer (d. )
 * - Sir, British-born Virginian colonist (d. )
 * - (Adriaan Adriaanszoon), Dutch mathematician and astronomer (d. )
 * -, Peruvian saint (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, English poet (d. )
 * -, Italian castrato (d. )
 * -, German physician (d. )
 * -, English mathematician (d. )
 * -, French chemist (d. )
 * -, queen of Charles IV of Spain (d. )
 * -, British architect
 * -, French Canadian physician and (d. )
 * -, French composer (d. )
 * -, Russian anarchist (d. )
 * -, English actor (d. )
 * -, American soprano (d. )
 * -, laureate (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Spanish composer (d. )
 * -, Russian mathematician (d. )
 * -, American frozen food manufacturer (d. )
 * -, Finnish Olympic gold medalist (d. )
 * -, Belarusian poet (d. )
 * -, Spanish opera singer (d. )
 * -, British actress (d. )
 * -, American circus clown (d. )
 * -, French author (d. )
 * -, American labor organizer (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * 1901  -, Hungarian-born writer (d. )
 * 1901  -, French pilot (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, American computer pioneer (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1911  -, Japanese educator (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * -, German-born soprano (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, laureate (d. )
 * -, American author
 * -, laureate
 * -, American comedian (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * -, laureate (d. )
 * 1926  -, Czech writer (d. )
 * -, French composer
 * -, American actor
 * 1928  -, Belgian racing driver
 * -, American actor and director (d. )
 * 1929  -, 23rd
 * -, American actor
 * -, Czech actor
 * 1931  -, American actor
 * -, American talk show host (d. )
 * - Dame, British actress
 * 1934  -, American musician (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American football player
 * 1938  -, American country music singer (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * 1941  -, American musician
 * -, Scottish footballer (d. )
 * 1942  -, American football player
 * -, player
 * -, American novelist
 * 1944  -, British singer
 * 1944  -, American politician
 * -, Finnish actor
 * -, Italian-born Indian politician
 * -, American politician
 * 1947  -, Soviet-born Estonian politician
 * -, American musician
 * -, American golfer
 * -, West Indian-born British singer
 * -, American actor
 * 1952  -, Pakistani politician
 * -, American actor
 * 1953  -, French Canadian actress
 * -, Dutch comedian
 * -, American singer and actor
 * -, American guitar player
 * 1958  -, Australian bassist
 * -, Dominican baseball player
 * -, American actor
 * 1961  -, American actor
 * -, American actress
 * -, German guitarist
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1965  -, American  contestant
 * -, American politician
 * 1966  -, American actor
 * -, American violinist
 * 1967  -, Romanian footballer
 * -, American wrestler
 * 1968  -, American guitarist
 * 1968  -, English snooker player
 * -, American singer
 * 1969  -,  footballer
 * 1969  -, Canadian actor
 * -, player
 * -, German-born American drummer
 * 1972  -, American actress
 * 1972  -, Tahitian-born French tennis player
 * -, American rapper
 * -, Indian actor
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Canadian actress
 * 1977  -, British singer and songwriter
 * -, American actor
 * -, Japanese singer
 * -, Canadian cyclist
 * -, American tennis player
 * 1981  -, Indian actress
 * -, Russian cyclist
 * -, Polish footballer
 * -, English footballer
 * -, German singer
 * -, English footballer
 * -, German singer

Deaths

 * - King
 * - (b. )
 * -, Italian poet (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, English conspirator (b. )
 * -, Dutch historian and geographer (b. )
 * -, Polish writer (b. )
 * -, Flemish painter (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, English statesman and historian (b. )
 * -, English actor and dramatist
 * - King (b. )
 * -, Italian cartographer and encylopaedist (b. )
 * -, French aristocrat (b. )
 * -, German botanist (b. )
 * -, Danish surgeon, botanist and professor of anatomy (b. )
 * -, Portuguese writer (b. )
 * -, Canadian politician (b. )
 * -, Senegalese marabout and military leader
 * -, Russian mathematician (b. )
 * -, Japanese novelist (b. )
 * -, American baseball player and founder of the Negro National League (b. )
 * -, Swedish physicist and laureate (b. )
 * -, Russian writer and philosopher (b. )
 * -, German mathematician (b. )
 * - Dame, British poet and critic (b. )
 * -, American baseball commissioner (b. )
 * - Sir, Prime Minister of
 * -, American diplomat and laureate (b. )
 * 1971  -, Russian sculptor (b. )
 * -, American gossip columnist (b. )
 * -, American movie director (b. )
 * -, American archbishop and television preacher (b. )
 * -,  officer (b. )
 * -, special prosecutor (b. )
 * -, British drummer (b. )
 * -, Ukrainian-born professional wrestler and actor (b. )
 * -, American stage, film and television actor (b. )
 * -, Northern Irish footballer and football manager (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * 1996  -, American singer  (b. )
 * -, British archeologist and anthropologist (b. )
 * 1996  -, French politician (b. )
 * -, Canadian politician (b. )
 * 1998  -, American boxer and World  Champion (b. )
 * -, British Lord Field Marshall and Baron and strong speaker against the Trident program.
 * -, Australian guitarist and singer (b. )
 * 2002  -, American painter, educator, and poet (b. )
 * -, U.S. Senator from Illinois (b. )
 * -, American radio personality (b. )
 * 2004  -, Czech actress (b. )
 * -, Hungarian pianist (b. )
 * 2005  -, American author (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * ; Saint : optional memorial
 * , founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame
 * : Anna's Day. Recognizes everyone named Anna, and marks the day to start the preparation process of the to be consumed on.
 * - (of Tanganika from Britain, )
 * : Anna's Day. Recognizes everyone named Anna, and marks the day to start the preparation process of the to be consumed on.
 * - (of Tanganika from Britain, )