December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 22 days remaining.
Events:
Births:
- 1594 - King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (+ 1632)
- 1608 - John Milton, poet, writer (+ 1674)
- 1842 - Peter Kropotkin, Russian anarchist
- 1848 - Joel Chandler Harris, author (+ 1908)
- 1876 - Berton Churchill, pioneer Hollywood actor (+ 1940)
- 1878 - Grand Duke Michael Romanov[?], Russian royalty (+ 1918)
- 1885 - Grete Wiesenthal[?], dancer and choreographer (+ 1970)
- 1886 - Clarence Birdseye[?], frozen food pioneer (+ 1956)
- 1897 - Hermione Gingold[?], actress (+ 1987)
- 1898 - Emmett Kelly, circus clown (+ 1979)
- 1899 - Jean de Brunhoff[?], author (+ 1937)
- 1901 - Ödön von Horváth[?], dramatist and narrator (+ 1938)
- 1902 - Margaret Hamilton[?], actress (+ 1985)
- 1905 - Dalton Trumbo, writer, member of the "Hollywood Ten" (+ 1976)
- 1906 - Grace Murray Hopper[?], computer pioneer (+ 1992)
- 1909 - Douglas Fairbanks Jr.[?], actor (+ 2000)
- 1911 - Broderick Crawford, actor (+ 1986)
- 1911 - Lee J. Cobb[?], actor
- 1912 - Tip O'Neill, former speaker of the United States House of Representatives (+ 1994)
- 1915 - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf[?], opera singer
- 1916 - Kirk Douglas, actor and film producer
- 1922 - Redd Foxx, comedian, actor (+ 1991)
- 1928 - Dick Van Patten[?], actor
- 1929 - John Cassavetes[?], actor and film director (+ 1989)
- 1930 - Buck Henry[?], actor, comedian, writer, director, producer
- 1933 - Morton Downey Jr.[?], talk show host (+ 2001)
- 1934 - Dame Judi Dench actress
- 1934 - Junior Wells[?], musician (+ 1998)
- 1938 - Deacon Jones[?], American football star
- 1941 - Beau Bridges[?], actor
- 1941 - Dan Hicks[?], musician
- 1942 - Dick Butkus[?], American football player
- 1943 - Rick Danko[?], musician (The Band)
- 1947 - Steve Owens[?], football player
- 1947 - Tom Daschle, American politician
- 1950 - Joan Armatrading[?], singer
- 1953 - John Malkovich, actor
- 1957 - Donny Osmond[?], entertainer
- 1969 - Jakob Dylan[?], musician
- 1972 - Tre Cool, musician (Green Day)
Deaths:
Holidays and Observances:
See Also:
December 8 - December 10 - November 9 - January 9 -- listing of all days
January, February, March, April, May, June, July,
August, September, October, November, December
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