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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
* [[536]] &ndash; [[Gothic War (535–554)|Gothic War]]: The Byzantine general [[Belisarius]] enters Rome unopposed; the [[Goths|Gothic]] garrison flees the capital.<ref>{{cite book|last=Evans|first=James Allan|title=The Power Game in Byzantium: Antonina and the Empress Theodora|location=London|publisher=Continuum International Publishing Group|date=2011|isbn=9781441140784|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w3vvoS9akZoC|page=125}}</ref>
* [[730]] &ndash; [[Battle of Marj Ardabil]]: The [[Khazars]] annihilate an [[Umayyad]] army and kill its commander, [[al-Jarrah ibn Abdallah al-Hakami]].<ref name=":0">{{cite book|last1=Zhirokhov|first1=Mikhail|last2=Nicolle|first2=David|title=The Khazars: A Judeo-Turkish Empire on the Steppes, 7th-11th Centuries AD|location=Oxford, UK|publisher=Osprey Publishing|date=2019|isbn=9781472830135|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8DN5DwAAQBAJ|page=8}}</ref>
*[[1432]] &ndash; The first battle between the forces of [[Švitrigaila]] and [[Sigismund Kęstutaitis]] is fought near the town of [[Ashmyany|Oszmiana (Ashmyany)]], launching the most active phase of the [[Lithuanian Civil War (1431–35)|Lithuanian Civil War]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Shirogorov|first=Vladimir|title=War on the Eve of Nations: Conflicts and Militaries in Eastern Europe, 1450-1500|location=Lanham, Md.|publisher=Lexington Books|date=2021|isbn=9781793622402|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mP0vEAAAQBAJ|page=107}}</ref>
*[[1531]] &ndash; [[Our Lady of Guadalupe|The Virgin of Guadalupe]] first appears to [[Juan Diego]] at [[Tepeyac|Tepeyac, Mexico City]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Chávez|first=Eduardo|translator-last1=Treviño|translator-first1=Carmen|translator-last2=Montaño|translator-first2=Veronica|title=Our Lady of Guadalupe and Saint Juan Diego: The Historical Evidence|location=Lanham, Md.|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers|date=2006|isbn=9780742551046|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CEM6yxXP9YAC|page=9}}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1636]] &ndash; The [[Qing dynasty|Qing dynasty of China]], led by Emperor [[Hong Taiji]], [[Qing invasion of Joseon|invades]] [[Joseon]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Swope|first=Kenneth M.|title=The Military Collapse of China's Ming Dynasty, 1618-44
|publisher=Routledge|date=2014|isbn=9781138652330|page=115}}</ref>
*[[1688]] &ndash; [[Glorious Revolution]]: Williamite forces defeat Jacobites at [[Battle of Reading (1688)|Battle of Reading]], forcing [[James II of England|James II]] to flee England.<ref>{{cite book|last=Picton|first=Hervé|title=A Short History of the Church of England: From the Reformation to the Present Day|location=Newcastle upon Tyne|publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing|date=2015|isbn=9781443871761|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1_SmBgAAQBAJ|page=60}}</ref> (Date is [[Old Style and New Style dates|Old Style]]; the date in the New Style modern calendar is 19 December.)
*[[1775]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]]: British troops and [[Loyalist (American Revolution)|Loyalists]], misinformed about [[Patriot (American Revolution)|Patriot]] militia strength, lose the [[Battle of Great Bridge]], ending British rule in [[Virginia]].<ref>{{cite book|editor-last=Tucker|editor-first=Spencer C.|title=A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East. Vol. 3: 1775—1860|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|publisher=ABC-CLIO|date=2010|isbn=9781851096671|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h5_tSnygvbIC&dq=editions%3Aygd9_uP-_2MC&pg=PP1|page=916}}</ref>
*[[1822]] &ndash; French physicist [[Augustin-Jean Fresnel]], in a memoir read to the [[French Academy of Sciences|Academy of Sciences]], coins the terms ''[[linear polarization]]'', ''[[circular polarization]]'', and ''[[elliptical polarization]]'', and reports a direct refraction experiment verifying his theory that [[optical rotation]] is a form of [[birefringence]].<ref name=fresnel-1822z>A. Fresnel, "Mémoire sur la double réfraction que les rayons lumineux éprouvent en traversant les aiguilles de cristal de roche suivant les directions parallèles à l'axe", read 9&nbsp;December 1822; printed in H.&nbsp;de Senarmont, E.&nbsp;Verdet, and L.&nbsp;Fresnel (eds.), ''Oeuvres complètes d'Augustin Fresnel'', vol.&nbsp;1 (1866), pp.{{nnbsp}}731–51; translated as "Memoir on the double refraction that light rays undergo in traversing the needles of quartz in the directions parallel to the axis", {{Zenodo|4745976}}, 2021 (open&nbsp;access).</ref>
*[[1824]] &ndash; Patriot forces led by General [[Antonio José de Sucre]] defeat a Royalist army in the [[Battle of Ayacucho]], putting an end to the [[Peruvian War of Independence]].
*[[1835]] &ndash; [[Texas Revolution]]: The [[Texian Army]] captures [[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio]] following the [[Siege of Béxar]].
*[[1851]] &ndash; The first [[YMCA]] in North America is established in [[Montreal]].
*[[1856]] &ndash; The [[Iran]]ian city of [[Bushehr]] surrenders to occupying British forces.
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: The [[Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War]] is established by [[Congress of the United States|Congress]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Hyde|first=Bill|title=The Union Generals Speak: The Meade Hearings on the Battle of Gettysburg|location=Baton Rouge, La.|publisher=Louisiana State University Press|date=2003|isbn=9780807125816|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UOCdkV5USV4C|page=4}}</ref>
*[[1868]] &ndash; The first [[traffic light]]s are installed, outside the [[Palace of Westminster]] in London. Resembling [[railway signal]]s, they use [[Railway semaphore signal|semaphore]] arms and are illuminated at night by red and green [[gas lamp]]s.
*[[1872]] &ndash; In [[Louisiana]], [[P. B. S. Pinchback]] becomes the first [[African American]] governor of a U.S. state following the impeachment of [[Henry C. Warmoth]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Dawson|first=Joseph G.|title=Army Generals and Reconstruction: Louisiana, 1862-1877|location=Baton Rouge, La.|publisher=Louisiana State University Press|date=1994|isbn=9780807119600|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lwAzsqq898wC|page=137}}</ref>
*[[1893]] – [[National Assembly bombing]] by [[Auguste Vaillant]] during the ''[[Ère des attentats]]'' (1892–1894).<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/ocm43706446 |title=Regards populaires sur la violence |date=2000 |publisher=Publications de l'Université de Saint-Etienne |isbn=978-2-86272-180-4 |editor-last=Piarotas |editor-first=Mireille |series=Travaux / Centre interdisciplinaire d'études et de recherches sur l'expression contemporaine |location=Saint-Etienne |pages=141-142 |oclc=ocm43706446}}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1905]] &ndash; In France, a [[1905 French law on the Separation of the Churches and the State|law separating church and state]] is passed.
*[[1911]] &ndash; A [[Cross Mountain Mine disaster|mine explosion]] near [[Briceville, Tennessee]], kills 84 miners despite rescue efforts led by the [[United States Bureau of Mines]].
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[World War I]]: Field Marshal [[Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby|Allenby]] captures [[Battle of Jerusalem|Jerusalem]] from the [[Ottoman Empire]].
*  1917   &ndash; World War I: The [[Kingdom of Romania]] signs the [[Armistice of Focșani]] with the [[Central Powers]].<ref>{{Citation |last=Torrey |first=Glenn E. |title=Romania Leaves the War: The Decision to Sign an Armistice, December 1917 |date=1989 |work=East European Quarterly |volume=23 |issue=3 |pages=283–292}}</ref>
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Gabriel Narutowicz]] is elected the first president of Poland.
*[[1931]] &ndash; The [[Constituent Cortes]] approves a [[Spanish Constitution of 1931|constitution]] which establishes the [[Second Spanish Republic]]. 
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[December 9th Movement|Student protests]] occur in [[Beijing]]'s [[Tiananmen Square]], and are subsequently dispersed by [[Kuomintang|government authorities]].
*  1935   &ndash; [[Walter Liggett]], an American newspaper editor and muckraker, is killed in a gangland murder.
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Second Sino-Japanese War]]: [[Battle of Nanking]]: [[Empire of Japan|Japanese]] troops under the command of Lt. Gen. [[Yasuhiko Asaka]] launch an assault on the [[Republic of China (1912–49)|Chinese]] city of [[Nanjing|Nanking]].
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: [[Operation Compass]]: British and Indian troops under the command of Major-General [[Richard O'Connor]] [[Battle of Sidi Barrani|attack]] [[Military history of Italy during World War II|Italian]] forces near [[Sidi Barrani]] in [[Egypt]].
*[[1941]] &ndash; World War II: [[Republic of China (1912–49)|China]], [[Cuba]], [[Guatemala]], and [[Commonwealth of the Philippines|the Philippine Commonwealth]] declare war on [[Nazi Germany|Germany]] and [[Empire of Japan|Japan]].
*  1941   &ndash; World War II: The American [[19th Operations Group|19th Bombardment Group]] attacks Japanese ships off the coast of [[Vigan]], [[Luzon]].
*[[1946]] &ndash; The [[subsequent Nuremberg trials]] begin with the [[Doctors' Trial]], prosecuting physicians and officers alleged to be involved in [[Nazi human experimentation]] and [[Action T4|mass murder under the guise of euthanasia]].
*  1946   &ndash; The [[Constituent Assembly of India]] meets for the first time to write the [[Constitution of India]].
*[[1948]] &ndash; The [[Genocide Convention]] is adopted.
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Cold War]]: [[Harry Gold]] is sentenced to 30 years in jail for helping [[Klaus Fuchs]] pass information about the [[Manhattan Project]] to the [[Soviet Union]]. His testimony is later instrumental in the prosecution of [[Julius and Ethel Rosenberg]].
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Second Red Scare|Red Scare]]: [[General Electric]] announces that all [[communist]] employees will be discharged from the company.
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810-9]], a [[Canadair North Star]], crashes near [[Hope, British Columbia]], Canada, killing all 62 people on board.
*1956   &ndash; An [[Aeroflot]] [[Lisunov Li-2]] [[1956 Anadyr Li-2 crash|crashes]] near Anadyr, killing all 12 people on board.<ref>{{cite web |title=Li-2 c/n 18435609 |url=https://www.scramble.nl/database/soviet/details/115_73346 |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=Scramble Soviet Transport Database}}</ref>
*[[1960]] &ndash; The first episode of ''[[Coronation Street]]'', the world's longest-running television [[soap opera]], is broadcast in the United Kingdom.
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Tanganyika (1961–1964)|Tanganyika]] becomes independent from Britain.
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Kecksburg UFO incident]]: A fireball is seen from Michigan to Pennsylvania; with witnesses reporting something crashing in the woods near Pittsburgh.
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Douglas Engelbart]] gave what became known as "[[The Mother of All Demos]]", publicly debuting the [[computer mouse]], [[hypertext]], and the bit-mapped [[graphical user interface]] using the [[NLS (computer system)|oN-Line System (NLS)]].
*[[1969]] &ndash; U.S. Secretary of State [[William P. Rogers]] proposes [[Rogers Plan|his plan]] for a ceasefire in the [[War of Attrition]]; Egypt and Jordan accept it over the objections of the [[Palestine Liberation Organization|PLO]], which leads to [[Black September in Jordan|civil war in Jordan]] in September 1970.
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|Indo-Pakistani War]]: The [[Indian Air Force]] executes [[Meghna Heli Bridge|an airdrop]] of [[Indian Army]] units, bypassing Pakistani defences.
*[[1973]] &ndash; British and Irish authorities sign the [[Sunningdale Agreement]] in an attempt to establish a power-sharing [[Executive of the 1974 Northern Ireland Assembly|Northern Ireland Executive]] and a cross-border [[Council of Ireland]].
*[[1979]] &ndash; The eradication of the [[smallpox]] [[virus]] is certified, making smallpox the first of only two diseases that have been driven to extinction (with [[rinderpest]] in 2011 being the other).
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Israeli–Palestinian conflict]]: The [[First Intifada]] begins in the [[Gaza Strip]] and [[West Bank]].
*[[1992]] &ndash; American troops land in [[Somalia]] for [[Unified Task Force|Operation Restore Hope]]. 
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Female toplessness in Canada#Gwen Jacob|Gwen Jacob is acquitted]] of committing an indecent act, giving women the right to be topless in Ontario, Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 9, 1996 |title=Judgment C12668, R. vs. Jacob |url=http://www.canlii.org/en/on/onca/doc/1996/1996canlii1119/1996canlii1119.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412011458/http://www.canlii.org/en/on/onca/doc/1996/1996canlii1119/1996canlii1119.html |archive-date=April 12, 2013}}</ref>
*[[2003]] &ndash; A [[2003 Red Square bombing|blast]] in the center of Moscow kills six people and wounds several more.
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Space Shuttle program]]: [[Space Shuttle Discovery|Space Shuttle ''Discovery'']] is launched on [[STS-116]] carrying the [[Integrated Truss Structure|P5 truss]] segment of the [[International Space Station]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Harwood |first=William |date=December 9, 2006 |title=Update: Discovery rockets into orbit |work=CBS News |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/116/STS-116_Archive.html |url-status=live |access-date=August 29, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422001822/http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/116/STS-116_Archive.html |archive-date=April 22, 2014}}</ref>
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Governor of Illinois]] [[Rod Blagojevich]] is arrested by federal officials for crimes including attempting to sell the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] seat being vacated by [[President-elect of the United States|President-elect]] [[Barack Obama]].
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[2012 Mexico Learjet 25 crash|A plane crash]] in Mexico kills seven people including singer [[Jenni Rivera]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/u-s-mexican-singer-jenni-rivera-feared-dead-plane-crash-wbna50139715 |title=U.S.-Mexican singer Jenni Rivera feared dead in plane crash |date= 10 December 2012|access-date=25 January 2019 |work=[[NBC News]] |agency=[[Reuters]]}}</ref>
*[[2013]] &ndash; At least seven are dead and 63 are injured following a [[2013 Bintaro train crash|train accident]] near Bintaro, [[Indonesia]].
*[[2016]] &ndash; President [[Park Geun-hye]] of South Korea is [[Impeachment of Park Geun-hye|impeached]] by the country's National Assembly in response to a major political scandal.
*  2016   &ndash; At least 57 people are killed and a further 177 injured when two schoolgirl suicide bombers attack a market area in [[Madagali]], [[Adamawa State|Adamawa]], Nigeria in the [[Madagali suicide bombings]].
*[[2017]] &ndash; The [[Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017|Marriage Amendment Bill]] receives royal assent and comes into effect, making [[Australia]] the 26th country to legalize [[same-sex marriage]].
*[[2019]] &ndash; A volcano on [[Whakaari / White Island]], [[New Zealand]], kills 22 people after it [[2019 Whakaari / White Island eruption|erupts]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-12-09 |title=New Zealand volcano: 'No sign of life' after White Island eruption |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-50715047 |access-date=2019-12-09 |work=BBC News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/german-man-dies-following-whakaari-white-island-eruption-bringing-death-toll-22 |title=German man dies following Whakaari/White Island eruption, bringing death toll to 22 |date=26 November 2020}}</ref>
* [[2021]] &ndash; Fifty-five people are killed and more than 100 injured when a truck with 160 migrants from [[Central America]] overturned in [[Chiapas]], [[Mexico]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dozens killed in Mexico road accident|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/09/americas/mexico-road-accident-intl-hnk/index.html|access-date=2021-12-12|website=CNN|date=10 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Lopez|first=Oscar|date=2021-12-10|title=Mexico Migrant Truck Crash Leaves at Least 54 Dead|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/09/world/americas/mexico-migrants-killed-accident.html|access-date=2021-12-12|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-10|title=Al menos 55 muertos en el accidente de un camión en México que transportaba migrantes centroamericanos|url=https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-59603693|access-date=2021-12-12|website=BBC News Mundo|language=es}}</ref>

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1392]] &ndash; [[Peter, Duke of Coimbra]] (d. 1449)
*[[1447]] &ndash; [[Chenghua Emperor]] of China (d. 1487)
*[[1482]] &ndash; [[Frederick II, Elector Palatine]] (d. 1556)
*[[1493]] &ndash; [[Íñigo López de Mendoza, 4th Duke of the Infantado]] (d. 1566)
*[[1508]] &ndash; [[Gemma Frisius]], Dutch mathematician and cartographer (d. 1555)
*[[1561]] &ndash; [[Edwin Sandys (died 1629)|Edwin Sandys]], English lawyer and politician (d. 1629)
*[[1571]] &ndash; [[Metius]], Dutch mathematician and astronomer (d. 1635)
*[[1579]] &ndash; [[Martin de Porres]], Peruvian saint (d. 1639)
*[[1594]] &ndash; [[Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden]] (d. 1632)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fletcher |first1=Charles Robert Leslie |title=Gustavus Adolphus and the Struggle of Protestantism for Existence |date=1892 |publisher=G. P. Putnam's Sons |location=New York |page=16}}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1608]] &ndash; [[John Milton]], English poet and philosopher (d. 1674)
*[[1610]] &ndash; [[Baldassare Ferri]], Italian singer and actor (d. 1680)
*[[1617]] &ndash; [[Richard Lovelace (poet)|Richard Lovelace]], English poet (d. 1657)
*[[1652]] &ndash; [[Augustus Quirinus Rivinus]], German physician and botanist (d. 1723)
*[[1667]] &ndash; [[William Whiston]], English mathematician, historian, and theologian (d. 1752)
*[[1717]] &ndash; [[Johann Joachim Winckelmann]], German archaeologist and historian (d. 1768)
*[[1721]] &ndash; [[Peter Pelham (composer)|Peter Pelham]], English-American organist and composer (d. 1805)
*[[1728]] &ndash; [[Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi]], Italian composer (d. 1804)
*[[1742]] &ndash; [[Carl Wilhelm Scheele]], Swedish Pomeranian and German pharmaceutical chemist (d. 1786)
*[[1745]] &ndash; [[Maddalena Laura Sirmen]], Italian violinist and composer (d. 1818)
*[[1748]] &ndash; [[Claude Louis Berthollet]], French chemist and academic (d. 1822)
*[[1752]] &ndash; [[Antoine Étienne de Tousard]], French general and engineer (d. 1813)
*[[1768]] &ndash; [[Joseph Desha]], American politician (d. 1842)<ref>{{cite book |last=Harrison |first=Lowell H. |author-link=Lowell H. Harrison |editor=Kleber, John E |others=Associate editors: [[Thomas D. Clark]], Lowell H. Harrison, and [[James C. Klotter]] |title=The Kentucky Encyclopedia |year=1992 |publisher=The University Press of Kentucky |location=Lexington, Kentucky |isbn=0-8131-1772-0 |chapter=Desha, Joseph |url=http://www.kyenc.org/entry/d/DESHA01.html |access-date=July 1, 2012 |archive-date=April 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130415074113/http://www.kyenc.org/entry/d/DESHA01.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[1787]] &ndash; [[John Dobson (architect)|John Dobson]], English architect, designed [[Old Eldon Square|Eldon Square]] and [[Lilburn Tower]] (d. 1865)
*[[1779]] &ndash; [[Tabitha Babbitt]],  American tool maker and inventor (d. 1853)
*[[1806]] &ndash; [[Jean-Olivier Chénier]], Canadian physician (d. 1838)
*[[1813]] &ndash; [[Thomas Andrews (scientist)|Thomas Andrews]], Irish chemist and physicist (d. 1885)
*[[1837]] &ndash; [[Émile Waldteufel]], French pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1915)
*[[1842]] &ndash; [[Peter Kropotkin]], Russian zoologist, economist, geographer, and philosopher (d. 1921)
*[[1845]] &ndash; [[Joel Chandler Harris]], American journalist and author (d. 1908)
*[[1850]] &ndash; [[Emma Abbott]], American soprano and actress (d. 1891)
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[Hélène Smith]], French psychic and occultist (d. 1929)
*[[1867]] &ndash; [[Gregorios Xenopoulos]], Greek journalist and author (d. 1951)
*[[1868]] &ndash; [[Fritz Haber]], Polish-German chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1934)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Witschi |first1=Hanspeter |title=Fritz Haber: December 9, 1868–January 29, 1934 |journal=Toxicology |date=August 2000 |volume=149 |issue=1 |pages=3–15 |doi=10.1016/S0300-483X(00)00227-4|pmid=11023428 |bibcode=2000Toxgy.149....3W }}</ref>
*[[1870]] &ndash; [[Ida S. Scudder]], Indian physician and missionary (d. 1960)
*  1870   &ndash; [[Francisco S. Carvajal]], Mexican lawyer and politician, president 1914 (d. 1932)<ref>{{citation |url=https://presidentes.mx/francisco-s-carvajal|publisher=Presidentes.mx|title=Francisco S. Carvajal|language=es|access-date=May 28, 2019}}</ref>
*[[1871]] &ndash; [[Joe Kelley]], American baseball player and manager (d. 1943)
*[[1873]] &ndash; [[George Blewett]], Canadian philosopher, author, and academic (d. 1912)
*[[1875]] &ndash; [[Harry Miller (auto racing)|Harry Miller]], American engineer (d. 1943)
*[[1876]] &ndash; [[Berton Churchill]], Canadian-American actor and singer (d. 1940)
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[Elmer Booth]], American actor (d. 1915)
*  1882   &ndash; [[Joaquín Turina]], Spanish-French composer, critic, and educator (d. 1949)
*[[1883]] &ndash; [[Nikolai Luzin]], Russian mathematician, theorist, and academic (d. 1950)
*  1883   &ndash; [[Alexander Papagos]], Greek general and politician, 152nd [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (d. 1955)
*  1883   &ndash; [[Joseph Pilates]], German-American fitness expert, developed [[Pilates]] (d. 1967)
*[[1886]] &ndash; [[Clarence Birdseye]], American businessman, founded [[Birds Eye]] (d. 1956)
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Tim Moore (comedian)|Tim Moore]], American actor (d. 1958)
*[[1889]] &ndash; [[Hannes Kolehmainen]], Finnish-American runner (d. 1966)
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Laura Salverson]], Canadian author (d. 1970)
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Maksim Bahdanovič]], Belarusian poet and critic (d. 1917)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[André Randall]], French actor (d. 1974)
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Dolores Ibárruri]], Spanish activist, journalist and politician (d. 1989)
*  1895   &ndash; [[Conchita Supervía]], Spanish soprano and actress (d. 1936)
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Hermione Gingold]], English actress and singer (d. 1987)<!-- never became a US citizen -->
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Irene Greenwood]], Australian radio broadcaster and feminist and peace activist (d. 1992)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fisher |first1=Catherine Horne |title=Greenwood, Irene Adelaide (1898–1992) |chapter=Irene Adelaide Greenwood (1898–1992) |url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/greenwood-irene-adelaide-25528 |website=Australian Dictionary of Biography |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University |access-date=9 January 2020}}</ref>
*  1898   &ndash; [[Emmett Kelly]], American clown and actor (d. 1979)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Jean de Brunhoff]], French author and illustrator (d. 1937)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Margaret Brundage]], American illustrator, known for illustrating pulp magazine ''[[Weird Tales]]'' (d. 1976)
*  1900   &ndash; [[Albert Weisbord]], American activist, founded the [[Communist League of Struggle]] (d. 1977)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Jean Mermoz]], French pilot and politician (d. 1936)
*  1901   &ndash; [[Ödön von Horváth]], Hungarian-German author and playwright (d. 1938)
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Margaret Hamilton (actress)|Margaret Hamilton]], American schoolteacher, actress and voice artist (d. 1985)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Dec. 9: Felicity Huffman, Dick Butkus |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/12/09/Famous-birthdays-for-Dec-9-Felicity-Huffman-Dick-Butkus/6341670554688/#:~:text=9%3A%20Felicity%20Huffman%2C%20Dick%20Butkus |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=7 December 2023 |date=9 December 2022}}</ref>
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Robert Livingston (actor)|Robert Livingston]], American actor and singer (d. 1988)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Dalton Trumbo]], American author, screenwriter, and [[Hollywood blacklist|blacklistee]] (d. 1976)<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Grace Hopper]], American admiral and computer scientist, designed [[COBOL]] (d. 1992)<ref>{{cite book | first1=Amy C. | last1=King | first2=Tina | last2=Schalch | chapter=Grace Brewster Murray Hopper | editor-last1=Grinstein | editor-first1=Louise S. | editor-last2=Campbell | editor-first2=Paul J. | title=Women of Mathematics: a Biobibliographic Sourcebook | place=New York | publisher=Greenwood Press | year=1987 | isbn=978-0-3132-4849-8 | page=[https://archive.org/details/womenofmathemati0000unse/page/67 67] | chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/womenofmathemati0000unse/page/67 }}</ref>
*  1906   &ndash; [[Freddy Martin]], American bandleader and tenor saxophonist (d. 1983)
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Douglas Fairbanks Jr.]], American captain, actor, and producer (d. 2000)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Vere Bird]], first [[Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda]] (d. 1999)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vc Bird Biography|url=https://asotmichael.com/learn/vc-bird-biography/|access-date=2022-02-25|website=Asot A Michael|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Brief Profile Of Vere Bird Senior- Lester Bird And Vere Bird Junior|url=https://anbanet.com/antigua/antigua-birds.html|access-date=2022-02-25|website=anbanet.com}}</ref>
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Broderick Crawford]], American actor (d. 1986)
*  1911   &ndash; [[Ryūzō Sejima]], Japanese colonel and businessman (d. 2007)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Tip O'Neill]], American lawyer and politician, 55th [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]] (d. 1994)<ref name="UPI" />
*  1912   &ndash; [[Jim Turnesa]], American golfer (d. 1971)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Max Manus]], Norwegian lieutenant (d. 1996)
*  1914   &ndash; [[Frances Reid]], American actress (d. 2010)
*  1914   &ndash; [[Ljubica Sokić]], Serbian painter and illustrator (d. 2009)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Eloise Jarvis McGraw]], American author (d. 2000)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eloise Jarvis McGraw (1915–2000) |url=https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/mcgraw_eloise_jarvis_1915_2000_/ |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=www.oregonencyclopedia.org |language=en}}</ref>
*  1915   &ndash; [[Elisabeth Schwarzkopf]], German-Austrian soprano and actress (d. 2006)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Jerome Beatty Jr.]], American soldier, journalist, and author (d. 2002)
*  1916   &ndash; [[Kirk Douglas]], American actor, singer, and producer (d. 2020)<ref name="UPI" />
*  1916   &ndash; [[Colin McCool]], Australian cricketer (d. 1986)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[James Jesus Angleton]], American [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] agent (d. 1987)
*  1917   &ndash; [[James Rainwater]], American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1986)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]], Indian singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
*  1919   &ndash; [[William Lipscomb]], American chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2011)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Carlo Azeglio Ciampi]], Italian economist and politician, 10th [[President of Italy]] (d. 2016)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Bruno Ruffo]], Italian motorcycle racer and race car driver (d. 2007)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Redd Foxx]], American actor (d. 1991)<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Roy Rubin (basketball)|Roy Rubin]], American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Henry Way Kendall]], American physicist, photographer, and mountaineer, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1999)
*  1926   &ndash; [[Jan Křesadlo]], Czech-English psychologist and author (d. 1995)
*  1926   &ndash; [[David Nathan (journalist)|David Nathan]], British journalist (d. 2001)
*  1926   &ndash; [[Lorenzo Wright]], American sprinter and coach (d. 1972)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Pierre Henry]], French composer (d. 2017)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Joan Blos]], American author and educator (d. 2017)
*  1928   &ndash; [[André Milhoux]], Belgian race car driver
*  1928   &ndash; [[Dick Van Patten]], American actor (d. 2015)<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[John Cassavetes]], American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1989)<ref name="UPI" />
*  1929   &ndash; [[Bob Hawke]], Australian union leader and politician, 23rd [[Prime Minister of Australia]] (d. 2019)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Buck Henry]], American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2020)<ref name="UPI" />
*  1930   &ndash; [[Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores]], Guatemalan soldier and politician, 27th [[President of Guatemala]] (d. 2016)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Cliff Hagan]], American basketball player-coach<ref>{{cite web|title=Cliff Hagan|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/cliff-hagan/|publisher=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref>
*  1931   &ndash; [[William Reynolds (actor)|William Reynolds]], American actor (d. 2022)
*  1931   &ndash; [[Ladislav Smoljak]], Czech actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2010)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Donald Byrd]], American trumpet player and academic (d. 2013)
*  1932   &ndash; [[Bill Hartack]], American jockey (d. 2007)
*  1932   &ndash; [[Billy Edd Wheeler]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and playwright (d. 2024)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Ashleigh Brilliant]], English-American author and illustrator
*  1933   &ndash; [[Milt Campbell]], American decathlete and football player (d. 2012)
*  1933   &ndash; [[Morton Downey Jr.]], American actor and talk show host (d. 2001)
*  1933   &ndash; [[Orville Moody]], American golfer (d. 2008)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Judi Dench]], English actress<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for December 9, 2022 includes celebrities Jakob Dylan, Simon Helberg |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/12/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-december-9-2022-includes-celebrities-jakob-dylan-simon-helberg.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=7 December 2023 |date=9 December 2022}}</ref> 
*  1934   &ndash; [[Alan Ridout]], English composer and teacher (d. 1996)<ref name=obit>Miall, Peter. '[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-alan-ridout-1343621.html Obituary: Alan Ridout]' in ''The Independent'', 23 October 2011</ref>
*  1934   &ndash; [[Junior Wells]], American blues singer-songwriter and harmonica player (d. 1998)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[David Houston (singer)|David Houston]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1993)
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Deacon Jones]], American football player, sportscaster, and actor (d. 2013)<ref name="UPI" />
*  1938   &ndash; [[Dimitrios Trichopoulos]], Greek epidemiologist, oncologist, and academic (d. 2014)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Clancy Eccles]], Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2005)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Mehmet Ali Birand]], Turkish journalist and author (d. 2013)
*  1941   &ndash; [[Beau Bridges]], American actor, director, and producer<ref name="AP" />
*  1941   &ndash; [[Dan Hicks (singer)|Dan Hicks]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Billy Bremner]], Scottish footballer and manager (d. 1997)
*  1942   &ndash; [[Dick Butkus]], American football player, sportscaster, and actor (d. 2023)<ref name="AP" />
*  1942   &ndash; [[Germain Gagnon]], Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2014)
*  1942   &ndash; [[Fred Jones (rugby league)|Fred Jones]], Australian rugby league player (d. 2021)
*  1942   &ndash; [[Joe McGinniss]], American journalist and author (d. 2014)
*  1942   &ndash; [[William Turnage]], American conservationist (d. 2017)<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/18/obituaries/william-turnage-who-reinvented-the-wilderness-society-is-dead-at-74.html| title = William Turnage, Who Reinvented the Wilderness Society, is Dead at 74| work = The New York Times| date = 18 October 2017| last1 = Sandomir| first1 = Richard}}</ref>
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Pit Martin]], Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2008)
*  1943   &ndash; [[Joanna Trollope]], English author, playwright, and director
*  1943   &ndash; [[Kenny Vance]], American singer-songwriter and music producer
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Neil Innes]], English singer-songwriter (d. 2019)
*  1944   &ndash; [[Ki Longfellow]], American author, playwright, and producer (d. 2022)
*  1944   &ndash; [[Bob O'Connor (mayor)|Bob O'Connor]], American businessman and politician, 57th [[Mayor of Pittsburgh]] (d. 2006)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Michael Nouri]], American actor<ref name="AP" />
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[David Currie, Baron Currie of Marylebone]], English economist and academic
*  1946   &ndash; [[Dennis Dunaway]], American bass player and songwriter
*  1946   &ndash; [[Sonia Gandhi]], Italian-Indian politician
*  1946   &ndash; [[Nicholas Reade]], English bishop
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Tom Daschle]], American soldier, academic, and politician
*  1947   &ndash; [[Jaak Jõerüüt]], Estonian politician, 24th [[Minister of Defence (Estonia)|Estonian Minister of Defense]]
*  1947   &ndash; [[Allan Jones (cricketer)|Allan Jones]], English cricketer and umpire
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Marleen Gorris]], Dutch director and screenwriter
*  1948   &ndash; [[Jonathan Sumption]], English historian, author, and judge
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Tom Kite]], American golfer and architect<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Joan Armatrading]], Kittian-English singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" />
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Liaqat Baloch]], Pakistani politician
*  1952   &ndash; [[Michael Dorn]], American actor and voice artist<ref name="AP" />
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Cornelis de Bondt]], Dutch composer and educator
*  1953   &ndash; [[World B. Free]], American basketball player
*  1953   &ndash; [[John Malkovich]], American actor and producer<ref name="AP" />
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Jean-Claude Juncker]], Luxembourger lawyer and politician, [[Prime Minister of Luxembourg]]
*  1954   &ndash; [[Henk ten Cate]], Dutch footballer and manager
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Otis Birdsong]], American basketball player and radio host
*  1955   &ndash; [[Chamras Saewataporn]], Thai singer-songwriter
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Sylvia (singer)|Sylvia]], American country singer-songwriter<ref name="AP" />
*  1956   &ndash; [[Jean-Pierre Thiollet]], French journalist and author
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Peter O'Mara]], Australian guitarist and composer 
*  1957   &ndash; [[Donny Osmond]], American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor<ref name="AP" />
*  1957   &ndash; [[Steve Taylor]], American singer-songwriter and producer 
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Susan Bullock]], English soprano
*  1959   &ndash; [[Mario Cantone]], American comedian, actor, and writer<ref name="AP" />
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Stefen Fangmeier]], American visual effects designer and director
*  1960   &ndash; [[Caroline Lucas]], English activist and politician
*  1960   &ndash; [[Dobroslav Paraga]], Croatian politician
*  1960   &ndash; [[Juan Samuel]], Dominican baseball player and manager
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[David Anthony Higgins]], American actor and screenwriter<ref name="AP" />
*  1961   &ndash; [[Joe Lando]], American actor<ref name="AP" />
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Felicity Huffman]], American actress and producer<ref name="AP" />
*  1962   &ndash; [[Roxanne Swentzell]], [[Santa Clara Pueblo]] (Native American) ceramic sculptor
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Dave Hilton Jr.]], Canadian boxer
*  1963   &ndash; [[Empress Masako]], Japanese consort of [[Naruhito|Emperor Naruhito]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Masako {{!}} Facts, Biography, & Children |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Masako |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=23 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Michael Foster (musician)|Michael Foster]], American drummer
*  1964   &ndash; [[Ross Harrington]], Australian rugby league player 
*  1964   &ndash; [[Hape Kerkeling]], German actor and singer
*  1964   &ndash; [[Johannes B. Kerner]], German journalist and sportscaster
*  1964   &ndash; [[Les Kiss]], Australian rugby league player
*  1964   &ndash; [[Paul Landers]], German guitarist 
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Joe Ausanio]], American baseball player and coach
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Kirsten Gillibrand]], American lawyer and politician
*  1966   &ndash; [[Dave Harold]], English snooker player
*  1966   &ndash; [[Gideon Sa'ar]], Israeli lawyer and politician, 24th [[Internal Affairs Minister of Israel|Israeli Minister of Internal Affairs]]
*  1966   &ndash; [[Martin Taylor (footballer, born 1966)|Martin Taylor]], English footballer and coach
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Joshua Bell]], American violinist and conductor
*  1967   &ndash; [[Jason Dozzell]], English footballer and manager
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Kurt Angle]], American freestyle and professional wrestler<ref>{{cite web |last1=Renner |first1=Ethan |title=Kurt Angle birthday celebration, tag title match set for next WWE SmackDown |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/kurt-angle-birthday-celebration-tag-title-match-set-for-next-wwe-smackdown |publisher=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]] |access-date=4 December 2022 |date=2 December 2022}}</ref>
*  1968   &ndash; [[Brian Bell]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" /> 
*  1968   &ndash; [[Brent Price]], American basketball player
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Jakob Dylan]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" /> 
*  1969   &ndash; [[Saskia Garel]], Jamaican-Canadian singer-songwriter 
*  1969   &ndash; [[Lori Greiner]], American businesswoman and television personality<ref name="AP" />
*  1969   &ndash; [[Annick Lambrecht]], Belgian politician<ref>{{cite web |title=De Kamerleden: Annick Lambrecht |url=https://www.dekamer.be/kvvcr/showpage.cfm?section=/depute&language=nl&cfm=cvview54.cfm?key=06785 |publisher=[[Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)|Chamber of Representatives]] |access-date=15 September 2024 |location=Brussels, Belgium |language=nl}}</ref>
*  1969   &ndash; [[Bixente Lizarazu]], French footballer
*  1969   &ndash; [[Raphaël Rouquier]], French mathematician and academic
*  1969   &ndash; [[Allison Smith (actress)|Allison Smith]], American actress<ref name="AP" />
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Kara DioGuardi]], American singer-songwriter and producer<ref name="AP" /> 
*  1970   &ndash; [[Lance Krall]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Geoff Barrow]], English drummer, DJ, composer, and producer 
*  1971   &ndash; [[Nick Hysong]], American pole vaulter and coach
*  1971   &ndash; [[Petr Nedvěd]], Czech-Canadian ice hockey player
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Reiko Aylesworth]], American actress<ref name="AP" />
*  1972   &ndash; [[Tré Cool]], German-American drummer and songwriter<ref name="AP" />
*  1972   &ndash; [[Michael Corcoran (musician)|Michael Corcoran]], American singer-songwriter and producer
*  1972   &ndash; [[Fabrice Santoro]], Tahitian-French tennis player and sportscaster
*  1972   &ndash; [[Saima Wazed]], Bangladeshi psychologist<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/home/printnews/61747|title=Sheikh Hasina's 70th birthday today {{!}} Independent|website=www.theindependentbd.com|access-date=2018-04-20}}</ref> 
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Stacey Abrams]], American politician and activist<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rothberg |first1=Emma |title=Stacey Abrams Biography |url=https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/stacey-abrams |publisher=[[National Women's History Museum]] |access-date=9 February 2023 |date=March 2021}}</ref>
*  1973   &ndash; [[Fabio Artico]], Italian footballer
*  1973   &ndash; [[Vénuste Niyongabo]], Burundian runner
*  1973   &ndash; [[Bárbara Padilla]], Mexican-American soprano
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[David Akers]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=David Akers |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/1716/david-akers |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=7 December 2023}}</ref>
*  1974   &ndash; [[Canibus]], Jamaican-American rapper<ref name="AP" />
*  1974   &ndash; [[Aloísio da Silva Filho]], Brazilian footballer
*  1974   &ndash; [[Wendy Dillinger]], American soccer player, coach, and manager
*  1974   &ndash; [[Fiona MacDonald]], Scottish curler<ref>{{cite web |title=Fiona MacDonald Bio, Stats, and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/fiona-macdonald-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041239/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/fiona-macdonald-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |access-date=17 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Mona Hanna-Attisha]], American pediatrician, professor, and public health advocate<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lowninstitute.org/announcing-the-winner-of-the-2022-bernard-lown-award/|title=Announcing the winner of the 2022 Bernard Lown Award|website=lowninstitute.org|access-date=2022-11-21}}</ref> 
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Shayne Graham]], American football player
*  1977   &ndash; [[Imogen Heap]], English singer-songwriter and keyboard player<ref name="AP" /> 
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Gastón Gaudio]], Argentinian tennis player
*  1978   &ndash; [[Jesse Metcalfe]], American actor and musician<ref name="AP" />
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Olivia Lufkin]], Japanese-American singer-songwriter 
*  1979   &ndash; [[Stephen McPhail]], Irish footballer
*  1979   &ndash; [[Aiko Uemura]], Japanese skier
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Simon Helberg]], American actor, comedian, and musician<ref name="AP" />
*  1980   &ndash; [[Ryder Hesjedal]], Canadian cyclist
*  1980   &ndash; [[Mark Riddell]], Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Mardy Fish]], American tennis player
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Tamilla Abassova]], Russian cyclist
*  1982   &ndash; [[Nathalie De Vos]], Belgian runner
*  1982   &ndash; [[Ryan Grant (running back)|Ryan Grant]], American football player
*  1982   &ndash; [[Jim Slater (ice hockey)|Jim Slater]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jim Slater |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/jim-slater-8470289 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=7 December 2023}}</ref>
*  1982   &ndash; [[Bastian Swillims]], German sprinter
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Jermaine Beckford]], English-Jamaican footballer
*  1983   &ndash; [[Neslihan Demir Darnel]], Turkish volleyball player
*  1983   &ndash; [[Dariusz Dudka]], Polish footballer
*  1983   &ndash; [[Jolene Purdy]], American actress<ref name="AP" />
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Ángel Guirado]], Spanish–Filipino footballer
*  1984   &ndash; [[Leon Hall]], American football player
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Wil Besseling]], Dutch golfer
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Aron Baynes]], Australian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Aron Baynes |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203382/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=7 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Kostas Giannoulis]], Greek footballer
*  1987   &ndash; [[Gerald Henderson Jr.]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Gerald Henderson |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/201945/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=7 December 2023}}</ref>
*  1987   &ndash; [[Mat Latos]], American baseball player
*  1987   &ndash; [[Hikaru Nakamura]], Japanese-American chess player
*  1987   &ndash; [[Jeff Petry]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jeff Petry |url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/player/jeff-petry-8473507 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=7 December 2023}}</ref>
*  1987   &ndash; [[Joshua Sasse]], English actor<ref name="AP" />
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Kwadwo Asamoah]], Ghanaian footballer
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Eric Bledsoe]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Eric Bledsoe |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/202339/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=7 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Ashleigh Brewer]], Australian actress<ref name="AP" />
*  1990   &ndash; [[Denise Hannema]], Dutch cricketer
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Langston Galloway]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Langston Galloway |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/204038/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=7 December 2023}}</ref>
*  1991   &ndash; [[Choi Min-ho]], South Korean singer and actor
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Cem Ince]], German politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Abgeordnete - Cem Hamit Ince |url=https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/I/ince_cem-1045160 |publisher=[[Bundestag ]] |access-date=9 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250226091719/https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/I/ince_cem-1045160 |archive-date=26 February 2025 |location=Berlin, Germany |language=de}}</ref>
*  1993   &ndash; [[Mark McMorris]],  Canadian snowboarder
*  1993   &ndash; [[Laura Smulders]], Dutch cyclist 
* [[1994]] &ndash; [[Ryan Lomberg]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/player/gamelog/_/id/3942548/ryan-lomberg | title=Ryan Lomberg 2023-24 Stats per Game - NHL }}</ref>
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Simone Fontecchio]], Italian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Simone Fontecchio |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1631323/simone-fontecchio |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=7 December 2023}}</ref>
*  1995   &ndash; [[McKayla Maroney]], American gymnast<ref name="UPI" />
*  1995   &ndash; [[Kelly Oubre Jr.]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kelly Oubre Jr. |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1626162/kelly-oubre-jr |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=7 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Mackenzie Blackwood]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Mackenzie Blackwood |url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/player/mackenzie-blackwood-8478406 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=7 December 2023}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Kyle Connor]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jets agree to terms with Kyle Connor|url=https://www.nhl.com/jets/news/jets-agree-to-terms-with-kyle-connor/c-309563550|access-date=2020-12-10|website=NHL.com|date=29 September 2019 |language=en-US}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[MyKayla Skinner]], American gymnast<ref name="UPI" />
*  1996   &ndash; [[AleXa]], American singer based in South Korea<ref>{{cite web|title=알렉사, '베스트 케이팝 뮤직 비디오상' 수상..."세계가 반했다"|url=https://m.mk.co.kr/news/entertain/10141479|work=MK스포츠|date=17 December 2021|access-date=18 March 2025|language=ko}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Harvey Barnes]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Harvey Barnes|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/14716/Harvey-Barnes/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=9 December 2024}}</ref>
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Diāna Ņikitina]], Latvian figure skater
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Ni-Ki]], Japanese singer<ref>{{cite web|title=엔하이픈 성훈·니키 日팬클럽, 위기가정 아동 위해 후원금 전 달|url=https://www.slist.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=609559#_PA|work=싱글리스트|date=7 January 2025|access-date=26 February 2025|language=ko}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[638]] &ndash; [[Sergius I of Constantinople]]
* [[730]] &ndash; [[Al-Jarrah ibn Abdallah]], Arab general
* [[748]] &ndash; [[Nasr ibn Sayyar]], Umayyad general and politician (b. 663)
* [[933]] &ndash; [[Li Congrong]], prince of [[Later Tang]]
*[[1117]] &ndash; [[Gertrude of Brunswick]], Markgräfin of [[Meissen|Meißen]]
*[[1165]] &ndash; [[Malcolm IV of Scotland]] (b. 1141)
*[[1242]] &ndash; [[Richard le Gras]], Lord Keeper of England and Abbot of Evesham
*[[1268]] &ndash; [[Vaišvilkas]], Prince of Black Ruthenia, [[Grand Duke of Lithuania]]
*[[1299]] &ndash; [[Bohemond I (archbishop of Trier)|Bohemond I, Archbishop of Trier]]
*[[1437]] &ndash; [[Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor]] (b. 1368)
*[[1544]] &ndash; [[Teofilo Folengo]], Italian poet (b. 1491)
*[[1565]] &ndash; [[Pope Pius IV]] (b. 1499)<ref>{{cite web |title=Pius IV {{!}} pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pius-IV |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=23 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1603]] &ndash; [[William Watson (priest)|William Watson]], English priest (b. 1559)
*[[1625]] &ndash; [[Ubbo Emmius]], Dutch historian and geographer (b. 1547)
*[[1636]] &ndash; [[Fabian Birkowski]], Polish preacher and author (b. 1566)
*[[1641]] &ndash; [[Anthony van Dyck]], Belgian-English painter and illustrator (b. 1599)
*[[1669]] &ndash; [[Pope Clement IX]] (b. 1600)
*[[1674]] &ndash; [[Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon]], English historian and politician, [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] (b. 1609)
*[[1706]] &ndash; [[Peter II of Portugal]] (b. 1648)
*[[1718]] &ndash; [[Vincenzo Coronelli]], Italian monk and cartographer (b. 1650)
*  1761   &ndash; [[Tarabai]], Queen of Chatrapati Rajaram (b. 1675)<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Jadhav|first=Bhagyashree M.|date=1998|others=Chapter 5|title=Dr. Appasaheb Pawar a study of his life and career|url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/10603/138357|journal=University|language=en}}</ref>
*[[1793]] &ndash; [[Yolande de Polastron]], French-Austrian educator (b. 1749)
*[[1798]] &ndash; [[Johann Reinhold Forster]], German pastor, botanist, and ornithologist (b. 1729)
*[[1830]] &ndash; [[Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher]], Danish surgeon, botanist, and academic (b. 1757)
*[[1851]] &ndash; [[William Thornhill (British Army officer)|William Thornhill]], English army officer (b. 1768)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.napoleon-series.org/military-info/organization/Britain/Cavalry/Regiments/c_7thHussars.html|title=British Cavalry Regiments and the Men Who Led Them 1793-1815: 7th Light Dragoons (Hussars)|first=Steve|last=Brown}}</ref>
*[[1854]] &ndash; [[Almeida Garrett]], Portuguese journalist and author (b. 1799)
*[[1858]] &ndash; [[Robert Baldwin]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 3rd [[List of Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada|Premier of Canada West]] (b. 1804)
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Mahmadu Lamine]], Senegalese religious leader

===1901–present===
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Ferdinand Brunetière]], French author and critic (b. 1849)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Eva Nansen]], Norwegian mezzo-soprano singer and pioneer on women{{'s}} skiing (b. 1858)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Eva Nansen |first= |last= |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |date= 23 August 2023|editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Eva_Nansen |language=no|access-date=28 March 2024}}</ref>
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Natsume Sōseki]], Japanese author and poet (b. 1867)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Bernard Zweers]], Dutch composer and educator (b. 1854)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Rube Foster]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1879)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Karl Blossfeldt]], German photographer, sculptor, and educator (b. 1865)
*  1932   &ndash; [[Begum Rokeya]], Bangladeshi social worker and author (b. 1880)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Walter Liggett]], American journalist and activist (b. 1886)
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Lilias Armstrong]], English phonetician (b. 1882)
*  1937   &ndash; [[Gustaf Dalén]], Swedish physicist and engineer, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1869)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Dmitry Merezhkovsky]], Russian author, poet, and philosopher (b. 1865)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Georges Dufrénoy]], French painter (b. 1870)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Laird Cregar]], American actor (b. 1913)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Yun Chi-ho]], South Korean activist and politician (b. 1864)
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Ali İhsan Sâbis]], Turkish general (b. 1882)
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Daniel O. Fagunwa]], Nigerian author and educator (b. 1903)
*  1963   &ndash; [[Perry Miller]], American historian, author, and academic (b. 1905)
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Edith Sitwell]], English poet and critic (b. 1887)
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Branch Rickey]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1884)
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Charles Léon Hammes]], Luxembourgish lawyer and judge, 3rd [[List of members of the European Court of Justice|President of the European Court of Justice]] (b. 1898)
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Enoch L. Johnson]], American mob boss (b. 1883)
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Artem Mikoyan]], Armenian-Russian engineer and businessman, co-founded the [[Mikoyan-Gurevich]] Design Bureau (b. 1905)
*  1970   &ndash; [[Feroz Khan Noon]], Pakistani politician, 7th [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] (b. 1893)
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Ralph Bunche]], American political scientist, academic, and diplomat, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1904)
*  1971   &ndash; [[Sergey Konenkov]], Russian sculptor and painter (b. 1874)
*  1971   &ndash; Rev. [[Aeneas Francon Williams]], [[Church of Scotland]] [[Minister (Christianity)|Minister]], [[Missionary]] in [[India]] and [[China]], [[writer]] and [[poet]] (b. [[1886]])
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Louella Parsons]], American writer and columnist (b. 1881)
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[William A. Wellman]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1896)
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Fulton J. Sheen]], American archbishop (b. 1895)
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Leon Jaworski]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1905)
*  1982   &ndash; [[Marguerite Henry (scientist)|Marguerite Henry]], Australian zoologist (b. 1895)<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Damkaer |first=David M. |date=2014-07-07 |title=Marguerite Henry (1895-1982), brief candle to Australian entomostracans |url=https://academic.oup.com/jcb/article-lookup/doi/10.1163/1937240X-00002253 |journal=Journal of Crustacean Biology |language=en |volume=34 |issue=4 |pages=534–538 |doi=10.1163/1937240X-00002253 |bibcode=2014JCBio..34..534D |issn=0278-0372}}</ref>
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Berenice Abbott]], American photographer (b. 1898)
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Vincent Gardenia]], American actor (b. 1922)
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Danny Blanchflower]], Northern Irish footballer and manager (b. 1926)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Toni Cade Bambara]], American author and academic (b. 1939)
*  1995   &ndash; [[Douglas Corrigan]], American pilot (b. 1907)
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Patty Donahue]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1956)
*  1996   &ndash; [[Mary Leakey]], English archaeologist and anthropologist (b. 1913)
*  1996   &ndash; [[Alain Poher]], French lawyer and politician (b. 1909)
*  1996   &ndash; [[Diana Morgan (screenwriter)|Diana Morgan]], Welsh playwright and screenwriter (b. 1908)
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Shaughnessy Cohen]], Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1948)
*  1998   &ndash; [[Archie Moore]], American boxer and actor (b. 1913)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-10-sp-52653-story.html|title=Archie Moore Dies at 84|date=December 10, 1998|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=January 9, 2025}}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Michael Carver, Baron Carver]], English field marshal (b. 1915)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Mary Hansen]], Australian singer and guitarist (b. 1966)
*  2002   &ndash; [[Ian Hornak]], American painter and sculptor (b. 1944)
*  2002   &ndash; [[Stan Rice]], American painter and poet (b. 1942)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Norm Sloan]], American basketball player and coach (b. 1926)
*  2003   &ndash; [[Paul Simon (politician)|Paul Simon]], American soldier, journalist, and politician, 39th [[Lieutenant Governor of Illinois]] (b. 1928)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[György Sándor]], Hungarian-American pianist and educator (b. 1912)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Robert Sheckley]], American author (b. 1928)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Georgia Gibbs]], American singer (b. 1919)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Rafael Sperafico]], Brazilian race car driver (b. 1981)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Gordon Zahn]], American sociologist, author, and academic (b. 1918)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Ibrahim Dossey]], Ghanaian footballer (b. 1972)
*  2008   &ndash; [[Yury Glazkov]], Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1939)
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Gene Barry]], American actor (b. 1919)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[James Moody (saxophonist)|James Moody]], American saxophonist, flute player, and composer (b. 1925)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Dov Shilansky]], Lithuanian-Israeli lawyer and politician, 10th [[List of Knesset speakers|Speaker of the Knesset]] (b. 1924)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Béla Nagy Abodi]], Hungarian painter and academic (b. 1918)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Patrick Moore]], English lieutenant, astronomer, and educator (b. 1923)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Alex Moulton]], English engineer and businessman, founded the [[Moulton Bicycle|Moulton Bicycle Company]] (b. 1920)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Jenni Rivera]], American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (b. 1969)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Charles Rosen]], American pianist and musicologist (b. 1927)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Riccardo Schicchi]], Italian director and producer, co-founded [[Diva Futura]] (b. 1953)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Norman Joseph Woodland]], American inventor, co-created the [[bar code]] (b. 1921)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Hristu Cândroveanu]], Romanian editor, literary critic and writer (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ziuaconstanta.ro/fondul-documentar-dobrogea-de-ieri-si-de-azi/articol/citeste-dobrogea-hristu-candroveanu-un-creator-neobosit-dedicat-cauzei-etniei-sale-3942.html|title=Hristu Cândroveanu - un creator neobosit, dedicat cauzei etniei sale|first=Cristina|last=Titz|newspaper=Ziua de Constanța|date=5 February 2021|language=ro}}</ref>
*  2013   &ndash; [[John Gabbert]], American soldier, lawyer, and judge (b. 1909)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Barbara Hesse-Bukowska]], Polish pianist and educator (b. 1930)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Eleanor Parker]], American actress (b. 1922)
*  2013   &ndash; [[John Wilbur (American football)|John Wilbur]], American football player (b. 1943)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Sacvan Bercovitch]], Canadian-American author, critic, and academic (b. 1933)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Jane Freilicher]], American painter and poet (b. 1924)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Jorge María Mejía]], Argentinian cardinal (b. 1923)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Mary Ann Mobley]], American model and actress, [[Miss America 1959]] (b. 1937)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Blagoje Paunović]], Serbian footballer and manager (b. 1947)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Jože Toporišič]], Slovenian linguist and author (b. 1926)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Soshana Afroyim]], Austrian painter (b. 1927)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Norman Breslow]], American statistician and academic (b. 1941)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Juvenal Juvêncio]], Brazilian lawyer and politician (b. 1934)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Julio Terrazas Sandoval]], Bolivian cardinal (b. 1936)
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Speedy Duncan]], American football player (b. 1942)<ref>{{cite web|title=Obituary for Leslie Duncan|publisher=Dortch-Williamson Funeral & Cremation Services|url=https://www.dortchwilliamson.com/obituary/Leslie-Duncan|access-date=December 21, 2021}}</ref>
*  2021   &ndash; [[Demaryius Thomas]], American football player (b. 1987)
*[[2022]] &ndash; [[Jovit Baldivino]], Filipino singer and actor (b. 1993)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/09/22/singer-jovit-baldivino-passes-away|title=Singer Jovit Baldivino passes away|website=ABS-CBN News|date=December 9, 2022|access-date=January 14, 2023}}</ref>
*[[2024]] – [[Nikki Giovanni]], American poet, writer and activist (b. 1943)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Green |first=Penelope |date=December 9, 2024 |title=Nikki Giovanni, Poet Who Wrote of Black Joy, Dies at 81 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/obituaries/nikki-giovanni-dead.html |access-date=December 9, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
*[[Name days in Sweden|Anna's Day]], marks the day to start the preparation process of the [[lutefisk]] to be consumed on [[Christmas Eve]], as well as a [[Name days in Sweden|Swedish name day]], celebrating all people named Anna. ([[Sweden]] and [[Finland]])
*[[Armed Forces Day#Peru|Armed Forces Day (Peru)]] 
*Christian [[feast day]]:
**[[Feast of the Conception of the Virgin Mary|Feast of the Conception of the Most Holy Theotokos by St. Anne]] ([[Eastern Orthodox Church]])
**[[Hannah (biblical figure)]] (Eastern Orthodox Church)
**[[Juan Diego]]
**[[Leocadia]]
**[[Nectarius of Auvergne]]
**[[Peter Fourier]]
**[[December 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
*[[Public holidays in Russia|Fatherland's Heroes Day]] (Russia)
*[[Independence Day (Tanzania)|Independence Day]], celebrates the independence of [[Tanganyika (territory)|Tanganyika]] from Britain in 1961. ([[Tanzania]])
*[[International Anti-Corruption Day]] ([[United Nations]])<ref>{{cite web |title=International Days |url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ |website=www.un.org |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=en |date=6 January 2015}}</ref>
*[[National Heroes Day (Antigua and Barbuda)|National Heroes Day]], formerly V.C. Bird Day. ([[Antigua and Barbuda]])
*[[Armed Forces Day#Sri Lanka|Navy Day (Sri Lanka)]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/9 BBC: On This Day]
* {{NYT On this day|month=12|day=9}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/december/9 Historical Events on December 9]

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[[Category:Days of December]]