What are the important events that happened on December 9? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
December 9: Facts & Myths About This Day
December 9 is the 344th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 22 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 26, 2024 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,733,702,400 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectatetracontatetragon’ day.
Sagittarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Turquoise is the modern birthstone for this month. Onyx is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 51 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,371 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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December 9 Historical Events
- 1793 –New York City’s first daily newspaper, the American Minerva, is established by Noah Webster.
- 1905 –In France, the law separating church and state is passed.
- 1922 –Gabriel Narutowicz is announced the first president of Poland.
- 1937 –Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanjing – Japanese troops under the command of Lt. Gen. Asaka Yasuhiko launch an assault on the Chinese city of Nanjing.
- 1941 –World War II: The Republic of China, Cuba, Guatemala, the Republic of Korea, and the Philippine Commonwealth, declare war on Germany and Japan.
- 1953 –Red Scare: General Electric announces that all communist employees will be discharged from the company.
- 1961 –The trial of Nazi Adolf Eichmann in Israel ends with verdicts of guilty on 15 criminal charges, including charges of crimes against humanity, crimes against the Jewish people and membership of an outlawed organization.
- 1979 –The eradication of the smallpox virus is certified, making smallpox the first and to date only human disease driven to extinction.
- 1987 –Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The First Intifada begins in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.
- 1988 –The Michael Hughes Bridge in Sligo, Ireland is officially opened.
Who were born on December 9?
- 1561 –Sir Edwin Sandys, English-born Virginian colonist (d. 1629)
- 1847 –George Grossmith, English actor and writer (d. 1912)
- 1895 –Dolores Ibárruri, Spanish political leader (d. 1989)
- 1922 –Redd Foxx, American comedian (d. 1991)
- 1936 –Ben Pon, Dutch vintner and Olympian and motor racing driver
- 1944 –Neil Innes, English singer/songwriter (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, The Rutles)
- 1953 –World B. Free, American basketball player
- 1963 –Masako, Crown Princess of Japan
- 1966 –Mateo Romero, Native American painter
- 1966 –Natee Thongsookkaew, Thailand footballer
Who died on December 9?
- 1793 –Gabrielle de Polastron, comtesse de Polignac, French aristocrat (b. 1749)
- 1858 –Robert Baldwin, Canadian politician (b. 1804)
- 1941 –Dmitry Merezhkovsky, Russian writer and philosopher (b. 1865)
- 1952 –Abe Manley, American baseball team owner (b. 1885)
- 1970 –Artem Mikoyan, Soviet aircraft designer (b. 1905)
- 1971 –Sergey Konenkov, Russian sculptor (b. 1874)
- 1982 –Leon Jaworski, American Watergate scandal special prosecutor (b. 1905)
- 1996 –Diana Morgan, British playwright and screenwriter (b. 1908)
- 2004 –David Brudnoy, American radio personality (b. 1940)
- 2007 –Thore Skogman, Swedish entertainer (b. 1931)
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