Tukuk-OS📅 December 9
21 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on December 9? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2022 — Members of the European Parliament, including Vice President Eva Kaili (pictured), and their associates are arrested in connection with the Qatar corruption scandal.
Member of the European ParliamentEva KailiQatar corruption scandal at the European Parliament
- 2017 — Same-sex marriage in Australia became legal as the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017 came into effect.
Same-sex marriage in AustraliaMarriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017
- 2016 — Park Geun-hye, the president of South Korea, was impeached, marking the culmination of the country's political scandal.
Park Geun-hyeImpeachment of Park Geun-hye2016 South Korean political scandal
- 2008 — Rod Blagojevich, the governor of Illinois, was arrested on corruption charges, including for attempting to sell the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by president-elect Barack Obama.
Rod BlagojevichRod Blagojevich corruption chargesUnited States Senate
- 1990 — In Serbia's first multi-party election, Slobodan Milošević won the presidential election and the Socialist Party of Serbia won the majority of seats in the National Assembly.
1990 Serbian general electionSlobodan MiloševićSocialist Party of Serbia
- 1981 — Mumia Abu-Jamal was arrested for the murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner; his subsequent conviction and death sentence generated controversy in the United States.
- 1979 — A World Health Organization commission of scientists certified the global eradication of smallpox (virus pictured), making it the only human infectious disease to date to have been completely eradicated.
- 1969 — U.S. secretary of state William P. Rogers proposed a plan, later called the Rogers Plan, for a ceasefire in the War of Attrition; Egypt's and Jordan's acceptance of the plan over Palestine Liberation Organization objections led to civil war in Jordan in September 1970.
- 1968 — Douglas Engelbart gave what became known as "The Mother of All Demos", publicly debuting the computer mouse (pictured), hypertext, and the bit-mapped graphical user interface using the computer system NLS.
- 1965 — A large, brilliant fireball was seen by thousands in midwestern North America before landing in Kecksburg, Pennsylvania.
- 1961 — Tanganyika Territory gained independence from Britain before becoming part of Tanzania three years later.
- 1948 — The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Genocide Convention, which defines genocide in legal terms and obligates its signatories to pursue the enforcement of its prohibition.
- 1940 — Second World War: British and Commonwealth forces began Operation Compass, the first major Allied military operation of the Western Desert campaign.
- 1917 — First World War: Hussein al-Husayni, the Ottoman mayor of Jerusalem, surrendered the city to British forces (pictured).
- 1911 — A mine explosion near Briceville, Tennessee, killed 84 miners despite a well-organized rescue effort led by the United States Bureau of Mines.
Cross Mountain Mine disasterBriceville, TennesseeUnited States Bureau of Mines
- 1897 — French actress, journalist and leading suffragette Marguerite Durand founded the feminist newspaper La Fronde.
- 1892 — The English association football club Newcastle United was founded by the merger of Newcastle East End and West End.
Association footballNewcastle United F.C.Newcastle East End F.C.
- 1888 — The first edition of the Argosy magazine was published under the title The Golden Argosy.
- 1822 — In a memoir read to the French Academy of Sciences, Augustin-Jean Fresnel coined the terms linear, circular, and elliptical polarization, and reported a direct refraction experiment verifying his theory that optical rotation is a form of birefringence.
French Academy of SciencesAugustin-Jean FresnelLinear polarization
- 1775 — American Revolutionary War: After their loss in the Battle of Great Bridge, British authorities were forced to evacuate from the Colony of Virginia.
American Revolutionary WarBattle of Great BridgeColony of Virginia
- 1688 — In one of two substantial military actions in England during the Glorious Revolution, forces loyal to William of Orange were decisively victorious at the Battle of Reading.
Glorious RevolutionWilliam III of EnglandBattle of Reading (1688)
Births
- 2005 — Ni-Ki, Japanese singer
- 2003 — Yuna, South Korean rapper, singer and dancer
- 2000 — Diāna Ņikitina, Latvian figure skater
- 1997 — Harvey Barnes, English footballer
- 1996 — Mackenzie Blackwood, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1996 — Kyle Connor, American ice hockey player
- 1996 — MyKayla Skinner, American gymnast
- 1996 — AleXa, American singer based in South Korea
- 1995 — Simone Fontecchio, Italian basketball player
- 1995 — McKayla Maroney, American gymnast
- 1995 — Kelly Oubre Jr., American basketball player
- 1994 — Ryan Lomberg, Canadian ice hockey player
Deaths
- 2024 — Nikki Giovanni, American poet, writer and activist (born 1943)
- 2022 — Jovit Baldivino, Filipino singer and actor (born 1993)
- 2021 — Speedy Duncan, American football player (born 1942)
- 2021 — Demaryius Thomas, American football player (born 1987)
- 2015 — Soshana Afroyim, Austrian painter (born 1927)
- 2015 — Norman Breslow, American statistician and academic (born 1941)
- 2015 — Juvenal Juvêncio, Brazilian lawyer and politician (born 1934)
- 2015 — Julio Terrazas Sandoval, Bolivian cardinal (born 1936)
- 2014 — Sacvan Bercovitch, Canadian-American author, critic, and academic (born 1933)
- 2014 — Jane Freilicher, American painter and poet (born 1924)
- 2014 — Jorge María Mejía, Argentinian cardinal (born 1923)
- 2014 — Mary Ann Mobley, American model and actress, Miss America 1959 (born 1937)
Observances & holidays
- Anna's Day, marks the day to start the preparation process of the lutefisk to be consumed on Christmas Eve, as well as a Swedish name day, celebrating all people named Anna. (Sweden and Finland)
- Armed Forces Day (Peru)
- Christian feast day:
Feast of the Conception of the Most Holy Theotokos by St. Anne (Eastern Orthodox Church)
Feast of the Conception of the Virgin MaryEastern Orthodox Church
- Christian feast day: Hannah (biblical figure) (Eastern Orthodox Church)
- Christian feast day: Juan Diego
- Christian feast day: Leocadia
- Christian feast day: Nectarius of Auvergne
- Christian feast day: Peter Fourier
- Christian feast day: December 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Fatherland's Heroes Day (Russia)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Tanganyika from Britain in 1961. (Tanzania)
- International Anti-Corruption Day (United Nations)
- National Heroes Day, formerly V.C. Bird Day. (Antigua and Barbuda)
- Navy Day (Sri Lanka)
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