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| Birthday December 09, 1561 Edwin Sandys, a founder of Va colony |
| Birthday December 09, 1594 Gustavus II Adolphus, king who made Sweden a major power (1611-32) |
| Birthday December 09, 1608 John Milton, poet and puritan (Paradise Lost) |
| Birthday December 09, 1848 Joel Chandler Harris, created Uncle Remus stories |
| Birthday December 09, 1886 Clarence Birdseye, frozen vegatable king |
| Birthday December 09, 1897 Hermione Gingold |
| Birthday December 09, 1898 Emmett Kelly, circus clown (Weary Willie) |
| Birthday December 09, 1902 Margaret Hamilton, Actress (Wicked Witch of the West) |
| Birthday December 09, 1905 Dalton Trumbo, writer, film director (Johnny Got His Gun) |
| Birthday December 09, 1909 Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Actor (Ghost Story) |
| Birthday December 09, 1911 Lee J. Cobb, Actor (The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing) |
| Birthday December 09, 1911 Broderick Crawford, Actor (All the King's Men, Highway Patrol) |
| Birthday December 09, 1912 Thomas P. O'Neill, (D-Mass-Rep) Speaker of the House |
| Birthday December 09, 1915 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano |
| Birthday December 09, 1918 Kirk Douglas, Actor (Gunfight at the OK Corral, 7 Days in May) |
| Birthday December 09, 1922 Redd Foxx, Actor and comedian (Sanford and Son) |
| Birthday December 09, 1925 Dina Merrill, in NYC |
| Birthday December 09, 1926 Luis Miguel Domingu¡n, matador |
| Birthday December 09, 1928 Dick Van Patten, Actor (Eight Is Enough) |
| Birthday December 09, 1929 Robert J.L. Hawke, (Labor), prime minister of Australia (1983-, ) |
| Birthday December 09, 1938 David (Deacon) Jones, NFL defensive end (LA, SD, Washington) |
| Birthday December 09, 1942 Dick Butkus, NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears) |
| Birthday December 09, 1957 Donny Osmond, singer |
| History December 09, 1292 Sa'di great Persian poet (Orchard Rose Garden) dies |
| History December 09, 1775 Patriots gain control of Virginia |
| History December 09, 1792 1st cremation in US |
| History December 09, 1793 Noah Webster establishes NY's 1st daily newspaper American Minerva |
| History December 09, 1835 The Texan Army captures San Antonio |
| History December 09, 1854 The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred Lord Tennyson is published |
| History December 09, 1861 Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War created |
| History December 09, 1907 1st Christmas Seals sold in Wilmington PO |
| History December 09, 1917 Jerusalem surrenders to British troops |
| History December 09, 1921 GM engineers discover that leaded gas reduces knock in auto engines |
| History December 09, 1940 Brits launch offensive against Italians in North Africa |
| History December 09, 1941 300 Montgomery opens as new Bank of America HQ |
| History December 09, 1948 UN Gen Assembly unanimously approves Convention on Genocide |
| History December 09, 1950 Harry Gold sent to prison for his role in atomic espionage |
| History December 09, 1958 John Birch Society founded |
| History December 09, 1961 Tanganyika gains independence from Britain |
| History December 09, 1965 Newspaper reports on bombing over North Vietnam |
| History December 09, 1965 Reds trade Frank Robinson to Orioles |
| History December 09, 1967 Johnson discusses daughters |
| History December 09, 1971 Paris peace talks break down |
| History December 09, 1972 I Am Woman by Helen Reddy tops the U.S. pop charts |
| History December 09, 1978 Pioneer Venus 2 drops 5 probes into atmosphere of Venus |
| History December 09, 1981 Policeman Daniel Faulkner found dead |
| History December 09, 1983 Pacino stars in Scarface |
| History December 09, 1987 Intifada begins on Gaza Strip |
| History December 09, 1990 Walesa elected president of Poland |
| History December 09, 1992 Separation of Charles and Diana announced |
| History December 09, 2003 Cold spell leads to tragedy in Iran |