December 9th (2010) was a Thursday. It's the 343rd day of the year (344th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 22 days left to the end of the year.
December 9th Famous Deaths for 2010
» John Eleuthère du Pont, American murderer (b. 1938)
» James Moody (saxophonist) called James Moody, American saxophonist, flute player, and composer (b. 1925)
» Dov Shilansky, Lithuanian-Israeli lawyer and politician, 10th List of Knesset speakers e.g Speaker of the Knesset (b. 1924)
December 9th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Feast of the Immaculate Conception Eastern Orthodoxy or Feast of the Conception of the Most Holy Theotokos by St. Anne (Orthodox Church)
» Juan Diego
» Leocadia
» Nectarius of Auvergne
» Peter Fourier
» December 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Independence Day, celebrate the independence of Tanganyika from United Kingdom e.g Britain in 1961. (Tanzania)
» International Anti-Corruption Day (International observance known as International)
» Public holidays in Antigua and Barbuda known as National Heroes Day, formerly V.C. Bird Day. (Antigua and Barbuda)