Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
b. 1920
Italian economist and politician, 10th President of Italy
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December 9
A look at December 9 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and Peter Kropotkin, and the day's notable deaths and observances.
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Events
10 notable moments- 2016
Park Geun-hye
President Park Geun-hye of South Korea is impeached by the country's National Assembly in response to a major political scandal.
President of South Korea - 1992
Somalia
American troops land in Somalia for Operation Restore Hope.
Country in the Horn - 1969
William P. Rogers
U.S. Secretary of State William P. Rogers proposes his plan for a ceasefire in the War of Attrition; Egypt and Jordan accept it over the objections of the PLO, which leads to civil war in Jordan in September 1970.
American politician (1913–2001) - 1968
Douglas Engelbart
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 oN-Line System (NLS).
American engineer and inventor - 1965
Kecksburg UFO incident
Kecksburg UFO incident: A fireball is seen from Michigan to Pennsylvania; with witnesses reporting something crashing in the woods near Pittsburgh.
1965 fireball sighting in - 1940
World War II
World War II: Operation Compass: British and Indian troops under the command of Major-General Richard O'Connor attack Italian forces near Sidi Barrani in Egypt.
1939–1945 global conflict - 1917
World War I
World War I: Field Marshal Allenby captures Jerusalem from the Ottoman Empire.
1914–1918 global conflict - 1911
Cross Mountain Mine disaster
A mine explosion near Briceville, Tennessee, kills 84 miners despite rescue efforts led by the United States Bureau of Mines.
1911 coal mine explosion - 1856
Iran
The Iranian city of Bushehr surrenders to occupying British forces.
Country in West Asia - 1775
American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War: British troops and Loyalists, misinformed about Patriot militia strength, lose the Battle of Great Bridge, ending British rule in Virginia.
1775–1783 conflict in North
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Famous birthday twins
Born on December 9Peter Kropotkin
b. 1842
Russian zoologist, economist, geographer, and philosopher
Stefen Fangmeier
b. 1960
American visual effects designer and director
Caroline Lucas
b. 1960
English activist and politician
Chenghua Emperor
b. 1447
of China
Grace Hopper
b. 1906
American admiral and computer scientist, designed COBOL
Tabitha Babbitt
b. 1779
American tool maker and inventor
Kirsten Gillibrand
b. 1966
American lawyer and politician
Deaths
- 1996Alain Poher, French lawyer and politician
- 1932Karl Blossfeldt, German photographer, sculptor, and educator
- 1830Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher, Danish surgeon, botanist, and academic
- 1544Teofilo Folengo, Italian poet
- 1437Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary from 1387 to 1437, Holy Roman Emperor from 1433
- 1117Gertrude of Brunswick, Markgräfin of Meißen
Holidays & observances
- —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)
- —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
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