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9 December 2024
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2022 - Members of the European Parliament, including Vice President Eva Kaili (pictured), and their associates are arrested in connection with the Qatar corruption scandal.Elected politician
Anniversary
2017 - Same-sex marriage in Australia became legal as the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017 came into effect.Anniversary
2016 - Park Geun-hye, the president of South Korea, was impeached, marking the culmination of the country's political scandal.President of South Korea from 2013 to 2017
Anniversary
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.Governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009
Anniversary
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.Historical events
History
2021 - Fifty-five people are killed and more than 100 injured when a truck with 160 migrants from Central America overturned in Chiapas, Mexico.Subregion of North America
History
2019 - A volcano on Whakaari / White Island, New Zealand, kills 22 people after it erupts.Island volcano in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty
History
2017 - The Marriage Amendment Bill receives royal assent and comes into effect, making Australia the 26th country to legalize same-sex marriage.2017 Australian law legalising same-sex marriage
History
2016 - 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 from 2013 to 2017
History
2016 - At least 57 people are killed and a further 177 injured when two schoolgirl suicide bombers attack a market area in Madagali, Adamawa, Nigeria in the Madagali suicide bombings.LGA and town in Adamawa State, Nigeria
History
2013 - At least seven are dead and 63 are injured following a train accident near Bintaro, Indonesia.Train crash in Indonesia
History
2012 - A plane crash in Mexico kills seven people including singer Jenni Rivera.Aviation accident in Mexico
History
2008 - Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich is arrested by federal officials for crimes including attempting to sell the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.Head of government of the U.S. state of Illinois
History
2006 - Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-116 carrying the P5 truss segment of the International Space Station.1972–2011 United States human spaceflight program
History
2003 - A blast in the center of Moscow kills six people and wounds several more.2003 attack by Chechen terrorists in Moscow, Russia
Notable births
Born
2003 - Yuna, South Korean rapper, singer and dancerSouth Korean singer and actress (born 2003)
Born
1996 - Mackenzie Blackwood, Canadian ice hockey playerCanadian ice hockey player (born 1996)
Born
1996 - Kyle Connor, American ice hockey playerAmerican ice hockey player (born 1996)
Born
1996 - MyKayla Skinner, American gymnastAmerican artistic gymnast (born 1996)
Born
1996 - AleXa, American singer based in South KoreaAmerican singer (born 1996)
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Nikki Giovanni, American poet, writer and activist (born 1943)American poet, writer and activist (1943–2024)
Died
2022 - Jovit Baldivino, Filipino singer and actor (born 1993)Filipino singer and actor (1993–2022)
Died
2021 - Speedy Duncan, American football player (born 1942)American football player (1942–2021)
Died
2021 - Demaryius Thomas, American football player (born 1987)American football player (1987–2021)
Died
2015 - Soshana Afroyim, Austrian painter (born 1927)Austrian painter (1927–2015)
Died
2015 - Norman Breslow, American statistician and academic (born 1941)American statistician and medical researcher
Died
2015 - Juvenal Juvêncio, Brazilian lawyer and politician (born 1934)Brazilian lawyer and football manager (1934–2015)
Died
2015 - Julio Terrazas Sandoval, Bolivian cardinal (born 1936)Sky
Moon phase
First Quarter
59.9% illuminated
Lunar age: 8.3 days
Sun zodiac
Sagittarius
17.91 degrees
Constellation: Ophiuchus
Moon zodiac
Pisces
29.04 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.