December 9
People born on this day are Sagittarius.
- 1992
American troops land in Somalia for Operation Restore Hope.
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Gwen Jacob is acquitted of committing an indecent act, giving women the right to be topless in Ontario, Canada.
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A blast in the center of Moscow kills six people and wounds several more.
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Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-116 carrying the P5 truss segment of the International Space Station.
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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.
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A plane crash in Mexico kills seven people including singer Jenni Rivera.
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At least seven are dead and 63 are injured following a train accident near Bintaro, Indonesia.
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President Park Geun-hye of South Korea is impeached by the country's National Assembly in response to a major political scandal.
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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.
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The Marriage Amendment Bill receives royal assent and comes into effect, making Australia the 26th country to legalize same-sex marriage.
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A volcano on Whakaari / White Island, New Zealand, kills 22 people after it erupts.
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Fifty-five people are killed and more than 100 injured when a truck with 160 migrants from Central America overturned in Chiapas, Mexico.
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2005Ni-Ki, Japanese singer
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2003Yuna, South Korean rapper, singer and dancer
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2000Diāna Ņikitina, Latvian figure skater
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1997Harvey Barnes, English footballer
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1996Mackenzie Blackwood, Canadian ice hockey player
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1996Kyle Connor, American ice hockey player
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1996AleXa, American singer based in South Korea
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1995Simone Fontecchio, Italian basketball player
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1995McKayla Maroney, American gymnast
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1995Kelly Oubre Jr., American basketball player
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1994Ryan Lomberg, Canadian ice hockey player
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1993Mark McMorris, Canadian snowboarder
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