Mário Centeno

Portuguese economist and politician.

Born December 9th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Olhão.

James Rainwater

American physicist.

Born December 9th, 1917 in Council.

Died May 31st, 1986 at 68 years old in New York City.

Jean Mermoz

French aviator (1901–1936).

Born December 9th, 1901 in Aubenton. ^[ref]

Died December 7th, 1936 at 34 years old in Atlantic Ocean. ^[ref]

Fred Dretske

American professor of philosophy at stanford university (1932–2013).

Born December 9th, 1932 in Waukegan.

Died July 24th, 2013 at 80 years old (heart failure).

Mark Dvoretsky

Russian chess trainer, writer and international master (1947-2016).

Born December 9th, 1947 in Moscow.

Died September 26th, 2016 at 68 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]

Zurab Zhvania

Prime minister of georgia (1963-2005).

Born December 9th, 1963 in Tbilisi.

Died February 3rd, 2005 at 41 years old in Tbilisi (carbon monoxide poisoning).

Ioan Lupescu

Romanian footballer.

Born December 9th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Bucharest.

Sarah Hirini

New zealand rugby union player.

Born December 9th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Feilding.

Irena Santor

Polish singer.

Born December 9th, 1934 (age 91 years) in Papowo Biskupie. ^[ref]

Franco Fontana

Italian photographer (born 1933).

Born December 9th, 1933 (age 92 years) in Modena.