Bob Hawke

Australian politician, 23rd prime minister of australia (1929-2019).

Born December 9th, 1929 in Bordertown.

Died May 16th, 2019 at 89 years old in Sydney. ^[ref]

Fritz Haber

German chemist and receiver of the nobel prize (1868–1934).

Born December 9th, 1868 in Wrocław.

Died January 29th, 1934 at 65 years old in Basel (myocardial infarction).

Dick Butkus

American football player (1942–2023).

Born December 9th, 1942 in Chicago.

Died October 5th, 2023 at 80 years old in Malibu. ^[ref]

Dick Van Patten

American actor (1928–2015).

Born December 9th, 1928 in Queens.

Died June 23rd, 2015 at 86 years old in Santa Monica (diabetes).

Ruth Williams Khama

First lady of botswana (1923-2002).

Born December 9th, 1923 in Blackheath.

Died May 22nd, 2002 at 78 years old in Gaborone (esophageal cancer, Throat Cancer).

Eric Bledsoe

American basketball player.

Born December 9th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Birmingham.

Ragini Khanna

Indian actress.

Born December 9th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Mumbai. ^[ref]

Tré Cool

American drummer.

Born December 9th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Frankfurt.

Wyndham Clark

American golfer.

Born December 9th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Denver.

Joan Armatrading

British singer and musician.

Born December 9th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Basseterre.