Kémi Séba

Beninese political activist, diplomat.

Born December 9th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Strasbourg.

Alexandros Papagos

Greek military leader and politician (1883-1955).

Born December 9th, 1883 in Athens.

Died October 4th, 1955 at 71 years old in Athens.

Tishani Doshi

Indian writer.

Born December 9th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Chennai.

Hape Kerkeling

German comedian.

Born December 9th, 1964 (age 61 years) in Recklinghausen.

Jean de Brunhoff

French artist and writer (1899–1937).

Born December 9th, 1899 in Paris, 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Died October 16th, 1937 at 37 years old in Montana (tuberculosis).

Yoshikazu Yasuhiko

Japanese mangaka and animator.

Born December 9th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Engaru.

Yelena Mizulina

Russian politician.

Born December 9th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Buy.

Francisco S. Carvajal

President of mexico (1870-1932).

Born December 9th, 1870 in San Francisco de Campeche.

Died September 20th, 1932 at 61 years old in Mexico City.

Ni-Ki

Japanese singer and rapper.

Born December 9th, 2005 (age 20 years) in Okayama. ^[ref]

Henriette Reker

German lawyer and independent politician; first female lord mayor of cologne.

Born December 9th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Cologne. ^[ref]

Goodwin Knight

31st governor of california (1896–1970).

Born December 9th, 1896 in Provo.

Died May 22nd, 1970 at 73 years old in Inglewood.

Keith A. Glascoe

American actor and firefighter (1962-2001).

Born December 9th, 1962 in San Francisco.

Died September 11th, 2001 at 38 years old in World Trade Center (September 11 attacks).

Raif Dizdarević

Yugoslav politician.

Born December 9th, 1926 (age 99 years) in Fojnica.

Olivia Lufkin

Japanese singer.

Born December 9th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Naha.

Henry Way Kendall

American particle physicist who won the nobel prize in physics.

Born December 9th, 1926 in Boston.

Died February 15th, 1999 at 72 years old in Wakulla County (drowning, asphyxia from cave diving).

Maurice de Hirsch

German financier and philanthropist (1831–1896).

Born December 9th, 1831 in Munich.

Died April 21st, 1896 at 64 years old in Hurbanovo.

George Grossmith

English comedian, writer, composer, actor, and singer in the late 19th to early 20th century.

Born December 9th, 1847 in Islington.

Died March 1st, 1912 at 64 years old in Folkestone.

Émile Waldteufel

French composer (1837-1915).

Born December 9th, 1837 in Strasbourg.

Died February 12th, 1915 at 77 years old in Paris.

Issey Takahashi

Japanese actor.

Born December 9th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Tokyo.

Shigeyoshi Inoue

Admiral in the imperial japanese navy during world war ii.

Born December 9th, 1889 in Sendai.

Died December 15th, 1975 at 86 years old in Yokosuka.

A. B. Yehoshua

Israeli writer (1936–2022).

Born December 9th, 1936 in Jerusalem.

Died June 14th, 2022 at 85 years old in Tel Aviv (cancer). ^[ref]

Ödön von Horváth

Austro-hungarian writer (1901–1938).

Born December 9th, 1901 in Rijeka.

Died June 1st, 1938 at 36 years old in Paris, avenue des Champs-Élysées.

Bárbara Palacios Teyde

Writer, former tv show host, former minister of tourism in venezuela.

Born December 9th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Madrid.

Luděk Mikloško

Czech footballer.

Born December 9th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Prostějov.

Alvin S. White

American world war ii pilot (1918–2006).

Born December 9th, 1918 in Berkeley.

Died April 29th, 2006 at 87 years old in Tucson. ^[ref]