| Date | Weekday | Event | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 9, 1292 | Tuesday | Sa'di great Persian poet (Orchard Rose Garden) dies | ||
| December 9, 1792 | Sunday | 1st cremation in US | ||
| December 9, 1793 | Monday | Noah Webster establishes NY's 1st daily newspaper American Minerva | ||
| December 9, 1907 | Monday | 1st Christmas Seals sold in Wilmington PO | ||
| December 9, 1941 | Tuesday | 300 Montgomery opens as new Bank of America HQ | ||
| December 9, 1948 | Thursday | UN Gen Assembly unanimously approves Convention on Genocide | ||
| December 9, 1961 | Saturday | Tanganyika gains independence from Britain | ||
| December 9, 1978 | Saturday | Pioneer Venus 2 drops 5 probes into atmosphere of Venus | ||