Every yearDecember 9
Everything December 9 celebrates
7 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for December 9 every year, and 2 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | International Anti-Corruption DayLead | Community | |
| 02 | Christmas Card Day | Celebration | |
| 03 | National Llama Day | Nature | |
| 04 | National Pastry Day | Food | |
| 05 | International Day of Veterinary Medicine | Health | |
| 06 | World Techno Day | Music | |
| 07 | National Opal Apples Day | Food |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on December 9 in some years.
Green Monday — 2030
The Start of Hanukkah — 2031
Born on December 9
Historic figures
- John Milton1608–1674English poet and philosopher
- Kirk Douglas1916–2020American actor, singer, and producer
- Fritz Haber1868–1934Polish-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- Grace Hopper1906–1992American admiral and computer scientist, designed COBOL
- Carl Wilhelm Scheele1742–1786Swedish Pomeranian and German pharmaceutical chemist
- Carlo Azeglio Ciampi1920–2016Italian economist and politician, 10th President of Italy
- Dolores Ibárruri1895–1989Spanish activist, journalist and politician
- James Rainwater1917–1986American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- Henry Way Kendall1926–1999American physicist, photographer, and mountaineer
- Johann Joachim Winckelmann1717–1768German archaeologist and historian
Celebrities & public figures
- Judi Denchb. 1934English actress
- Sonia Gandhib. 1946Italian-Indian politician
- John Malkovichb. 1953American actor and producer
- Jean-Claude Junckerb. 1954Luxembourger lawyer and politician
- Hikaru Nakamurab. 1987Japanese-American chess player
- Simon Helbergb. 1980American actor
- Kurt Angleb. 1968American freestyle and professional wrestler
- Beau Bridgesb. 1941American actor
- Kirsten Gillibrandb. 1966American lawyer and politician
- Empress Masakob. 1963Japanese consort of Emperor Naruhito
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers December 9 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see December 9, 2026.
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