What happened in history on this day: December 9?
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Births on December 9
- 1906 - Birth of Freddy Martin in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; orchestra leader (started Merv Griffin).
- 1915 - Birth of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf in Jarotschin, Germany; soprano (Der Rosenkavalier).
- 1934 - Birth of [Amos] Junior Wells in Memphis, Tennessee, USA; blues singer ("In My Younger Days").
- 1940 - Birth of Sammy Strain; American singer (Imperials - "Hurt So Bad").
- 1943 - Birth of Rick Danko in Canada; rocker (The Band - "Islands", "Stage Fright").
- 1944 - Birth of George Baker [Hans Bouwens]; Dutch vocalist (G B Selection).
- 1950 - Birth of Joan Armatrading in Saint Kitts; singer ("Back to the Night").
- 1956 - Birth of Sylvia in Kokomo, Indiana, USA; country singer (Nobody).
- 1957 - Birth of Donny Osmond in Ogden, Utah, USA; singer (Osmond Brothers, Donny and Marie).
- 1968 - Birth of Michael Foster in Richmond, Virginia, USA; drummer (Firehouse - "Love of a Lifetime").
- 1969 - Birth of Jakob Dylan in New York City, New York, USA; singer/guitarist/Bob Dylan's son (The Wallflowers - "One Headlight").
- 1970 - Birth of David Kersh in Houston, Texas, USA; country singer ("If I Never Stop Loving You").
Deaths on December 9
- 2022 - Death of Herbert Deutsch at age 90; composer, co-inventer of Moog synthesiser.
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