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What happened in history on this day: December 9?
On December 9 in ...
- 1960 - ITV airs the first episode of Coronation Street in England.
- 1965 - Charles Schultz's Peanuts special A Charlie Brown Christmas airs for the first time.
- 1983 - Warner Bros. releases the film Sudden Impact to theaters.
- 1988 - Universal releases the film Twins to theaters.
- 2005 - Buena Vista releases the film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe to theaters.
Births on December 9
- 1897 - Birth of Hermione Gingold in London, England; actress (Gigi, Music Man).
- 1902 - Birth of Margaret Hamilton in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; actress (Wicked Witch - The Wizard of Oz) (dies 1985).
- 1909 - Birth of Douglas Fairbanks Junior in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Ghost Story).
- 1911 - Birth of [William] Broderick Crawford in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (All the King's Men, Highway Patrol, Hunter, Liar's Moon).
- 1918 - Birth of Issur Danielovitch AKA Izzy Demsky AKA Kirk Douglas; actor (Gunfight at the OK Corral, Seven Days in May).
- 1925 - Birth of Dina Merrill in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Operation Petticoat, Butterfield 8).
- 1928 - Birth of Dick Van Patten in Queens, New York, USA; actor (Tom Bradford - Eight is Enough).
- 1929 - Birth of John Cassavetes in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Dirty Dozen, Rosemary's Baby).
- 1930 - Birth of Buck Henry in New York City, New York, USA; screenwriter/comedian (Saturday Night Live, Get Smart).
- 1934 - Birth of Judi Dench in York, England; British stage and film actress (As Time Goes By, M - Goldeneye, Queen Victoria - Her Majesty Mrs Brown).
- 1941 - Birth of Beau Bridges in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Hotel New Hampshire, 5th Musketeer).
- 1945 - Birth of Michael Nouri in Washington DC, USA; actor (Beacon Hill, Bay City Blues).
- 1948 - Birth of Ron Vawter in Latham, New York, USA; actor (Philadelphia, Empire City, Twister).
- 1952 - Birth of Michael Dorn; actor (Worf - Star Trek: The Next Generation).
- 1953 - Birth of John Malkovich in Christopher, Illinois, USA; actor/director (Killing Fields).
- 1961 - Birth of Joe Lando in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Byron Sully - Dr Quinn).
- 1965 - Birth of Brad Savage in Livdnia, Michigan, USA; actor (Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice).
- 1969 - Birth of Allison Smith in Bronx, New York, USA; actress (Jennie - Cagney and Lacey, Kate and Allie).
- 1975 - Birth of Joshua Rudoy; actor (Harry and the Hendersons).
Deaths on December 9
- 1944 - Laird Cregar, actor (Charley's Aunt, Hangover Square), dies at age 28.
- 1976 - Nino Martini, actor (Here's to Romance), dies at age 71.
- 1982 - Joey Forman, actor (Sid Caesar Show, Joey Bishop Show), dies at age 53.
- 1983 - David Rounds, actor (Terence - Beacon Hill), dies at age 53.
- 1990 - Mike Mazurski, wrestler/actor (Centerfold Girls), dies at age 80.
- 1992 - Death of Vincent Gardenia of heart attack at age 70; Tony and Emmy award winning actor (All in the Family, LA Law, Ben Casey, Naked City, Edge of Night, J. Edgar Hoover - Kennedy TV mini-series, Moonstruck).
- 1995 - Vivian Blaine, actress (Guys and Dolls), dies of heart failure at age 74.
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