354 Historic Events for December 9
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| 1953 |
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World B Free, NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors)
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| 1953 |
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Mont Canadiens (106) and Toronto Maple Leafs (98) get 204 penalty mins
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| 1954 |
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Dmitri Sjostakovitsj appointed honored guest of Swed Royal Music Acad
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| 1954 |
Birth |
Herman Finkers, Dutch cabaret performer
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| 1956 |
Birth |
Sylvia, Kokomo Indiana, country singer (Nobody)
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| 1956 |
Death |
Hans Barth, composer, dies at 59
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| 1957 |
Death |
Carswell Adams, sportscaster (Your Sports Special), dies
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| 1957 |
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1st Japanese ambassador to Israel
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| 1957 |
Birth |
Donny Osmond, Ogden Utah, singer (Osmond Brothers, Donnie and Marie)
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| 1958 |
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Robert H W Welch Jr and 11 other men meet in Indianapolis to form anti-Communist John Birch Society
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| 1958 |
Birth |
Nancy J Currie, Wilmington DE, Mjr Army/astronaut (STS 57, 70, sk: 88)
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| 1959 |
Death |
Kurt Kl„ber, writer, dies
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| 1959 |
Death |
Walter Compton, news anchor (DuMont Evening News), dies at 47
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| 1960 |
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1st broadcast of "Coronation Street" on British ITV
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| 1960 |
Birth |
Juan Samuel, San Pedro de Macoris, infielder (NY Yankees, Blue Jays)
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| 1961 |
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Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Phila Warriors scores 67 points vs NY
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| 1961 |
Birth |
Christiane Jolissaint, Switzerland, tennis star
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| 1961 |
Birth |
Ian Andrew Wright, Hamilton NZ, rower (Olympics-96)
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| 1961 |
Birth |
Joe Lando, LA Calif, actor (Byron Sully-Dr Quinn)
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| 1961 |
Event |
"From the Second City" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 87 perfs
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| 1961 |
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"Let It Ride" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 68 perfs
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| 1961 |
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SS Col Adolf Eichmann found guilty of war crimes in Israel
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| 1961 |
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Tanganyika gains independence from Britain takes name Tanzania
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| 1962 |
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"I Can Get It For You Wholesale" closes on Broadway
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| 1962 |
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Tanganyika becomes a republic within British Commonwealth
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