Gwen Jacob is acquitted of committing an indecent act, giving women the right to be topless in Ontario, Canada. Date: December 9, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 9 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)

A blast in the center of Moscow kills six people and wounds several more. Date: December 9, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 9 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)

Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-116 carrying the P5 truss segment of the International Space Station. Date: December 9, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 9 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)

Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich is arrested by federal officials for crimes including attempting to sell the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. Date: December 9, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 9 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)

A plane crash in Mexico kills seven people including singer Jenni Rivera. Date: December 9, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 9 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)

At least seven are dead and 63 are injured following a train accident near Bintaro, Indonesia. Date: December 9, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 9 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)

At least 57 people are killed and a further 177 injured when two schoolgirl suicide bombers attack a market area in Madagali, Adamawa, Nigeria in the Madagali suicide bombings. Date: December 9, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 9 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day…

President Park Geun-hye of South Korea is impeached by the country's National Assembly in response to a major political scandal. Date: December 9, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 9 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Marriage Amendment Bill receives royal assent and comes into effect, making Australia the 26th country to legalize same-sex marriage. Date: December 9, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 9 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)

A volcano on Whakaari / White Island, New Zealand, kills 22 people after it erupts. Date: December 9, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 9 📅 Events on this day in 2019 📅 On This Day (Today)