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{{*mp}} [[1824]] – Forces led by General [[Antonio José de Sucre]] ''(pictured)'' defeated a [[Royalist (Spanish American Revolution)|Royalist]] army in the '''[[Battle of Ayacucho]]''', ending the [[Peruvian War of Independence]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1824]] – Forces led by General [[Antonio José de Sucre]] ''(pictured)'' defeated a [[Royalist (Spanish American Revolution)|Royalist]] army in the '''[[Battle of Ayacucho]]''', ending the [[Peruvian War of Independence]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1872]] – '''[[P. B. S. Pinchback]]''' took office as [[List of Governors of Louisiana|Governor of Louisiana]], the first [[African American]] governor of a [[U.S. state]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1872]] – '''[[P. B. S. Pinchback]]''' took office as [[List of Governors of Louisiana|Governor of Louisiana]], the first [[African American]] governor of a [[U.S. state]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1946]] – The '''[[Doctors' Trial]]''', the first of the [[Subsequent Nuremberg Trials]], began to prosecute doctors who were allegedly involved in [[Nazi human experimentation]] during [[World War |
{{*mp}} [[1946]] – The '''[[Doctors' Trial]]''', the first of the [[Subsequent Nuremberg Trials]], began to prosecute doctors who were allegedly involved in [[Nazi human experimentation]] during [[World War II]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1979]] – A [[World Health Organization]] commission of scientists certified the global eradication of '''[[smallpox]]''', making it the only human [[infectious disease]] to date to have been completely eradicated from nature. |
{{*mp}} [[1979]] – A [[World Health Organization]] commission of scientists certified the global eradication of '''[[smallpox]]''', making it the only human [[infectious disease]] to date to have been completely eradicated from nature. |
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Revision as of 21:15, 8 December 2010
This is a list of selected December 9 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
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December 9: Hanukkah ends at sunset (Judaism, 2010); Independence Day in Tanzania (1961); Army Day in Peru
- 1425 – Pope Martin V issued a papal bull establishing what later became the Catholic University of Leuven, the largest, oldest and most prominent university in Belgium.
- 1824 – Forces led by General Antonio José de Sucre (pictured) defeated a Royalist army in the Battle of Ayacucho, ending the Peruvian War of Independence.
- 1872 – P. B. S. Pinchback took office as Governor of Louisiana, the first African American governor of a U.S. state.
- 1946 – The Doctors' Trial, the first of the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials, began to prosecute doctors who were allegedly involved in Nazi human experimentation during World War II.
- 1979 – A World Health Organization commission of scientists certified the global eradication of smallpox, making it the only human infectious disease to date to have been completely eradicated from nature.