08/12/2025
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ЁЯУЕ December 9: Today in History
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ЁЯЗоЁЯЗ│ Important Events in India on December 9
ЁЯФ╣ Major Indian Events
1. 1946 тАУ First meeting of the Constituent Assembly of India.
тАУ Dr. Sachidanand Sinha was elected as the temporary chairman.
тАУ This day marks the beginning of the drafting of the Indian Constitution.
2. 1961 тАУ India prepared for тАЬOperation VijayтАЭ
тАУ A military operation to liberate Goa, Daman, and Diu from Portuguese rule.
3. 1971 тАУ Indo-Pakistan War:
тАУ Indian Air Force launched major strikes on Pakistani military bases in the western sector.
4. 2005 тАУ Launch of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).
5. 2014 тАУ Debate intensified in India on issues related to AFSPA in Nagaland.
6. 2019 тАУ Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) passed in Lok Sabha
тАУ This later became the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA 2019).
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ЁЯМН Major Worldwide Events on December 9
1. 1591 тАУ King Henry IV of France accepted the authority of the Pope in Rome.
2. 1893 тАУ First automobile license plate was issued in the United States.
3. 1941 тАУ China declared war on Japan, Germany, and Italy
тАУ During World War II.
4. 1946 тАУ UNICEF (United Nations ChildrenтАЩs Fund) was established.
5. 1968 тАУ The computer mouse was demonstrated for the first time
тАУ By Douglas Engelbart.
6. 1992 тАУ Prince Charles and Princess Diana announced their separation.
7. 2016 тАУ Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was removed from office after impeachment.
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ЁЯОВ Famous Births on December 9
ЁЯЗоЁЯЗ│ In India
1. 1889 тАУ Rajkumar Shukla
тАУ The farmer who brought Mahatma Gandhi to Champaran; key figure in Champaran Satyagraha.
2. 1916 тАУ Kiran Balubhai
тАУ Well-known Gujarati writer.
3. 1972 тАУ Rahul Dev
тАУ Indian actor and model.
ЁЯМН Around the World
1. 1608 тАУ John Milton
тАУ English poet, author of Paradise Lost.
2. 1916 тАУ Kirk Douglas
тАУ Legendary American actor.
3. 1934 тАУ Judith Fenton
тАУ British philosopher.
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тЬЭя╕П Famous Deaths on December 9
ЁЯЗоЁЯЗ│ In India
1. 2017 тАУ Yakub Bagwan
тАУ Well-known Urdu writer.
2. 2020 тАУ Amber Kanwar
тАУ Indian journalist (NDTV).
ЁЯМН Around the World
1. 1851 тАУ Wilhelm Lenz
тАУ Physicist known for LenzтАЩs Law.
2. 1965 тАУ Nikolai Bulganin
тАУ Former Prime Minister of the Soviet Union.
3. 2012 тАУ Patty Finney
тАУ American actress.
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ЁЯУМ Observances on December 9
1. International Anti-Corruption Day
тАУ Observed by the United Nations to raise awareness about corruption.
2. World Tech Day (in some countries)
тАУ Celebrates innovation in technology.
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