December 9th
- 1768 – Joseph Holmes Desha born.
- 1851 – Thomas Hanson Paynter born.
- 1857 – John P. Gaines died, aged 62.
- 1862 – William Owsley died, aged 80.
- 1886 – Edward Porter Humphrey died, aged 77.
- 1888 – Fin Wilson born.
- 1914 – Mitchell Cary Alford died, aged 59.
- 1974 – David Akers born.
- 1981 – Kevin Groob born.