Historical Events
Reports Leopold II Brided US
NY American reports Belgian King Leopold II bribed US Senate commission on the Congo
Famous Birthdays
- Freddy Martin, American orchestra leader (started Merv Griffin) and tenor saxophonist, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1983)
Grace Hopper (1906-1992)
American computer scientist and US Navy admiral who invented the first compiler for a universal computer programming language and is credited with coining the phrase 'debugging’, born in New York City
- Greet Koeman, Dutch opera soprano, born in Zaandam, North Holland, Netherlands (d. 1961)
About December 9, 1906
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 117 years, 4 months and 17 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Sagittarius
