Question: what important events happened on december 9th?
Answer: 1979 Smallpox declared eradicated. ...  1965 Charlie Brown Christmas makes airs for the first time on television. ...  1961 Tanganyika gains independence. ...  1960 First episode of Coronation Street airs. ...  1893 Auguste Vaillant bombs the French Chamber of Deputies. ...  1968 Kurt Angle. ...  1953 John Malkovich. ...  1934 Judi Dench.