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.