What happened on Sunday December 09, 1906?

About December 9th, 1906, in brief:

  • Historical events: The New York American newspaper reported that King Leopold II of Belgium had bribed a United States Senate commission investigating his brutal colonial regime in the Congo Free State. This revelation exposed the systematic corruption and human rights abuses associated with Leopold's exploitative colonial rule.
  • Day of the week: December 9th, 1906 was a Sunday
  • Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius (in western zodiac), Horse (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Last Quarter
  • #1 US song: All Through the Night by Henry Burr
  • Popular movie: The Magic Flute directed by Kenneth Branagh

More about December 9th, 1906? See below for more news and curiosities on December 9th, 1906.

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December 09, 1906: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on December 09, 1906:

  • Belgian King Leopold II's Congo Bribery Scandal The New York American newspaper reported that King Leopold II of Belgium had bribed a United States Senate commission investigating his brutal colonial regime in the Congo Free State. This revelation exposed the systematic corruption and human rights abuses associated with Leopold's exploitative colonial rule.
  • Birth of Grace Murray Hopper Grace Murray Hopper, a pioneering computer scientist and United States Navy rear admiral, was born. She would become a trailblazing figure in early computer programming, developing the first compiler for a computer programming language and popularizing the term 'debugging' after finding an actual moth in a computer system.

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December 09, 1906: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was December 09, 1906?


December 09, 1906 was a Sunday and it was the 343rd day of the year 1906 in the Gregorian calendar.

December 09, 1906 can also be written as 12/9/1906 in the US and as 9/12/1906 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on December 09, 1906?


Famous people born on December 09, 1906:

  • Grace Hopper

    A pioneering computer scientist and US Navy rear admiral who developed the first compiler and popularized the term 'debugging' in computer...

  • Grace Murray Hopper
  • Esther Peterson
  • Douglas Nicholls

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December 09, 1906: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on December 09, 1906:

  • Ferdinand Brunetière

    French author and critic (b. 1849).

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December 09, 1906: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on December 09, 1906 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week December 3rd and December 9th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

December 09, 1906: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on December 09, 1906 was All Through the Night by Henry Burr, according to the music chart for the week December 3rd and December 9th.

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December 09, 1906: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for December 9th is Sagittarius.

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Babies born in December are either Sagittarius or Capricorn. People born before December 21st are Sagittarius, while people born from December 22nd have the sign of Capricorn.

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December 09, 1906: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for December 09, 1906 is Horse and the associated element is Fire.

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December 09, 1906: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on December 09, 1906 was Last Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on December 09, 1906 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on December 09, 1906 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 32% full, rising at 11:39 pm and setting at 01:23 pm.

The previous full moon was on Nov 30, 1906 while the next full moon would come on Dec 30, 1906.

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How old is someone born on December 09, 1906?


Someone born on December 09, 1906 is:

118 years 1 month old,

or 1417 months and 6 days old,

or 6162 weeks and 3 days old,

or 43137 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on December 09, 1906?

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