1392 Peter, Prince/Regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa benfeitoria) was born on December - 09.
1447 On December - 09 birth of chenghua, Emperor of China (d. 1487)
1561 Edwin Sandys, a founder of Virginia colony was born on December - 09.
1569 Martinus de Porres, Peru, saint (patron of social justice) was born on this day in history.
1571 On December - 09 birth of adrian A Metius, Dutch mathematician/fort architect
1579 On this day in history birth of martin de Porres, Peruvian saint (d. 1639)
1579 Martinus de Porres, Peruvian saint (patron of social justice) (d. 1639) was born on December - 09.
1581 Emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daughter of Willem of Orange was born on this day in history.
1165 Malcom IV, king of Scotland (1153-65), dies at 24 on December - 09.
1292 On December - 09 sa'di, great Persian poet (Orchard, Rose Garden), dies
1437 On December - 09 sigismund, German Emperor/king of Hungary/Bohemia, dies at 70
1544 Death of Teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (b. 1491) on December - 09.
1565 On this day in history pius IV, [Gianangelo de' Medici], Italian Pope (1559-65), dies at 66
1603 Death of William Watson, English conspirator (b. 1559) on this day in history.
1625 Ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Frisian humanist/historian, dies at 78 on December - 09.
1636 On December - 09 giovanni B Aleotti, Ital writer/theater architect, dies at about 90