About the day » Sunday December 9, 1860Calender converter

• van Berkel, Nieuwer-Amstel († 1860)
• Adriana Wilhelmina Mookhoek, Ooltgensplaat, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1912)
• Anna Troost, Den Helder, NH, Nederland
• Agatha Schrama, De Zilk, Noordwijkerhout († 1879)
• Adrianus van der Linde, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1950)
• Anke Buursma, Ferwerd, gem. Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1881)
• Adriana Wilhelmina Mookhoek, Ooltgensplaat, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1912)
• Anna Hester Maria Theesing, Woudrichem, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1944)
• Amelia Sinnaeve, Koekelare
• Aaltje Koetsier, Epe, Nederland († 1924)

• Antonetta Mutsaars (Mutsaers) (34), Waalwijk
• (Anna) Maria Theresia Bessems (74), Munsterbilzen (Belgie)
• (l.l.) Post (0), Makkinga, Ooststellingwerf
• Anna Jurjens Jonker (78), Meeden gemeente Menterwolde Groningen
• Anna Hóners (63), Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland
• Catharina Maria Outerstep (41), Nederhorst den Berg, Utrecht, Nederland
• Anna Catharina Quix (28), Nieuwstadt
• Antonij Heurnink (61), Gaanderen
• Antje Jans MOOIJ (48), Koog aan de Zaan, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Theresia Bessems (74), Munsterbilzen, Bilzen (B)

• 1845 » Joel Chandler Harris, American journalist and author († 1908)
• 1850 » Emma Abbott, American soprano and actress († 1891)
• 1861 » Hélène Smith, French psychic and occultist († 1929)
• 1867 » Gregorios Xenopoulos, Greek journalist and author († 1951)
• 1868 » Fritz Haber, Polish-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1934)
• 1870 » Francisco S. Carvajal, Mexican lawyer and politician, president 1914 († 1932)
• 1870 » Ida S. Scudder, Indian physician and missionary († 1960)
• 1871 » Joe Kelley, American baseball player and manager († 1943)
• 1873 » George Blewett, Canadian philosopher, author, and academic († 1912)
• 1875 » Harry Miller, American engineer († 1943)

• 1793 » Yolande de Polastron, French-Austrian educator (b. 1749)
• 1798 » Johann Reinhold Forster, German pastor, botanist, and ornithologist (b. 1729)
• 1830 » Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher, Danish surgeon, botanist, and academic (b. 1757)
• 1854 » Almeida Garrett, Portuguese journalist and author (b. 1799)
• 1858 » Robert Baldwin, Canadian lawyer and politician, 3rd Premier of Canada West (b. 1804)
• 1887 » Mahmadu Lamine, Senegalese religious leader
• 1906 » Ferdinand Brunetière, French author and critic (b. 1849)
• 1916 » Natsume Sōseki, Japanese author and poet (b. 1867)
• 1924 » Bernard Zweers, Dutch composer and educator (b. 1854)
• 1930 » Rube Foster, American baseball player and manager (b. 1879)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Hendrik
4. Cornelis
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Dirk
13. Arie
14. Hendrikus
15. Klaas
16. John

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Adriana
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Wilhelmina
10. Aaltje
11. Grietje
12. Neeltje
13. Trijntje
14. Mary
15. Antje
16. Elizabeth

• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
• From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
• The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
• March 24 » Sakuradamon Incident: Assassination of Japanese Chief Minister (Tairō) Ii Naosuke.
• May 5 » Giuseppe Garibaldi sets sail from Genoa, leading the expedition of the Thousand to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and giving birth to the Kingdom of Italy.
• May 18 » Abraham Lincoln wins the Republican Party presidential nomination over William H. Seward, who later becomes the United States Secretary of State.
• October 26 » The Expedition of the Thousand ends when Giuseppe Garibaldi presents his conquests to King Victor Emmanuel of Sardinia.
• December 20 » South Carolina becomes the first state to attempt to secede from the United States.
• December 26 » The first ever inter-club English association football match takes place between Hallam and Sheffield football clubs in Sheffield.

The temperature on December 9, 1860 was about 5.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%.