Saturday, December 10, 2011

December 9

Feast of Saint Juan Diego  (Roman Catholic)


International Anti-Corruption Day



Feast of the Conception of the Most Holy Theotokos by Saint Anne  (Eastern Orthodox)




Independence Day in Tanzania  (1961)



ROYAL BIRTHDAYS

Princess Srirasmi of Thailand, The Princess Consort to the Crown Prince of Siam   {1961} [wife of Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand (son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej {Rama IX} of Thailand)]


Crown Princess Masako of Japan   {1963} [wife of Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan (son of Emperor Akihito of Japan)]


Prince Joachim of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este, Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary + Bohemia, Prince of Modena   {1991} [son of Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (daughter of King Albert II of the Belgians)]



ROYAL CHRISTENING

Princess Elisabeth of Belgium   {2001} [daughter of Prince Philippe of Belgium, Duke of Brabant (son of King Albert II of the Belgians)]






HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTHS

1447   Emperor Chenghua [Zhu Jianshen] of Ming China (d.1487)


1594   King Gustav II Adolf "the Great" of Sweden (d.1632)


1751   Princess Maria Luisa [born Luisa Maria] of Parma, Infanta of Spain, Queen consort of Spain (d.1819)



DEATHS

1165   King Malcolm IV [Mael Coluim] of Scotland


1437   Sigismund [Zigmund/Zsigmond], Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary, Bohemia,  + Croatia, King of Italy + Germany [King of the Romans], King of Dalmatia, Serbia, Galicia, Lodomeria, + Bulgaria, Prince of Silesia + Luxembourg, Margrave of Moravia, Lusatia + Brandenburg


1565   Pope Pius IV


1669   Pope Clement IX


1706   King Pedro II "the Pacific" of Portugal + the Algarves

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