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Historical Events for 9th December 2025
1640 - Settler Hugh Bewitt banished from Mass colony when he declares himself to be free of original sin
1824 - Battle of Ayacucho (Candorcangui), Peru defeats Spain
1907 - First Christmas Seals sold (Wilmington, Delaware, post office)
1967 - Nicolae Ceaușescu becomes President of Romania (overthrown in 1989)
1978 - First game of Women's Professional Basketball League (WBL): Chicago Hustle vs. Milwaukee Does
1990 - 23rd NAACP Image Awards: "Coming to America" wins Outstanding Motion Picture
2012 - The Social Liberal Union Party and Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta win by a landslide in the parliamentary elections
2019 - Chilean Air Force plane lost on flight to Antarctica with presumed loss of 38 lives
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