The 9th December is birth date of the following people:

• Grace Hopper (1906 - 1992), co-inventor of the CoBOL computer programming language.
• Donny Osmond (1957 - ), entertainer, teen idol, and part time dentist's advertisement.
• John Milton (1608 - 1674), poet, essayist, and author of Paradise Lost.

But, much more importantly, it is also Jona's (mother, NaNo winner, and acclaimed blog writer) Birthday today, and the 1st anniversary of the launch of Dave's highly distinguished Blog Life is an Eleborate Metaphor for Cricket.

Happy Birthday to you all.