A report on 2009, 1983, 1911 and December 20
13 Sri Lanka Army soldiers are killed after a deadly ambush by the militant Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, starting the Sri Lankan Civil War which continued until 2009.
- 19831911 – Hortense Calisher, American author (d. 2009)
- December 20Choor Singh, Singaporean judge (d. 2009)
- 1911Tennessee Williams, American playwright (d. 1983)
- 19111983 – Jonah Hill, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
- December 20Prince Pedro Luiz of Orléans-Braganza, heir to the line of succession in Brazil (b. 1983)
- 20092009 – Brittany Murphy, American actress and singer (b. 1977)
- December 20October 31 – Hsue-Shen Tsien, Chinese scientist (b. 1911)
- 2009December 20 – Brittany Murphy, American actress and singer (b. 1977)
- 2009December 20 – Hortense Calisher, American author (d. 2009)
- 1911December 20
- 1983January 17 – Doodles Weaver, American comedian (b. 1911)
- 19831 related topic with Alpha
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Also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism.
October 6 – Toru Takahashi, Japanese race car driver (d. 1983)
December 9 – Steve Doll, American professional wrestler (d. 2009)
December 20 – Kim Ki-duk, South Korean director and screenwriter (d. 2020)
J. L. Austin, British philosopher (b. 1911)