What day of the week was December 9, 2008?

The day of the week December 9th, 2008 fell on was a Tuesday.

There were 16 days until Christmas. Eid-al-Adha for Muslim people.

Ibrahim Dossey the Ghanaian footballer (b. 1972) died on this day in 2008. As did Yury Glazkov the Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1939) .

The Governor of Illinois the Rod Blagojevich, is arrested by federal officials for crimes including attempting to sell the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by President- elect Barack Obama's election to the Presidency.