Dharam Singh Deol (born December 8, 1935), better known by his stage name Dharmendra, is an Indian actor, producer, and politician best known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is also renowned in India as the "He-Man" of movies. He is one of the few actors in the world who has starred in over 100 hit films. For his contributions to Hindi film, he earned the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997. He was a member of India's 15th Lok Sabha, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party's Bikaner seat in Rajasthan (BJP). The Government of India awarded him the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour, in 2012.

Sonia Gandhi aka Edvige Antonia Albina Maino is an Indian politician who was born on December 9, 1946. She is the president of the Indian National Congress, a broad-based political party that has ruled India for the majority of the country's post-independence history.

With his innumerable poetry, novels, plays, and songs, Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), better known as Gurudev, captivated the sphere of literature. His contributions are still firmly ingrained in India and worldwide. In 1883, Tagore married Mrinalini. He divorced his wife and never remarried in a period of 19 years. Even during his married life, it was considered that he desired personal company. "It would be lovely if you and I could be comrades in all our labour and in all our thoughts," he reportedly wrote to his wife in a letter, "but we cannot reach all that we seek."

John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet and philosopher who worked for the Commonwealth of England's Council of State and subsequently Oliver Cromwell as a government official. He wrote at a period of theological and political upheaval, and his epic poem Paradise Lost is his most famous work (1667). Paradise Lost is usually regarded as one of the finest masterpieces of English literature, written in blank verse.

Kumar Shahani is a well-known Indian film director and screenwriter best known for his parallel cinema features Maya Darpan, Khayal Gatha, and Kasba. Due to his commitment to formalism, and the reputation of his first feature, Maya Darpan, as one of Indian cinema's first formalist films, he is frequently grouped alongside similar stylistic filmmakers such as Pier Paolo Pasolini, Andrei Tarkovsky, and Jacques Rivette by critics and film enthusiasts.

Shatrughan Prasad Sinha (born July 15, 1946) is an Indian politician and actor. He served in the Lok Sabha (2009–2014, 2014–2019) and the Rajya Sabha (1996–2002, 2002–2008) representing Patna Sahib. In the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, he was a Union Cabinet Minister for Health and Family Welfare and Shipping. From 2014 until 2019, he served on the standing committee on transportation, tourism, and culture, as well as the consultative committee in the Ministry of External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs. Anything except Khamosh, his biography, was published in 2016.

Dame Judith Olivia Dench is an English actress who was born on December 9, 1934. She is regarded as a "peerless performer" with parts spanning from James Bond blockbusters to Shakespearean tragedies, and is regarded as one of the finest actresses in British history. On several times, she has been crowned Britain's finest actor. Dench made her stage debut with the Old Vic Company in 1957. She appeared in numerous of Shakespeare's plays during the next several years, including Hamlet's Ophelia, Romeo and Juliet's Juliet, and Macbeth's Lady Macbeth.

In April 2003, while filming Stuck on You in Miami, Damon met his Argentine wife, Luciana Bozán. They were engaged in September 2005 and married on December 9, 2005, in a private civil ceremony at the Manhattan Marriage Bureau. Their three girls were born in June 2006, August 2008, and October 2010 respectively. From Bozán's previous marriage, he has a stepdaughter, Alexia Barroso (born 1998), whom he considers his own. They've lived in Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades area since 2012, after previously residing in Miami and New York City.

Nicki Minaj is a Trinidadian-born rapper, singer, and songwriter. She was born Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty on December 8, 1982. Her rhyming style is noted for its lively flow and flexibility as a recording artist. She rose to fame after releasing the mixtapes Playtime Is Over (2007), Sucka Free (2008), and Beam Me Up Scotty. She was born in Trinidad and Tobago and reared in New York City (2009). Minaj was noted for her colourful outfits and wigs, her unique flow, and her usage of alter personalities and accents, mainly British cockney, early in her career. Pink Friday (2010), Minaj's debut studio album, was certified triple-platinum by the RIAA and reached number one on the Billboard 200 list.

Apollo 17 commander Gene Cernan and his crewmates — Harrison Schmitt and Ronald Evans — oohed and ahhed over their home planet, poised in the blackness outside their window, hours after their launch on December 7, 1972. The journey of Apollo 17: The whole disc of the planet was illuminated by the sun, a scene never before recorded on film by astronauts. The trajectory gave Schmitt the greatest view of Antarctica yet, and he marvelled at the superb vista of Africa.

Katrina and Vicky, together with their families, are scheduled to arrive on December 6 and leave on December 11. The wedding planning has been delegated to six separate suppliers, who will handle the flowers, decorations, security, transportation, catering, and jungle safaris. On December 5, 100 bouncers would arrive from Jaipur to assist with security procedures. Rajasthan police officers will also be on hand to ensure the safety of the VIP guests. On December 7, there will be a 'Sangeet' ritual, followed by a 'Mehendi' ceremony the next day. On December 10, a special celebration will be hosted following the wedding ceremony.