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May 9 is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) May 2007 is the fifth month of that year It began on a Tuesday and 31 days later ended on a Thursday. May 2006 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month May 2005 was the fifth month of that year It began on a Sunday and ended after 31 days on a Tuesday. May 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 236 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC) between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Kadesh. The Battle of Megiddo ( 15th century BC) was fought between Egyptian forces under the command of Pharaoh Thutmose III and a large Thutmose III (sometimes read as Thutmosis or Tuthmosis III and meaning Thoth is Born) was the sixth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Canaanites redirects here For the 1940s social and political movement in Israel, see Canaanites (movement. This article is about Kadesh in Syria see also Kadesh (South of Israel or Kedesh Kadesh (also Qadesh) was an ancient city of It is the first battle to have been recorded in what is accepted as relatively reliable detail.
• 328 - Athanasius is elected Patriarch bishop of Alexandria. Events By Topic Religion May 9 — Athanasius is elected bishop of Alexandria. The Patriarch of Alexandria is the Archbishop of Alexandria and Cairo, Egypt. Alexandria ( Egyptian Arabic: اسكندريه Eskendereyya; Standard Arabic: ar الإسكندرية Al-Iskandariyya; Ἀλεξάνδρεια
• 1092 - The Lincoln Cathedral is consecrated. Lincoln Cathedral (in full The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln, or sometimes St
• 1450 - 'Abd al-Latif (Timurid monarch) is assassinated. For the 12th century Arabian physician and Egyptologist see Abd-el-latif. The Timurids, self-designated Gurkānī ( were a Persianate Central Asian Sunni Muslim dynasty
• 1502 - Christopher Columbus leaves Spain for his fourth and final journey to the New World. Christopher Columbus (1451 &ndash May 20 1506 was an Italian Navigator, colonizer Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The New World is one of the names used for the non-Eurasian/non-African parts of the Earth specifically the Americas and Australia.
• 1671 - Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal England's Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. Thomas Blood ( 1618 - August 23, 1680) was an Irish-born Colonel best known for attempting to steal the Crown Jewels of A cleric ( Ancient Greek κληρικός - klērikos clergyman (pl England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The collective term Crown Jewels denotes the regalia and vestments worn by the sovereign of the United Kingdom during the Coronation ceremony and at various other Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London (and historically as The Tower) is a historic monument in central London
• 1726 - Five men arrested during a raid on Mother Clap's molly house in London are executed at Tyburn. Year 1726 ( MDCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Margaret Clap (better known as Mother Clap, died circa 1726 was a woman who ran a Brothel for Homosexual men in London in the early part of A Molly house is an Archaic English term for a tavern or private room where Homosexual males and Transwomen could meet each other and possible London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. History The village was one of two manors of the Parish of St Marylebone, which was itself named after the stream St Marylebone being
• 1868 - The city of Reno, Nevada, is founded. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap
• 1873 - Der Krach: Vienna stock market crash heralds the Long Depression. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. The Long Depression ( 1873 &ndash 1896) affected much of the world and was contemporary with the Second Industrial Revolution.
• 1874 - The first horse-drawn bus makes its début in the city of Mumbai, plying two routes. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial
• 1877 - Mihail Kogălniceanu reads, in the Chamber of Deputies, the Declaration of Independence of Romania. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Mihail Kogălniceanu ( September 6, 1817 &ndash July 1, 1891) was a Moldavian born Romanian liberal statesman lawyer The Chamber of Deputies (Camera Deputaţilor is the lower house in Romania 's Bicameral parliament. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania This day became the Independence Day of Romania.
• 1887 - Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show opens in London. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody (February 26 1846 &ndash January 10 1917 was an American soldier bison hunter and Showman.
• 1901 - Australia opens its first parliament in Melbourne. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Parliament of Australia or Commonwealth Parliament is the legislative branch of government of Australia. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3
• 1904 - The steam locomotive City of Truro becomes the first steam engine to exceed 100mph. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Great Western Railway (GWR City Class 4-4-0 Locomotive number 3440 City Of Truro was designed by George Jackson Churchward
• 1914 - J.T. Hearne becomes the first bowler to take 3000 first-class wickets. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year John Thomas Hearne (born May 3, 1867 in Buckinghamshire, died April 17, 1944 in Buckinghamshire (known either as Jack Hearne Muralijpg|thumb|250px|right|The world's leading off-spin bowler Muttiah Muralitharan sends down a delivery]] A bowler in the Sport of Cricket is usually First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by
• 1915 - World War I: Second Battle of Artois between German and French forces. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Second Battle of Artois, of which the British contribution was the Battle of Aubers Ridge, was a battle on the Western Front of World War I, it was Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1920 - Polish-Soviet War: The Polish army under General Edward Rydz-Śmigły celebrates its capture of Kiev with a victory parade on Khreschatyk. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Wojsko Polskie ( WP, Polish Army) is the name applied to the military forces of Poland. Edward Rydz-Śmigły ( pronounced rɨts ɕmigwɨ sometimes Edward Śmigły-Rydz ( March 11 1886 The 1920 Kiev Offensive (or Kiev Operation) sometimes considered to have started the Soviet-Polish War, was an attempt by the newly re-emerged Poland A victory parade is a type of Parade held in order to celebrate a victory Khreschatyk (Хрещатик Khreshchatyk; Крещатик Kreshchatik) is the main street of Kiev, Ukraine.
• 1926 - Admiral Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett claim to have flown over the North Pole (later discovery of Byrd's diary seems to indicate that this did not happen). Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, USN ( October 25, 1888 &ndash March 11, 1957) was a pioneering American polar Floyd Bennett (October 25 1890 &ndash April 25 1928 American Aviator who piloted Richard E The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is subject to the caveats explained below defined as the point in the northern
• 1927 - The Australian Parliament first convenes in Canberra. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Parliament of Australia or Commonwealth Parliament is the legislative branch of government of Australia. Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City.
• 1936 - Italy formally annexes Ethiopia after taking the capital Addis Ababa on May 5. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Addis Ababa (sometimes spelled Addis Abeba, the spelling used by the official Ethiopian Mapping Authority Amharic Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John
• 1940 - World War II: The German submarine U-9 sinks the French coastal submarine Doris near Den Helder. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability
• 1941 - World War II: The German submarine U-110 is captured by the Royal Navy. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) On board is the latest Enigma cryptography machine which Allied cryptographers later use to break coded German messages. The Enigma machine is any one of a family of related electro-mechanical Rotor machines used to generate Ciphers for the Encryption and decryption of The Allies of World War II were the countries officially opposed to the Axis powers during the Second World War. Cryptography (or cryptology; from Greek grc κρυπτός kryptos, "hidden secret" and grc γράφω gráphō, "I write"
• 1942 - World War II: Belgrade becomes the first Axis-conquered city to murder or eliminate its Jewish population, largely with the help of Serbian collaborators. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. The Axis powers also known as the Axis alliance Axis nations Axis countries or sometimes just the Axis were those Countries Jewish population refers to the number of Jews in the world Precise figures are difficult to calculate because the definition of " Who is a Jew " remains a Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country Collaborationism, can describe the Treason of cooperating with enemy Forces occupying one's Country.
• 1942 - Holocaust: The SS murder 588 Jewish residents of the Podolian town of Zinkiv (Khmelnytska oblast, Ukraine). The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as The ( German for "Protective Squadron" abbreviated SS - or ( Runic)- was a major Nazi organization under Adolf Hitler and the PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ The region of Podolia (also spelled Podilia or Podillya) is a historical region in the west-central and south-west portions of present-day Ukraine, Zinkiv (Зіньків Зеньков is a city in Poltava Oblast, Ukraine. Khmelnytskyi Oblast (Хмельницька область translit Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe.
• 1945 - World War II: The final German surrender to Marshal Georgy Zhukov at Berlin-Karlshorst is signed by Colonel-General Hans-Jürgen Stumpff as the representative of the Luftwaffe, Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel as the Chief of Staff of OKW, and Admiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg as Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Marshal of the Soviet Union ( Marshal Sovietskovo Soyuza Советского Союза'' was the de facto highest military rank of the Soviet Union. Karlshorst (literally meaning Karl's nest in German) is a locality in the borough of Lichtenberg in Berlin. Colonel General is a senior Military rank which is used in some of the world’s militaries Hans-Jürgen Stumpff ( June 15, 1889 - March 9, 1968) was a German general of the Luftwaffe during the Second ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. For other meanings see Field Marshal (disambiguation Field marshal is a military officer rank Wilhelm Bodewin Johann Gustav Keitel (22 September 1882–16 October 1946 was a German Field marshal ( Generalfeldmarschall) The German General Staff ( Großer Generalstab literally Great General Staff) was an institution whose rise and development gave the German military a decided For other uses of OKW see OKW (disambiguation. The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht ( OKW) ( English: "High Command Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers Hans-Georg von Friedeburg ( July 15, 1895 – May 23, 1945) was the deputy commander of the U-Boat Forces of Nazi Germany A commander-in-chief is the Commander of a nation's Military forces or significant element of those forces The Kriegsmarine (English "War navy" was the name of the German Navy between 1935 and 1945 during the Nazi regime superseding the
• 1945 - World War II: General Alexander Löhr, commander of German Army Group E in Topolšica signs the unconditional surrender of German occupying forces in former Yugoslavia ending World War II in Slovenia. Alexander Löhr ( 20 May 1885 &ndash 26 February 1947) was an Austrian Air Force ( Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte Commander is a Military rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service Army Group E ( Heeresgruppe E) was a German Army Group active during World War II. Unconditional surrender is a surrender without conditions except for those provided by International law. A former is a structural member of an Aircraft Fuselage, of which a typical fuselage has a series from the nose to the Empennage, typically perpendicular See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west
• 1945 - World War II: Partisans liberate Ljubljana. Ljubljana ( is the largest and Capital city of Slovenia. It is located in the center of the country and is a mid-sized city of some 270000 inhabitants
• 1945 - World War II: Hermann Göring is captured by the United States Army. Hermann Wilhelm Göring (also spelled Goering) (12 January 1893 15 October 1946 was a German Politician, Military leader and a leading member The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities.
• 1945 - World War II: Vidkun Quisling is arrested in Norway. Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn Quisling (18 July 1887 – 24 October 1945 was a Norwegian army Officer and politician Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional
• 1945 - World War II: The Red Army enters Prague (capitulation of Nazi occupation troops). The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German
• 1945 - World War II: The Soviet Union marks Victory Day. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 For the song see Den Pobedy In the Russian Federation and some Former USSR countries Victory Day marks the capitulation
• 1945 - World War II: The Channel Islands are formally liberated by the British. The Channel Islands ( Norman: Îles d'la Manche, French: Îles Anglo-Normandes or Îles de la Manche) are a group of Islands The Occupation of the Channel Islands refers to the Military occupation of the Channel Islands by Germany during World War II which lasted The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 1946 - King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy abdicates and is succeeded by Humbert II. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Victor Emmanuel III (Vittorio Emanuele III 11 November, 1869 – 28 December, 1947) was a member of the House of Savoy and Umberto II, occasionally anglicized as Humbert II, (September 15 1904 - March 18 1983 the last King of Italy, nicknamed the King of May ( Re
• 1949 - Rainier III of Monaco becomes Prince of Monaco. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rainier III Prince of Monaco (Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi 31 May 1923 &ndash 6 April 2005) styled His Serene Highness Prince, from the Latin root Princeps, is a general term for a Monarch, for a member of a monarch's or former monarch's family and is a For other uses see Monaco (disambiguation Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco ( French: Principauté de Monaco; Monégasque
• 1950 - Robert Schuman presents his proposal on the creation of an organized Europe, indispensable to the maintenance of peaceful relations. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Schuman (29 June 1886 4 September 1963 was a noted French Statesman This proposal, known as the "Schuman declaration", is considered by some people to be the beginning of the creation of what is now the European Union. The Schuman Declaration is a governmental proposal by then- French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman to place the Coal and Steel industries of The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in
• 1950 - L. Ron Hubbard's Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health is released. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13 1911 &ndash January 24 1986 was a fiction writer who devised a self-help technique called Dianetics and philosophy known as Scientology Dianetics The Modern Science of Mental Health (often abbreviated as DMSMH is a book by L
• 1955 - Cold War: West Germany joins NATO. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( The North Atlantic Treaty
• 1955 - Sam and Friends debuts on a local United States television channel, marking the first television appearance of both Jim Henson and what would become Kermit the Frog and the Muppets. Sam and Friends was an early Live-action / Puppet Television show created by puppeteer Jim Henson and his eventual wife Jane The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For other uses of "Henson" see Henson. James Maury "Jim" Henson (September 24 1936 &ndash May 16 1990 was one of Kermit the Frog is a Muppet, one of Puppeteer Jim Henson 's most famous and beloved creations first introduced in 1955 The Muppets are a group of Puppet characters created by Jim Henson.
• 1956 - First ascent of Manaslu, the world's eighth-highest mountain. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Manaslu (मनास्लु also known as Kutang) is the eighth highest Mountain in the world located in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese
• 1960 - The FDA announces it will approve birth control as an additional indication for Searle's Enovid, making Enovid the world's first approved oral contraceptive pill. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Birth control, sometimes synonymous with contraception, is a regimen of one or more actions devices or Medications followed in order to deliberately prevent In Medicine, an indication is a term describing a valid reason to use a certain test medication procedure or surgery GD Searle & Company or just Searle was a company focusing on life sciences specifically pharmaceuticals agriculture and animal health
• 1961 - Jim Gentile of the Baltimore Orioles becomes the first player in baseball history to hit grand slams in consecutive innings. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Edward Gentile (pronounced "jen-TEE-uhl" born June 3, 1934 in San Francisco California) also nicknamed "Diamond Jim" is a The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each In the Sport of Baseball, a grand slam (or just slam for short is a Home run hit with all the bases occupied by baserunners, thereby
• 1970 - Vietnam War: In Washington, D.C., 75,000 to 100,000 war protesters demonstrate in front of the White House. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence
• 1974 - Watergate Scandal: The United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee opens formal and public impeachment hearings against President Richard Nixon. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The Watergate scandals were a series of Political scandals during the presidency of Richard Nixon that resulted in the Indictment of several of Nixon's The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary US House Committee on the Judiciary, or (more commonly the House Judiciary Committee, is a Standing committee of Impeachment is the first of two stages in a specific process for a legislative body to forcibly remove a Government official The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by
• 1980 - In Florida, Liberian freighter MV Summit Venture hits the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay sending 35 people (most in a bus) to a watery death as a 1,400-foot section of the bridge collapses. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire The M/V Summit Venture is a Bulk carrier built in 1976, in Nagasaki Japan. The Sunshine Skyway Bridge, spanning Florida's Tampa Bay, is the world's longest bridge with a cable-stayed main span with a length of 29040 feet Tampa Bay is a large natural Harbor and Estuary along the Gulf of Mexico on the western coast of Florida, comprising Old Tampa Bay
• 1980 - In Norco, California, five masked gunman hold up a Security Pacific bank, leading to a violent shoot-out and one of the largest pursuits in California history. Norco is a city in Riverside County, California, in the United States. The Norco shootout was an armed confrontation between five heavily-armed bank robbers and Riverside and San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputies The History of California is divided into the following articles Two of the gunmen and one police officer are killed and thirty-three police and civilian vehicles are destroyed in the chase.
• 1980 - The first meeting of Pope John Paul II and the Archbishop of Canterbury takes place in Ghana. Pope The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast to the west Burkina Faso to the north Togo to the
• 1987 - A Polish LOT Ilyushin IL-62M "Tadeusz Kościuszko" (SP-LBG) crashes after takeoff in Warsaw, Poland, killing 183 people. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland.
• 1988 - The new Australian Parliament House opens in Canberra. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Parliament House is the meeting place of the Parliament of Australia.
• 1992 - Armenian forces capture Shusha, marking a major turning point in the Karabakh War. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani The Nagorno-Karabakh War refers to the armed conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in the small ethnic Enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh
• 1998 -Transsexual Israeli singer Dana International wins the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest
• 2001 - In Ghana 129 football fans die in what became known as the Accra Sports Stadium Disaster. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Transsexualism is a condition in which a person identifies with a physical Sex different from the one with which they were born Sharon Cohen ( Hebrew: שרון כוהן professionally known as Dana International (born Yaron Cohen on February 2 1972) is The Eurovision Song Contest 1998 was the 43rd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1998 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast to the west Burkina Faso to the north Togo to the The deaths were caused by a stampede (caused by the firing of teargas by police personnel at the stadium)that followed a controversial decision by the referee handling a crucial match between arch-rivals Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko. For other meanings see Hearts of Oak Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club, commonly referred to as Hearts of Oak or just Hearts
• 2002 - The 38-day stand-off in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem comes to an end when the Palestinians inside agree to have 13 suspected militants among them deported to several different countries. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Church_of_the_nativity_bethjpg|thumb|200px|View of The Church of the Nativity from Manger Square]]The Church of the Nativity ( كنيسة المهد) in Bethlehem Bethlehem ( بيت لحم,, lit "House of Meat" Βηθλεέμ Bethleém בית לחם Beit Lehem, lit "House of Bread" is a Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn
• 2002 - In Kaspiysk, Russia, a remote-controlled bomb explodes during a holiday parade killing 43 and injuring at least 130. Kaspiysk (Каспи́йск until 1947 known as Dvigatelstroy (ru Дви́гательстро́й is a town in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia, located Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending A bomb is any of a range of devices that typically rely on the Exothermic Chemical reaction of an Explosive material to produce an extremely
• 2004 - Chechen president Akhmad Kadyrov is killed in a land mine bomb blast under a VIP stage during a World War II memorial victory parade in Grozny, Chechnya. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Chechen Republic (ˈʧɛʧɨn rɪˈpʌblɨk Чече́нская Респу́блика Chechenskaya Respublika; Нохчийн Республика Noxçiyn Respublika President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Akhmad Abdulkhamidovich Kadyrov (Ахмат Абдулхамидович Кадыров ( August 23, 1951  – May 9, 2004) also spelled A land mine is an Explosive device designed to be placed on or in the ground to explode when triggered by an operator or the Proximity of a vehicle person A Very Important Person, or VIP is a person who is accorded special privileges due to his or her status or importance Grozny (Гро́зный Соьлж-ГIала Sölƶ-Ġala or Соьлжа-ГIала Sölƶa -Ġala sometimes referred to as ce Джовхар-ГIала
• 2006 - Estonia ratifies the European Constitution. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region The Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (TCE commonly referred to as the European Constitution, was an unimplemented international Treaty intended
• 2006 - George Preca is canonised as the first Maltese saint in history. Saint George Preca (in Maltese: San Ġorġ Preca) ( 12 February 1880 - 26 July 1962) was a Maltese Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity

Births

• 1147 - Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. was the founder and the first Shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate of Japan. 1199)
• 1741 - Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (d. Year 1741 ( MDCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Giovanni Paisiello (or Paesiello) ( May 9, 1740 &ndash June 5, 1816) was an Italian Composer of the 1816)
• 1800 - John Brown, American abolitionist (d. Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. John Brown (May 9 1800 December 2 1859 was an American Abolitionist who advocated and practiced armed Insurrection as a means to end all Slavery 1859)
• 1837 - Adam Opel, German engineer and industrialist (d. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Adam Opel ( May 9, 1837 - September 8, 1895) was the founder of the German car -maker Opel. 1895)
• 1860 - J. M. Barrie, Scottish author (d. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Sir James Matthew Barrie 1st Baronet OM ( 9 May, 1860 &ndash 19 June, 1937) more commonly known as J 1937)
• 1866 - Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Leader of Indian Independence Movement (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gopal Krishna Gokhale, CIE ( गोपाल कृष्‍ण गोखले) ( May 9, 1866 - February 19, 1915) was one of 1915)
• 1873 - Anton Cermak, Mayor of Chicago (d. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Anton (Tony Joseph Cermak, in Czech Antonín Josef Čermák, (ˈantɔɲiːn ˈjɔzɛf ˈtʃ͡ɛrmaːk ( May 9, 1873 &ndash March 1933)
• 1874 - Howard Carter, British archaeologist (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Howard Carter ( May 9 1874 March 2 1939) was an English Archaeologist and Egyptologist, noted as a primary discoverer 1939)
• 1882 - George Barker, American painter (d. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George Barker ( 9 May 1882 &ndash 1965 was a portrait and landscape painter from the United States. 1965)
• 1882 - Henry J. Kaiser, American shipbuilder (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Henry John Kaiser ( May 9, 1882 — August 24, 1967) was an American Industrialist who became known as the father of modern American 1967)
• 1883 - José Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common José Ortega y Gasset ( May 9, 1883 - October 18, 1955) was a Spanish philosopher. 1955)
• 1886 - Francis Biddle, United States Attorney General (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Francis Beverley Biddle ( May 9, 1886 – October 4, 1968) was an American lawyer and Judge who was Attorney General The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice (see) concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement 1968)
• 1887 - Sir Ernest de Silva, Sri Lankan Philanthropist (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1957)
• 1892 - Zita of Bourbon-Parma, Empress of Austria-Hungary (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Zita of Bourbon-Parma ( Zita Maria delle Grazie Adelgonda Micaela Raffaela Gabriella Giuseppina Antonia Luisa Agnese; 9 May 1892 &ndash 14 March 1989 was the wife of Emperor 1989)
• 1893 - William Moulton Marston, American psychologist, writer (co-creator, Wonder Woman) (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Dr William Moulton Marston ( May 9, 1893 &ndash May 2, 1947) was an American psychologist feminist theorist inventor and 1947)
• 1895 - Richard Barthelmess, American actor (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Richard "Dick" Semler Barthelmess ( May 9, 1895 &ndash August 17, 1963) was an Oscar-nominated Silent film 1963)
• 1895 - Lucian Blaga, Romanian poet, playwright, and philosopher (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lucian Blaga ( May 9 1895 - May 6 1961) was a Romanian poet playwright and philosopher 1961)
• 1888 - Rolf de Maré, Swedish art collector and museum director (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Rolf de Maré ( May 9 1888 – April 28 1964) sometimes called Rolf de Mare, was a Swedish Art collector and 1964)
• 1907 - Baldur von Schirach, Nazi official (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Baldur Benedikt von Schirach ( May 9, 1907 &ndash August 8, 1974) was a Nazi youth leader later convicted of being a War criminal 1974)
• 1907 - Kathryn Kuhlman, famed evangelist (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Kathryn Johanna Kuhlman ( May 9, 1907 - February 20, 1976) was a 20th Century American Faith healer. 1976)
• 1907 - Fred Warngård, Swedish athlete (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alfred "Fred" Warngård ( May 9, 1907 &ndash May 23, 1950) was a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in 1950)
• 1908 - Mary Goldsmith, American ceramist (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Mary Scheier ( May 9, 1908 – May 14, 2007) was a noted American Ceramicist, and the wife and artistic partner of 2007)
• 1909 - Don Messer, Canadian country musician (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Don Messer is also Donald E Messer, a Methodist theologian Donald Charles Frederick (Don Messer ( May 9, 1909 - March 1973)
• 1912 - Pedro Armendáriz, Mexican actor (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Pedro Armendáriz ( May 9 1912 &ndash June 18 1963) was a Mexican Actor of the Cinema of Mexico and 1963)
• 1912 - Per Imerslund, "The aryan idol" (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nils Per Imerslund, ( May 9, 1912 &ndash December 7, 1943) born in Kristiania, Norway, was one of the most prominent 1943)
• 1914 - Carlo Maria Giulini, Italian musician and conductor (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Carlo Maria Giulini ( May 9, 1914 &ndash June 14, 2005) was an Italian conductor, and violist. 2005)
• 1914 - Hank Snow, American country music singer and songwriter (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Clarence Eugene Snow ( May 9, 1914 &ndash December 20, 1999) better known as Hank Snow, was a Hall of Fame Country music 1999)
• 1918 - Mike Wallace, American journalist
• 1918 - Orville L. Freeman, American politician (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Mike Wallace (born Myron Leon Wallace on May 9, 1918) is an American journalist. Orville Lothrop Freeman (May 9 1918 February 20 2003 was an American Democratic politician who served as the 29th Governor of Minnesota from January 5 1955 to 2003)
• 1918 - Moisis Michail Bourlas, Greek member of the World War II resistance
• 1919 - Arthur English, English actor and comedian (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Moisis Michail Bourlas (Μωυσής Μιχαήλ Μπουρλάς is a Greek Jewish member of the World War II resistance World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Arthur Leslie Norman English ( 9 May 1919 &ndash 16 April 1995) was an English Comedian from the Music hall 1995)
• 1920 - Richard Adams, English author
• 1920 - William Tenn, American author
• 1921 - Sophie Scholl, resistance fighter in Nazi Germany (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Richard George Adams (born May 9, 1920) is an English Novelist who is best known as the writer of three novels featuring animal characters William Tenn is the Pseudonym for the Science fiction work of Philip Klass. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Sophia Magdalena Scholl ( 9 May 1921 - 22 February 1943) was a member of the White Rose Non-violent resistance 1943)
• 1921 - Mona Van Duyn, American poet (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mona Jane Van Duyn ( May 9, 1921 – December 2, 2004) was an American Poet. 2004)
• 1921 - Daniel Berrigan, American peace activist
• 1923 - Johnny Grant, American radio personality, television producer (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Daniel Berrigan, SJ (born May 9, 1921) is a poet American Peace activist, and Roman Catholic Priest. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Johnny Grant ( May 9 1923 – January 9 2008) was an American radio personality and television producer who also served as 2008)
• 1924 - Bulat Okudzhava, Russian writer and musician (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bulat Shalvovich Okudzhava (also transliterated as Boulat Okudjava / Okoudjava / Okoudzhava; Булат Шалвович Окуджава 1997)
• 1927 - Manfred Eigen, German biophysicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• 1928 - Ralph Goings, American painter
• 1928 - Pancho Gonzalez, American tennis player (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Manfred Eigen ( May 9, 1927 -) is a German Biophysicist who won the 1967 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on measuring fast chemical reactions The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Ralph Goings ( May 9, 1928 in Corning California) is an American painter closely associated with the Photorealism movement Ricardo Alonso González or Richard Gonzalez, (May 9 1928 &ndash July 3 1995 who was generally known as Pancho Gonzales or less often as Pancho Gonzalez 1995)
• 1928 - Barbara Ann Scott, Canadian figure skater
• 1930 - Joan Sims, British actress (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Barbara Ann Scott (born May 9, 1928 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian retired Figure skater. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Irene Joan Marion Sims ( 9 May 1930 &ndash 27 June 2001) was an English actress best remembered for her roles in the 2001)
• 1931 - Vance Brand, American astronaut
• 1934 - Alan Bennett, British author
• 1935 - Nokie Edwards, American guitarist (The Ventures)
• 1936 - Albert Finney, British actor
• 1936 - Glenda Jackson, English actress and politician
• 1937 - José Rafael Moneo, Spanish architect
• 1937 - David Prater, American singer (Sam & Dave) (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vance DeVoe Brand (born May 9 1931 is a former NASA Astronaut. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alan Bennett (born 9 May 1934 is an English Author and Tony Award -winning Playwright. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nokie Edwards born Nole Floyd Edwards 9 May, 1935, in Lahoma, Oklahoma. The Ventures are an American Instrumental rock band formed in 1958 in Tacoma, Washington. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Albert Finney Jr (born 9 May 1936 is a five-time Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning English Actor. Glenda May Jackson, CBE, (born 9 May, 1936) is a British actress and Politician, currently Labour Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. José Rafael Moneo Vallés (born May 9, 1937) is a Spanish Architect. Dave Prater ( May 9, 1937 &ndash April 9, 1988) was an American Southern Soul and Rhythm & Blues (R&B singer who was one of (the deeper Sam & Dave were an American Soul and Rhythm & Blues (R&B vocal duo who performed together from 1961 through 1981 1988)
• 1938 - Charles Simic Yugoslavian-born poet, 15th Poet Laureate of the United States
• 1939 - Ralph Boston, American athlete
• 1939 - Pierre Desproges, French humorist (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Simic (ˈtʃ​͡ɑːɻls ˈʂimitɕ​͡ born Dušan Simić, May 9, 1938 in Belgrade, Serbia) is a Serbian See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian The Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress is appointed by the United States Librarian of Congress and earns a stipend of $35000 a year Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ralph Harold Boston (born May 9 1939 in Laurel Mississippi) is an American athlete. Pierre Desproges ( May 9, 1939 - April 18, 1988) was a French Humorist. 1988)
• 1939 - Ion Ţiriac, Romanian tennis player and businessman
• 1940 - James L. Brooks, American film producer and writer
• 1942 - John Ashcroft, United States Attorney General
• 1942 - Tommy Roe, American singer and songwriter
• 1944 - Richie Furay, American musician (Poco and Buffalo Springfield)
• 1946 - Candice Bergen, American actress
• 1946 - Clint Holmes, English-born American singer and songwriter
• 1948 - Hans Georg Bock, German mathematician
• 1948 - Calvin Murphy, American basketball player
• 1949 - Billy Joel, American musician
• 1955 - Kevin Peter Hall, American actor (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Ion Ţiriac (born 9 May 1939 in Braşov) is a Romanian former Tennis player and businessman Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James L Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is an American producer, Screenwriter and director. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John David Ashcroft (born May 9 1942) is an American Politician who was the 79th United States Attorney General. The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice (see) concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement Tommy Roe, born May 9, 1942 is an American Pop music singer/songwriter Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richie Furay (born Paul Richard Furay 9 May 1944, Yellow Springs, Ohio) is an American Singer, Songwriter Poco is an American Country rock band originally formed by Richie Furay and Jim Messina following the demise of Buffalo Springfield Buffalo Springfield was a short-lived but influential Folk rock group that served as a springboard for the careers of Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Candice Patricia Bergen (born May 9, 1946) is an Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe - and Emmy Award -winning American Clint Holmes (born 9 May 1946 is a singer/songwriter/ Las Vegas entertainer Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hans Georg Bock (* May 9 1948) is a German University professor for Mathematics and Scientific computing. Calvin Murphy (born May 9 1948, in Norwalk Connecticut) is a retired American professional Basketball player who played as a guard for the Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Martin Joel (born May 9 1949 is an American Pianist and Singer-songwriter. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Kevin Peter Hall ( May 9, 1955  &ndash April 10, 1991) was an American actor famous for his roles as Dr 1991)
• 1955 - Anne-Sofie von Otter, Swedish mezzo-soprano
• 1955 - Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia
• 1956 - Wendy Crewson, Canadian actress
• 1960 - Tony Gwynn, American baseball player
• 1961 - John Corbett, American actor
• 1962 - David Gahan, English singer (Depeche Mode)
• 1962 - Paul Heaton, English singer/songwriter (Beautiful South)
• 1963 - Sanja Doležal, Croatian singer (Novi fosili)
• 1964 - Kevin Saunderson, American music producer and disc jockey
• 1965 - Ken Nomura, Japanese racing driver
• 1965 - Janu Tornell, American model and Survivor contestant
• 1965 - Steve Yzerman, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1968 - Marie-José Perec, French athlete
• 1969 - Amber, Dutch musician
• 1970 - Doug Christie, American basketball player
• 1970 - Ghostface Killah, American rapper (Wu-Tang Clan)
• 1971 - Paul McGuigan, English bassist (Oasis)
• 1972 - Megumi Odaka, Japanese actress and artist
• 1972 - Daniela Silivaş, Romanian gymnast
• 1973 - Chu Sang-mi, South Korean actress
• 1975 - Brian Deegan, Freestyle Motocross innovator
• 1975 - Chris Diamantopoulos, Canadian actor
• 1975 - Tamia, Canadian singer
• 1977 - Choi Jeong-yoon, South Korean actress
• 1977 - Maggie Dixon, Women's college basketball coach (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Anne Sofie von Otter (born 9 May 1955) is a Swedish mezzo-soprano Meles Zenawi Asres (Ge'ez መለስ ዜናዊ አስረስ meles zēnāwī, b Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wendy Jane Crewson (born May 9, 1956) is a Canadian actress. Crewson was born in Hamilton Ontario, the daughter of June Doreen Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anthony Keith Gwynn (born May 9 1960 in Los Angeles California) is a former Right fielder in Major League Baseball, statistically one of the best and Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Joseph Corbett Jr ( May 9, 1961) is a US actor and country music singer Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dave Gahan (born May 9, 1962 in Epping, Essex, England) is the Baritone lead singer for the English electronic Depeche Mode (dəˌpɛʃˈmoʊd are an English Electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. Paul David Heaton (born 9 May 1962 is an English Singer-songwriter. The Beautiful South were an English Pop group formed at the end of the 1980s by former members of Hull group The Housemartins - Paul Heaton Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sanja Doležal is a Croatian Singer and television host born on May 9 1963. Novi fosili (The New Fossils was a Croatian pop band, one of the most popular music acts in former Yugoslavia. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Kevin Maurice Saunderson (born in Brooklyn, New York on Sept 5 1964) is an electronic music producer Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. is a drifting driver from Japanese American. He made his debut in the D1 Grand Prix in the 3rd round in 2001 driving the Blitz Janu Tornell ( May 9, 1965 in Las Vegas Nevada) is an American reality show contestant and former Las Vegas Showgirl and Survivor is an American version of the Survivor Reality television Game show based on the Swedish television Stephen Gregory Yzerman ˈaɪzɚmən (born May 9, 1965 in Cranbrook British Columbia, Canada) is a retired Canadian professional hockey Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marie-José Pérec (born May 9, 1968) is a French athlete, specialised in the 200 and 400 m, and a triple Olympic champion Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Amber (born Marie-Claire Cremers on May 9 1969, Ubbergen) is a Dutch -born and Germany -raised Singer/songwriter Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the Canadian Lawyer of the same name see Doug Christie (lawyer. Dennis Coles, better known by his Stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Paul McGuigan (born 9 May 1971 in Manchester) better known by his nickname Guigsy (pronounced "Gwigzee" was one of the four Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991 Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. started her Career in 1984 as a Voice - Actress ( Seiyū) for the animation-TV-Series Fushigi na koala Blinky aka Noozles (USA aka Viorica Daniela Silivaş-Harper (born May 9, 1972) best known as Daniela Silivaş, is a Romanian Gymnast who is most famous for Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Chu Sang-mi (born 9 May 1973) is a Korean Actress. She was born in Seoul, South Korea, to the popular late Stage actor Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chris Diamantopoulos (born May 9, 1975) is a Canadian Actor. Born in Toronto, Diamantopoulos portrayed Robin Williams Tamia Marilyn Washington Hill (born Tamia Marylin Washington on May 9, 1975) professionally known as Tamia, is a Canadian - Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Choi Jeong-yoon ( born 9 May 1977) is a South Korean actress. Margaret Mary "Maggie" Dixon ( May 9 1977 &ndash April 6 2006) was an American collegiate women's basketball 2006)
• 1977 - Iñigo Landaluze, Spanish cyclist
• 1978 - Leandro Damián Cufré, Argentine footballer
• 1978 - Aaron Harang, baseball pitcher
• 1979 - Rosario Dawson, American actress
• 1979 - Pierre Bouvier, Canadian musician (Simple Plan)
• 1979 - Andrew W.K., American musician
• 1979 - Brandon Webb, American baseball player
• 1980 - Cho Hyeon Jae, South Korean actor
• 1980 - Grant Hackett, Australian swimmer
• 1980 - Angela Nikodinov, American figure skater
• 1980 - Tony Schmidt, German racing driver
• 1981 - Bill Murphy, American baseball player
• 1982 - Rachel Boston, American actress
• 1983 - Tyler Lumsden, American baseball player
• 1983 - Gilles Müller, Luxembourgian tennis player
• 1984 - Prince Fielder, American baseball player
• 1985 - Jake Long, American football player
• 1988 - Skye Regan, Canadian Actress and Writer
• 1988 - John Ryan Fitzpatrick, NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Driver
• 1996 - Mary Matilyn Mouser, American child actress

Deaths

• 1315 - Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (b. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Iñigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (born May 9 1977 in Getxo, Basque Country) is a professional Road bicycle racer. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Leandro Damián Cufré (born May 9, 1978 in La Plata) is an Argentine Football (soccer player who currently plays for French Aaron Michael Harang (born May 9, 1978 in San Diego California) is a right-handed Starting pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds in Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Rosario Dawson (born May 9 1979 is an American Actress and Singer. Pierre Charles Bouvier (born 9 May 1979) is a French Canadian musician who is best known as the lead singer for Pop punk band Simple Simple Plan is a French Canadian Pop punk band based in Montreal, Quebec. Andrew WK (born Andrew Fetterly Wilkes-Krier) ( May 9, 1979) is a Rock musician from the United States. Brandon Tyler Webb (born May 9, 1979 in Ashland Kentucky) is a National Major League Baseball Starting pitcher for Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Cho Hyeon-jae (born May 9, 1980) is a South Korean Actor. He finished his studies from Myungji University Grant George Hackett OAM (born May 9, 1980) is an Australian swimmer most famous for winning the men's 1500 metres freestyle Angela Nikodinov (born May 9, 1980 in Spartanburg, South Carolina) is an American figure skater. Tony Schmidt (born May 9, 1980 in Leipzig) is a German racing driver Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 William RW "Bill" Murphy (born May 9, 1981 in Anaheim California) is a left-handed Major League Baseball Relief pitcher Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Rachel Elizabeth Boston (born May 9, 1982 in Chattanooga Tennessee) is an American actress Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Tyler Ryan Lumsden (born May 9, 1983 in) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher for the Kansas City Royals. Gilles Müller (born on May 9, 1983) is a Luxembourgian professional tennis player Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Prince Semien Fielder (born May 9 1984 in Ontario, California) is a Major League Baseball player who plays First base for the Milwaukee Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Jake Edward Long (born May 9, 1985 in) is an American football Offensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Skye Regan (born May 9, 1988) is an Canadian Comedian, Writer, and Actress. JR Fitzpatrick (born May 9, 1988 in Cambridge, Ontario) is a NASCAR Canadian Tire Seriesdriver Driving the No Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Mary Matilyn Mouser (born May 9, 1996, Pine Bluff Arkansas) is an American Actress. Hugh V of Burgundy (1282 &ndash May 9 1315) was Duke of Burgundy between 1306 and 1315 1282)
• 1446 - Mary of Enghien, Queen of Naples (b. Mary of Enghien, also Maria d'Enghien, (1367 or 1370 &ndash May 9, 1446) was Countess of Lecce 1384 &ndash 1446 and by her second marriage 1368)
• 1657 - William Bradford, Governor of Plymouth Colony (b. William Bradford ( March 19, 1590 – May 9, 1657) was a leader of the separatist settlers of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts 1590)
• 1707 - Dieterich Buxtehude, German composer
• 1745 - Tomaso Antonio Vitali, Italian violinist and composer(b. Year 1707 ( MDCCVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Dieterich Buxtehude ( Dietrich, Diderich) (c 1637 &ndash 9 May 1707 was a German-Danish Organist, Lutenist Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Tomaso Antonio Vitali ( March 7 1663 &ndash May 9 1745) was an Italian composer and violinist from Bologna, son of 1663)
• 1747 - John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair, Scottish soldier and diplomat (b. Year 1747 ( MDCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Field Marshal John Dalrymple 2nd Earl of Stair KT, PC ( July 2, 1673 - May 9, 1747) was a Scottish 1673)
• 1760 - Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf, German religious and social reformer (b. Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, Imperial Count of Zinzendorf and Pottendorf, ( May 26, 1700 &ndash May 9, 1760 1700)
• 1789 - Jean Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval, French artillery specialist (b. Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lieutenant General Jean Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval ( 15 September, 1715 &ndash 9 May, 1789) was a French Artillery 1715)
• 1790 - William Clingan, American delegate to the Continental Congress
• 1791 - Francis Hopkinson, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year William Clingan (c1721 &ndash May 9, 1790) was a delegate in the Continental Congress for Pennsylvania from 1777 to 1779 Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Francis Hopkinson (September 21 1737 May 9 1791 an American author was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence as a delegate from New 1737)
• 1805 - Friedrich Schiller, German poet and historian (b. Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller krɪstɔf friːtʁɪç fɔn ʃɪləʁ/ʃɪlɐ (10 November 1759 9 May 1805 was a German Poet, Philosopher 1759)
• 1861 - Peter Ernst von Lasaulx, German philosopher and writer (b. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Peter Ernst von Lasaulx (1805 &ndash 1861 was born on March 16, 1805 in Coblenz, the son of a well-known architect Johann Claudius von Lasaulx 1805)
• 1889 - William S. Harney, U. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Selby Harney ( 22 August 1800 - 9 May 1889) was a Cavalry officer in the U S. general (b. 1800)
• 1914 - C.W. Post, American food manufacturer (b. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Charles William Post ( October 26 1854 - May 9 1914) also known as C 1854)
• 1915 - François Faber, Luxembourgish cyclist (b. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year François Faber ( 26 January 1887 &ndash 9 May 1915) was a Luxembourgian cyclist 1887)
• 1918 - George Coşbuc, Romanian poet (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George Coşbuc ( September 20 1866, Hordou nowadays Coşbuc in Bistriţa-Năsăud County &mdash May 9 1918, 1866)
• 1931 - Albert Abraham Michelson, German-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Albert Abraham Michelson ( December 19, 1852 &ndash May 9, 1931) was a Polish - American Physicist known The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1852)
• 1938 - Thomas B. Thrige, Danish industrialist (b. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Barfoed Thrige ( May 5, 1866 – May 9, 1938) was a Danish entrepreneur industrialist and businessman 1866)
• 1949 - Prince Louis II of Monaco (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Louis II Prince of Monaco ( 12 July 1870 &ndash 9 May 1949) was the Sovereign Prince of Monaco from 26 June 1870)
• 1950 - Esteban Terradas i Illa, Catalan mathematician, scientist, and engineer (b. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Esteban Terradas i Illa (born Barcelona, 15 September 1883; died Madrid, 9 May 1950) was a Spanish Mathematician 1883)
• 1955 - Kate Booth, the oldest daughter of William and Catherine Booth (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Kate Booth ( September 18, 1858 - May 9, 1955) was the oldest daughter of William and Catherine Booth. William Booth ( April 10, 1829 &ndash August 20, 1912) was a British Methodist preacher who founded The Salvation Catherine Booth ( 17 January 1829 &ndash 4 October 1890) was the Mother of The Salvation Army. 1858)
• 1957 - Ezio Pinza, Italian bass (b. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The Italian bass Ezio Pinza ( 18 May 1892 - 9 May 1957 was one of the outstanding Opera singers of the first half 1892)
• 1965 - Leopold Figl, Austrian politician (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Leopold Figl ( October 2 1902 in Rust, Archduchy of Austria, - May 9 1965 in Vienna) was an Austrian 1902)
• 1968 - Mercedes de Acosta, American poet, playwright, costume designer, and socialite (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mercedes de Acosta ( March 1, 1893 &ndash May 9, 1968) was a Cuban - American poet playwright costume designer and socialite 1893)
• 1968 - Finlay Currie, British actor (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Finlay Jefferson Currie ( 20 January, 1878 – 9 May, 1968) was a Scottish actor on stage screen and television 1878)
• 1968 - Marion Lorne, American actress (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Marion Lorne MacDougall ( August 12, 1883 - May 9, 1968) was an American Emmy Award -winning Character actress. 1885)
• 1970 - Andrew Watson Myles, Canadian politician (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andrew Watson Myles ( February 18, 1884 — May 9, 1970) was a Politician in Manitoba, Canada. 1884)
• 1970 - Walter Reuther, American labor leader (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year For the Baseball player Walter Ruether see Dutch Ruether. Walter Philip Reuther ( September 1, 1907 – 1907)
• 1976 - Jens Bjørneboe, Norwegian author (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jens Ingvald Bjørneboe (born October 9, 1920 in Kristiansand, Norway, died May 9, 1976 in Veierland in 1920)
• 1976 - Ulrike Meinhof, German revolutionist (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Ulrike Marie Meinhof ( October 7, 1934 in Oldenburg, Germany &ndash May 9, 1976 in Stuttgart, 1934)
• 1977 - James Jones, American writer (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays James Ramon Jones ( November 6, 1921 &ndash May 9, 1977) was an American author known for his explorations of World War 1921)
• 1978 - Aldo Moro, Prime Minister of Italy (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Aldo Moro ( September 23, 1916 &ndash May 9, 1978) was an Italian Politician and two-time Prime Minister of Italy In Italy, the Prime Minister of Italy (officially the President of the Council of Ministers, Italian Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri) is the country's 1916)
• 1979 - Cyrus Eaton, Canadian-American businessman and industrialist (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Cyrus Stephen Eaton ( December 27, 1883 &ndash May 9, 1979) was a successful Canadian born investment banker businessman and philanthropist 1883)
• 1981 - Ralph Allen, English footballer (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Ralph Slack Littlewood Allen ( June 30, 1906 - May 9, 1981) was an English professional footballer 1906)
• 1985 - Edmond O'Brien, American actor (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Edmond O'Brien (September 10 1915 – May 9 1985 was an American Film Actor who is perhaps best remembered for his role in D 1915)
• 1986 - Tenzing Norgay, Nepalese sherpa (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) 1914)
• 1989 - Keith Whitley, American country music singer (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Keith Whitley (born Jackie Keith Whitley July 1 1954 in Sandy Hook Kentucky, died May 9, 1989) was an American Country music singer 1955)
• 1990 - James Chadwick, English physicist, Nobel laureate (Physics, 1935)
• 1993 - Jacques Dextraze, French Canadian military officer (b. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Sir James Chadwick, CH (20 October 1891 &ndash 24 July 1974 was an English Physicist and Nobel laureate in physics awarded for his discovery of the Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) General Jacques Alfred Dextraze CC, CMM, CBE, DSO, CD ( August 15, 1919 &mdash May 9, 1919)
• 1994 - Elias Motsoaledi, South African freedom fighter (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Elias Motsoaledi ( July 26, 1924 &ndash May 9, 1994) was one of the eight men sentenced to life imprisonment at the Rivonia Trial. 1924)
• 1997 - Marco Ferreri, Italian film director (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Marco Ferreri ( May 11, 1928 – May 9, 1997) was an Italian Film director, Screenwriter and Actor. 1928)
• 1998 - Alice Faye, American actress (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Alice Faye (born Alice Jeane Leppert on May 5, 1915 - May 9, 1998) was an American actress and Singer 1915)
• 2001 - James E. Myers, American songwriter (Rock Around the Clock) and producer (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. James E Myers ( October 26 1919 - May 9 2001) was an American songwriter actor producer and Raconteur. For the movie named after the song see Rock Around the Clock (film. 1919)
• 2002 - Dan Devine, American football coach (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Dan Devine ( December 22, 1924 - May 9, 2002) was a football coach who served as head coach at three colleges and also served 1924)
• 2003 - Russell B. Long, U. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Russell Billiu Long ( November 3, 1918 – May 9, 2003) was an American politician who served in the United States Senate S. Senator from Louisiana (b. 1918)
• 2004 - Akhmad Kadyrov, Chechen president (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Akhmad Abdulkhamidovich Kadyrov (Ахмат Абдулхамидович Кадыров ( August 23, 1951  – May 9, 2004) also spelled 1951)
• 2004 - Alan King, American comedian (b. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Alan King (December 26 1927 &ndash May 9 2004 was an American comedian known for his biting wit and often angry humorous rants 1927)
• 2005 - Nasrat Parsa, Afghani singer (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nasrat Parsa (نصرت پارسا February 22 1968 &ndash May 8 2005) was a singer from Afghanistan. 1969)
• 2007 - Dwight Wilson, second-to-last Canadian WWI veteran (b. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Percy "Dwight" Wilson ( February 26, 1901 &ndash May 9, 2007) was the second-to-last surviving Canadian veteran of 1901)
• 2007 - Edith Rodriguez, hospital emergency room refused to treat (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Edith Isabel Rodriguez ( February 1, 1964 - May 9, 2007) was a woman who died of Gastrointestinal perforation at the troubled 1964)
• 2008 - Jack Gibson, Australian rugby league footballer and coach (b. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Jack Arthur Gibson OAM ( 27 February 1929 &ndash 9 May 2008) was an Australian Rugby league identity - a player commentator 1929)
• 2008 - Nuala O'Faolain, Irish journalist (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nuala O'Faolain (1 March 1940 9 May 2008 was an Irish journalist TV producer book reviewer teacher and author Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world 1942)

Holidays and observances

• Eastern Orthodox Church celebrates Saint Christopher (Αγιος Χριστόφορος)
• Armenia celebrates Victory Day to simultaneously mark the capture of Shusha in the Karabakh War and the victorious end of World War II. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Saint Christopher ( Greek: Άγιος Χριστόφορος) is a Saint venerated by Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani The Nagorno-Karabakh War refers to the armed conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in the small ethnic Enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
• European Union celebrates Europe day, commemorating the Schuman declaration. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in The Schuman Declaration is a governmental proposal by then- French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman to place the Coal and Steel industries of
• Jersey, Guernsey – Liberation Day (commemorating the end of the German Occupation of the Channel Islands during World War II). The Bailiwick of Jersey ( Jèrriais: Jèrri) is a British Crown dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. The Bailiwick of Guernsey (Bailliage de Guernesey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy. Liberation Day is a Day, often a Public holiday, that marks the liberation of a place similar to an Independence day. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Occupation of the Channel Islands refers to the Military occupation of the Channel Islands by Germany during World War II which lasted World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
• Romania - Independence Day. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania
• Roman Empire – Feast of the Lemures (See Larvae). The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial In Roman religion, the Lemuralia or Lemuria was a feast during which the ancient Romans performed Rites to exorcise the malevolent In Roman mythology, the larvae or lemures (singular lemur) were the spectres or spirits of the dead they were the malignant version of the
• Russia, Ukraine and Belarus and some other parts of the former Soviet Union – Victory Day as the end of the "Great Patriotic War". Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Belarus ( Belarusian Беларусь / Biełaruś is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 For the song see Den Pobedy In the Russian Federation and some Former USSR countries Victory Day marks the capitulation The term Great Patriotic War (Великая Отечественная война Velikaya Otechestvennaya Vojna) is used in Russia and some other
• Beatus of Lungern
• Beatus of Vendome
• Saint Gerontius (d. Beatus of Lungern, known also by the honorific Apostle of Switzerland or as Beatus of Beatenberg or of Thun, was a probably legendary Saint Bienheuré (Bié Beatus is a semi-legendary Saint of Vendôme. Gerontius of Cervia (Gerontius of Ficocle (d 501 AD was an Italian Bishop of Cervia who is venerated as a Saint. 501)
• Saint Pachomius (d. Events By Place Asia Qi He Di succeeds Qi Dong Hun Hou as ruler of the Chinese Southern Qi Dynasty. Saint Pachomius (ca 292-348 also known as Abba Pachomius and Pakhom in Arabic الأنبا باخوميوس, is generally recognized as the founder of 346)
• Saint Tudi
• Saint George Preca (d. Events By Place Asia In Korea, the Puyo tribes are absorbed by the Koguryŏ. Tudy (Tudi Tudec Tudinus Tegwin Thetgo of Landevennec was a Breton Saint of the 5th or 6th century. Saint George Preca (in Maltese: San Ġorġ Preca) ( 12 February 1880 - 26 July 1962) was a Maltese 1962)

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

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