May, 9th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Sunday 09, 2004:
Team of Canada won the World Ice Hockey Championship in Prague.

Thursday 09, 2002:
In Kaspiysk, Russia, a remote-controlled bomb explodes during a holiday parade killing 43 and injuring at least 130.

Saturday 09, 1998:
In Birmingham, United Kingdom, Dana International wins the forty-third Eurovision Song Contest for Israel singing "Diva".

Monday 09, 1994:
Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first black president.

Saturday 09, 1992:
In Malmö, Sweden, Linda Martin wins the thirty-seventh Eurovision Song Contest for Ireland singing "Why Me".

Saturday 09, 1987:
In Brussels, Belgium, Johnny Logan wins the thirty-second Eurovision Song Contest for Ireland singing "Hold Me Now".

Friday 09, 1980:
The first meeting of Pope John Paul II and the Archbishop of Canterbury takes place in Ghana.

Thursday 09, 1974:
Watergate Scandal: The United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee opens formal and public impeachment hearings against President Richard M. Nixon.

Saturday 09, 1970:
Vietnam War: In Washington, D.C., 75,000 to 100,000 war protestors peacefully demonstrate behind a barricaded White House.

Monday 09, 1960:
Reproductive rights: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves sale of the birth control pill.

Wednesday 09, 1956:
First ascent of Manaslu, the world's eighth-highest mountain.

Monday 09, 1955:
Cold War: West Germany joins NATO.

Tuesday 09, 1950:
Robert Schuman presents his proposal on the creation of an organized Europe, indispensable to the maintenance of peaceful relations. This proposal, known as the "Schuman declaration", is considered to be the beginning of the creation of what is now the European Union.

Monday 09, 1949:
Rainier III of Monaco becomes Prince of Monaco.

Thursday 09, 1946:
King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy abdicates and is succeeded by Humbert II.

Wednesday 09, 1945:
1945 - World War II: The Channel Islands are formally liberated by the British.

Friday 09, 1941:
World War II: The German submarine U-110 is captured by the Royal Navy. On board is the latest Enigma cryptography machine which Allied cryptographers later use to break coded German messages.

Thursday 09, 1940:
World War II: The German submarine U-9 sinks French coastal submarine Doris near Den Helder.

Saturday 09, 1936:
Italy formally annexes Ethiopia after taking the capital Addis Ababa on May 5.

Monday 09, 1927:
The Australian Parliament first convenes in Canberra.

Sunday 09, 1926:
Admiral Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett claim to have flown over the North Pole (later discovery of his diary seems to indicate that this did not happen).

Sunday 09, 1915:
World War I: Second Battle of Artois between German and French forces.

Saturday 09, 1914:
J.T. Hearne becomes the first bowler to take 3000 first-class wickets.

Thursday 09, 1901:
Australia opens its first parliament in Melbourne.

Monday 09, 1887:
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show opens in London.

Saturday 09, 1874:
The first horse drawn carriage made its début in the city of Mumbai, plying on two routes.

Saturday 09, 1868:
The city of Reno, Nevada, is founded.

Thursday 09, 1726:
Five men arrested during a raid on Mother Clap's molly house in London are executed at Tyburn.

Saturday 09, 1671:
Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. He is immediately caught because he is too drunk to run with the loot. He is later condemned to death and then mysteriously pardoned and exiled by King Charles II.

Friday 09, 1502:
Christopher Columbus leaves Spain for his fourth and final journey to the "New World".

Thursday 09, 1450:
'Abd al-Latif Mirza (Timurid monarch) assassinated.

Saturday 09, 1429:
Joan of Arc defeats the English troops besieging Orléans.

Monday 09, 1092:
Lincoln Cathedral is consecrated.

Wednesday 09, 328:
Athanasius is elected Patriarch bishop of Alexandria.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/09-may/on-this-day.html


People born on May 09

1982:
Rachel Boston, American actress (b: May 9, 1982) (Biography of Rachel Boston)

1979:
Pierre Bouvier, Canadian musician (Simple Plan) (b: May 9, 1979) (Biography of Pierre Bouvier)

1970:
Ghostface Killah, American rapper (b: May 9, 1970) (Biography of Ghostface Killah)

1968:
Marie-José Perec, French athlete (b: May 9, 1968) (Biography of Marie-José Perec)

1965:
Steve Yzerman, Canadian hockey player (b: May 9, 1965) (Biography of Steve Yzerman)

1964:
Kevin Saunderson, American music producer and disc jockey (b: May 9, 1964) (Biography of Kevin Saunderson)
David Gahan, English singer (Depeche Mode) (b: May 9, 1964) (Biography of David Gahan)

1955:
Anne-Sofie von Otter, Swedish mezzo-soprano (b: May 9, 1955) (Biography of Anne-Sofie von Otter)

1949:
Billy Joel, American musician (b: May 9, 1949) (Biography of Billy Joel)

1946:
Candice Bergen, American actress (b: May 9, 1946) (Biography of Candice Bergen)

1944:
Richie Furay, American musician (Poco and Buffalo Springfield) (b: May 9, 1944) (Biography of Richie Furay)

1942:
John Ashcroft, United States Attorney General (b: May 9, 1942) (Biography of John Ashcroft)

1940:
James L. Brooks, American film producer and writer (b: May 9, 1940) (Biography of James L. Brooks)

1939:
Ralph Boston, American athlete (b: May 9, 1939) (Biography of Ralph Boston)

1937:
José Rafael Moneo, Spanish architect (b: May 9, 1937) (Biography of José Rafael Moneo)

1936:
Glenda Jackson, English actress and politician (b: May 9, 1936) (Biography of Glenda Jackson)
Albert Finney, British actor (b: May 9, 1936) (Biography of Albert Finney)

1934:
Alan Bennett, British author (b: May 9, 1934) (Biography of Alan Bennett)

1930:
Joan Sims, British actress (b: May 9, 1930 ; d: June 28, 2001) (Biography of Joan Sims)

1928:
Colin Chapman, English engineer and automobile manufacturer (b: May 9, 1928 ; d: December 16, 1982) (Biography of Colin Chapman)
Pancho Gonzalez, American tennis player (b: May 9, 1928) (Biography of Pancho Gonzalez)
Barbara Ann Scott, Canadian figure skater (b: May 9, 1928) (Biography of Barbara Ann Scott)

1921:
Sophie Scholl, resistance fighter in Nazi Germany (b: May 9, 1921 ; d: February 22, 1943) (Biography of Sophie Scholl)
Mona Van Duyn, American poet (b: May 9, 1921 ; d: December 2, 2004) (Biography of Mona Van Duyn)

1920:
Richard Adams, English author (b: May 9, 1920) (Biography of Richard Adams (author))
William Tenn, American author (b: May 9, 1920) (Biography of William Tenn)

1918:
Mike Wallace, American journalist (b: May 9, 1918) (Biography of Mike Wallace (journalist))
Orville L. Freeman, American politician (b: May 9, 1918) (Biography of Orville L. Freeman)

1914:
Hank Snow, Canadian-born musician (b: May 9, 1914 ; d: December 20, 1999) (Biography of Hank Snow)

1912:
Pedro Armendáriz, Mexican actor (b: May 9, 1912) (Biography of Pedro Armendáriz)
Géza Ottlik Hungarian writer (b: May 9, 1912 ; d: October 9, 1990) (Biography of Géza Ottlik)

1907:
Baldur von Schirach, Nazi official (b: May 9, 1907) (Biography of Baldur von Schirach)

1895:
Lucian Blaga, Romanian poet, playwright, and philosopher (b. 1895) (b: May 9, 1895 ; d: May 6, 1961) (Biography of Lucian Blaga)
Richard Barthelmess, American actor (b: May 9, 1895) (Biography of Richard Barthelmess)

1892:
Zita of Bourbon-Parma, Empress of Austria-Hungary (b: May 9, 1892) (Biography of Zita of Bourbon-Parma)

1882:
Henry J. Kaiser, American ship-builder (b: May 9, 1882 ; d: August 24, 1967) (Biography of Henry J. Kaiser)
George Barker, American painter (b: May 9, 1882) (Biography of George Barker (painter))

1874:
Howard Carter, British archaeologist (b: May 9, 1874 ; d: March 2, 1939) (Biography of Howard Carter)

1873:
Anton Cermak, Mayor of Chicago (b: May 9, 1873 ; d: March 6, 1933) (Biography of Anton Cermak)

1860:
J. M. Barrie, Scottish author (b: May 9, 1860 ; d: June 19, 1937) (Biography of J. M. Barrie)

1837:
Adam Opel, German engineer and industrialist (b. 1895) (b: May 9, 1837) (Biography of Adam Opel)

1800:
John Brown, American abolitionist (b: May 9, 1800 ; d: December 2, 1859) (Biography of John Brown (abolitionist))

1741:
Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (b: May 9, 1741 ; d: June 5, 1816) (Biography of Giovanni Paisiello)

1439:
Pope Pius III (b: May 9, 1439 ; d: October 18, 1503) (Biography of Pope Pius III)

1147:
Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (b: May 9, 1147 ; d: February 9, 1199) (Biography of Minamoto no Yoritomo)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/09-may/births.html

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People who died on May 09

2005:
Nasrat Parsa (d: May 9, 2005) (Biography of Nasrat Parsa)

2004:
Akhmad Kadyrov, President of Chechnya (b: August 23, 1951 ; d: May 9, 2004) (Biography of Akhmad Kadyrov)
Alan King, American comedian and actor (b: December 26, 1927 ; d: May 9, 2004) (Biography of Alan King)

2003:
Russell B. Long, U.S. Senator from Louisiana (b: November 3, 1918 ; d: May 9, 2003) (Biography of Russell B. Long)

1998:
Alice Faye, American actress (b: May 5, 1915 ; d: May 9, 1998) (Biography of Alice Faye)

1994:
Elias Motsoaledi (d: May 9, 1994) (Biography of Elias Motsoaledi)

1989:
Keith Whitley (d: May 9, 1989) (Biography of Keith Whitley)

1986:
Tenzing Norgay, Nepalese sherpa (b: May 29, 1914 ; d: May 9, 1986) (Biography of Tenzing Norgay)

1985:
Edmond O'Brien, American actor (b: September 10, 1915 ; d: May 9, 1985) (Biography of Edmond O'Brien)

1978:
Aldo Moro, Italian politician (b: September 23, 1916 ; d: May 9, 1978) (Biography of Aldo Moro)

1976:
Jens Bjørneboe, Norwegian author (b: October 9, 1920 ; d: May 9, 1976) (Biography of Jens Bjørneboe)

1970:
Andrew Watson Myles, Canadian politician (b: February 18, 1884 ; d: May 9, 1970) (Biography of Andrew Watson Myles)
Walter Reuther, American labor union leader (b: September 1, 1907 ; d: May 9, 1970) (Biography of Walter Reuther)

1968:
Mercedes de Acosta, American poet, playwright, costume designer, and socialite (b: March 1, 1893 ; d: May 9, 1968) (Biography of Mercedes de Acosta)

1957:
Ezio Pinza, Italian-born bass (b: May 18, 1892 ; d: May 9, 1957) (Biography of Ezio Pinza)

1950:
Esteban Terradas i Illa, Catalan mathematician, scientist, and engineer (b: September 15, 1883 ; d: May 9, 1950) (Biography of Esteban Terradas i Illa)

1949:
Louis II of Monaco (b: July 12, 1870 ; d: May 9, 1949) (Biography of Louis II, Prince of Monaco)

1931:
Albert Abraham Michelson, German-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b: December 19, 1852 ; d: May 9, 1931) (Biography of Albert Abraham Michelson)

1903:
Paul Gauguin, French painter (b: June 7, 1848 ; d: May 9, 1903) (Biography of Paul Gauguin)

1889:
William S. Harney, U.S. general (b: August 22, 1800 ; d: May 9, 1889) (Biography of William S. Harney)

1805:
Friedrich von Schiller, German writer (b: November 10, 1759 ; d: May 9, 1805) (Biography of Friedrich Schiller)

1791:
Francis Hopkinson, American author and signer of the Declaration of Independence (b: October 2, 1737 ; d: May 9, 1791) (Biography of Francis Hopkinson)

1760:
Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf, German religious and social reformer (b: May 26, 1700 ; d: May 9, 1760) (Biography of Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf)

1747:
John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair, Scottish soldier and diplomat (b: July 20, 1673 ; d: May 9, 1747) (Biography of John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair)

1707:
Dietrich Buxtehude (d: May 9, 1707) (Biography of Dietrich Buxtehude)

1657:
William Bradford (1590-1657) (d: May 9, 1657) (Biography of William Bradford (1590-1657))

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/09-may/deaths.html