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Events

• 328 - Athanasius is elected Patriarch bishop of Alexandria.
• 1092 - Lincoln Cathedral is consecrated.
• 1429 - Joan of Arc defeats the English troops besieging Orléans.
• 1450 - 'Abd al-Latif Mirza (Timurid monarch) assassinated.
• 1502 - Christopher Columbus leaves Spain for his fourth and final journey to the "New World".
• 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.
• 1726 - Five men arrested during a raid on Mother Clap's molly house in London are executed at Tyburn.
• 1868 - The city of Reno, Nevada, is founded.
• 1874 - The first horse drawn carriage made its début in the city of Mumbai, plying on two routes.
• 1887 - Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show opens in London.
• 1901 - Australia opens its first parliament in Melbourne.
• 1914 - J.T. Hearne becomes the first bowler to take 3000 first-class wickets.
• 1915 - World War I: Second Battle of Artois between German and French forces.
• 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).
• 1927 - The Australian Parliament first convenes in Canberra.
• 1936 - Italy formally annexes Ethiopia after taking the capital Addis Ababa on May 5.
• 1940 - World War II: The German submarine U-9 sinks French coastal submarine Doris near Den Helder.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 1945 - World War II: Hermann Göring is captured by the United States Army.
• 1945 - World War II: Norway arrests Vidkun Quisling.
• 1945 - World War II: Red Army enters Prague (capitulation of Nazi occupation troops)
• 1945 - World War II: The Soviet Union marks Victory Day.
• 1945 - World War II: The Channel Islands are formally liberated by the British.
• 1946 - King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy abdicates and is succeeded by Humbert II.
• 1949 - Rainier III of Monaco becomes Prince of Monaco.
• 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.
• 1955 - Cold War: West Germany joins NATO.
• 1955 - Sam and Friends debuts on a local US television channel, marking the first television appearance of both Jim Henson and what would become Kermit the Frog and the Muppets.
• 1956 - First ascent of Manaslu, the world's eighth-highest mountain.
• 1960 - Reproductive rights: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves sale of the birth control pill.
• 1970 - Vietnam War: In Washington, D.C., 75,000 to 100,000 war protestors peacefully demonstrate behind a barricaded White House.
• 1974 - Watergate Scandal: The United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee opens formal and public impeachment hearings against President Richard M. Nixon.
• 1980 - In Florida, Liberian freighter SS 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.
• 1980 - The first meeting of Pope John Paul II and the Archbishop of Canterbury takes place in Ghana.
• 1987 - A Polish LOT Ilyushin IŁ 62M "Tadeusz Kościuszko" (SP-LBG). crashes after takeoff in Warsaw, Poland, killing 183 people.
• 1987 - In Brussels, Belgium, Johnny Logan wins the thirty-second Eurovision Song Contest for Ireland singing "Hold Me Now".
• 1992 - In Malmö, Sweden, Linda Martin wins the thirty-seventh Eurovision Song Contest for Ireland singing "Why Me".
• 1992 - At 5:18 a.m. ADT The Westray Mine in Plymouth, Nova Scotia experiences a methane explosion killing all 26 miners who were working.
• 1994 - Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first black president.
• 1998 - In Birmingham, United Kingdom, Dana International wins the forty-third Eurovision Song Contest for Israel singing "Diva".
• 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.
• 2002 - In Kaspiysk, Russia, a remote-controlled bomb explodes during a holiday parade killing 43 and injuring at least 130.
• 2004 - Chechen president Akhmad Kadyrov is killed in a landmine bomb blast under a VIP stage during a World War II memorial victory parade in Grozny, Chechnya.
• 2004 - Team of Canada won the World Ice Hockey Championship in Prague.
• 2006 - More information on the Nintendo Revolution will be released to the public.

Events May 9: Athanasius is elected bishop of Alexandria Births Valens, Roman Emperor Wong Tai Sin Deaths April 17: Alexander I, Patriarch of Alexandria Categories: 328 ... Athanasius of Alexandria (also spelled Athanasios) (298–May 2, 373) was a Christian bishop, the Patriarch of Alexandria, in the fourth century. ... The Patriarch of Alexandria is the bishop of Alexandria, Egypt. ... Antiquity and modernity stand cheek-by-jowl in Egypts chief Mediterranean seaport Located on the Mediterranean Sea coast, Alexandria Αλεξάνδρεια (in Arabic, الإسكندرية, transliterated al-ʼIskandariyyah) is the chief seaport in Egypt, and that countrys second largest city, and the capital of the Al Iskandariyah governate. ... Events May 9 - Lincoln Cathedral is consecrated. ... // Headline text Headline text Headline text Headline text Link titleItalic textBold textInsert non-formatted text here--195. ... Events January 10 - Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, founds the European Order of the Golden Fleece February 12 - Battle of Rouvray (or of the Herrings). English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the Earl of Suffolks army at Orleans from attack by... Joan of Arc, c. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Orléans cathedral, dedicated to the Holy Cross, built from 1278 to 1329; after being pillaged by Huguenots in the 1560s, the Bourbon kings restored it in the 17th century. ... Events March - French troops under Guy de Richemont besiege the English commander in France, Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, in Caen April 15 - Battle of Formigny. ... Abd al-Latif (d. ... Timurids Map The Timurids were a mixed Turkic-Mongol and Persian (Turco) dynasty of Central Asia established by Timur (Tamerlane). ... 1502 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... Carte dAmérique, Guillaume Delisle, c. ... Events May 9 - Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. ... Thomas Blood (1618 - August 24, 1680) was an Irish born Colonel who is best known for attempting to steal the Crown Jewels of England from the Tower of London in 1671. ... Coronation Chair and Regalia of England 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 state functions. ... The Tower of London, seen from the river, with a view of the water gate called Traitors Gate. ... Charles II (29 May 1630–6 February 1685) was the King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland from 30 January 1649 (retrospectively de jure) or 29 May 1660 (de facto) until his death. ... Events George Friderich Handel becomes a British subject. ... 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 the 18th century. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Tyburn was a former village in the county of Middlesex which now forms part of Londons City of Westminster. ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... City nickname: The Biggest Little City in the World Founded May 13, 1868 County Washoe County Mayor Bob Cashell Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 179. ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Mumbai (Hindi / Marathi: मुंबई) (pronounced in Marathi, and in English), formerly known as Bombay is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra, and is the most populous Indian city, with a estimated population of about 18 million (2005). ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... Buffalo Bill Cody Buffalo Bill (February 26, 1846 – January 10, 1917) was born William Frederick Cody in the American state of Iowa, near Le Claire. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Parliament House, Canberra The Parliament of Australia is a bicameral parliament consisting of the Queen of Australia, the House of Representatives (the lower house) and the Senate (the upper house or house of review). Section 1 of the Constitution of Australia provides that: The legislative power of the Commonwealth shall... Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... John Thomas Hearne (born May 3, 1867; died April 17, 1944) (known either as Jack Hearne or J.T. Hearne to avoid confusion with J.W. Hearne to whom he was only distantly related) was a Middlesex and England medium-fast bowler. ... Darren Gough bowling A bowler in the sport of cricket is usually a player whose speciality is bowling. ... First-class cricket matches are those of at least three days length in which both teams have two innings each, and which involve either international teams or the highest division of domestic competition. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Combatants Entente Powers Central Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties > 5 million military deaths > 3 million military deaths World War I, also known as the First World War and (before 1939) the Great War, the War of the Nations, War to End All Wars was a world conflict... A battle on the western front of World War I, the Second Battle of Artois is also known as the Loos-Artois Offensive. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, USN (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was a pioneering American polar explorer and famous aviator. ... Floyd Bennett (25 October 1890 – 25 April 1928) was an aviator who flew with Richard E. Byrd to the North Pole in 1926. ... The North Pole is the northernmost point on any planet. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Parliament House, Canberra The Parliament of Australia is a bicameral parliament consisting of the Queen of Australia, the House of Representatives (the lower house) and the Senate (the upper house or house of review). Section 1 of the Constitution of Australia provides that: The legislative power of the Commonwealth shall... Canberra is the capital city of Australia and with a population of just over 323,000 is Australias largest inland city. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Addis Ababa as seen from space. ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War (sometimes WW2 or WWII), was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as... HMS Vanguard, a Vanguard-class nuclear ballistic missile (SSBN) submarine HMCS Windsor, a Victoria-class diesel-electric hunter-killer (SSK) submarine HMAS Rankin, a Collins-class diesel-electric guided missile (SSG) submarine USS Virginia, a Virginia-class nuclear attack (SSN) submarine A submarine is a specialized watercraft that can operate... Unterseeboot 9 has been the designation of two U-boats. ... Doris Smells!! ... Den Helder is located in the northmost point of North Holland, the Netherlands. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Unterseeboot 110 (U-110) has been the designation of two submarines of the German Navy. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... In the history of cryptography, the Enigma was a portable cipher machine used to encrypt and decrypt secret messages. ... This article is about the year. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Marshal (also spelled Marshall) is a word used in several official titles of various branches of society. ... Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgi Zhukov Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov (Russian: Георгий Константинович Жуков) (December 1 N.S./November 19 O.S., 1896 – June 18, 1974), Soviet military commander and politician, considered by many as one of the most successful field commanders of World War II. // Prewar career Born into a peasant family... Karlshorst (literally meaning Karls nest in German) is a district of Berlin. ... Colonel General is a senior military rank which is used in some of the world’s militaries. ... The Luftwaffe â–¶(?) (German: air force, IPA: [luftvafÉ™]) is the commonly used term for the German air force. ... Note: This article is about the military usage of the word marshal. For other usages, see the end of this article. ... Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel Wilhelm Bodewin Johann Gustav Keitel (September 22, 1882 – October 16, 1946) was a German Field Marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) and a senior military leader during World War II. Early life and career The son of Carl Keitel, a middle-class landowner, he was born in Helmscherode near Hanover, Germany. ... Oberkommando der Wehrmacht OKW most notably stands for Oberkommando der Wehrmacht - the high Command of the Third Reich armed forces. ... Admiral is a word from the Arabic term Amir-al-bahr (commander of the sea). ... Hans-Georg von Friedeburg (born July 15, 1895-died May 23, 1945) was the deputy commander of the U-Boat Force of Nazi germany, September 1941 until January 1943, Commanding Admiral of the U-Boat Force February 1943 until April 1945, and Commanding Admiral of the Kriegsmarine in May 1945... The Kriegsmarine (or War Navy) was the name of the German Navy between 1935 and 1945, during the Nazi regime, superseding the Reichsmarine. ... Hermann Göring Hermann Wilhelm Göring (also Goering in English) (January 12, 1893 – October 15, 1946) was an early member of the Nazi party, founder of the Gestapo, and one of the main leaders of Nazi Germany. ... US Army Seal HHC, US Army Distinctive Unit Insignia The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces that has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Vidkun Quisling Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn Quisling (July 18, 1887–October 24, 1945) was a Norwegian fascist politician and officer. ... The short forms Red Army and RKKA refer to the Workers and Peasants Red Army, (in Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия - Raboche-Krestyanskaya Krasnaya Armiya), the armed forces first organised by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War in 1918. ... Prague (Czech: Praha, German: Prag, see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... Victory Day is the name of a public holiday in various countries to commemorate the victory in an important battle or war in the countrys history. ... The Channel Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Normandy, France, in the English Channel. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Victor Emmanuel III of Italy , Vittorio Emanuele III in italian (11 November 1869 – 28 December 1947), was the King of Italy (29 July 1900 – 9 May 1946), Emperor of Ethiopia (1936 - 1943) and King of Albania (1939 - 1943). ... Umberto II, occasionally anglicized as Humbert II, (September 15, 1904 - March 18, 1983), the last King of Italy, nicknamed the King of May (Italian Re di Maggio), was born the Prince of Piedmont. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Rainier III ruled Monaco from 1949 to 2005. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Robert Schuman in 1958, receiving Karlspreis in the city of Aachen Robert Schuman (June 29, 1886 – September 4, 1963) was a noted French politician, a Christian Democrat (M.R.P.) who is regarded as one of the founders of the European Union. ... World map showing Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... The Schuman Declaration is the name of the May 9, 1950 public appeal by Robert Schuman, French Foreign Minister, to place Frances and West Germanys coal and steel industries under joint management. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the generic term for high-tension and / or indirect struggle between states, falling short of actual open hostilities, see cold war (war). ... The NATO flag NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C., on April 4... Sam and Friends was an early television show created by puppeteer Jim Henson and his eventual wife Jane. ... Jim Henson James Maury Henson, commonly known as Jim Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990), was one of the most important puppeteers in modern American television history. ... Kermit has a TV star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6801 Hollywood Blvd. ... John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together The Muppets are a group of puppets and costume characters created by Jim Henson and the company he created. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Manaslu (also known as Kutang) is the eighth highest mountain in the world, located in the Nepalese Himalayas. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Reproductive rights is a controversial political term to refer to womens rights in areas of sexual reproduction, including the rights to reproduce (such as forced sterilization) as well as rights not to reproduce, (such as birth control, abortion). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Oral contraceptives are contraceptives which are taken orally and inhibit the bodys fertility by chemical means. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Nickname: the District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Official website: http://www. ... The southern side of the White House The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States of America. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... The Watergate Complex (now the Watergate Hotel) as depicted in Government Exhibit 1. ... The chamber of the United States House of Representatives is located in the south wing of the Capitol building, in Washington, D.C.. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States. ... Depiction of the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson, then President of the United States, in 1868. ... The President of the United States (fully, President of the United States of America; unofficially abbreviated POTUS) is the head of state of the United States and the chief executive of the federal government. ... Order: 37th President Vice President: Spiro Agnew (1969–1973), Gerald R. Ford (1973–1974) Term of office: January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974 Preceded by: Lyndon B. Johnson Succeeded by: Gerald R. Ford Date of birth: January 9, 1913 Place of birth: Yorba Linda, California Date of death: April 22... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 22nd 170,451 km² 260 km 800 km 17. ... SS Summit Venture was a ship which was involved in a fatal collision with a bridge in Tampa Bay, Florida on May 9, 1980. ... Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway Bridge The Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway Bridge is the worlds longest cable-stayed concrete bridge, with a length of 29,040 feet (exactly 5. ... Tampa Bay is a large natural harbor and estuary on the western coast of Florida. ... Pope John Paul II (Latin: ), born Karol Józef WojtyÅ‚a (May 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005) reigned as pope of the Catholic Church for almost 27 years, from 16 October 1978 until his death, making his the second-longest pontificate. ... Arms of the see of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior clergyman of the established Church of England and symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ilyushin (Russian: Илью́шин) is a Russian (formerly Soviet) aircraft manufacturer (design office prefix Il), founded by Sergey Vladimirovich Ilyushin. ... Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa, see also other names, in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto Stołeczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city. ... Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels (French: Bruxelles, Dutch: Brussel, German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium, the French community of Belgium, the Flemish community and of the European Union. ... Johnny Logans real name is Seán Patrick Michael Sherrard and he was born near Melbourne, Australia on May 13, 1954. ... Old-style (pre-1994) Eurovision Song Contest starburst logo. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... â–¶(?) IPA: [málmø:] is the third largest city in Sweden, situated in the southernmost province of SkÃ¥ne, near Copenhagen, Denmark. ... Linda Martin is an Irish singer, and TV presenter who started off her musical career when she joined the band Chips in Belfast in 1969 while she was still in school. ... Old-style (pre-1994) Eurovision Song Contest starburst logo. ... The Westray Mine was a Canadian coal mine in Plymouth, Nova Scotia, which was the site of a methane explosion in 1992 which killed 26 miners. ... Plymouth is a small Canadian rural community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia located approximately 3 km south of the town of New Glasgow. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, (born July 18, 1918), was the first democratically elected President of South Africa, having previously been a prominent anti-apartheid activist there. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Dana International Dana International (Hebrew: דנה אינטרנשיונל); (Arabic: دانا اٍنترنشيونال) (real name of Sharon Cohen, born Yaron Cohen in Tel Aviv, Israel on February 2, 1972) is an Israeli transsexual pop singer, who won the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest for her song Diva. She became famous everywhere, and she was the first Israeli artist... Old-style (pre-1994) Eurovision Song Contest starburst logo. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... View of The Church of the Nativity from Manger Square The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is one of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world. ... The Church of the Nativity, a Bethlehem Landmark Bethlehem (Arabic بيت لحم â–¶ (help· info) house of meat; Standard Hebrew בית לחם house of bread, Bet léḥem / Bet láḥem; Tiberian Hebrew Bêṯ léḥem / Bêṯ lāḥem) (Greek: Βηθλεέμ) is a Palestinian city in the West Bank and a hub of Palestinian cultural and... The Palestinian flag, adopted in 1948, is a widely recognized modern symbol of the Palestinian people. ... Massive ordinance air-burst bomb. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Capital Grozny Area - total - % water 78th - 15,500 km² - negligible Population - Total - Density 49th - est. ... Akhmat Abdulkhamidovich Kadyrov (Russian: Ахмат Абдулхамидович Кадыров (August 23, 1951 – May 9, 2004) was the president of the Chechen Republic (elected on October 5, 2003). ... Various anti-tank and anti-personal land mines A landmine is a type of self-contained explosive device which is placed onto or into the ground, exploding when triggered by a vehicle or person. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War (sometimes WW2 or WWII), was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as... Grozny (Russian: ) is the capital of the Chechen Republic in Russia. ... Capital Grozny Area - total - % water 78th - 15,500 km² - negligible Population - Total - Density 49th - est. ... The 2004 Mens Ice Hockey Championships were held April 24-May 9, 2004 in Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic. ... Prague (Czech: Praha, German: Prag, see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Nintendo Revolution is the current codename for Nintendos fifth home video game console and the successor to the Nintendo GameCube. ...

Births

• 1147 - Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199)
• 1439 - Pope Pius III (d. 1503)
• 1741 - Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (d. 1816)
• 1800 - John Brown, American abolitionist (d. 1859)
• 1837 - Adam Opel, German engineer and industrialist (b. 1895)
• 1860 - J. M. Barrie, Scottish author (d. 1937)
• 1873 - Anton Cermak, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1933)
• 1874 - Howard Carter, British archaeologist (d. 1939)
• 1882 - George Barker, American painter (d. 1965)
• 1882 - Henry J. Kaiser, American ship-builder (d. 1967)
• 1892 - Zita of Bourbon-Parma, Empress of Austria-Hungary (d. 1989)
• 1895 - Richard Barthelmess, American actor (d. 1963)
• 1895 - Lucian Blaga, Romanian poet, playwright, and philosopher (b. 1895)
• 1907 - Baldur von Schirach, Nazi official (d. 1974)
• 1912 - Pedro Armendáriz, Mexican actor (d. 1963)
• 1912 - Per Imerslund, "The aryan idol" (d. 1943)
• 1914 - Hank Snow, Canadian-born musician (d. 1999)
• 1918 - Mike Wallace, American journalist
• 1918 - Orville L. Freeman, American politician (d. 2003)
• 1920 - Richard Adams, English author
• 1920 - William Tenn, American author
• 1921 - Sophie Scholl, resistance fighter in Nazi Germany (d. 1943)
• 1921 - Mona Van Duyn, American poet (d. 2004)
• 1924 - Bulat Okudzhava, Russian writer and musician (d. 1997)
• 1927 - Manfred Eigen, German biophysicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• 1928 - Colin Chapman, English engineer and automobile manufacturer (d. 1982)
• 1928 - Pancho Gonzalez, American tennis player (d. 1995)
• 1928 - Barbara Ann Scott, Canadian figure skater
• 1930 - Joan Sims, British actress (d. 2001)
• 1934 - Alan Bennett, British author
• 1936 - Albert Finney, British actor
• 1936 - Glenda Jackson, English actress and politician
• 1937 - José Rafael Moneo, Spanish architect
• 1939 - Ralph Boston, American athlete
• 1940 - James L. Brooks, American film producer and writer
• 1942 - John Ashcroft, United States Attorney General
• 1944 - Richie Furay, American musician (Poco and Buffalo Springfield)
• 1946 - Candice Bergen, American actress
• 1949 - Billy Joel, American musician
• 1955 - Anne-Sofie von Otter, Swedish mezzo-soprano
• 1964 - David Gahan, English singer (Depeche Mode)
• 1964 - Kevin Saunderson, American music producer and disc jockey
• 1965 - Steve Yzerman, Canadian hockey player
• 1968 - Marie-José Perec, French athlete
• 1970 - Ghostface Killah, American rapper
• 1972 - Megumi Odaka, Japanese actress and artist
• 1979 - Pierre Bouvier, Canadian musician (Simple Plan)
• 1982 - Rachel Boston, American actress

Events King Afonso I of Portugal and the Crusaders capture Lisbon from Muslims First written mention of Moscow. ... Minamoto no Yoritomo (Japanese: 源頼朝) (May 9, 1147 – February 9, 1199) was the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura dynasty of Japan, who ruled from 1192 until 1199. ... Events John Lackland, becomes King of England Births Isobel of Huntingdon (d. ... Events Battle of Grotnik, which ended the hussite movement in Poland Eric of Pomerania, King of Sweden, Denmark and Norway is declared deposed in Sweden. ... Pius III, born Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini (May 9, 1439 - October 18, 1503), was pope from September 22 to October 18, 1503. ... 1503 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events April 10 - Austrian army attack troops of Frederick the Great at Mollwitz August 10 - Raja of Travancore defeats Dutch East India Company naval expedition at Battle of Colachel December 19 - Vitus Bering dies in his expedition east of Siberia December 25 - Anders Celsius develops his own thermometer scale Celsius... Paisiello at the clavichord, by Elizabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, 1791. ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... -1... John Browns Oath Engraving from daguerreotype by Augustus Washington, ca. ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Founder of the German car-maker Opel. ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... Sir James Matthew Barrie, Bt. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calaber). ... Anton Cermak, in Czech Antonín ÄŒermák, (May 9, 1873 - March 6, 1933) was the mayor of Chicago, Illinois, from 1931 until his death in 1933. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Plate LXXA shows detail on a ceremonial walking staff found buried with Tutankhamun; it depicts the two foes, or the Northern and Southern enemies of Egypt. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... See George Barker for other notable people with the same name. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Henry J. Kaiser perches above Hawaii Kai in April 1963, his suburban development in Honolulu. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... From left to right: Otto von Habsburg, his son Karl, Cardinal Mindszenty and Ottos mother Zita in 1972 Zita of Bourbon-Parma (German: Zita von Bourbon-Parma) (May 9, 1892 - March 14, 1989) was the last Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary. ... -1... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Richard (Dick) Barthelmess (May 9, 1895 - August 17, 1963) was a silent film star. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Lucian Blaga (May 9, 1895 - May 6, 1961) Romanian poet, playwright, and philosopher. ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Baldur Benedikt von Schirach (May 9, 1907 – August 8, 1974) was a Nazi war criminal. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Pedro Armendáriz, born Pedro Gregorio Armendáriz Hastings (May 9, 1912, Mexico City – June 18, 1963, Los Angeles, California) was a Mexican actor of the Cinema of Mexico and Hollywood. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nils Per Imerslund, (May 9, 1912 - December 7, 1943) born in Kristiania, Norway, was one of the most prominent figures in the national socialist scene in the pre-World War II Norway. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Clarence Eugene Snow (May 9, 1914 – December 20, 1999), better known as Hank Snow, was a Hall of Fame country music singer and songwriter. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Mike Wallace (born May 9, 1918 as Myron Leon Wallace) is an American journalist with a long-running career. ... Orville Freeman 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 January 2, 1961 and as the US Secretary of Agriculture from 1961-1969. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1920 (MCMXX) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Richard George Adams (born May 9, 1920 in Newbury, Berkshire, England) is a British novelist who is best known for two novels with animal characters, Watership Down and The Plague Dogs. ... William Tenn is the pseudonym for the science fiction work of Philip Klass (born May 9, 1920). ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Sophie Scholl climbed stairs to the top of the atrium at her Munich school and dropped leaflets calling for passive resistance against the Nazi regime. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Mona Jane Van Duyn (May 9, 1921 - December 2, 2004) was an American poet. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Russian bard Bulat Okudjava Bulat Okudjava Bulat Shalvovich Okudzhava (or Boulat Okudjava/Okoudjava/Okoudzhava; Russian: ) (May 9, 1924 - June 12, 1997) was one of the founders of the Russian genre called authors song (авторская песня, avtorskaya pesnya). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Manfred Eigen (born May 9, 1927, Bochum) is a German biophysicist and a former director of the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen. ... This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to the present day. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Colin Chapman Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman (born 9 May 1928 in London - died 16 December 1982) was an influential designer, inventor, and builder in the automotive industry. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pancho Gonzales, also spelled González (born Los Angeles, May 9, 1928; died Las Vegas, July 3, 1995), was the dominant male tennis player in the world for about a dozen years. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Barbara Ann Scott doing a Stag Jump Barbara Ann Scott (born May 9, 1928 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a world and Olympic champion figure skater. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Irene Joan Marian Sims (May 9, 1930, Laindon, Essex - June 28, 2001) was a British actress. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Published by Faber/Profile Books in 2005 Alan Bennett (born May 9, 1934) is an English author and actor. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Albert Finney Albert Finney (born 9 May 1936) is a British actor. ... Glenda Jackson Glenda May Jackson, CBE, (born May 9, 1936) is a British Oscar-winning actress and politician, currently Labour Member of Parliament for the constituency of Hampstead and Highgate in the London Borough of Camden. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The extension to Atocha Railway Station José Rafael Moneo (born May 9, 1937) is a Spanish architect. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ralph Harold Boston (b. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... James L. Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is a Hollywood producer, writer, and film director. ... This article is about the year. ... John David Ashcroft (born May 9, 1942) was the 79th Attorney General of the United States. ... Alberto Gonzales, current Attorney General of the United States The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Richie Furay is a vocalist/guitarist/songwriter who started his musical career as a solo artist playing folk clubs in the 1960s. ... Poco is a band that was started by Richie Furay (vocals and rhythm guitar) and Jim Messina (lead guitar and vocals) following the demise of Buffalo Springfield in 1968. ... This article contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Candice Bergen, in a picture from a fashion magazine from the late 1960s. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Billy Joel was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne-Sofie von Otter (born 9 May 1955) well-known opera singer and concert recitalist. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... Dave Gahan, circa 2003. ... Depeche Mode is a synth rock band from the town of Basildon, England, originally founded in 1980. ... Kevin Saunderson was born in Brooklyn New York on May 9, 1964. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Steve Yzerman Stephen Gregory Yzerman (born May 9, 1965 in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Hometown: Nepean, Ontario), is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL. Arguably one of the best and classiest to ever play the game, he led the Red Wings to three... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Marie-José Perec (born May 9, 1968) is a French athlete, specialised in the 200 and 400 m, and triple Olympic champion. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Ghostface Killah Ghostface Killah (born Dennis Coles, May 9, 1970) is a MC and member of the hip-hop collective, Wu-Tang Clan. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Facts: Date of birth: May 9th 1972 Place of birth: Kanagawa, Japan Blood Type: A Megumi is japanese for Grace Megumi Odaka started her career in 1984 as a voice-actress for the Animation-TV-Series Fushigi na koala Blinky aka Noozles (USA) aka The Wonderous Koala Blinky (USA), where... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Simple Plan is a Canadian pop punk band from Quebec. ... Simple Plan is a pop-punk band that formed in 1999 in Quebec, Canada. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rachel Boston (born May 9, 1982 in Signal Mountain, near Chattanooga, Tennessee) won the title of Miss Teen Tennessee in 1999, and competed in the Miss Teen USA Pageant, advancing into the top 10. ...

Deaths

• 1315 - Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1282)
• 1446 - Mary of Enghien, Queen of Naples (b. 1368)
• 1657 - William Bradford, Governor of Plymouth Colony (b. 1590)
• 1707 - Dieterich Buxtehude, German composer
• 1747 - John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair, Scottish soldier and diplomat (b. 1673)
• 1760 - Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf, German religious and social reformer (b. 1700)
• 1789 - Jean Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval, French artillery specialist (b. 1715)
• 1790 - William Clingan, American delegate to the Continental Congress
• 1791 - Francis Hopkinson, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. 1737)
• 1805 - Friedrich Schiller, German poet and historian (b. 1759)
• 1861 - Peter Ernst von Lasaulx, German philosopher and writer (b. 1805)
• 1889 - William S. Harney, U.S. general (b. 1800)
• 1903 - Paul Gauguin, French painter (b. 1848)
• 1931 - Albert Abraham Michelson, German-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)
• 1938 - Thomas B. Thrige, Danish industrialist (b. 1866)
• 1949 - Prince Louis II of Monaco (b. 1870)
• 1950 - Esteban Terradas i Illa, Catalan mathematician, scientist, and engineer (b. 1883)
• 1957 - Ezio Pinza, Italian bass (b. 1892)
• 1968 - Mercedes de Acosta, American poet, playwright, costume designer, and socialite (b. 1893)
• 1970 - Andrew Watson Myles, Canadian politician (b. 1884)
• 1970 - Walter Reuther, American labor leader (b. 1907)
• 1976 - Jens Bjørneboe, Norwegian author (b. 1920)
• 1978 - Aldo Moro, Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1916)
• 1985 - Edmond O'Brien, American actor (b. 1915)
• 1986 - Tenzing Norgay, Nepalese sherpa (b. 1914)
• 1989 - Keith Whitley, American country music singer (b. 1955)
• 1994 - Elias Motsoaledi, South African freedom fighter (b. 1924)
• 1998 - Alice Faye, American actress (b. 1915)
• 2003 - Russell B. Long, U.S. Senator from Louisiana (b. 1918)
• 2004 - Akhmad Kadyrov, Chechen president (b. 1951)
• 2004 - Alan King, American comedian (b. 1927)
• 2005 - Nasrat Parsa, Afghani singer (b. 1969)

Events August 13 - Louis X of France marries Clemence dAnjou. ... Hugh V of Burgundy (1282–May 9, 1315) was Duke of Burgundy between 1306 and 1315. ... For broader historical context, see 1280s and 13th century. ... Events Mehmed II Sultan of the Ottoman Empire is forced to abdicate in favor of his father Murad II by the Janissaries. ... Mary of Enghien, also Maria dEnghien, (1367 – May 9, 1446) was Countess of Lecce 1384–1446, and, by her second marriage, Queen of Naples and titular Queen of Sicily, Jerusalem, and Hungary 1406–1414. ... Events Timur ascends throne of Samarkand. ... Events January 8 - Miles Sindercombe, would-be-assassin of Oliver Cromwell, and his group are captured in London February - Admiral Robert Blake defeats the Spanish West Indian Fleet in a battle over the seizure of Jamaica. ... Signing of the Mayflower Compact William Bradford (1590 – May 9, 1657) was a leader of the Pilgrim settlers of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, and became Governor of the Plymouth Colony. ... Events March 14 - Battle of Ivry - Henry IV of France again defeats the forces of the Catholic League under the Duc de Mayenne. ... Events January 1 - John V is crowned King of Portugal March 26 - The Act of Union becomes law, making the separate Kingdoms of England and Scotland into one country, the Kingdom of Great Britain. ... Buxtehude Dieterich Buxtehude (Dietrich, Diderich) (ca. ... // Events January 31 - The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Dock Hospital April 9 - The Scottish Jacobite Lord Lovat was beheaded by axe on Tower Hill, London, for high treason; he was the last man to be executed in this way in Britain May 14 - First battle of Cape... John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair (July 20, 1673 - May 9, 1747) was a Scottish soldier and diplomat. ... Events The English Test Act was passed. ... 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf, Count of Zinzendorf and Pottendorf, (May 26, 1700 – May 9, 1760), German religious and social reformer, was born at Dresden. ... Events January 1 - Russia accepts Julian calendar. ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Lieutenant General Jean Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval (15 September 1715 - 9 May 1789) was a French artillery officer and engineer who introduced various technical improvements to French cannon, providing them with an advantage during the early years of the Napoleonic wars. ... // Events July 24 - Spanish treasure fleet of ten ships under admiral Ubilla leave Havana, Cuba for Spain. ... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... William Clingan (c. ... 1791 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Francis Hopkinson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Events 12 February — The San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Friedrich Schiller Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (November 10, 1759 – May 9, 1805), usually known as Friedrich Schiller, was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and dramatist. ... 1759 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Peter Ernst von Lasaulx (1805-1861) was born on March 16, 1805 in Coblenz, the son of a well-known architect, Johann Claudius von Lasaulx. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... William Selby Harney (22 August 1800 - 9 May 1889) was a cavalry officer in the U.S. Army during the Mexican-American War and the Indian Wars. ... -1... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (June 8, 1848 - May 9, 1903) was a leading Post-Impressionist painter. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Albert Abraham Michelson. ... Hannes Alfvén, 1970 winner for work on astrophysical plasmas List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Thomas Barfoed Thrige (May 5, 1866 – May 9, 1938) was a Danish entrepreneur, industrialist and businessman. ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Louis II of Monaco (July 12, 1870 – May 9, 1949) was the Sovereign Prince of Monaco from June 26, 1922 until May 9, 1949. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Esteban Terradas i Illa, on a studio selfportrait. ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ezio Pinza The Italian bass Ezio Pinza (18 May 1892 - 9 May 1957) was one of the outstanding opera singers of the first half of the 20th century. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Mercedes de Acosta (March 1, 1893 - May 9, 1968) was an American poet, playwright, costume designer, and socialite best known for her lesbian affairs with Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Alla Nazimova, Eva Le Gallienne ([1]), Isadora Duncan, Katharine Cornell, Maude Adams, Ona Munson (Belle Watling in the movie Gone With... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Andrew Watson Myles (February 18, 1884—May 9, 1970) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... Walter Philip Reuther (b. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jens Bjørneboe (October 9, 1920–May 9, 1976) was a Norwegian painter, dramatist, essayist and novelist. ... 1920 (MCMXX) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Aldo Moro Aldo Moro (Maglie, Lecce Province, September 23, 1916 - Rome, May 9, 1978) was twice Prime Minister of Italy. ... This is a list of Prime Ministers of Italy. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... This article is about the year. ... OBrien in D.O.A. Edmond OBrien (September 10, 1915 – May 9, 1985) was an American film actor who is perhaps best remembered for his role in D.O.A.. Born in New York, New York, OBrien made his film debut in 1938, and gradually built a... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tenzing Norgay (May 29(?) 1914 – May 9, 1986) was a Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... -1... Keith Whitley (b. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Elias Motsoaledi (July 26, 1924- May 9, 1994) was one of the eight men sentenced to life imprisonment at the Rivonia Trial. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Alice Faye from her official website, http://www. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 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 as a Democrat from Louisiana from 1948 to 1987. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Akhmat Abdulkhamidovich Kadyrov (Russian: Ахмат Абдулхамидович Кадыров (August 23, 1951 – May 9, 2004) was the president of the Chechen Republic (elected on October 5, 2003). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Alan King Alan King (December 26, 1927 – May 9, 2004), born Irwin Alan Kniberg, was an American comedian known for his biting wit and often angry humorous rants. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nasrat Parsa (February 22, 1969 – May 8, 2005) was a popular and internationally acclaimed young Afghan pop singer. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ...

Holidays and observances

• Russia and some other parts of the former Soviet Union – Victory Day as the end of the "Great Patriotic War"
• European Union – Europe day, commemorating the "Schuman declaration"
• Jersey, Guernsey – Liberation Day
• Roman Empire – Feast of the Lemures (See Larvae)
• Mother's Day (some countries) – 1999, 2004, 2010
• Jack Bauer Appreciation Day (if you love the show 24), a day to appreciate Jack Bauer

Victory Day is the name of a public holiday in various countries to commemorate the victory in an important battle or war in the countrys history. ... The Eastern Front1 was the theatre of combat between Nazi Germany and its allies against the Soviet Union during World War II. It was somewhat separate from the other theatres of the war, not only geographically, but also for its scale and ferocity. ... The Council of Europe (COE) has developed a series of European symbols for the continent of Europe, and these have since been shared with the European Union (EU). ... The Schuman Declaration is the name of the May 9, 1950 public appeal by Robert Schuman, French Foreign Minister, to place Frances and West Germanys coal and steel industries under joint management. ... A liberation day is a day, often a public holiday, that marks the liberation of a place, similar to an independence day. ... For other uses, see Roman Empire (disambiguation) The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Ancient Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Octavian (better known as Augustus), until its radical reformation in what was later to be known as the Byzantine... In Roman religion, the Feast of the Lemures, called the Lemuralia or Lemuria, was a feast during which the ancient Romans performed rites to exorcise the malevolent and fearful ghosts of the dead from their homes. ... Larvae are the plural of larva, juvenile form of animals with indirect development. ... Mothers Day is a day for celebrating motherhood and thanking mothers. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2010 (MMX) will be a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• ThisDayThatYear.com on May 9

May 8 - May 10 - April 9 - June 9 – listing of all days May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... Condensed list of historical anniversaries. ...