May 9 in History
May 9 is the birthday of Noah Centineo (1996) and the anniversary of the death of Sean Burroughs (2024). Below are famous birthdays, deaths, events for May 9, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shōgun was born in 1147, while Julius Nepos, Western Roman Emperor died in 480.
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Famous people born on May 9
Famous people who died on May 9
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Lena Horne (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American singer, actress, dancer and activist (1917–2010)
What happened on May 9
- 2023
The May 9 riots following the arrest of Imran Khan in Pakistan.
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Russo-Ukrainian war: United States President Joe Biden signs the 2022 Lend-Lease Act into law, a rebooted World War II-era policy attempting to expedite American equipment to Ukraine and other Eastern European countries.
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The COVID-19 recession causes the U.S. unemployment rate to hit 14.9 percent, its worst rate since the Great Depression.
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Barisan Nasional, the coalition that had governed Malaysia since the country's independence in 1957, suffer a historic defeat in the 2018 Malaysian general election.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 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 terrorists among them deported to several different countries.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2001
In Ghana, 129 football fans die in what became known as the Accra Sports Stadium disaster. The deaths are caused by a stampede (caused by the firing of tear gas by police personnel at the stadium) that followed a controversial decision by the referee.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1999
Mother's Day bus crash kills 22 passengers and injures another 22, including the driver in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1992
Armenian forces capture Shusha, marking a major turning point in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.
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Westray Mine disaster kills 26 workers in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1988
New Parliament House, Canberra officially opens.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1987
LOT Flight 5055 Tadeusz Kościuszko crashes after takeoff in Warsaw, Poland, killing all 183 people on board.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1980
In Florida, United States, Liberian freighter MV Summit Venture collides with the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay, making a 430-meter (1,400 ft) section of the southbound span collapse. Thirty-five people in six cars and a Greyhound bus fall 46 metres (150 ft) into the water and die.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1980
In Norco, California, United States, five masked gunmen hold up a Security Pacific bank, leading to a violent shoot-out and one of the largest pursuits in California history. Two of the gunmen and one police officer are killed and thirty-three police and civilian vehicles are destroyed in the chase.
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Iranian Jewish businessman Habib Elghanian is executed by firing squad in Tehran, prompting the mass exodus of the once 100,000-strong Jewish community of Iran.
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Watergate scandal: The United States House Committee on the Judiciary opens formal and public impeachment hearings against President Richard Nixon.
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Editor's picks
Born on May 9
- 1147 — Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shōgun (died 1199)
- 1151 — al-Adid, last Fatimid caliph (died 1171)
- 1540 — Maharana Pratap, Indian ruler (died 1597)
Died on May 9
- 480 — Julius Nepos, Western Roman Emperor
- 729 — Osric, king of Northumbria
- 893 — Shi Pu, warlord of the Tang Dynasty
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for May 9
Quick answers
Who was born on May 9? Noah Centineo (1996), Tommy Edman (1995), Beth Mead (1995).
Who died on May 9? Sean Burroughs (2024), Roger Corman (2024), Rieko Kodama (2022).
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