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May 9: Day of the Week
May 9, 2024 is the 130th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 236 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.
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Here’s the May calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
May 9 Historical Event(s)
1092
Lincoln Cathedral is consecrated.
1864
Second War of Schleswig: The Danish navy defeats the Austrian and Prussian fleets in the Battle of Heligoland.
1873
Der Krach: Vienna stock market crash heralds the Long Depression.
1901
Australia opens its first parliament in Melbourne.
1918
World War I: Germans repel the British’s second attempt to blockade the port of Ostend, Belgium.
1927
The Australian Parliament first convenes in Canberra.
1945
World War II: Ratification in Berlin-Karlshorst of the German unconditional surrender of May 8 in Rheims, France, with the signatures of Marshal Georgy Zhukov for the Soviet Union, and for the Western Headquarters Sir Arthur Tedder, British Air Marshal and Eisenhower’s deputy, and for the German side of 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.
1964
Ngo Dinh Can, de facto ruler of central Vietnam under his brother President Ngo Dinh Diem before the family’s toppling, is executed.
1969
Carlos Lamarca leads the first urban guerrilla action against the military dictatorship of Brazil in São Paulo, by robbing two banks.
1980
In Florida, Liberian freighter MV Summit Venture collides with the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay, making a 1,400-ft. section of the southbound span collapse. 35 people in six cars and a Greyhound bus fall 150 ft. into the water and die.
Who were born on May 9?
1874
Howard Carter, British archaeologist (d. 1939)
1882
Henry J. Kaiser, American shipbuilder (d. 1967)
1939
Ion Ţiriac, Romanian tennis manager
1946
Clint Holmes, English-born American singer and songwriter
1968
Marie-José Pérec, French athlete
1978
Santiago Dellapè, Argentine-born Italian rugby player
1980
Angela Nikodinov, American figure skater
1983
Gilles Müller, Luxembourgian tennis player
1988
John Ryan Fitzpatrick, Canadian race truck driver
1992
Chris Gutierrez, Filipino actor
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters UUTLTFIIJO? Check your answers here: Unscramble words UUTLTFIIJO. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
Are you not curious to discover some fun facts about your birthday? Find out ‘what happened on my birthday’ and what was the number one song on your day of birth. Know the meaning of your special day and who shares your birthday! (Sponsored link)
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