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On This Day · The 129th day of the year

May 9

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Ghana — May 9 carries the weight of round numbers. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

♉ZodiacTaurus ◈BirthstoneEmerald ❀Birth flowerLily of the Valley

Taurus is the sign for May 9 — read more on the Taurus page, or see May's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on May 9?

May 9 is the 129th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1386 and 2001. Famous people born on May 9 include Ellen White (footballer), Zita of Bourbon-Parma and Pancho Gonzales.

Released on May 9

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • TV Your Dear Daddy

2024

  • Game Animal Well
  • Game Cryptmaster
  • Game Crow Country
  • Game The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
  • Game Little Kitty, Big City
  • TV Maxton Hall – The World Between Us

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1386

    England

  2. 1761

    Exhibition of 1761

  3. 1864

    Second Schleswig War

  4. 1915

    World War I

  5. 1945

    World War II

  6. 1960

    Food and Drug Administration

  7. 1979

    Iranian Jews

  8. 1980

    Florida

  9. 1992

    Armenia

  10. 2001

    Ghana

Famous birthday twins

Born on May 9

Ellen White (footballer)

b. 1989

Zita of Bourbon-Parma

b. 1892

Pancho Gonzales

b. 1928

Adam Opel

b. 1837

Manfred Eigen

b. 1927

Baldur von Schirach

b. 1907

Sophie Scholl

b. 1921

J. M. Barrie

b. 1860

Deaths

  • 1997Marco Ferreri
  • 1986Tenzing Norgay
  • 1976Ulrike Meinhof
  • 1965Leopold Figl
  • 1805Friedrich Schiller
  • 1760Nicolaus Zinzendorf

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Beatus of Vendome
  • —Christian feast day: Christopher (Eastern Orthodox Church)
  • —Christian feast day: George Preca
  • —Christian feast day: Gerontius of Cervia
  • —Christian feast day: Gregory of Nazianzen (The Episcopal Church (US) and traditional Roman Catholic calendar)
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Karolina Gerhardinger
  • —Christian feast day: Nicolaus Zinzendorf (Lutheran)
  • —Christian feast day: Pachomius the Great

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