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9 May 2020
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
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Historical events
History
2023 - The May 9 riots following the arrest of Imran Khan in Pakistan.2023 violent incidents in Pakistan
History
2022 - 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.Ongoing conflict since 2014
History
2020 - The COVID-19 recession causes the U.S. unemployment rate to hit 14.9 percent, its worst rate since the Great Depression.Economic downturn, primarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic
History
2018 - 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.Political party coalition in Malaysia
History
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.2002 siege of a suspected Palestinian militant hideout by Israeli forces
History
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.Country in West Africa
History
1999 - Mother's Day bus crash kills 22 passengers and injures another 22, including the driver in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.1999 bus crash in New Orleans, Louisiana
History
1992 - Armenian forces capture Shusha, marking a major turning point in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.Country in West Asia
History
1992 - Westray Mine disaster kills 26 workers in Nova Scotia, Canada.Coal mine in Nova Scotia, Canada
History
1988 - New Parliament House, Canberra officially opens.Seat of the Parliament of Australia
Notable births
Born
2000 - Trey Lance, American football playerAmerican football player (born 2000)
Born
1995 - Tommy Edman, American baseball playerAmerican baseball player (born 1995)
Born
1995 - Shaboozey, American rapper and singer-songwriterAmerican musician (born 1995)
Notable deaths
No items available.
Sky
Moon phase
Full Moon
96.4% illuminated
Lunar age: 16.6 days
Sun zodiac
Taurus
19.32 degrees
Constellation: Aries
Moon zodiac
Sagittarius
17.34 degrees
Constellation: Ophiuchus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.