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9 May 2024
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
Anniversary
2023 - Pakistani protests: Riots broke out following the arrest of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan.Opposition to the arrest of Imran Khan and other arrests of other PTI members
Anniversary
2012 - The pilots of a Sukhoi Superjet, ignoring alerts from the terrain warning system, crashed the aircraft into Mount Salak in Indonesia, resulting in the deaths of all 45 people on board.Russian twin-engine regional jet
Anniversary
2005 - Pope Benedict XVI began the beatification process for his predecessor Pope John Paul II, waiving the standard five years required after the nominee's death.Head of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013
Anniversary
2001 - Police at the Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra, Ghana, fired tear gas to quell unrest at a football match, leading to a stampede that killed 126 people.Stadium in Accra, Ghana
Anniversary
1992 - An underground methane explosion occurred at the Westray Mine in Plymouth, Nova Scotia, killing all 26 Canadian coal miners who were working at the time.Hydrocarbon compound (CH4) in natural gas
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
Died
2024 - Sean Burroughs, American baseball player (born 1980)American baseball player (1980–2024)
Died
2024 - Roger Corman, American film director, producer, and actor (born 1926)American film director and producer (1926–2024)
Died
2024 - Rex Murphy, Canadian political commentator (born 1947)Canadian political commentator (1947–2024)
Died
2022 - John Leo, American a writer and journalist (born 1935)American writer and journalist (1935–2022)
Died
2022 - Rieko Kodama, Japanese game developer (born 1963)Japanese video game artist and producer (1963–2022)
Died
2020 - Little Richard, American singer, songwriter, and pianist (born 1932)American musician (1932–2020)
Died
2019 - Freddie Starr, English comedian, impressionist, singer and actor (born 1943)British comedian and singer (1943–2019)
Died
2018 - Per Kirkeby, Danish painter, poet, film maker and sculptor (born 1938)Danish painter and poet (1938–2018)
Sky
Moon phase
New Moon
1.2% illuminated
Lunar age: 1.0 days
Sun zodiac
Taurus
19.35 degrees
Constellation: Aries
Moon zodiac
Gemini
7.48 degrees
Constellation: Taurus
Astronomy events
Planet
Mercury Greatest Elongation26.4° from the Sun, best seen in the morning sky.