Also on May 9
🏛️ Public Holidays
Also observed in: Victory Day (RU) · День Победы (RU)
🕰️ On This Day in History
- 2015 — An Airbus A400M Atlas military transport aircraft crashes near the Spanish city of Seville with three people on board killed. ↗
- 2015 — Russia stages its biggest ever military parade in Moscow's Red Square to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Victory Day. ↗
- 2012 — A Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft crashes into Mount Salak in West Java, Indonesia, killing 45 people. ↗
- 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... ↗
- 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... ↗
🎂 Notable Births
- 1996 — Saron Läänmäe, Estonian footballer
- 1994 — Ryan Auger, English footballer
- 1993 — Ryosuke Yamada, Japanese idol
- 1992 — Dan Burn, English footballer
- 1992 — William Hopoate, Australian rugby league player
🏀 Sports on this Date
- MLB: Chicago Cubs @ Texas Rangers — 00:05 Final
- NHL: Vegas Golden Knights @ Anaheim Ducks — 01:30 Final
- NBA: San Antonio Spurs @ Minnesota Timberwolves — 01:30 Final
- MLB: New York Mets @ Arizona Diamondbacks — 01:40 Final
- MLB: St. Louis Cardinals @ San Diego Padres — 01:45 Final
- WNBA: Golden State Valkyries @ Seattle Storm — 02:00 Final