Born on May 9
May 9 birthdays & history
If you were born on May 9, you share a birthday with J. M. Barrie, Howard Carter and Glenda Jackson. May 9 babies are Taurus, with emerald as their birthstone and the lily of the valley as their birth flower. May 9 is the 130th day of the year in leap years (129th in other years).
Famous people born on May 9
- 1860J. M. Barrie, Scottish novelist and playwright
- 1874Howard Carter, English archaeologist and historian
- 1936Glenda Jackson, English actress and politician
- 1883José Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher, author, and critic
- 1949Billy Joel, American singer-songwriter and pianist
- 1927Manfred Eigen, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1800John Brown, American abolitionist
- 1936Albert Finney, English actor
- 1946Candice Bergen, American actress and producer
- 1945Jupp Heynckes, German footballer and manager
What happened on May 9
- 328Athanasius is elected Patriarch of Alexandria.
- 1310Nephon, Bishop of Cyzicus, is consecrated as Patriarch of Constantinople.
- 1386England and Portugal formally ratify their alliance with the signing of the Treaty of Windsor, making it the oldest diplomatic alliance in the world which is still in force.
- 1761The inaugural exhibition of the Society of Artists of Great Britain opened at Spring Gardens in London.
- 1877Mihail Kogălniceanu reads, in the Chamber of Deputies, the Declaration of Independence of Romania. The date will become recognised as the Independence Day of Romania.
- 1901Australia opens its first national parliament in Melbourne.
- 1927The Old Parliament House, Canberra, Australia, officially opens.
- 1948Czechoslovakia's Ninth-of-May Constitution comes into effect.
- 1949Rainier III became Prince of Monaco, beginning a 56-year reign, which would make him one of the longest ruling monarchs of the 20th century.
- 1950Robert Schuman presents the "Schuman Declaration", considered by some to be the beginning of the creation of what is now the European Union.
- 1961In a speech to U.S. broadcasters, Newton Minow, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, described commercial television programming as "a vast wasteland".
- 1988New Parliament House, Canberra officially opens.
Also observed on May 9
- Europe Day, commemorating the Schuman Declaration. (European Union, Kosovo, Moldova, Ukraine)
- Home Front Heroes Day in the United States (proposed; locally observed in Dallas, Texas)
- Goku Day (Japan), commemorating the fictional character Goku.
Questions, answered
What star sign is May 9?
People born on May 9 are Taurus. Their birthstone is emerald and their birth flower is the lily of the valley.
Which famous people were born on May 9?
J. M. Barrie (1860), Howard Carter (1874), Glenda Jackson (1936), José Ortega y Gasset (1883), Billy Joel (1949), Manfred Eigen (1927) were all born on May 9.
What happened on May 9 in history?
Among other things: in 1950, Robert Schuman presents the "Schuman Declaration", considered by some to be the beginning of the creation of what is now the European Union; in 1961, In a speech to U.S. broadcasters, Newton Minow, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, described commercial television programming as "a vast wasteland"; in 1988, New Parliament House, Canberra officially opens.
Can I get a newspaper front page from May 9?
Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any May 9 birth year, with their name in the headline, events, famous birthdays and typical US prices. The preview is free and the print files cost $9.
Events, birthdays and observances are adapted from Wikipedia contributors, “May 9”, English Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0 (shortened and filtered). Ranking uses Wikidata (CC0). Sources.