May 9 in History

Historical Events on May 9

1865 American Civil War: Nathan Bedford Forrest surrenders his forces at Gainesville, Alabama.

1915 World War I: Second Battle of Artois between German and French forces.

1920 Polish-Soviet War: The Polish army under General Edward Rydz-Śmigły celebrates its capture of Kiev with a victory parade on Khreshchatyk.

1936 Italy formally annexes Ethiopia after taking the capital Addis Ababa on May 5.

1940 World War II: The German submarine U-9 sinks the French coastal submarine Doris near Den Helder.

1942 Holocaust: The SS executes 588 Jewish residents of the Podolian town of Zinkiv (Khmelnytska oblast, Ukraine). The Zoludek Ghetto (in Belarus) is destroyed and all its inhabitants executed or deported.

1955 Cold War: West Germany joins NATO.

1970 Vietnam War: In Washington, D.C., 75,000 to 100,000 war protesters demonstrate in front of the White House.

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 teargas by police personnel at the stadium) that followed a controversial decision by the referee.

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Famous Birthdays on May 9

1800 John Brown (abolitionist)

1943 Vince Cable

1949 Billy Joel

1960 Tony Gwynn

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Famous Deaths on May 9

1915 Anthony Wilding

1970 Walter Reuther

1978 Aldo Moro

2010 Lena Horne

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