1481 May 1481 May 9th, 1481

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  1. Born on May 9th, 1481 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
  2. Age in days, weeks and months
  3. What happened on May 9th?
  4. Birthdays of famous people
  5. Public holidays on May 9th
  6. Date as a Roman numeral / digit
  7. Calendar (May 1481)

Born on May 9th, 1481

Weekday

Monday

May 9th, 1481 was a Monday.

Age

542

People born on May 9th, 1481 will turn 543 this year (2024), in exactly 16 days .

Zodiac

♉

Taurus (The Bull)

April 21st, 1481 - May 21st, 1481

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 198,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 689 days, exactly on March 13th, 2026, people who were born on May 9th, 1481 will be 199,000 days old!

198,311 Days

28,330 Weeks

6,515 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on May 9th?

Sukhoi Superjet 100 May 9th, 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.
Pope Benedict XVI May 9th, 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.
Accra Sports Stadium May 9th, 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.
Methane May 9th, 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.
Sunshine Skyway Bridge May 9th, 1980

Part of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Florida collapsed after a pier was struck by the MV Summit Venture, killing 35 people.
Persian Jews May 9th, 1979

Prominent Iranian Jew Habib Elghanian was executed after having been convicted by a revolutionary tribunal of various charges, triggering a mass exodus of Jews from Iran.
Amsterdam May 9th, 1977

The Hotel Polen in Amsterdam was destroyed by fire (pictured), leaving 33 people dead.
Ngô Đình Cẩn May 9th, 1964

Ngô Đình Cẩn, a younger brother and the confidant of South Vietnam's first president, Ngô Đình Diệm, was executed by Nguyễn Khánh's military junta.
Federal Communications Commission May 9th, 1961

In a speech to U.S. broadcasters, FCC chairman Newton Minow described commercial television programming as "a vast wasteland".
Food and Drug Administration May 9th, 1960

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it would approve the use of Searle's Enovid, the first combined oral contraceptive pill.
World War II May 9th, 1944

World War II: The Japanese Take Ichi convoy arrived at Halmahera in the Dutch East Indies after losing many ships and thousands of troops to Allied attacks while attempting to carry two divisions of troops from China to New Guinea.
World War I May 9th, 1918

First World War: Germany repelled Britain's second attempt to blockade the Belgian port of Ostend.
Second Schleswig War May 9th, 1864

Second Schleswig War: The Battle of Heligoland (depicted), the last naval engagement fought by squadrons of wooden ships, took place between the Danish and Austro-Prussian fleets.
Russo-Ukrainian War May 9th, 2022

Russo-Ukrainian War: United States President Joe Biden signs the 2022 Lend-Lease Act into law, a rebooted World War II-era policy expediting American equipment to Ukraine and other Eastern European countries.
COVID-19 recession May 9th, 2020

The COVID-19 recession causes the U.S. unemployment rate to hit 14.9 percent, its worst rate since the Great Depression.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 9th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 9th?

Johanna Goliszewski: Age & Birthday 37
Johanna Goliszewski

Badminton player

*May 9th, 1986, Olsztyn
Erik Dammann: Age & Birthday 92
Erik Dammann

Norwegian writer and environmentalist

*May 9th, 1931, Oslo
Adam Opel: Age & Birthday 58
Adam Opel

Founder of the German automobile company Adam Opel AG

*May 9th, 1837, Rüsselsheim am Main †September 8th, 1895, Rüsselsheim am Main
71
Joan Sims

English actress (1930-2001)

*May 9th, 1930, Basildon †June 27th, 2001, London
101
Ole Mørk Sandvik

Norwegian musicologist and educator

*May 9th, 1875, Ringsaker Municipality †August 5th, 1976, Oslo
31
Per Imerslund

Norwegian national socialist

*May 9th, 1912, Christiania †December 7th, 1943, Oslo
75
Hermann Hitzig

Swiss classical philologist (1843-1918)

*May 9th, 1843, Zürich †August 27th, 1918, Zürich
35
Jillie Cooper

Scottish badminton player

*May 9th, 1988, Edinburgh
28
Chae Yoo-jung

South Korean badminton player

*May 9th, 1995, Busan
Ralph Lenkert: Age & Birthday 56
Ralph Lenkert

German politician

*May 9th, 1967, Apolda
49
Neli Boteva

Badminton player

*May 9th, 1974, Sofia
Gaspard Monge: Age & Birthday 72
Gaspard Monge

French mathematician, inventor of descriptive geometry and father of differential geometry (1746-1818)

*May 9th, 1746, Beaune †July 28th, 1818, Paris
Albert Finney: Age & Birthday 82
Albert Finney

British actor

*May 9th, 1936, Salford †February 7th, 2019, Royal Marsden Hospital
Michael Levitt: Age & Birthday 76
Michael Levitt

Biophysicist and Professor of Structural biology

*May 9th, 1947, Pretoria
Johannes Singhammer: Age & Birthday 70
Johannes Singhammer

German politician

*May 9th, 1953, Munich
76
Jacob von Staehlin

German librarian

*May 9th, 1709, Memmingen †June 25th, 1785, Saint Petersburg
Alan Campbell: Age & Birthday 40
Alan Campbell

British rower

*May 9th, 1983, Coleraine
87
Glenda Jackson

British actress and politician (1936–2023)

*May 9th, 1936, Birkenhead †June 15th, 2023, Blackheath
Angela Nikodinov: Age & Birthday 43
Angela Nikodinov

American figure skater

*May 9th, 1980, Spartanburg
Howard Carter: Age & Birthday 64
Howard Carter

British egyptologist

*May 9th, 1874, Brompton †March 2nd, 1939, London

Same year
Born in 1481

Sophie of Mecklenburg: Age & Birthday 21
Sophie of Mecklenburg

Duchess of Mecklenburg by birth and by marriage Electoral Princess of Saxony

*December 18th, 1481, Wismar †July 12th, 1503, Torgau
77
Christian II of Denmark

King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden

*July 2nd, 1481, Nyborg †January 25th, 1559, Kalundborg
54
Baldassare Peruzzi

Italian painter

*March 7th, 1481, Siena †January 6th, 1536, Rome
Franz von Sickingen: Age & Birthday 42
Franz von Sickingen

Knight of the Holy Roman Empire (1481−1523)

*March 2nd, 1481, Ebernburg Castle †May 7th, 1523, Nanstein Castle
68
D. Jorge de Lencastre, 2nd Duke of Coimbra

2nd Duke of Coimbra, son of D. João II

*August 12th, 1481, Abrantes †July 22nd, 1550, Palmela
73
Hieronymus Schurff

German jurist

*April 12th, 1481, St. Gallen †June 6th, 1554, Frankfurt (Oder)
71
Margarete Peutinger

German humanist; wife of Konrad Peutinger

*January 1st, 1481, Memmingen †January 1st, 1552, Augsburg
57
Kaspar Mülinen

Swiss politician (1481-1538)

*January 4th, 1481, Bern †March 18th, 1538, Bern
60
Lukas Rem

German writer (1481-1541)

*January 1st, 1481, Augsburg †January 1st, 1541, Augsburg
53
Juana de la Cruz Vázquez Gutiérrez

Spanish venerated Christian

*May 3rd, 1481, Numancia de la Sagra †May 3rd, 1534, Cubas de la Sagra
45
Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

Margrave of Bayreuth

*December 27th, 1481, Ansbach †September 21st, 1527, Buda
23
Ruprecht of the Palatinate

German bishop

*May 14th, 1481, Heidelberg †August 20th, 1504, Landshut
60
Christoph von Scheurl

German writer (1481-1542)

*November 11th, 1481, Nuremberg †June 14th, 1542, Nuremberg
56
Sebastian Diesbach

Swiss politician (1481-1537)

*February 16th, 1481, Bern †October 20th, 1537
53
Melchior Pfintzing
*November 25th, 1481, Nuremberg †November 24th, 1535, Mainz

Birthdays of famous people

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Public holidays on May 9th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Commemoration of the end of the German occupation of the Channel Islands related observances, Victory Day observances, celebration of the Soviet Union victory over Nazi Germany) which are celebrated on May 9th.

Beatus of Lungern
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatus_of_Lungern
Beatus of Vendome
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bienheuré
Christopher (Eastern Orthodox Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Christopher
George Preca
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Preca
Gerontius of Cervia
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerontius_of_Cervia
Gregory of Nazianzen (The Episcopal Church (US) and traditional Roman Catholic calendar)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_of_Nazianzus
Nicolaus Zinzendorf (Lutheran)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaus_Zinzendorf
Pachomius the Great
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachomius_the_Great
Tudy of Landevennec
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tudy_of_Landevennec
May 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_9_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
Liberation Day, commemorating the end of the German occupation of the Channel Islands during World War II. (Guernsey and Jersey)
Commemoration of the end of the German occupation of the Channel Islands related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_Day_(Channel_Islands)
National Day (Alderney)
Commemoration of the end of the German occupation of the Channel Islands related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_day
Europe Day, commemorating the Schuman Declaration. (European Union, Kosovo, Moldova, Ukraine)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe_Day
Victory and Peace Day, marks the capture of Shusha (1992) in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, and the end of World War II. (Armenia)
Victory Day observances, celebration of the Soviet Union victory over Nazi Germany (Soviet Union, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan)en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_(9_May)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

IX.V.MCDLXXXI

9.5.1481

Legend

M = 1000CD = 400L = 50X = 10IX = 9V = 5I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1481 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
May 1481

May 1481

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17 1
18 2345678
19 9101112131415
20 16171819202122
21 23242526272829
22 3031

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