May 9th, 1961

Born on May 9th, 1961

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What happened on May 9th, 1961?

May 9th, 1961

In a speech to U.S. broadcasters, FCC chairman Newton Minow described commercial television programming as "a vast wasteland".

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission

What else happened on May 9th?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

May 9th, 1977

The Hotel Polen in Amsterdam was destroyed by fire (pictured), leaving 33 people dead.

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.

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.

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.

May 9th, 1918

First World War: Germany repelled Britain's second attempt to blockade the Belgian port of Ostend.

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.

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.

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

Born on May 9th, 1961

62

Tracy Brabin

British politician and former actress (born 1961)

*May 9th, 1961, Batley

62

John Corbett

American actor and country music singer

*May 9th, 1961, Wheeling

62

Alice Giles

Australian classical harpist

*May 9th, 1961, Adelaide

62

Gregory D. Hager

Computer scientist

*May 9th, 1961, Waukon

62

Chip Engelland

American basketball player and coach

*May 9th, 1961, Pacific Palisades

62

Doug Routley

Canadian politician

*May 9th, 1961, New Westminster

62

Tony O'Shea

English darts player

*May 9th, 1961, Stockport

62

Pauline Krikke

Dutch politician

*May 9th, 1961, Sneek

62

Marian Daszyk

Polish politician

*May 9th, 1961, Jurowce, Podkarpackie Voivodeship

62

Juergen Boos

German manager

*May 9th, 1961, Lörrach

62

Sean Altman

American musician and songwriter

*May 9th, 1961, San Diego

62

Antônio Anastasia

Brazilian politician

*May 9th, 1961, Belo Horizonte

62

Sal Solo

Singer

*May 9th, 1961, Hatfield

62

Perry Rose

Belgian-irish singer

*May 9th, 1961, Brussels metropolitan area

62

Busty Heart

American television personality, model and stripper

*May 9th, 1961, Boston

62

Kraig Nienhuis

Canadian ice hockey player

*May 9th, 1961, Sarnia

62

Glenn Rönnberg

Association football player

*May 9th, 1961, Stockholm

62

Alison Hagley

English operatic soprano

*May 9th, 1961, London

62

Glenn Layendecker

US tennis player

*May 9th, 1961, Stanford

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

37

Johanna Goliszewski

Badminton player

*May 9th, 1986, Olsztyn

56

Ralph Lenkert

German politician

*May 9th, 1967, Apolda

92

Erik Dammann

Norwegian writer and environmentalist

*May 9th, 1931, Oslo

63

Najat Aatabou

Moroccan singer, songwriter and composer

*May 9th, 1960, Khemisset

49

Neli Boteva

Badminton player

*May 9th, 1974, Sofia

64

János Áder

President of Hungary from 2012 to 2022

*May 9th, 1959, Csorna

70

Johannes Singhammer

German politician

*May 9th, 1953, Munich

71

Joan Sims

English actress (1930-2001)

*May 9th, 1930, Basildon †June 27th, 2001, London

76

Michael Levitt

Biophysicist and Professor of Structural biology

*May 9th, 1947, Pretoria

35

Jillie Cooper

Scottish badminton player

*May 9th, 1988, Edinburgh

61

Dave Gahan

English singer

*May 9th, 1962, Epping

28

Chae Yoo-jung

South Korean badminton player

*May 9th, 1995, Busan

82

Albert Finney

British actor

*May 9th, 1936, Salford †February 7th, 2019, Royal Marsden Hospital

31

Per Imerslund

Norwegian national socialist

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

54

Annalee Newitz

American journalist, editor, and author of both fiction and nonfiction

*May 9th, 1969, Irvine

43

Angela Nikodinov

American figure skater

*May 9th, 1980, Spartanburg

40

Alan Campbell

British rower

*May 9th, 1983, Coleraine

101

Ole Mørk Sandvik

Norwegian musicologist and educator

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

54

Tony Gwynn

American professional baseball right fielder; 1960-2014

*May 9th, 1960, Los Angeles †June 16th, 2014, Poway

87

Glenda Jackson

British actress and politician (1936–2023)

*May 9th, 1936, Birkenhead †June 15th, 2023, Blackheath

Same year
Born in 1961

62

Barack Obama

President of the United States from 2009 to 2017

*August 4th, 1961, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

63

Erna Solberg

Norwegian politician and the 35th Prime Minister of Norway

*February 24th, 1961, Bergen

62

Joe Lando

American actor

*December 9th, 1961, Prairie View

63

Lothar Matthäus

German footballer, manager and pundit

*March 21st, 1961, Erlangen

63

Steven Weber

American actor

*March 4th, 1961, Briarwood

62

Kristin Krohn Devold

Norwegian politician

*August 12th, 1961, Ålesund Municipality

63

Knut Nærum

Norwegian comedian and author

*March 3rd, 1961, Arendal

62

Jan-Eric Antonsson

Badminton player

*September 9th, 1961, Karlskrona

62

Michael Meister

German politician

*June 9th, 1961, Lorsch

63

Hans-Georg von der Marwitz

German politician

*April 8th, 1961, Heidelberg

62

Olaug Bollestad

Norwegian politician

*November 4th, 1961, Strand Municipality

62

Julia Gillard

Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013

*September 29th, 1961, Barry

63

Eddie Murphy

American stand-up comedian and actor

*April 3rd, 1961, Brooklyn

36

Diana, Princess of Wales

Member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)

*July 1st, 1961, Sandringham †August 31st, 1997, Paris

62

Dirk Heidenblut

German politician

*April 21st, 1961, Essen

62

Arundhati Roy

Indian novelist, essayist, and activist

*November 24th, 1961, Shillong

62

George Clooney

American actor and filmmaker (born 1961)

*May 6th, 1961, Lexington

62

Nadia Comăneci

Romanian gymnast and five-time Olympic gold medalist

*November 12th, 1961, Onești

57

Stephen Hillenburg

American marine science educator and artist (1961-2018)

*August 21st, 1961, Fort Sill †November 26th, 2018, San Marino

62

Florent Pagny

French recording artist; singer

*November 6th, 1961, Chalon-sur-Saône

Birthdays of famous people

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.

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Born on May 9th, 1961
Future birthdays

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1961 is a normal year and no leap year.

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