Page 8: Historical Events In May - 09
Wednesday, 09 July 2025
1980 On this day in history 35 motorists die as a Liberian freighter rams a Tampa Bay Bridge
1981 On this day in history kazimiroff Blvd in the Bronx named for a Bronx historian
1981 On May - 09 c E "Nip" Pellew, cricketer (10 Tests 484 runs at 37), dies
1985 On May - 09 edmond O'Brien, actor (Moon Pilot, Wild Bunch), dies at 69
1986 Tenzing Norgay, one of the first two people to climb to the summit of Mount Everest, dies on this day in history.
1986 Dirk de Vroome, [Red Giant], Limbourg activist, dies at 60 on May - 09.
1987 On May - 09 183 die aboard a Polish jetliner that crashes in Warsaw
1987 Actor Tom Cruise (27) &actress Mimi Rogers (33), marry on May - 09.
1987 On May - 09 obafemi Awolowo, Nigeria, pres of Nigeria (1979-83), dies at 78
1988 Australia's new parliament house is opened by Queen Elizabeth on May - 09.
1988 On May - 09 belgium 8th Government of Martens forms
1988 Belgium: 8th Government of Martens forms on this day in history.
1989 On May - 09 journalists petition Chinese Government for freedom of press
1989 Vice President Dan Quayle says in United Negro College Fund speech "What a waste it is to lose one's mind" instead of "a mind is terrible thing to waste" on this day in history.
1989 On this day in history keith Whitley, country singer (Don't Close Your Eyes), dies at 33
1989 On this day in history vice President Dan Quayle says in United Negro College Fund speech: "What a waste it is to lose one's mind" instead of "a mind is terrible thing to waste"
1990 New York Newsday reporter Jimmy Breslin suspended for a racial slur on May - 09.
1990 On May - 09 luigi Nono, Ital composer (Intolleranza), dies at 66
1991 Italian actress Laura Antonelli found guilty of cocaine possession on May - 09.
1991 On May - 09 michael Landon appears on Tonight Show to talk about his cancer
1991 On this day in history james L Reinsch, media-advisor (Roosevelt/Churchill/Kennedy), dies
1992 America's Cup finals begin in San Diego on this day in history.
1992 Final episode of "Golden Girls" airs on NBC-TV on this day in history.
1992 Michelle McLean, 19, of Namibia, crowned 41st Miss Universe on May - 09.
1992 On this day in history mike Tyrell [Red Baron], British air acrobat, dies in an accident
1993 On this day in history landslide in Nambija Ecuador, kills 300
1993 On this day in history paraguay holds its first presidential &parliamentary elections in 50 years
1993 On this day in history freya Stark, English author (Sunday Bloody Sunday), dies at 61
1994 Massachusetts murderer Joel Rifkind found guilty in New York on this day in history.
1995 Kinshasa, Zaire under quarantine after an outbreak of Ebola virus on this day in history.
1995 On this day in history abha Gandhi, servant to Gandhi, dies at 68
1997 On this day in history the first US ambassador returns to Vietnam since Saigon fell arrives in Vietnam
2005 On May - 09 a town in Brazil declares Orgasm Day.
2006 On May - 09 beaconsfield mine collapse: After 14 days trapped underground, miners Todd Russell and Brant Webb are rescued in Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Australia.
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