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What happened in history on this day: May 9?
On May 9 in ...
- 1868 - Anton Bruckner's first Symphony in C, premieres.
- 1962 - Beatles sign their first contract with EMI Parlophone.
- 1978 - Musical Ain't Misbehavin' opens at Longacre Theater in New York City for 1604 performances.
- 1982 - Arthur Kopit's musical Nine premieres at 46th Steet Theater in New York City for 739 performances.
- 1983 - 18th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama and Willie Nelson win.
- 1998 - Dana International, a singer from Israel, wins the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Births on May 9
- 1914 - Birth of Frank Chacksfield in East Sussex, England; arranger/orchestra leader ("Ebb Tide", "Limelight").
- 1914 - Birth of Hank Snow AKA Clarence Eugene Snow in Brooklyn, Nova Scotia, Canada; country and western singing star (Hank The Yodeling Ranger, Grand Ole Opry, "I Went to Your Wedding", "I'm Movin' On", over 85 singles on the Billboard best seller list, sold nearly 90 million records).
- 1924 - Birth of Connie Russell in New York City, New York, USA; singer (Garroway at Large TV show (1949), variety TV shows of Morey Amsterdam, Ed Sullivan, Steve Allen, Milton Berle, Eddie Cantor).
- 1937 - Birth of Dave Prater in Ocilla, Georgia, USA; rock vocalist (Sam and Dave).
- 1937 - Birth of Sonny Curtis in Meadow, Texas, USA; guitarist (Buddy Holly and The Crickets - "Peggy Sue").
- 1938 - Birth of Nokie Edwards; rocker (The Ventures).
- 1941 - Birth of Pete Birrell; rock bassist (Freddie and The Dreamers).
- 1942 - Birth of Tommy Roe in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; rocker (Hooray for Hazel).
- 1943 - Birth of Bruce Milner; rocker (Every Mother's Son).
- 1944 - Birth of Don Dannemann; rocker (Cyrkle).
- 1944 - Birth of Richard [Richie] Furay in Yellow Springs, Ohio, USA; rock vocalist (Buffalo Springfield, Poco).
- 1945 - Birth of Steve Katz in New York City, New York, USA; rock guitarist/vocalist (Blood, Sweat and Tears).
- 1949 - Birth of Billy Joel in Hicksville, Long Island, New York, USA; singer/songwriter/piano player ("Pianoman", "Captain Jack", "Bridge").
- 1950 - Birth of Tom Petersson in Rockford, Illinois, USA; rock bassist (Cheap Trick).
- 1960 - Birth of Jim Reilly; rocker (Red Rockers).
- 1961 - Birth of John Corbett; actor/singer (Chris - Northern Exposure, Sex and The City, Lucky).
- 1962 - Birth of David Gahan in Epping, Essex, England; rock vocalist (Depeche Mode - "Dreaming of Me").
- 1962 - Birth of Paul Heaton; rocker (The Housemartins - "Happy Hour, Over There").
- 1965 - Birth of Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot; rocker (Curiosity Killed the Cat - "Keep Distance").
- 1970 - Birth of Ghostface Killah; rapper (Wu-Tang Clan).
- 1971 - Birth of Mike Myerson; guitarist (Heartland).
- 1977 - Birth of Dan Regan; trombonist (Reel Big Fish).
- 1979 - Birth of Pierre Bouvier in Canada; musician (Simple Plan).
Deaths on May 9
- 1957 - Ezio F Pinza, Italian bass (Scale of Milan, New York Metropolitan Opera), dies.
- 1989 - Death of Keith Whitley at age 33; American country singer ("Don't Close Your Eyes") (born 1955).
- 1998 - Death of Alice Faye at age 83 of stomach cancer; actress/singer (20th Century Fox musicals in the 1930s, Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show radio show, The Dean Martin Show TV show, Hollywood Palace TV show).
- 2010 - Death of Lena Horne at age 92; American nightclub singer, actress ("Stormy Weather", "Cabin in the Sky").
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