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What happened in history on this day: May 9?
On May 9 in ...
- 1837 - Sherrod ship burns in Mississippi River below Natchez, Mississippi; 175 dies.
- 1846 - American brigadier general Zachary Talyor's army defeats a Mexican force at Reseca de la Palma.
- 1862 - Battle of Farmington, Mississippi.
- 1862 - Battle of Fort Pickens, Florida (Pensacola), evacuated by Confederates.
- 1862 - US Naval Academy relocated from Annapolis, Maryland, to Newport, Rhode Island.
- 1864 - "Uncle" John Sedgwick, USA general-major, dies in battle at age 50.
- 1864 - Thomas Donnely Doubleday, USA Colonel, dies in an accident.
- 1864 - Battle of Cloyd's Mount and Swift Creek, Virginia (Drewery's Bluff, Fort Darling).
- 1864 - Battle of Dalton, Georgia.
- 1864 - Skirmish at Ware Bottom Church, Virginia.
- 1912 - American Numismatic Association receives federal charter.
- 1914 - US President Woodrow Wilson signs a proclamation designating the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day.
- 1939 - Catholic church beatifies the first Native American, Kateri Tekakwitha.
- 1944 - Country singer Jimmie Davis becomes Governor of Louisiana.
- 1945 - (0015 hours Central European Time) In Karlshorst, Berlin, Germany, a second signing of the military surrender of Germany is held. Surrender is signed by Field Marshal General Wilhelm Keitel, General Admiral Hans Georg von Friedeburg, General Hans Juergen Stumpff, commanders in chief of the German Army, Navy, and Air Force, respectively. Signing on behalf of the Soviet Commander in Chief of the Red Army is General Marshal Zhukov. Signing on behalf of General Eisenhower is Air Chief Marshal Arthur Tedder.
- 1960 - US is first country to legally allow use of the birth control pill.
- 1960 - US sends U-2 spy plane over USSR.
- 1961 - US Federal Communications Commission Chairman Newton N Minow criticizes TV as a "vast wasteland" in a speech to the National Association of Broadcasters.
- 1962 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island.
- 1963 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1970 - 100,000s in the USA demonstrate against Vietnam War.
- 1970 - Walter Reuther, United Auto Workers' union leader/president (CIO), dies in a jet crash.
- 1971 - In Los Angeles, California, the 23rd Annual Emmy Awards are presented, hosted by Johnny Carson.
- Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series: Hal Holbrook for The Bold Ones: The Senator
- Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: George C. Scott for "The Price" of ITV Saturday Night Theatre
- Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series: Jack Klugman for The Odd Couple
- Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series: Susan Hampshire for The First Churchills
- Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series: Jean Stapleton for All in the Family
- Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: Lee Grant for The Neon Ceiling
- Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Comedy: Edward Asner for Mary Tyler Moore
- Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama: David Burns for "The Price" of ITV Saturday Night Theatre
- Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Comedy: Valerie Harper for Mary Tyler Moore
- Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Drama: Margaret Leighton for "Hamlet" of Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy: Jay Sandrich for episode "Toulouse Lautrec Is One Of My Favorite Artists" of Mary Tyler Moore
- Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction and Electronic Camerawork: Gordon Baird, Tom Ancell, Rick Bennewitz, Larry Bentley, and Jack Reader for The Andersonville Trial
- Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction of a Variety, Musical or Dramatic Program: Dominic Frontiere for Swing Out, Sweet Land
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety or Music: Mark Warren for Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama - A Single Program: Fielder Cook for "The Price" of ITV Saturday Night Theatre
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama - A Single Program of a Series with Continuing Characters and/or Theme: Daryl Duke for episode "The Day the Lion Died" of The Bold Ones: The Senator
- Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction: John Rook for "Hamlet" of Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music: Sterling Johnson for Peggy Fleming at Sun Valley
- Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama - Original Teleplay: Tracy Keenan Wynn and Marvin Schwartz for Tribes
- Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music: Bob Ellison and Marty Farrell for Singer Presents Burt Bacharach
- Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama - Adaptation: Saul Levitt for The Andersonville Trial
- Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy: James L. Brooks and Allan Burns for episode "Support Your Local Mother" of Mary Tyler Moore
- Outstanding Writing Achievement in Variety or Music: Herbert Baker, Hal Goodman, Larry Klein, Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller, Norman Steinberg, and Flip Wilson for The Flip Wilson Show
- Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama: Joel Oliansky for episode "To Taste of Death But Once" of The Bold Ones: The Senator
- Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for News and Documentary Programming - Regularly Scheduled News Programs and Coverage of Special Events: Larry Travis for "Los Angeles Earthquake: Sylmar V.A. Hospital" of CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite
- Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction or Scenic Design - For a Dramatic Program or Feature Length Film, a Single Program of a Series or a Special Program: Peter Roden for "Hamlet" of Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design: Martin Baugh and David Walker for "Hamlet" of Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing: Theodore Soderberg for Tribes
- Outstanding Achievement in Live or Tape Sound Mixing: Henry Bird for "Hamlet" of Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Entertainment Programming - For a Series or a Single Program of a Series: Michael Economou for episode "A Continual Roar of Musketry" of The Bold Ones: The Senator
- Outstanding Achievement in Video Tape Editing: Marco Zappia for Hee Haw
- Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Editing: Don Hall, Jack Jackson, Bob Weatherford, and Dick Jensen for Tribes
- Outstanding Single Program - Variety or Musical - Variety and Popular Music: Singer Presents Burt Bacharach
- Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition - For a Special Program: Walter Scharf for episode "The Tragedy of The Red Salmon" of The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau
- Outstanding Variety Series - Musical: The Flip Wilson Show
- Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition - For a Series or a Single Program of a Series (First Year of Music's Use Only): David Rose for episode "The Love Child" of Bonanza
- Outstanding Single Program - Variety or Musical - Classicial Music: "Leopold Stokowski" of NET Festival
- Outstanding Achievement in Cultural Documentary Programming - Programs: Robert Hughes for Arthur Penn, 1922-: Themes and Variants and Ronald Priessman for Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
- Special Classification of Outstanding Program and Individual Achievement - Programs: Disneyland
- Outstanding Series - Comedy: All in the Family
- Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming - Programs: Sesame Street
- Special Classification of Outstanding Program and Individual Achievement - Individuals: Harvey Korman for The Carol Burnett Show
- Outstanding Achievement in Daytime Programming - Programs: Stuart Schulberg for Today
- Outstanding New Series: All in the Family
- Outstanding Series - Drama: The Bold Ones: The Senator
- Outstanding Variety Series - Talk: The David Frost Show
- Outstanding Achievement in Choreography: Ernie Flatt for The Carol Burnett Show
- Outstanding Single Program - Drama or Comedy: The Andersonville Trial
- Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming - Individuals: Burr Tillstrom for Kukla, Fran and Ollie
- Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Entertainment Programming - For a Special or Feature Length Program Made for Television: Robert E. Collins for Peggy Fleming at Sun Valley
- 1974 - House Judiciary Committee begins formal hearings on President Richard Nixon impeachment.
- 1978 - Musical Ain't Misbehavin' opens at Longacre Theater in New York City for 1604 performances.
- 1979 - US and USSR sign Salt 2 treaty, limiting nuclear weapons.
- 1979 - A Unabomber bomb injures Northwestern University graduate student John Harris.
- 1980 - In Florida, Liberian freighter Summit Venture hits the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay, sending 35 people to death as a 1,400-foot section of the bridge collapses.
- 1983 - 18th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama and Willie Nelson win.
- 1997 - First US ambassador since Saigon fell arrives in Vietnam.
- 2007 - Subtropical storm Andrea forms off the coast of Florida, the earliest subtropical storm since Ana in 2003.
- 2022 - Andy Warhol's Shot Sage Blue Marilyn sells at auction for US$195 million.
Births on May 9
- 1895 - Birth of Richard Barthelmess in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Broken Blossoms, Noose).
- 1901 - Birth of Fuzzy Knight in Fairmont, West Virginia, USA; actor (Oklahoma Annie, Cowboy and the Lady).
- 1918 - Birth of Mike Wallace in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA; newscaster (Biography, 60 Minutes).
- 1918 - Birth of Orville Freeman in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; American politician (Senator-Democrat-Minnesota), Secretary of Agriculture (1961-69).
- 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).
- 1928 - Birth of Richard A "Pancho" Gonzalez in Los Angeles, California, USA; tennis star (US 1948-49).
- 1931 - Birth of Vance DeVoe Brand in Longmont, Colorado, USA; astronaut (Apollo 18, STS-5, 41B, 35).
- 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").
- 1939 - Birth of Jim Dent in Augusta, Georgia, USA; PGA golfer (1989 MONY Syracuse Senior).
- 1939 - Birth of Ralph Boston in Laurel, Mississippi, USA; long jumper (Olympics-gold/silver/bronze-1960, 1964, 1968).
- 1942 - Birth of Tommy Roe in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; rocker (Hooray for Hazel).
- 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).
- 1946 - Birth of Candice Bergen in Beverly Hills, California, USA; actress (Carnal Knowledge, Murphy Brown, Boston Legal).
- 1948 - Birth of John Drayton Mahaffey in Kerrville, Texas, USA; PGA golfer (1978 PGA Champion).
- 1949 - Birth of Billy Joel in Hicksville, Long Island, New York, USA; singer/songwriter/piano player ("Pianoman", "Captain Jack", "Bridge").
- 1950 - Birth of James A Butts in Los Angeles, California, USA; triple jumper (Olympics-silver-1976).
- 1950 - Birth of Tom Petersson in Rockford, Illinois, USA; rock bassist (Cheap Trick).
- 1951 - Birth of Alley Mills in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress (Norma Arnold - The Wonder Years).
- 1953 - Birth of Gregory Beecroft in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA; actor (Guiding Light).
- 1953 - Birth of Scott McInnis; American politician (Representative-Republican-Colorado).
- 1955 - Birth of Kevin Peter Hall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Misfits of Science).
- 1960 - Birth of Tony Gwynn in Los Angeles, California, USA; outfielder (San Diego Padres).
- 1969 - Birth of Carla Overbeck in Pasadena, California, USA; soccer defender (Olympics-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Dan Hollander in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA; figure skater (1996 Great Lakes champion).
- 1974 - Birth of Pete Kelley; 218.25 pounds (99kg) US weightlifter (Olympics-14th-1996).
- 1980 - Birth of Angela Nikodinov in Spartanburg, South Carolina; figure skater (1997 Pacific Senior champion).
- 1980 - Birth of Tatewin Means; Miss South Dakota Teen USA (1996).
Deaths on May 9
- 1791 - Death of Francis Hopkinson at age 53 in Pennsylvania, USA; representative of New Jersey in Second Continental Congress, signor of the Declaration of Independence, judge of the Admiralty Court of Pennsylvania (1779-87), United States District Court judge (1789-91).
- 1864 - "Uncle" John Sedgwick, USA general-major, dies in battle at age 50.
- 1864 - Thomas Donnely Doubleday, USA Colonel, dies in an accident.
- 1905 - Death of Anna Reeves Jarvis, the inspiration for the modern Mother's Day in the USA.
- 1931 - A[lbert] A[braham] Michelson, German-born American physicist (1907 Nobel Prize), dies at age 78.
- 1952 - Canada Lee, actor (Lost Boundaries), dies in New York City, New York at age 45.
- 1968 - Harold Gray, US comic strip artist (Little Orphan Annie), dies at age 74.
- 1977 - James Jones, US writer (Bad Blood, From Here to Eternity), dies at age 55.
- 1981 - Nelson Algren, American writer (Man with the Golden Arm), dies at age 72 (born 1909).
- 1985 - Edmond O'Brien, American actor (Sam Benedict, Johnny Midnight), dies at age 69 of Alzheimer's disease (born 1915).
- 1989 - Death of Keith Whitley at age 33; American country singer ("Don't Close Your Eyes") (born 1955).
- 2003 - Death of Russell B. Long, U.S. Senator from Louisiana (born 1933).
- 2010 - Death of Lena Horne at age 92; American nightclub singer, actress ("Stormy Weather", "Cabin in the Sky").
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