May 9
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May 9 is the 129th day of the Gregorian calendar (130th in leap years).
event
1429 - Joan of Arc defeats English forces attacking Orléans.
1871 - Heungseon Daewongun's abolition of seowons, abolition of seowons nationwide except for 47 model seowons.
1945 - The Soviet Union formally accepts the surrender of Nazi Germany.
1946 - Vittorio Emanuele III abdicates as King of Italy.
1950 - Robert Schemann of France announces plans for the European Coal and Steel Community.
1951 - Si-Young Lee stepped down as vice president of the Republic of Korea.
1955 - West Germany begins rearmament by joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
1990 - The Democratic Liberal Party was founded at the first national convention and inauguration ceremony.
2009 - Kalema Motlante resigns as president of South Africa.
2012 - Russia's Sukhoi Superjet 100 crashes into Salak Mountain, Indonesia during a test flight, killing all crew members.
2017 - It was designated as a temporary holiday due to the impeachment of the former president, and the 19th presidential election of the Republic of Korea was held as an early election.
2022 - The 2022 Philippine presidential election will be held.
Culture
1964 - Dongyang Broadcasting Radio (AM 1380KHz at the time of opening, later changed to AM 639KHz) was launched.
2003 - The Institute of Space Sciences launches the Engineering Experimental Probe "Hayabusa" (MUSES-C).
2009 - In professional baseball, Yang Jun-hyeok hit the 341th home run, the most in history.
2021 - Anyang KGC Ginseng Corporation defeated Jeonju KCC Aegis 84 to 74 in the fourth round of the KBL championship match in Korean professional basketball, and achieved 4 wins in the series, their 3rd win in 4 years since 2017.
Birth
1147 – Minamoto no Yoritomo, founder of the Kamakura Shogunate, Japan.
1746 – Gaspard Monge, French mathematician (b.
1888 – Francesco Baraca, an Italian fighter pilot during World War I.
1907 – Baldur von Schirach, a Nazi war criminal.
1927 – Manfred Eigen, German biophysicist (b.
1932 – Gil-Yeo Lee, a Korean doctor, professor, and chairman of Gachon Academy.
1936 – Glenda Jackson, an American actress.
1940 – Sami-ja, a South Korean actress.
1947 – Yukiya Amano, Japanese diplomat (d.
1949 – Billy Joel, American pianist (b.
1958 – Kim Hye-ok, a South Korean actress.
1959 – Choi Il-hwa, a South Korean actress.
1960
Min Young-sam, South Korean politician.
Tony Gwynn, American baseball player.
1965 – Kim Min-jeon, a South Korean political scientist (b.
1967 – Park Sang-do, South Korean announcer (b.
1973 – Cho Sang-mi, South Korean actress
1977 – Choi Jeong-yoon, South Korean actress (b.
1979 – Rosario Dawson, American actor (b.
1980 – Jo Hyun-jae, a South Korean actor.
1981
Japanese singer and talent Yokoyama Yu (Kanjani∞).
Denis Pucillin, politician of the Donetsk People's Republic
1982
Kim Jung-woo, South Korean footballer.
Min-seok Jang, South Korean baseball player.
1983
Jang Hee-jin is a South Korean actress.
Ryuhei Matsuda, Japanese actor.
1987 – Kim Yu-rim, South Korean voice actress (b.
1988
Lee Yoon-ah, Miss Korea of Korea.
Baek Chang-soo, South Korean baseball player.
1990
Kim Jung-woo, South Korean singer.
Spanish footballer Henifer Hermoso.
1993
Han Dong-geun, a South Korean singer.
Moon Seong-gon, South Korean basketball player.
Japanese singer and talent Ryosuke Yamada (Hey! Say! JUMP).
1994 – Yeo Hoe-hyeon, South Korean actress (b.
1999 – Nozomi Ohashi, a Japanese singer and actress.
2000 – Jung In-seo, South Korean actress
death
1559 – Deokheung Daewongun, the 7th son of King Jungjong, the 11th king of the Joseon Dynasty, and the 14th son of King Seonjo (b.
1799 – Claude Balbastre, French classical composer (d.
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