May 9 in History

Russo-Ukrainian war: United States President Joe Biden signs the 2022 Lend-Lease

2022 — Russo-Ukrainian war: United States President Joe Biden signs the 2022 Lend-Lease Act into law, a rebooted World War II-era policy attempting to expedite American equipment to Ukraine and other Eastern European countries

May 9 spans 48 recorded events across recorded history, from 328 to 2023. Below is a curated digest of the most significant moments tied to this date.

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Historical Events 48 events 328 – 2023

More major events on May 9

The featured story and these ranked highlights form a quick summary. Every recorded event remains available in the chronology below.

  1. 1877 Mihail Kogălniceanu reads, in the Chamber of Deputies, the Declaration of Independence of Romania. The date will become recognised as the Independence Day of Romania. Source
  2. 1992 Armenian forces capture Shusha, marking a major turning point in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. Source
  3. 2018 Barisan Nasional, the coalition that had governed Malaysia since the country's independence in 1957, suffer a historic defeat in the 2018 Malaysian general election. Source

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In 2022, Russo-Ukrainian war: United States President Joe Biden signs the 2022 Lend-Lease Act into law, a rebooted World War II-era policy attempting to expedite American equipment to Ukraine and other Eastern European countries. This featured entry focuses on the immediate decision and its direct historical impact.

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The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. This helps explain why the event mattered beyond the initial announcement.

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Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. This clarifies the institutional and public response around the event.

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It then supported Russian separatist armed groups who started a war in the eastern Donbas region against Ukraine's military. This shows how the event shaped policy and public communication in the same period.

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In 2018, Ukraine declared the region to be occupied by Russia. This helps explain why the event mattered beyond the initial announcement.

328 Athanasius_of_Alexandria
Athanasius is elected Patriarch of Alexandria.
Pope of Alexandria from 328 to 373
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1009 Norman_conquest_of_southern_Italy
Lombard Revolt: Lombard forces led by Melus revolt in Bari against the Byzantine Catepanate of Italy.
Historical event in the European Middle Ages
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1310
Nephon, Bishop of Cyzicus, is consecrated as Patriarch of Constantinople.
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1310 to 1314
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1386 England
England and Portugal formally ratify their alliance with the signing of the Treaty of Windsor, making it the oldest diplomatic alliance in the world which is still in force.
Country within the United Kingdom
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1450 Timurid_dynasty
Timurid monarch 'Abd al-Latif is assassinated.
Turco-Mongol dynasty (1370–1857)
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1502 Christopher_Columbus
Christopher Columbus sets off from Cádiz for his fourth voyage.
Italian navigator and explorer (1451–1506)
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1540
Hernando de Alarcón sets sail on an expedition to the Gulf of California.
Spanish conquistador (1500–1541)
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1645 Cavalier
Scottish Royalist forces under Lord Montrose defeat Covenanter forces under John Urry.
Royalist supporter in the English Civil War
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1662 Punch_and_Judy
The figure who later became Mr.
Punch makes his first recorded appearance in England.
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1671 Thomas_Blood
Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal England's Crown Jewels from the Tower of London.
Anglo-Irish army officer (1618–1680)
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1726
Five men arrested during a raid on Mother Clap's molly house in London are executed at Tyburn.
English innkeeper
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1761 Exhibition_of_1761
Exhibition of 1761, the inaugural exhibition of the Society of Artists of Great Britain, opens at Spring Gardens in London.
1761 art exhibition in London
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1864 Second_Schleswig_War
Second Schleswig War: The Danish navy defeats the Austrian and Prussian fleets in the Battle of Heligoland.
War between Denmark, Prussia, and Austria in 1864
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1865 American_Civil_War
American Civil War: Nathan Bedford Forrest surrenders his forces at Gainesville, Alabama.
1861–1865 conflict in the United States
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1865 Andrew_Johnson
American Civil War: President Andrew Johnson issues a proclamation ending belligerent rights of the rebels and enjoining foreign nations to intern or expel Confederate ships.
President of the United States from 1865 to 1869
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1873 Panic_of_1873
Der Krach: The Vienna stock exchange crash begins the Panic of 1873 and heralds the Long Depression.
Financial crisis leading to economic depression in Europe and North America
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1877 Mihail_Kogălniceanu
Mihail Kogălniceanu reads, in the Chamber of Deputies, the Declaration of Independence of Romania.
The date will become recognised as the Independence Day of Romania.
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1901 Parliament_of_Australia
Australia opens its first national parliament in Melbourne.
Federal legislature of Australia
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1915 World_War_I
World War I: Second Battle of Artois between German and French forces.
Global conflict from 1914 to 1918
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1918 Second_Ostend_Raid
World War I: Germany repels Britain's second attempt to blockade the port of Ostend, Belgium.
1918 Royal Navy operation to block Ostend Harbour
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1920 Polish–Soviet_War
Polish–Soviet War: The Polish army under General Edward Rydz-Śmigły celebrates its capture of Kiev with a victory parade on Khreshchatyk.
20th-century conflict between Poland and Russia
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1926 Richard_E._Byrd
Admiral Richard E.
Byrd and Floyd Bennett claim to have flown over the North Pole (later discovery of Byrd's diary appears to cast some doubt on the claim).
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1927 Old_Parliament_House,_Canberra
The Old Parliament House, Canberra, Australia, officially opens.
Seat of the Parliament of Australia from 1927 to 1988
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1936 Ethiopian_Empire
Italy formally annexes Ethiopia after taking the capital Addis Ababa on May 5.
Country in the Horn of Africa (1270–1974)
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1941 World_War_II
World War II: The German submarine U-110 is captured by the Royal Navy.
On board is the latest Enigma machine which Allied cryptographers later use to break coded German messages.
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1942 The_Holocaust_in_Ukraine
The Holocaust in Ukraine: The SS executes 588 Jewish residents of the Podolian town of Zinkiv (Khmelnytska oblast).
The Zoludek Ghetto (in Belarus) is destroyed and all its inhabitants executed or deported.
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1945 World_War_II
World War II: The Channel Islands are liberated from Nazi occupation.
Global conflict (1939–1945)
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1946 Victor_Emmanuel_III
King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy abdicates and is succeeded by Umberto II.
King of Italy from 1900 to 1946
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1948 Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia's Ninth-of-May Constitution comes into effect.
1918–1992 country in Central Europe
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1950 Robert_Schuman
Robert Schuman presents the "Schuman Declaration", considered by some to be the beginning of the creation of what is now the European Union.
Prime Minister of France from 1947 to 1948
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1955 Cold_War
Cold War: West Germany joins NATO.
1947–1991 geopolitical rivalry between US and USSR
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1960 Food_and_Drug_Administration
The Food and Drug Administration announces it will approve birth control as an additional indication for Searle's Enovid, making Enovid the world's first approved oral contraceptive pill.
Federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
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1969 Carlos_Lamarca
Carlos Lamarca leads the first urban guerrilla action against the military dictatorship of Brazil in São Paulo, by robbing two banks.
Brazilian former military official (1937–1971)
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1974 Watergate_scandal
Watergate scandal: The United States House Committee on the Judiciary opens formal and public impeachment hearings against President Richard Nixon.
1970s political scandal in the U.S.
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1979 Iranian_Jews
Iranian Jewish businessman Habib Elghanian is executed by firing squad in Tehran, prompting the mass exodus of the once 100,000-strong Jewish community of Iran.
Jewish community of Iran
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1980 Florida
In Florida, United States, Liberian freighter MV Summit Venture collides with the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay, making a 430-meter (1,400 ft) section of the southbound span collapse.
Thirty-five people in six cars and a Greyhound bus fall 46 metres (150 ft) into the water and die.
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1980 Norco,_California
In Norco, California, United States, five masked gunmen hold up a Security Pacific bank, leading to a violent shoot-out and one of the largest pursuits in California history.
Two of the gunmen and one police officer are killed and thirty-three police and civilian vehicles are destroyed in the chase.
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1987 LOT_Polish_Airlines_Flight_5055
LOT Flight 5055 Tadeusz Kościuszko crashes after takeoff in Warsaw, Poland, killing all 183 people on board.
1987 aviation accident in Poland
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1988 Parliament_House,_Canberra
New Parliament House, Canberra officially opens.
Seat of the Parliament of Australia
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1992 Armenia
Armenian forces capture Shusha, marking a major turning point in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.
Country in West Asia
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1992
Westray Mine disaster kills 26 workers in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Coal mine in Nova Scotia, Canada
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1999 Mother's_Day_bus_crash
Mother's Day bus crash kills 22 passengers and injures another 22, including the driver in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
1999 bus crash in New Orleans, Louisiana
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2001 Ghana
In Ghana, 129 football fans die in what became known as the Accra Sports Stadium disaster.
The deaths are caused by a stampede (caused by the firing of tear gas by police personnel at the stadium) that followed a controversial decision by the referee.
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2002 Siege_of_the_Church_of_the_Nativity
The 38-day stand-off in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem comes to an end when the Palestinians inside agree to have 13 suspected terrorists among them deported to several different countries.
2002 siege of a suspected Palestinian militant hideout by Israeli forces
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2018 Barisan_Nasional
Barisan Nasional, the coalition that had governed Malaysia since the country's independence in 1957, suffer a historic defeat in the 2018 Malaysian general election.
Political party coalition in Malaysia
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2020 COVID-19_recession
The COVID-19 recession causes the U.S.
unemployment rate to hit 14.9 percent, its worst rate since the Great Depression.
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2023
The May 9 riots following the arrest of Imran Khan in Pakistan.
2023 violent incidents in Pakistan
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