May 9th is 129th day of the Gregorian calendar (the 130th in leap years). There are 236 days left until the end of the year.
Saint of day: San Banban Sapiens
May Proverb
Thieves are born in May
It happened today
1087 – Translation of the relics of Nicola di Mira to Bari
1429 – Joan of Arc defeats the English troops who were besieging Orléans
1502 – Christopher Columbus leaves Spain for his fourth and final voyage to the New World
1921 – The drama Six Characters in Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello is performed for the first time in Rome
1936 – Italy formally annexes Ethiopia after taking its capital on May 5, Victor Emmanuel III is proclaimed emperor of Ethiopia
1941 – World War II: German submarine U-110 is captured by the Royal Navy, on board is found the latest version of the Enigma cryptographic machine that Allied cryptographers will use to decipher German coded messages
[1945 – De facto end of World War II in Europe on the first day after signing the German surrender: Hermann Göring is captured by the US army, Norway arrests Vidkun Quisling, and the Soviet Union celebrates Victory Day
1946 – King Vittorio Emanuele III of Savoy abdicates in favor of Umberto II
1949 – Rainier III of Monaco becomes Prince of Monaco
1950 – Robert Schuman presents the Schuman Declaration, conceived by Jean Monnet, which will lead to the ECSC Treaty: this declaration marks the beginning of the process of European integration, for which May 9th has been officially celebrated since 1985 as Europe Day
1978 – The body of Aldo Moro is found in Rome
1978 – The body of Peppino Impastato is found in Cinisi
Birthdays
Francesco Baracca – Italian aviation ace (1888 – 19 June 1918)
James Matthew Barrie – Scottish writer, ‘father’ of Peter Pan (1860 – 19 June 1937)
Gian Carlo Caselli – Italian magistrate (1939)
Claudio Lotito – Italian entrepreneur, president of Lazio (1957)
Josè Ortega Y Gasset – Spanish philosopher (1883 – 18 October 1955)
