May 9 Holidays (2023/2024), Historical Events, Famous Birthdays

Holiday name	Holiday location	Holiday type
Europe Day	Multiple [Show]	National Holiday
Europe Day	Kosovo	Official Holiday
Victory Day	Multiple [Show]	Multiple Types
Victory Day / Memorial Day	Ukraine	National Holiday
World Migratory Bird Day	-	International (Animals, United Nations)
Victory and Peace Day	Armenia	National Holiday
Liberation Day	Multiple [Show]	Multiple Types
Remembrance Day	Uzbekistan	Public Holiday
National Lost Sock Memorial Day	-	Unofficial (Weird & Obscure)
National Moscato Day	-	Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
National Butterscotch Brownie Day	-	Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
National Sleepover Day	-	Unofficial (Relationships & Family)
National Birth Mother’s Day	-	Unofficial (Appreciation & Honor, Relationships & Family)
National Babysitter’s Day	-	Unofficial (Relationships & Family, Work & Occupation)
National Dog Mom’s Day	-	Unofficial (Animals, Weird & Obscure)
National Train Day	-	Unofficial (Products & Technology )
National Archery Day	-	Unofficial (Sports)
Miniature Golf Day	-	Unofficial (Fun & Joy)
Cornelia De Lange Syndrome Awareness Day	-	Unofficial (Awareness & Cause, Health & Body)
Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Day	-	Unofficial (Activity & Action)
Victory Day over Fascism	Azerbaijan	Public Holiday
Liberation Day (except Alderney and Sark)	Guernsey	Common Local Holiday

Historical Events on May 9

1865: At Gainesville in Alabama during the American Civil War, Confederate Nathan Beford Forrest surrenders.
1865: The belligerent rights of the Confederate rebels are rescinded by U.S President Andrew Johnson by proclamation.
1874: In the city of Mumbai in India, the carriage drawn by a horse makes its debut.
1877: Over 2,500 people are killed when an earthquake hits Peru. Some of the victims are as far away as Japan and Hawaii.
1887: In the city of London in England, Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West show opens for the first time.
1901: In the city of Melbourne, Australia begins its first Parliament.
1915: The Second Battle of Artois breaks out between French and German forces during WWI.
1918: Britain’s attempt to blockade the port of Ostend, Belgium fails due to German intervention during WWI.
1940: The French submarine Doris is attacked and sunk by the German submarine U-9 near Den Helder during World War 2.
1941: The Royal Navy captures the German submarine U-110. The enigma machine it was carrying is recovered by the Allies who use it to break coded German messages.
1942: The Zoludek Ghetto is destroy by the Nazis and all of its inhabitants are either killed or deported.
1945: Germany signs its final Instrument of Surrender at the Soviet HQ in Berlin Karlshorst.

American abolitionist John Brown is born in 1800.
Victorian painter James Collinson is born in 1825.
American painter George Barker is born in 1882.
American journalist and radio & TV personality, Mike Wallace is born in 1918.
English novelist Richard Adams is born in 1920.
American painter Ralph Goings is born in 1928.
English actor Albert Finney is born in 1936.
American singer-songwriter Billy Joel is born in 1949.
Canadian NHL player and manager, Steve Yzerman is born in 1965.
American basketball player, Doug Christie is born in 1970.
American poet Dan Chiasson is born in 1971.