Events on 9 May 53
See all →Year 1386
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.
Year 1662
The figure who later became Mr. Punch made his first recorded appearance in England.
Year 1671
Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal England's Crown Jewels from the Tower of London.
Year 1726
Five men arrested during a raid on Mother Clap's molly house in London are executed at Tyburn.
Year 1864
Second Schleswig War: The Danish navy defeats the Austrian and Prussian fleets in the Battle of Heligoland.
Year 1865
American Civil War: Nathan Bedford Forrest surrenders his forces at Gainesville, Alabama.
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Birthdays on 9 May 177
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Minamoto no Yoritomo
b. 1147 – d. 1199
Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199)
Valdemar II of Denmark
b. 1170 – d. 1241
Valdemar II of Denmark (d. 1241) (alternative date is June 28)
Maharana Pratap
b. 1540 – d. 1597
Maharana Pratap, Indian ruler (d. 1597)
Jerónima de la Asunción
b. 1555 – d. 1630
Jerónima de la Asunción, Catholic nun and founder of the first monastery in Manila (d. 1630)
Louis Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg
b. 1594 – d. 1662
Louis Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg, Military leader in the Thirty Years' War (d. 1662)
Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege
b. 1617 – d. 1655
Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege (d. 1655)
Giovanni Paisiello
b. 1740 – d. 1816
Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer and educator (b. 1741)
Gaspard Monge
b. 1746 – d. 1818
Gaspard Monge, French mathematician and engineer (b. 1746)
János Batsányi
b. 1763 – d. 1845
János Batsányi, Hungarian poet and academic (b. 1763)
John Brown (abolitionist)
b. 1800 – d. 1859
John Brown, American activist (d. 1859)
Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood
b. 1801 – d. 1866
Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, English politician, founded the town of Fleetwood (d. 1866)
John Brougham
b. 1814 – d. 1880
John Brougham, Irish-American actor and playwright (d. 1880)
Deaths on 9 May 92
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Osric of Northumbria
d. 729
Osric, king of Northumbria
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Shi Pu
d. 893
Shi Pu, warlord of the Tang Dynasty
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Adalgar
d. 909
Adalgar, archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen
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Wang Sitong
d. 934 (b. 892)
Wang Sitong, Chinese general and governor (b. 892)
Magnus VI of Norway
d. 1280 (b. 1238)
Magnus VI of Norway
Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy
d. 1315 (b. 1282)
Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1282)
John Drokensford
d. 1329
John Drokensford, Bishop of Bath and Wells
Niccolò Albergati
d. 1443 (b. 1373)
Niccolò Albergati, Italian Cardinal and diplomat (b. 1373)
Mary of Enghien
d. 1446 (b. 1368)
Mary of Enghien (b. 1368)
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Charles de Bourbon (cardinal)
d. 1590 (b. 1523)
Charles de Bourbon French cardinal and pretender to the throne (b. 1523)
William Bradford (Plymouth Colony governor)
d. 1657 (b. 1590)
William Bradford, English-American politician, 2nd Governor of Plymouth Colony (b. 1590)
Dieterich Buxtehude
d. 1707 (b. 1637)
Dieterich Buxtehude, German-Danish organist and composer (b. 1637)