Today in History for 9th May 2025
Historical Events
1914 – US President Woodrow Wilson proclaims Mother’s Day
1956 – War Reparations and Peace Settlement between Philippines and Japan was finally signed at Malacañang Palace under Magsaysay administration
2006 – George Preca is canonized as the first Maltese saint in history
2018 – Nicaraguan anti-government protests involving tens of thousands take place in Managua and Matagalpa y Chinandega
2019 – New Australian $50 bank note misspells responsibility as “responsibilty” on 46 million notes
Famous Birthdays
1938 – Charles Simic, Serbian-American poet (The World Doesn’t End) and the 15th US poet laureate (2007-08), born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (d. 2023)
1939 – Jim Dent, American golfer on PGA and Seniors tours, born in Augusta, Georgia (d. 2025)
1940 – Dick Morrissey, British jazz saxophonist, born in Horley, Surrey, England (d. 2000)
1948 – Calvin Murphy, American basketball player
1962 – John Corbett, American actor (Northern Exposure – “Chris Stevens”; Sex and the City – “Aidan”; My Big Fat Greek Wedding), and country music singer, born in Wheeling, West Virginia
Famous Deaths
1919 – James Reese Europe, American ragtime and early jazz arranger, composer, and bandleader in New York, and with the military in France during WWI, dies of a stab wound (received during an argument with one of his drummers), at 38
1937 – Walter Mittelholzer, Swiss aviation pioneer (Swiss Air) and aerial photographer, dies in a climbing accident on an expedition in Styria at 43
2001 – James E. Myers, American songwriter (Rock Around the Clock) and producer, dies at 81
2018 – Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen, Australian heroin smuggler (Bali Nine), dies of stomach cancer at 34
2023 – Jackie Zeman, American actress (General Hospital – “Bobbie Spencer”), dies of cancer at 70
