On this day: May 9
Born on this day
Pius IIIMay 9, 1439 – October 18, 1503 · World History
Peter OsbeckMay 9, 1723 – December 23, 1805 · Exploration
Giovanni PaisielloMay 9, 1740 – June 5, 1816 · Music
Gaspard MongeMay 9, 1746 – July 28, 1818 · Science
Princess Marianne of the NetherlandsMay 9, 1810 – May 29, 1883 · Music
Adolf von HenseltMay 9, 1814 – October 10, 1889 · Music
James CollinsonMay 9, 1825 – January 24, 1881 · Art
Ferdinand MonoyerMay 9, 1836 – July 11, 1912 · Science
Adam OpelMay 9, 1837 – September 8, 1895 · Technology
Anton von WernerMay 9, 1843 – January 4, 1915 · Art
Gustaf de LavalMay 9, 1845 – February 2, 1913 · Technology
Gopal Krishna GokhaleMay 9, 1866 – February 19, 1915 · Culture
Hans BaluschekMay 9, 1870 – September 1935 · Art
Henry J. KaiserMay 9, 1882 – August 24, 1967 · Technology
José Ortega y GassetMay 9, 1883 – October 18, 1955 · Culture
Lucian BlagaMay 9, 1895 – May 6, 1961 · Culture
Arend HeytingMay 9, 1898 – July 9, 1980 · Science
Gregory BatesonMay 9, 1904 – July 4, 1980 · Culture
Grete SternMay 9, 1904 – December 24, 1999 · Art
Baldur von SchirachMay 9, 1907 – August 8, 1974 · Film- Gordon BunshaftMay 9, 1909 – August 6, 1990 · Culture
Hank SnowMay 9, 1914 – December 20, 1999 · Music
Bulat OkudzhavaMay 9, 1924 – June 12, 1997 · Music
Jean GiraultMay 9, 1924 – July 20, 1982 · Film
Manfred EigenMay 9, 1927 – February 6, 2019 · Science
Vance D. BrandMay 9, 1931 – present · Space
Alan BennettMay 9, 1934 – present · Film
Glenda JacksonMay 9, 1936 – June 15, 2023 · Film
Albert FinneyMay 9, 1936 – February 7, 2019 · Film
Rafael MoneoMay 9, 1937 – present · Culture
James L. BrooksMay 9, 1940 – present · Film
Tommy RoeMay 9, 1942 – present · Music
Christian de PortzamparcMay 9, 1944 – present · Culture
Lars NorénMay 9, 1944 – January 26, 2021 · Film
Michael LevittMay 9, 1947 – present · Science
Billy JoelMay 9, 1949 – present · Music
Oleg AtkovMay 9, 1949 – present · Space
Chuck RussellMay 9, 1952 – July 22, 2026 · Film
Mallika SarabhaiMay 9, 1954 – present · Film
Ron MueckMay 9, 1958 – present · Art
Dave GahanMay 9, 1962 – present · Music
Sonja SohnMay 9, 1964 – present · Film
Fyodor BondarchukMay 9, 1967 – present · Film
Joe CarnahanMay 9, 1969 – present · Film
Tristan TaorminoMay 9, 1971 – present · Film
J. A. BayonaMay 9, 1975 – present · Film
Rosario DawsonMay 9, 1979 – present · Film
C418May 9, 1989 – present · Music
Bonnie RottenMay 9, 1993 – present · Film
Andrea MotisMay 9, 1995 – present · Music
Czechoslovak Socialist RepublicMay 9, 1948 – March 29, 1990 · World History
Release of Forbidden GamesMay 9, 1952 · Film
Release of SoldatMay 9, 2002 · Gaming
Release of GeoGuessrMay 9, 2013 · Gaming
Release of Stellaris (video game)May 9, 2016 · Gaming