May 9th (2002) was a Thursday. It's the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 236 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 9th May, 2002
» The Siege of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem called 38-day stand-off in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem comes to an end when the Palestinians inside agree to have 13 suspected terrorists among them deported to several different countries.
May 9th Famous Deaths for 2002
» Dan Devine, American football player and coach (b. 1924)
May 9th Holidays in History
» Scientology holidays called Anniversary of Dianetics (Church of Scientology)
» Christian Feast Day
» Beatus of Lungern
» Bienheuré known as Beatus of Vendome
» Saint Christopher named Christopher (Αγιος Χριστόφορος) (Eastern Orthodox Church)
» George Preca
» Gerontius of Cervia
» Gregory of Nazianzus, Doctor, Bishop of Constantinople, 389 CE (commemoration, Episcopal Church (USA))
» Nicolaus Zinzendorf (Lutheran)
» Pachomius
» Tudy of Landevennec
» May 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Europe Day, commemorating the Schuman Declaration. (European Union)
» Independence Day, celebrating the declaration of independence of Romania from the Ottoman Empire in 1877. (Romania)
» Liberation Day, commemorating the end of the German Occupation of the Channel Islands during World War II). (Guernsey, Liberation Day (Jersey) named Liberation Day (Jersey))
» One of the three days of the Feast of the Lemures. (Roman Empire)
» Victory Day (9 May) Victory Day observances, celebration of the Soviet Union victory over Nazi Germany (Public holidays in the Soviet Union Soviet Union, Public holidays in Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, Public holidays in Belarus Belarus, Public holidays in Bosn