A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on May 9 throughout history.
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Treaty of Windsor between Portugal and England is ratified at Windsor, cementing and strengthening ties between the two kingdoms. The treaty guarantees the mutual security of both nations and strengthens commercial ties. It is the oldest diplomatic alliance still in force. [1]
President Andrew Johnson issues a proclamation declaring that armed resistance in the South is virtually at an end, the commonly accepted end date of the American Civil War
First Australian Parliament opens in Melbourne, though the first working session is not until May 21
Victory Day is a holiday that commemorates the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in 1945.
The combined oral contraceptive pill (COCP), often referred to as the birth control pill or colloquially as "the pill", is a type of birth control that is designed to be taken orally by women.
"Vertigo", American film noir psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak, is released
The English rock band The Beatles auditioned for Decca Records at Decca Studios in West Hampstead, north London, on 1 January 1962.
George Harrison's "Here Comes the Sun" becomes the first Beatles song to register a billion streams on Spotify; it is also the oldest song to do so
Accra Sports Stadium Disaster: 129 Ghanaian football fans die in a stampede caused by the firing of tear gas by police following a decision by the referee in a crucial match between arch-rivals Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko
Physicist Robert Hofstadter (27) weds Nancy Givan
American movie actress Lana Turner (48) weds 7th husband, hypnotist Ronald Pellar (39); divorce in 1972
Actor Tom Cruise (27) weds actress Mimi Rogers (33)
"The View" former co-host Star Jones (46) divorces investment banker Al Reynolds (39) after three-and-a-half years of marriage
Athanasius I of Alexandria (296–298 – 2 May 373), also called Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor, or, among Coptic Christians, Athanasius the Apostolic, was a Christian theologian and the...
Lincoln Cathedral, also called Lincoln Minster, and formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln, is a Church of England cathedral in Lincoln, England.
'Abd al-Latif (Timurid monarch) is assassinated
Courtyard of the episcopal palace in Atrecht (akak Arras) has witch burnings
Austrian adel and burgerij in uprising against central government
Polish Parliament selects Duke of Anjou as king
Charles de Lorraine, duc de Mayenne (26 March 1554 – 3 October 1611) was a French noble, governor, military commander and rebel during the latter French Wars of Religion.
Colonel Thomas Blood attempts to steal Crown Jewels of England and Scotland from the Tower of London, captured running from the tower with the jewels [1]
Three men arrested during a February raid on Mother Clap's molly-house (a coffee house catering to homosexuals) in London are executed by hanging at Tyburn, England
Britain sends a fleet to the Mediterranean Sea and the West Indies
King Louis XV disbands the French Parliament
British explorer John Byron, sent to explore the South Atlantic, arrives back in England after circumnavigating the globe as captain of HMS Dolphin
British inventor Joseph Bramah patents the beer pump handle
The Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade, also known as the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, and sometimes referred to as the Abolition Society or Anti-Slavery Society,...
"Sherrod" burns in the Mississippi River below Natchez, Mississippi; 175 die
Battle of Resaca de la Palma-US sends Mexico back to Rio Grande
Battle of Farmington, Mississippi
-20] Skirmish at Ware Bottom Church, Virginia
Der Krach: Vienna stock market crash heralds the Long Depression
London's Victoria Embankment opens
Mihail Kogălniceanu reads, in the Chamber of Deputies, the Declaration of Independence of Romania. This day becomes the Independence Day of Romania.
Telegraph Hill RR Co. (Cable Cars) in San Francisco organized
William Frederick Cody (February 26, 1846 – January 10, 1917), better known as Buffalo Bill, was an American soldier, bison hunter, and showman.
First horseless carriage show in London features ten models
A lawn mower (also known as a grass cutter or simply mower, also often spelled lawnmower) is a device utilizing one or more revolving blades (or a reel) to cut a grass surface to an even height.
A financial panic begins in the USA following the struggle between two groups to control the railroads between the Great Lakes and the Pacific
Steam locomotive City of Truro becomes the first steam engine to exceed 100 mph
Dirk Fock becomes governor of Suriname
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. It is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland...
Events from the year 1914 in the United Kingdom. This year saw the start of the First World War, ending the Edwardian era.
The Battle of Verdun was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916 on the Western Front in France. The battle was the longest of the First World War and took place on the hills north of Verdun.
British-France Sykes-Picot conference over division of Turkey
Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea.
Canberra replaces Melbourne as the capital of Australia, and the Australian Parliament convenes there for the first time.
WJW-AM in Cleveland Ohio begins radio transmissions
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of 9.1 million people in 2024.
The Cuban General Strike of 1933 was a mass labor uprising in Cuba that played a crucial role in the overthrow of President Gerardo Machado during Cuba's political crisis in the early 1930s.
1st KLM airplane to land on Bonaire
Reds beat Phillies 21-10 (Ernie Lombardi goes 6 for 6)
5th Panzer Army (German: 5. Panzerarmee) was the name of two different German armoured formations during World War II.
New York City Center (previously known as the Mecca Temple, City Center of Music and Drama, and the New York City Center 55th Street Theater) is a performing arts center at 131 West 55th Street...
Czechoslovakia liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day)
1st hour long entertainment TV show, "NBC's Hour Glass" premieres
Britain's 1st launderette opens in Queensway, London
French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman calls for European community EGKS
Air raid on Chinese positions at Yalu River
West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990.
First ascent of Manaslu, the world's eighth-highest mountain in the Nepalese Himalayas by Japanese climbers Toshio Imanishi and Gyalzen Norbu
From 1960 to 1963, Nigeria was a sovereign state and an independent constitutional monarchy. Nigeria shared the monarch with Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, and certain other sovereign states.
MLB Baltimore Oriole Jim Gentile hits 2 grand slams vs Minnesota Twins; 4th player in history to hit a grand slam in consecutive innings
Laser beam successfully bounced off Moon for 1st time
US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Luna 5 launched (USSR) 1st attempt to soft land on Moon (fails)
Andrew Felton Brimmer (September 13, 1926 – October 7, 2012) was an American economist and business leader who served as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from 1966 to 1974.
The Fokker F28 Fellowship is a twin-engined, short-range jet airliner designed and built by Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker. Following the Fokker F27 Friendship, an early and commercially...
BPAA All-Star Bowling Tournament won by Billy Hardwick
The impeachment process against Richard Nixon was initiated by the United States House of Representatives on October 30, 1973, during the course of the Watergate scandal, when multiple resolutions...
Brian Oldfield shot puts 22.86 m ('unofficial' world record, due to his professional status) in El Paso, Texas
The Hotel Polen fire occurred on 9 May 1977 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The conflagration destroyed the Hotel Polen (Hotel Poland), a five-story hotel in the centre of the city which had been...
Iranian-Jewish businessman Habib Elghanian is the 1st Jew executed by the Islamic government firing squad in Tehran, prompting the mass exodus of the once 100,000-strong Jewish community of Iran
35 motorists die when roadway collapses after Liberian freighter 'Summit Venture' rams Sunshine Skyway Bridge, during a squall (Tampa Bay, Florida)
Kazimiroff Blvd in Bronx named for a Bronx historian
die aboard a Polish jetliner that crashes in Warsaw
Journalist petition Chinese government for freedom of press
NY Newsday reporter Jimmy Breslin suspended for a racial slur
Italian actress Laura Antonelli found guilty of cocaine possession (conviction overturned 2006)
San Diego Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in San Diego, California, United States.
The Nambija mine disaster was a landslide which occurred in a remote mining settlement in the southeastern part of Ecuador on 9 May 1993.
Mass murderer Joel Rifkin found guilty in New York City
Cleveland Indians tie record of scoring 8 runs before making an out, they beat Twins 10-0
First US ambassador since the fall of Saigon arrives in Vietnam
38-day stand-off in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem comes to an end when Palestinians inside agree to have 13 suspected militants among them deported
Chechen president Akhmad Kadyrov is killed in a land mine bomb blast under a VIP stage during a World War II memorial victory parade in Grozny, Chechnya
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe.
The Tampa Bay Rays' 2010 season was their 13th season in Major League Baseball. They improved on their 84–78 record from 2009 by finishing the regular season 96–66, and qualifying for the postseason...
A Russian passenger jet disappears with 45 people on board
A gun fight erupts in Macedonian town of Kumanovo between police and Albanian separatists adding to the government crisis
Beibeilong is a genus of large caenagnathid dinosaurs that lived in China during the Late Cretaceous epoch, about 96 million to 88 million years ago.
The euro area crisis, often also referred to as the eurozone crisis, European debt crisis, or European sovereign debt crisis, was a multi-year debt crisis and financial crisis in the European Union...
Archaeologists hail the Anglo-Saxon tomb found in 2003 in Prittlewell, England, as Britain’s equivalent of Tutankhamun’s tomb as a full report of its contents is published
44 more inmates die in a prison riot in Ecuador, leading Amnesty International to say imprisonment nearly “a death sentence” now in Ecuador [1]
Scientists turn lead into gold for a fraction of a second at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland [1]
John Brown, American abolitionist, known for american abolitionist, was born on 1800-05-09.
J. M. Barrie, Scottish novelist and playwright, known for scottish novelist and playwright, was born on 1860-05-09.
Henry J. Kaiser, American industrialist, known for american industrialist, was born on 1882-05-09.
Roger Hargreaves, British author and illustrator, known for british author and illustrator, was born on 1935-05-09.
Mike Wallace, American journalist, known for american journalist, was born on 1918-05-09.
Albert Finney, English actor, known for english actor, was born on 1936-05-09. Albert Finney (9 May 1936 – 7 February 2019) was an English actor.
Glenda Jackson, English actress and politician, known for english actress and politician, was born on 1936-05-09. Glenda May Jackson (9 May 1936 – 15 June 2023) was an English actress and politician.
Patrice Désilets, Canadian game designer, known for canadian game designer, was born on 1975-05-09. Patrice Désilets is a Canadian game designer best known for creating the Assassin's Creed series.
Billy Joel, American musician, known for american singer, songwriter, and pianist, was born on 1950-05-09. William Martin Joel is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist.
Joy Harjo, American musician, known for american poet laureate, was born on 1952-05-09. Joy Harjo is an American poet, musician, playwright, and author.
Adam Opel is born
Harry Vardon athlete, known for jersey professional golfer, was born on 1870-05-09. Henry William Vardon (9 May 1870 – 20 March 1937) was a professional golfer from Jersey.
Ralph Boston, American athlete, known for american athlete, was born on 1939-05-09.
Tony Gwynn athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1960-05-09. Anthony Keith Gwynn Sr. (May 9, 1960 – June 16, 2014), nicknamed "Mr.
Miloslav Mečíř, Slovak athlete, known for slovak tennis player, was born on 1965-05-09. Miloslav Mečíř is a Slovak former professional tennis player.
Steve Yzerman, Canadian athlete, known for canadian ice hockey player, was born on 1966-05-09.
Francis Hopkinson, American founding father and jurist, known for american founding father and jurist, died on 1791-05-09.
Cyrus Eaton canadian-american banker, businessman and philanthropist, known for canadian-american banker, businessman and philanthropist, died on 1979-05-09. Cyrus Stephen Eaton Sr.
Tenzing Norgay, Indian nepalese-indian mountaineer, known for nepalese-indian mountaineer, died on 1986-05-09.
Vidal Sassoon, British hairstylist, known for british hairstylist, died on 2012-05-09. Vidal Sassoon (17 January 1928 – 9 May 2012) was a British hairstylist and businessman.
Athanasius I of Alexandria (296–298 – 2 May 373), also called Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor, or, among Coptic Christians, Athanasius the Apostolic, was a Christian theologian and the...
Lincoln Cathedral, also called Lincoln Minster, and formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln, is a Church of England cathedral in Lincoln, England.
Treaty of Windsor between Portugal and England is ratified at Windsor, cementing and strengthening ties between the two kingdoms. The treaty guarantees the mutual security of both nations and strengthens commercial ties. It is the oldest diplomatic alliance still in force. [1]
'Abd al-Latif (Timurid monarch) is assassinated
Courtyard of the episcopal palace in Atrecht (akak Arras) has witch burnings
Austrian adel and burgerij in uprising against central government
Polish Parliament selects Duke of Anjou as king
Charles de Lorraine, duc de Mayenne (26 March 1554 – 3 October 1611) was a French noble, governor, military commander and rebel during the latter French Wars of Religion.
Colonel Thomas Blood attempts to steal Crown Jewels of England and Scotland from the Tower of London, captured running from the tower with the jewels [1]
Three men arrested during a February raid on Mother Clap's molly-house (a coffee house catering to homosexuals) in London are executed by hanging at Tyburn, England
Britain sends a fleet to the Mediterranean Sea and the West Indies
King Louis XV disbands the French Parliament
British explorer John Byron, sent to explore the South Atlantic, arrives back in England after circumnavigating the globe as captain of HMS Dolphin
British inventor Joseph Bramah patents the beer pump handle
The Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade, also known as the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, and sometimes referred to as the Abolition Society or Anti-Slavery Society,...
Francis Hopkinson, American founding father and jurist, known for american founding father and jurist, died on 1791-05-09.
John Brown, American abolitionist, known for american abolitionist, was born on 1800-05-09.
"Sherrod" burns in the Mississippi River below Natchez, Mississippi; 175 die
Adam Opel is born
Battle of Resaca de la Palma-US sends Mexico back to Rio Grande
J. M. Barrie, Scottish novelist and playwright, known for scottish novelist and playwright, was born on 1860-05-09.
Battle of Farmington, Mississippi
-20] Skirmish at Ware Bottom Church, Virginia
President Andrew Johnson issues a proclamation declaring that armed resistance in the South is virtually at an end, the commonly accepted end date of the American Civil War
Harry Vardon athlete, known for jersey professional golfer, was born on 1870-05-09. Henry William Vardon (9 May 1870 – 20 March 1937) was a professional golfer from Jersey.
Der Krach: Vienna stock market crash heralds the Long Depression
London's Victoria Embankment opens
Mihail Kogălniceanu reads, in the Chamber of Deputies, the Declaration of Independence of Romania. This day becomes the Independence Day of Romania.
Telegraph Hill RR Co. (Cable Cars) in San Francisco organized
Henry J. Kaiser, American industrialist, known for american industrialist, was born on 1882-05-09.
William Frederick Cody (February 26, 1846 – January 10, 1917), better known as Buffalo Bill, was an American soldier, bison hunter, and showman.
First horseless carriage show in London features ten models
A lawn mower (also known as a grass cutter or simply mower, also often spelled lawnmower) is a device utilizing one or more revolving blades (or a reel) to cut a grass surface to an even height.
First Australian Parliament opens in Melbourne, though the first working session is not until May 21
A financial panic begins in the USA following the struggle between two groups to control the railroads between the Great Lakes and the Pacific
Steam locomotive City of Truro becomes the first steam engine to exceed 100 mph
Dirk Fock becomes governor of Suriname
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. It is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland...
Events from the year 1914 in the United Kingdom. This year saw the start of the First World War, ending the Edwardian era.
The Battle of Verdun was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916 on the Western Front in France. The battle was the longest of the First World War and took place on the hills north of Verdun.
British-France Sykes-Picot conference over division of Turkey
Mike Wallace, American journalist, known for american journalist, was born on 1918-05-09.
Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea.
Canberra replaces Melbourne as the capital of Australia, and the Australian Parliament convenes there for the first time.
WJW-AM in Cleveland Ohio begins radio transmissions
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of 9.1 million people in 2024.
The Cuban General Strike of 1933 was a mass labor uprising in Cuba that played a crucial role in the overthrow of President Gerardo Machado during Cuba's political crisis in the early 1930s.
Roger Hargreaves, British author and illustrator, known for british author and illustrator, was born on 1935-05-09.
1st KLM airplane to land on Bonaire
Albert Finney, English actor, known for english actor, was born on 1936-05-09. Albert Finney (9 May 1936 – 7 February 2019) was an English actor.
Glenda Jackson, English actress and politician, known for english actress and politician, was born on 1936-05-09. Glenda May Jackson (9 May 1936 – 15 June 2023) was an English actress and politician.
Reds beat Phillies 21-10 (Ernie Lombardi goes 6 for 6)
Ralph Boston, American athlete, known for american athlete, was born on 1939-05-09.
Physicist Robert Hofstadter (27) weds Nancy Givan
5th Panzer Army (German: 5. Panzerarmee) was the name of two different German armoured formations during World War II.
New York City Center (previously known as the Mecca Temple, City Center of Music and Drama, and the New York City Center 55th Street Theater) is a performing arts center at 131 West 55th Street...
Victory Day is a holiday that commemorates the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in 1945.
Czechoslovakia liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day)
1st hour long entertainment TV show, "NBC's Hour Glass" premieres
Britain's 1st launderette opens in Queensway, London
French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman calls for European community EGKS
Billy Joel, American musician, known for american singer, songwriter, and pianist, was born on 1950-05-09. William Martin Joel is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist.
Air raid on Chinese positions at Yalu River
Joy Harjo, American musician, known for american poet laureate, was born on 1952-05-09. Joy Harjo is an American poet, musician, playwright, and author.
West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990.
First ascent of Manaslu, the world's eighth-highest mountain in the Nepalese Himalayas by Japanese climbers Toshio Imanishi and Gyalzen Norbu
"Vertigo", American film noir psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak, is released
The combined oral contraceptive pill (COCP), often referred to as the birth control pill or colloquially as "the pill", is a type of birth control that is designed to be taken orally by women.
From 1960 to 1963, Nigeria was a sovereign state and an independent constitutional monarchy. Nigeria shared the monarch with Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, and certain other sovereign states.
Tony Gwynn athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1960-05-09. Anthony Keith Gwynn Sr. (May 9, 1960 – June 16, 2014), nicknamed "Mr.
MLB Baltimore Oriole Jim Gentile hits 2 grand slams vs Minnesota Twins; 4th player in history to hit a grand slam in consecutive innings
The English rock band The Beatles auditioned for Decca Records at Decca Studios in West Hampstead, north London, on 1 January 1962.
Laser beam successfully bounced off Moon for 1st time
US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Luna 5 launched (USSR) 1st attempt to soft land on Moon (fails)
Miloslav Mečíř, Slovak athlete, known for slovak tennis player, was born on 1965-05-09. Miloslav Mečíř is a Slovak former professional tennis player.
Andrew Felton Brimmer (September 13, 1926 – October 7, 2012) was an American economist and business leader who served as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from 1966 to 1974.
Steve Yzerman, Canadian athlete, known for canadian ice hockey player, was born on 1966-05-09.
The Fokker F28 Fellowship is a twin-engined, short-range jet airliner designed and built by Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker. Following the Fokker F27 Friendship, an early and commercially...
American movie actress Lana Turner (48) weds 7th husband, hypnotist Ronald Pellar (39); divorce in 1972
BPAA All-Star Bowling Tournament won by Billy Hardwick
The impeachment process against Richard Nixon was initiated by the United States House of Representatives on October 30, 1973, during the course of the Watergate scandal, when multiple resolutions...
Brian Oldfield shot puts 22.86 m ('unofficial' world record, due to his professional status) in El Paso, Texas
Patrice Désilets, Canadian game designer, known for canadian game designer, was born on 1975-05-09. Patrice Désilets is a Canadian game designer best known for creating the Assassin's Creed series.
The Hotel Polen fire occurred on 9 May 1977 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The conflagration destroyed the Hotel Polen (Hotel Poland), a five-story hotel in the centre of the city which had been...
Iranian-Jewish businessman Habib Elghanian is the 1st Jew executed by the Islamic government firing squad in Tehran, prompting the mass exodus of the once 100,000-strong Jewish community of Iran
Cyrus Eaton canadian-american banker, businessman and philanthropist, known for canadian-american banker, businessman and philanthropist, died on 1979-05-09. Cyrus Stephen Eaton Sr.
35 motorists die when roadway collapses after Liberian freighter 'Summit Venture' rams Sunshine Skyway Bridge, during a squall (Tampa Bay, Florida)
Kazimiroff Blvd in Bronx named for a Bronx historian
Tenzing Norgay, Indian nepalese-indian mountaineer, known for nepalese-indian mountaineer, died on 1986-05-09.
Actor Tom Cruise (27) weds actress Mimi Rogers (33)
die aboard a Polish jetliner that crashes in Warsaw
Journalist petition Chinese government for freedom of press
NY Newsday reporter Jimmy Breslin suspended for a racial slur
Italian actress Laura Antonelli found guilty of cocaine possession (conviction overturned 2006)
San Diego Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in San Diego, California, United States.
The Nambija mine disaster was a landslide which occurred in a remote mining settlement in the southeastern part of Ecuador on 9 May 1993.
Mass murderer Joel Rifkin found guilty in New York City
Cleveland Indians tie record of scoring 8 runs before making an out, they beat Twins 10-0
First US ambassador since the fall of Saigon arrives in Vietnam
Accra Sports Stadium Disaster: 129 Ghanaian football fans die in a stampede caused by the firing of tear gas by police following a decision by the referee in a crucial match between arch-rivals Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko
38-day stand-off in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem comes to an end when Palestinians inside agree to have 13 suspected militants among them deported
Chechen president Akhmad Kadyrov is killed in a land mine bomb blast under a VIP stage during a World War II memorial victory parade in Grozny, Chechnya
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe.
"The View" former co-host Star Jones (46) divorces investment banker Al Reynolds (39) after three-and-a-half years of marriage
The Tampa Bay Rays' 2010 season was their 13th season in Major League Baseball. They improved on their 84–78 record from 2009 by finishing the regular season 96–66, and qualifying for the postseason...
A Russian passenger jet disappears with 45 people on board
Vidal Sassoon, British hairstylist, known for british hairstylist, died on 2012-05-09. Vidal Sassoon (17 January 1928 – 9 May 2012) was a British hairstylist and businessman.
A gun fight erupts in Macedonian town of Kumanovo between police and Albanian separatists adding to the government crisis
Beibeilong is a genus of large caenagnathid dinosaurs that lived in China during the Late Cretaceous epoch, about 96 million to 88 million years ago.
The euro area crisis, often also referred to as the eurozone crisis, European debt crisis, or European sovereign debt crisis, was a multi-year debt crisis and financial crisis in the European Union...
Archaeologists hail the Anglo-Saxon tomb found in 2003 in Prittlewell, England, as Britain’s equivalent of Tutankhamun’s tomb as a full report of its contents is published
44 more inmates die in a prison riot in Ecuador, leading Amnesty International to say imprisonment nearly “a death sentence” now in Ecuador [1]
George Harrison's "Here Comes the Sun" becomes the first Beatles song to register a billion streams on Spotify; it is also the oldest song to do so
Scientists turn lead into gold for a fraction of a second at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland [1]