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Athanasius is elected Patriarch of Alexandria

The Patriarch of Alexandria is the archbishop of Alexandria, Egypt. Historically, this office has included the designation "pope" (etymologically "Father", like "Abbot"). The Alexandrian episcopate was revered as one of the three major episcopal sees (along with Rome and Antioch) before Constantinople and Jerusalem were granted similar status (in 381 and 451, respectively).

Battle of Gerberoy

The Battle of Gerberoy was fought in 1435 between French and English forces. The French were led by La Hire and Jean Poton de Xaintrailles, who were victorious. The English losses were heavy, which later included their commander, John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel.

France

Timurid monarch 'Abd al-Latif is assassinated

Abdal-Latif Mirza (c. 1420 – 9 May 1450) was the great-grandson of Central Asian emperor Timur. He was the third son of Ulugh Beg, Timurid ruler of Transoxiana (modern Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and parts of Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan) and Roqya Katun Arolat.

Battle of Auldearn

The Battle of Auldearn was an engagement of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It took place on 9 May 1645, in and around the village of Auldearn in Nairnshire. It resulted in a victory for the royalists led by Montrose and Alasdair MacColla over a Covenanter army under the command of Sir John Urry (or Hurry). The pibroch Blár Allt Earrann commemorates the battle. The battlefield has been included in the Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland and is protected by Historic Scotland under the Historic Environment (Amendment) Act 2011.

Auldearn, United Kingdom · Nairn, United Kingdom

Battle of Simbach

The Battle of Simbach on May 9, 1743, took place during the War of Austrian Succession near Simbach am Inn. It ended with a heavy defeat of the Bavarian troops against the Austrians.

Skirmish of Loch Ailort

The Skirmish of Loch Ailort was a conflict that took place on 9 May 1746 at Loch Ailort, in the district of Moidart, Scottish Highlands and was part of the Jacobite rising of 1745. On 9 May 1746, almost a month after the Jacobite defeat at the Battle of Culloden, a skirmish took place at Loch Ailort, Moidart between a group of Jacobites from the Clan Macdonald of Clanranald who were led by their chief, the Young Ranald MacDonald, against a British-Hanoverian Government force.

Exhibition of 1761

The Exhibition of 1761 was the inaugural art exhibition staged by the Society of Artists of Great Britain (SAGB), a group of painters, architects and sculptors. The exhibition opened on 9 May 1761 and was held at Spring Gardens in Westminster, London.

London, United Kingdom

Siege of Fort Detroit

The siege of Fort Detroit was an ultimately unsuccessful attempt by North American Natives to capture Fort Detroit during Pontiac's War. The siege was led primarily by Pontiac, an Ottawa chief and military leader. This rebellion would be one of the catalysts that hastened the declaration of the Proclamation of 1763 which would eventually precipitate the events leading to the American Revolution.

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United States

Corsican War of Independence

The Corsican War of Independence, also known as the Forty Years' War (Corsican: Guerra di 40 anni), was a conflict between Corsican nationalists and the Republic of Genoa, and later the Kingdom of France in its final phase. Initially a tax resistance movement, it quickly turned into a war of independence. Indirectly, this war accelerated the fall of the Republic of Genoa and also triggered an ethnic conflict between Corsicans and pro-Genoese Paomian Greeks.

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Battle at the Yadkin River

The Battle at the Yadkin River was a battle of the Regulator Movement fought at the crossing of the Yadkin River on May 9, 1771.

Battle of Jutphaas

The Battle of Jutphaas, also known as the Battle of the Vaart or the Battle of Vreeswijk, occurred on 9 May 1787 on the banks of the Vaartsche Rijn canal near Jutphaas and Vreeswijk between Orangists and Patriots.

Battle of Raismes

The Battle of Raismes, also known as the Battle of Condé or St. Amand, (8 May 1793) saw the French Republican army led by Auguste Marie Henri Picot de Dampierre attack the Allied Coalition army of Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. The French intended to raise the Siege of Condé, but were defeated by Coalition forces. The battle was fought during the Flanders Campaign in the War of the First Coalition.

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Battle of Fombio

The Battle of Fombio was fought between the French Army of Italy led by Napoleon Bonaparte and the Austrian army under Feldzeugmeister Johann Peter Beaulieu between 7 and 9 May 1796. It was the decisive strategic point of the campaign, as Bonaparte crossed the Po River at Piacenza in Beaulieu's rear, threatening both Milan and the Austrian line of communications.

Lombardy, Italy

Battle of Biberach (1800)

The Battle of Biberach on 9 May 1800 saw a French First Republic corps under Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr engage part of a Habsburg Austrian army led by Pál Kray. After an engagement in which the Austrians suffered twice as many casualties as the French, Kray withdrew to the east. The combat occurred during the War of the Second Coalition, part of the French Revolutionary Wars. Biberach an der Riss is located 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of Ulm. In late April 1800, a French army under the command of Jean Victor Marie Moreau crossed the Rhine river near Basel.

Germany

Battle of Chegem

The Battle of Chegem was a significant engagement during the Kabardian Uprising of 1804, part of the broader Russo-Caucasian War. It took place on May 9, 1804, between the forces of the Russian Empire and a coalition of Kabardians, Karachay-Balkars from Chegem, and Ossetians. The battle was part of an anti-colonial rebellion aimed at resisting Russian expansion into Kabardia and the construction of Kislovodsk fortress.

Raid on Reghaïa (1837)

The raid on Reghaïa in May 1837, during the French conquest of Algeria, pitted the French forces in Reghaïa region against the Kabyle troops of the Igawawen confederacy.

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Battle of Resaca de la Palma

At the Battle of Resaca de la Palma, one of the early engagements of the Mexican-American War,United States General Zachary Taylor engaged the retreating forces of the Mexican Ejército del Norte ("Army of the North") under General Mariano Arista on May 9, 1846. United States troops were victorious and forced the Mexicans out of Texas.

Texas, United States

Texas Campaign

The Texas Campaign was the first front in the Mexican–American War, fought between the United States and Mexico. The front started with a Mexican assault near Brownsville. US forces were forced to surrender after hours of resisting, which led President James K. Polk to declare war on Mexico. After the United States defeated a larger Mexican Army at Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, Mexican Forces led by Mariano Arista retreated out of Texas.

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United States

Greater Poland Uprising (1848)

The Greater Poland uprising of 1848 or Poznań Uprising (Polish: powstanie wielkopolskie 1848 roku / powstanie poznańskie) was an unsuccessful military insurrection of Poles against forces of the Kingdom of Prussia during the Revolutions of 1848. The main fighting in the Prussian Partition of Poland was concentrated in the Greater Poland region but some fighting also occurred in Pomerelia. Protests were also held in Polish-inhabited regions of Silesia.

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May Uprising in Dresden

The May Uprising took place in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony in 1849; it was one of the last of the series of events known as the Revolutions of 1848.

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Germany

Second Battle of Dragoon Springs

The Second Battle of Dragoon Springs was one of two skirmishes involving Apache warriors and Confederate soldiers in Arizona. It was fought during the American Civil War on May 9, 1862 and was a response to the First Battle of Dragoon Springs in which Confederate forces were defeated. Four men were killed in the first skirmish and several heads of livestock were captured. The rebel commander Captain Sherod Hunter, ordered his foraging squad to take back the livestock from Cochise's warriors, during which five Apaches were killed. Confederate casualties were zero.

Cochise County, Arizona, United States

Battle of Swift Creek

The Battle of Swift Creek or Arrowfield Church was fought on May 9, 1864, between Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. Union forces were only partially successful: they inflicted damage on the local railroad, but further advance was halted.

Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States

Battle of Cloyd's Mountain

The Battle of Cloyd's Mountain occurred in Pulaski County, Virginia, on May 9, 1864, during the American Civil War. The fight has also been called the Battle of Cloyd's Farm. A Union Army division led by Brigadier General George Crook defeated a Confederate Army consisting of three regiments, one battalion, and Confederate Home Guard. The Confederate force was led by Brigadier General Albert G.

Virginia, United States

Battle of Heligoland (1864)

The Battle of Heligoland (or Helgoland) was fought on 9 May 1864, during the Second Schleswig War, between a Danish squadron led by Commodore Edouard Suenson and a joint Austro-Prussian squadron commanded by the Austrian Commodore Wilhelm von Tegetthoff. The action came about as a result of the Danish blockade of German ports in the North Sea; the Austrians had sent two steam frigates, SMS Schwarzenberg and Radetzky, to reinforce the small Prussian Navy to help break the blockade.

Battle of Fort d'Issy

The Battle of Fort d'Issy took place in April and May 1871 between the Paris Commune and Versaillais government forces at Fort d'Issy, south of Paris, France.

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France

Der Krach: The Vienna stock exchange crash begins the Panic of 1873 and heralds the Long Depression

The Panic of 1873 was a financial crisis that triggered an economic depression in Europe and North America that lasted from 1873 to 1877, continuing until 1879 in the French Third Republic and in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. In Britain, the panic started two decades of economic stagnation known as the "Long Depression" that weakened the country's economic leadership.

Australia opens its first national parliament in Melbourne

The Parliament of Australia (officially the Parliament of the Commonwealth and also known as the Federal Parliament) is the federal legislature of Australia. It consists of three elements: the monarch of Australia (represented by the governor-general), the Senate (the upper house), and the House of Representatives (the lower house).

1908 Dundee by-election

The 1908 Dundee by-election was a Parliamentary by-election held on 9 May 1908 for the constituency of Dundee. The constituency returned two Members of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.

United Kingdom

1911 Oklahoma City mayoral election

An election for Mayor of Oklahoma City was held on May 9, 1911. Whit M. Grant was elected with 41% of the vote. He was sworn in on June 8, 1911. Candidates included attorney and businessman Whit M. Grant, businessman J. F. Warren, and socialist author and organizer Oscar Ameringer.

Battle of Arras (1915)

The Battle of Arras took place on May 9, 1915, during World War One. The so-called Bayonne Legion (a French Foreign Legion infantry unit which consisted of ethnic Polish volunteers) clashed with troops of the Imperial German Army, defending the hill of Vimy, located 10 kilometers north of Arras, France. In August 1914, after the outbreak of the Great War, several ethnic Poles living in France volunteered to join French Foreign Legion, hoping that a separate, Polish unit would be created within that formation. On August 21, 1914, French authorities agreed to the request of Committee of Polish Volunteers, and soon afterwards, two Polish units were formed.

Arras, France

Battle of Aubers

The Battle of Aubers (Battle of Aubers Ridge) was a British offensive on the Western Front on 9 May 1915 during the First World War. The battle was part of the British contribution to the Second Battle of Artois, a Franco-British offensive intended to exploit the German diversion of troops to the Eastern Front.

Second Battle of Artois

The Second Battle of Artois (French: Deuxième bataille de l'Artois, German: Lorettoschlacht) from 9 May to 18 June 1915, took place on the Western Front during the First World War. A German-held salient from Reims to Amiens had been formed in 1914 which menaced communications between Paris and the unoccupied parts of northern France. A reciprocal French advance eastwards in Artois could cut the rail lines supplying the German armies between Arras and Reims.

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France

Nivelle offensive

The Nivelle offensive (16 April – 9 May 1917) was a Franco-British operation on the Western Front in the First World War that led to mutinies in the French Army. The offensive was named after General Robert Nivelle, the commander-in-chief of the French metropolitan armies. The French part of the offensive was intended to be decisive by breaking through the German defences on the Aisne front within 48 hours, with casualties expected to be around 10,000 men.

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France

Battle of the Crna Bend (1917)

The Battle of the Crna Bend was a significant military engagement fought between the forces of the Central Powers and the Entente in May 1917. It was part of the Allied Spring Offensive of the same year that was designed to break the stalemate on the Macedonian Front.

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North Macedonia

Second Ostend Raid

The Second Ostend Raid (officially known as Operation VS) was the later of two failed attempts made during the spring of 1918 by the United Kingdom's Royal Navy to block the channels leading to the Belgian port of Ostend as a part of its conflict with the German Empire during World War I.

Belgium

1920 Coupe de France final

The 1920 Coupe de France final was a football match held at Stade Bergeyre, Paris on 9 May 1920, that saw CA Paris defeat Le Havre AC 2–1 thanks to goals by Henri Bard.

Paris, France

1926 Coupe de France final

The 1926 Coupe de France final was a football match for the finalists in France's leading knockout tournament, held at Stade Olympique, Colombes on May 9, 1926, that saw Olympique de Marseille defeat AS Valentigney 4–1 thanks to goals by Jules Dewaquez (2), Douglas De Ruymbecke and Jean Boyer.

Old Parliament House, Canberra

Old Parliament House, formerly known as the Provisional Parliament House, was the seat of the Parliament of Australia from 1927 to 1988. The building began operation on 9 May 1927 after Parliament's relocation from Melbourne to the new capital, Canberra. In 1988, the Commonwealth Parliament transferred to the new Parliament House on Capital Hill.

1928 Iraqi parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq in 1928, with the final day of voting on 9 May, to elect the members of Chamber of Deputies. They were the second elections under the 1925 constitution. There were many complaints about the integrity of the elections and the way the government handled them, with some candidates collating evidence of vote manipulation.

Accession of William Peel (colonial administrator)

Sir William Peel (Chinese: 貝璐; 27 February 1875 – 24 February 1945) was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Hong Kong.

1931 Tasmanian state election

The 1931 Tasmanian state election was held on 9 May 1931 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 30 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The election used the Hare-Clark proportional representation system — six members were elected from each of five electorates. For the first time, voting was compulsory, resulting in a high voter turnout.

1937 Coupe de France final

The 1937 Coupe de France final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on May 9, 1937, that saw FC Sochaux-Montbéliard defeat RC Strasbourg 2–1 thanks to goals by Miguel Angel Lauri and Bernard Williams.

Operation Bowery

Operation Bowery was an Anglo-American operation during the Second World War to deliver fighter aircraft to Malta, an operation known informally as a Club Run. Spitfires were needed to replace the remaining obsolete Hurricane fighters, to defend Malta from Axis air raids. In the first half of 1942, the Luftwaffe and Regia Aeronautica had inflicted serious damage on airfields, docks and other infrastructure.

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Take Ichi convoy

The Take-Ichi sendan (Japanese: 竹一船団; lit. 'Bamboo Number One convoy') was a Japanese naval convoy of World War II. The convoy left occupied Shanghai on 17 April 1944, carrying two infantry divisions to reinforce Japan's defensive positions in the Philippines and western New Guinea. United States Navy (USN) submarines attacked the convoy on 26 April and 6 May, sinking four transports and killing more than 4,000 soldiers.

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Landing at Bornholm

The landing at Bornholm was a Soviet military operation to capture and liberate the Danish island of Bornholm after it was heavily bombarded by the Soviet Air Force in May 1945 during the closing days of World War II. The German garrison commander, German Navy Captain Gerhard von Kamptz (1902–1998), refused to surrender to the Soviets, as his orders were to surrender to the Western Allies.

Denmark

Prague uprising

The Prague uprising (Czech: Pražské povstání) was a partially successful attempt by the Czech resistance movement to liberate the city of Prague from German occupation in May 1945, during the end of World War II. The preceding six years of occupation had fuelled anti-German sentiment and the rapid advance of Allied forces from the Red Army and the United States Army offered the resistance a chance of success.

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Czechia

King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy abdicates and is succeeded by Umberto II

Victor Emmanuel III (Italian: Vittorio Emanuele Ferdinando Maria Gennaro di Savoia; 11 November 1869 – 28 December 1947) was King of Italy from 29 July 1900 until his abdication on 9 May 1946. A member of the House of Savoy, he also reigned as Emperor of Ethiopia from 1936 to 1941 and King of the Albanians from 1939 to 1943, following the Italian invasions of Ethiopia and Albania.

1948 Bulgarian Cup final

The 1948 Bulgarian Cup final was the 8th final of the Bulgarian Cup (in this period the tournament was named Cup of the Soviet Army), and was contested between Lokomotiv Sofia and Slavia-Chengelov on 9 May 1948 at Yunak Stadium in Sofia. Lokomotiv won the final 1–0.

Ninth-of-May Constitution

The Ninth-of-May (1948) Constitution (Czech: Ústava Československé republiky; Slovak: Ústava Československej republiky) was the second permanent constitution of Czechoslovakia, in force from 1948 to 1960. It came into force on 9 May, shortly after the communist seizure of power in the country on 25 February 1948. It replaced the 1920 Constitution. Work on the new document had been underway since the summer of 1946.

Czechoslovakia's Ninth-of-May Constitution comes into effect.

Schuman Declaration

The Schuman Declaration, or Schuman Plan, was a proposal to place French and West German production of coal and steel under a single authority that later became the European Coal and Steel Community, made by the French foreign minister, Robert Schuman, on 9 May 1950 (now celebrated in the EU as Europe Day), the day after the fifth anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe.

1957 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 9 May 1957. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

1957 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 9 May 1957. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

1957 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Thursday, 9 May 1957. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

1957 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 9 May 1957.

1958 Egypt Cup final

1958 Egypt Cup final, was the final match of 1957–58 Egypt Cup, between Zamalek & Al-Ahly, with the game ending 0–0 meant the two sides could not be separated, so a replay was played four days later, the replay game ends 2–2, title shared between the two clubs for the 2nd time (after 1943).

1963 Cannes Film Festival

The 16th Cannes Film Festival was held on 9-23 May 1963. The Palme d'Or went to the Il Gattopardo by Luchino Visconti. The festival opened with The Birds, directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Cannes, France

Sheffield City Council election, 1963

The election was held on 9 May 1963, with one third up for vote and two vacancies in Attercliffe and Tinsley. The election, boasting a record field of candidates, seen Labour win back all their 1960 losses as well as gaining Hillsborough. The Ratepayers Association's failure to contest these elections meant their sole representation on the council, as one of the Firth Park councillors, was lost.

England, United Kingdom

1963 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 9 May 1963. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

1963 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Thursday, 9 May 1963. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The council remained under no overall control.

England, United Kingdom

1963 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 9 May 1963. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The council remained under no overall control.

England, United Kingdom

1963 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 9 May 1963.

1964 Hale Urban District Council election

Elections to Hale Council were held on Saturday, 9 May 1964. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. Extensive ward boundary changes came into effect at this election, however, the number of councillors was retained and displaced members were allocated to newly created wards for the remainder of their terms.

England, United Kingdom

Mauritanian parliamentary election, 1965

Parliamentary elections were held in Mauritania on 9 May 1965. Following the merger of all the country's political parties into the Mauritanian People's Party (PPM), the country had become a one-party state in December 1961. As such, the PPM was the only party to contest the election, and won all 40 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was 92.8%.

Mauritania

1967 Zetland County Council election

Elections to the Zetland County Council were held on 9 May 1967 as part of the 1967 Scottish local elections. Elections were held in every ward except for those in Lerwick to elect 24 landward members to the county council, who would be joined by nine nominated members from the Lerwick Town Council. None of the landward seats were contested.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Sheffield City Council election, 1968

The election was held on 9 May 1968, with a third of the council up for vote, alongside three double vacancies in Broomhill, Handsworth and Mosborough. Overall turnout was 33.9%, a continuation of the preceding year's improvement. Following on from the previous year's momentous wins by the Conservatives, this historic night seen them surpass those and win control of the council for the first time since 1932, when it won as the Conservative-Liberal combination Progressives party. This election and the previous followed the national trend of Labour suffering massive losses around the country, even in their heartlands, with only two cities left Labour-controlled after these elections - Hull and Stoke - and even there the Tories were making significant inroads.

England, United Kingdom

Camden London Borough Council election, 1968

The 1968 Camden Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Camden London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

Westminster City Council election, 1968

The 1968 Westminster Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Westminster City Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

Hammersmith London Borough Council election, 1968

The 1968 Hammersmith Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Hammersmith London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

Havering London Borough Council election, 1968

The 1968 Havering Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Havering London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council.

United Kingdom

Croydon London Borough Council election, 1968

The 1968 Croydon Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Croydon London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

Ealing London Borough Council election, 1968

The 1968 Ealing Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Ealing London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

Barnet London Borough Council election, 1968

The 1968 Barnet Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Barnet London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

Islington London Borough Council election, 1968

The 1968 Islington Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Islington London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council.

London, United Kingdom

Hillingdon London Borough Council election, 1968

The 1968 Hillingdon Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Hillingdon London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

Redbridge London Borough Council election, 1968

The 1968 Redbridge Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Redbridge London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

United Kingdom

1968 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 9 May 1968. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

1968 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Thursday, 9 May 1968. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

1968 Sale Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Sale Council were held on Thursday, 9 May 1968. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

1968 London local elections

Local government elections were held in the thirty-two London boroughs on Thursday 9 May 1968. Polling stations were open between 8 am and 9 pm. All seats were up for election. The result was a landslide for the Conservative Party, who won twenty-eight of the boroughs, while Labour lost control of seventeen of the twenty boroughs it had held going into the elections (including Bexley, where it did not win a single seat).

1968 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 9 May 1968.

1968 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election

Elections to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council were held on 9 May 1968. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 14.3%. Until 1978, each London council had aldermen, in the ratio of one aldermen to six councillors. Tower Hamlets had ten aldermen. Following the elections, Tower Hamlets elected five aldermen, who served until 1974. The remaining five aldermen had been elected in 1964 and would serve until 1971.

1968 Southwark London Borough Council election

Elections to Southwark Council were held in May 1968. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 20.7%. There were 23 wards. This election had aldermen as well as councillors. Labour got all ten aldermen as well as 33 directly elected councillors.

1969 Yugoslavian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Yugoslavia in 1969. The Socio-Political Council was elected on 13 April, the three Councils of Working Communities were elected on 23 April, and the Council of Nationalities was elected on 6, 7, 8 and 9 May.

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1970 Hale Urban District Council election

Elections to Hale Council were held on Saturday, 9 May 1970. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

England, United Kingdom

1971 WFA Cup final

The 1971 WFA Cup Final was the first final of the WFA Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. The showpiece event was played under the auspices of the Women's Football Association (WFA). Southampton and Stewarton Thistle contested the match at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London on 9 May 1971. Southampton won the match 4–1. There was some controversy surrounding the match however.

London, United Kingdom

Operation Pocket Money

Operation Pocket Money was the title of a U.S. Navy Task Force 77 aerial mining campaign conducted against the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) from 9 May 1972 (Vietnamese time), during the Vietnam War. Its purpose was to halt or slow the transportation of supplies and materials for the Nguyen Hue Offensive (known in the West as the Easter Offensive), an invasion of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam), by forces of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), that had been launched on 30 March. Pocket Money was the first use of naval mines against North Vietnam.

Haiphong, Vietnam

1974 Cannes Film Festival

The 27th Cannes Film Festival was held on May 9 - 24, 1974. The Palme d'Or went to The Conversation by Francis Ford Coppola. The festival opened with Amarcord, directed by Federico Fellini and closed with S*P*Y*S, directed by Irvin Kershner.

Cannes, France

1975 Cannes Film Festival

The 28th Cannes Film Festival was held on May 9–23, 1975. The Palme d'Or went to the Chronique des Années de Braise by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina. The festival closed with Tommy, directed by Ken Russell.

Cannes, France

Partizan Belgrade 1–6 Hajduk Split (1976)

Partizan 1–6 Hajduk Split was a football match between Partizan Belgrade and Hajduk Split on 9 May 1976 at the JNA Stadium in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. It was the 27th round of the 1975–76 Yugoslav First League. Partizan was 1st in the league with 3 points ahead of the league holders Hajduk Split.

Belgrade, Serbia

Battle of Kaukaba

Battle of Kaukaba was a skirmish that took place on May 9, 1978 when PLO soldiers attacked Norwegian peacekeepers. The battle took place about six weeks after the first Norwegian troops arrived (first arrival was March 25) in Lebanon. The Norwegian military released the sound recordings from the battle in 2008.

Iranian Jewish businessman Habib Elghanian is executed by firing squad in Tehran, prompting the mass exodus of the once 100,000-strong Jewish community of Iran

Habib (Habibollah) Elghanian (Persian: حبیب (حبیب‌الله) القانیان; 5 April 1912 – 9 May 1979) was a prominent Iranian Jewish businessman and philanthropist who served as the president of the Tehran Jewish Society and acted as the symbolic head of the Iranian Jewish community in the 1970s.

1980 Cannes Film Festival

The 33rd Cannes Film Festival took place from 9 and 23 May 1980. American actor Kirk Douglas served as jury president for the main competition. During the festival the showing of Andrei Tarkovsky's film Stalker was notoriously interrupted by an electricians strike. The Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, was jointly awarded to All That Jazz by Bob Fosse and Kagemusha by Akira Kurosawa.

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France

Part of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Florida collapsed after a pier was struck by MV Summit Venture, killing 35 people

The Sunshine Skyway Bridge, officially referred to as the Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway Bridge, is a pair of long beam bridges with a central tall cable-stayed bridge. It spans Lower Tampa Bay to connect Pinellas County (St. Petersburg, Florida) to Manatee County (Terra Ceia, Florida). The current Sunshine Skyway opened in 1987 and is the second bridge of that name on the site.

1980 Iranian legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Iran on 14 March 1980, with a second round on 9 May. They were the first elections to the Majlis since the overthrow of the Shah, and were contested to a considerable degree on a party basis. It resulted in a victory for the Islamic Republican Party, which won 85 of the 270 seats, whilst its allies won a further 45.

This entry records the listed event date, as dated in the source infobox.

Iran

1981 Scottish Cup final

The 1981 Scottish Cup Final was played on 9 May 1981 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 96th Scottish Cup. Rangers and Dundee United contested the match. The first match, saw Dundee United start strongly, but fail to score. Rangers had the chance to win the match when they won a penalty at the end of normal time, but Ian Redford's effort was saved by Hamish McAlpine.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

1981 Nepalese general election

General elections were held in Nepal on 9 May 1981 to elect members of the Rastriya Panchayat. 80% of the seats were elected through adult universal suffrage; this was the first election through universal suffrage held in Nepal in 22 years. However, political parties were banned at the time, and the main underground opposition forces (the Nepali Congress and various communist groups) called for a boycott of the election.

Nepal

Guinean presidential election, 1982

Presidential elections were held in Guinea on 9 May 1982. Incumbent Ahmed Sékou Touré was the only candidate (as the country as a one-party state with his Democratic Party of Guinea as the sole legal party at the time), and was re-elected unopposed. Voter turnout was reported to be 98.8%.

Guinea

1982 Soviet Cup final

The 1982 Soviet Cup final was a football match that took place at the Lenin's Central Stadium, Moscow on May 9, 1982. The Soviet Cup winner Dynamo won the cup for the sixth time.

Maltese general election, 1987

General elections were held in Malta on 9 May 1987. Although the Nationalist Party received the most votes, the Malta Labour Party won a majority of seats. However, in accordance with the modifications made to the electoral system following a similar outcome in the 1981 elections, the Nationalist Party was awarded an extra four seats in order to give them a parliamentary majority.

Malta

LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055

LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Warsaw to New York City. In the late-morning hours of 9 May 1987, the Ilyushin Il-62 operating the flight crashed in the Kabaty Woods nature reserve on the outskirts of Warsaw around 54 minutes after departure. All 183 passengers and crew on board were killed in the crash, making it the deadliest accident involving an Ilyushin Il-62, and the deadliest aviation disaster in Polish history.

Poland

Parliament House, Canberra

Parliament House is the meeting place of the Parliament of Australia, located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. The building was designed by Mitchell/Giurgola & Thorp Architects and opened on 9 May 1988 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. It cost more than A$1.1 billion to build. Federal Parliament meetings were first held in Melbourne until 1927.

Australia

1988 North Sumatra gubernatorial election

The 1988 North Sumatra gubernatorial election was an indirect election held on 9 May 1988 to elect the Governor of North Sumatra for the 1988–1993 term. All members of the Regional People's Representative Council of North Sumatra were eligible to vote for this election. Incumbent governor Kaharuddin Nasution was named as a possible candidate, however, he did not contest in the election.

1989 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill

A spill of the leadership of the Liberal Party of Australia took place on 9 May 1989, following internal maneuverings by supporters of John Howard's long-time rival, Andrew Peacock. The spill was won by Peacock over Howard by 44 votes to 27.

1990 European Cup Winners' Cup final

The 1990 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested between Sampdoria of Italy and Anderlecht of Belgium. It was the final match of the 1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 30th European Cup Winners' Cup final. The final was held at Ullevi in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 9 May 1990. Sampdoria won the match 2–0, thanks to two goals in extra time from Gianluca Vialli.

Sweden

1991 Cannes Film Festival

The 44th Cannes Film Festival was held on May 9–20, 1991. The Palme d'Or went to the Barton Fink by Ethan and Joel Coen. The festival opened with Homicide, directed by David Mamet and closed with Thelma & Louise, directed by Ridley Scott.

Cannes, France

1992 Scottish Cup final

The 1992 Scottish Cup final was played between Rangers and Airdrieonians, at Hampden Park, Glasgow, on 9 May 1992. Rangers won the match 2–1. They opened the scoring with a goal by Mark Hateley in the 30th minute, a finish from six yards after a low cross from the left. Ally McCoist made it 2–0 with a half-volley, before Andy Smith scored a consolation goal from outside the box.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

1992 FA Cup final

The 1992 FA Cup final was contested by Liverpool and Sunderland at Wembley. Liverpool won 2–0, with goals from Michael Thomas and Ian Rush.

United Kingdom

Siege of Srebrenica

The siege of Srebrenica (Serbo-Croatian: Opsada Srebrenice, Опсада Сребреницe) was a three-year siege of the town of Srebrenica in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina which lasted from April 1992 to July 1995 during the Bosnian War. Initially assaulted by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) and the Serbian Volunteer Guard (SDG), the town was encircled by the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) in May 1992, starting a brutal siege which was to last for the majority of the Bosnian War.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

Battle of Shusha (1992)

The Battle of Shusha (Codenamed: Operation Wedding in The Mountains; Armenian: Հարսանիք լեռներում, Harsaniq lernerum; Russian: Свадьба в горах, Svadba v gorakh) (Armenian: Շուշի, Shushi) was the first significant military victory by Armenian forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. The battle took place in the strategically important mountain town of Shusha on the evening of 8 May 1992, and fighting swiftly concluded the next day after Armenian forces captured it and drove out the defending Azerbaijanis.

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Siege of Stepanakert

The siege of Stepanakert started in late 1991, during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, in Stepanakert, the largest city in Nagorno-Karabakh, when the Azerbaijani forces circled the city. Until May 1992, the city and its Armenian population were the target of a months-long campaign of bombardment by Azerbaijan. The bombardment of Stepanakert and adjacent Armenian towns and villages, which took place under the conditions of total blockade by Azerbaijan, caused widespread destruction and many civilian deaths.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Azerbaijan

Paraguayan general election, 1993

General elections were held in Paraguay on 9 May 1993. In the country's first honest election, as well as the first with no military candidates since 1928, Juan Carlos Wasmosy of the Colorado Party won the presidential election, whilst the Colorado Party won a plurality of seats in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, but the opposition Authentic Radical Liberal Party and National Encounter Party held a majority of the seats in both, later supplemented by the Colorado Reconciliation Movement which broke away from the Colorado Party. Voter turnout was 69.0% in the presidential election, 67.6% in the Chamber elections and 69.4% in the Senate elections.

Paraguay

1995 Jacksonville mayoral election

The 1995 Jacksonville mayoral election took place on May 9, 1995, following a primary election on April 11, 1995. The election was the first one to take place following the passage of a referendum in 1992 that provided for unitary elections, in which all candidates appeared on the same ballot regardless of party.

Florida, United States

1996 Cannes Film Festival

The 49th Cannes Film Festival was held on May 9–20, 1996. The Palme d'Or went to the Secrets & Lies by Mike Leigh. The festival opened with Ridicule, directed by Patrice Leconte and closed with Flirting with Disaster, directed by David O. Russell.

Cannes, France

Ugandan presidential election, 1996

Presidential elections were held in Uganda for the first time on 9 May 1996. The result was a victory for incumbent Yoweri Museveni, who won 75.5% of the vote. All candidates were independents, as political parties were banned at the time. Voter turnout was 72.3%.

Uganda

1996 Brighton and Hove Borough Council election

The 1996 Brighton and Hove Borough Council election was held on 9 May 1996 to elect members to the new unitary authority of Brighton and Hove Borough Council in East Sussex, England. It was the inaugural election to the new council, and was held nearly a year before the council formally came into being on 1 April 1997, replacing the former Brighton Borough Council and Hove Borough Council.

England, United Kingdom

Mother's Day bus crash

The Mother's Day bus crash occurred on May 9, 1999, on Interstate 610 (I-610) in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, when a charter bus carrying 43 passengers veered off the roadway and collided with a dirt embankment. Of the 44 people on the bus (including the driver), there were 22 fatalities in the crash. The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the driver experienced a medical incapacitation resulting from severe, undiagnosed heart and kidney conditions.

Louisiana, United States

Slamboree (1999)

The 1999 Slamboree was the seventh Slamboree professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on May 9, 1999 from the TWA Dome in St. Louis, Missouri. This was the last WCW PPV to be promoted with the classic logo. Ten matches were contested at the event, including one dark match.

St. Louis, United States

2000 Nebraska Democratic presidential primary

The 2000 Nebraska Democratic presidential primary took place on May 9, 2000, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. The Nebraska primary was a semi-closed primary and awarded 32 delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of which 26 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary, and was one of two contests on that date.

Nebraska, United States

2000 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary

The 2000 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary took place on May 9, 2000 alongside the Nebraska primary, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. The West Virginia primary was a semi-closed primary, with the state awarding 42 delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of whom 30 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results.

West Virginia, United States

2000 West Virginia Republican presidential primary

The 2000 West Virginia Republican presidential primary was held on May 9, 2000, as part of the 2000 presidential primaries for the 2000 presidential election. 18 delegates to the 2000 Republican National Convention were allocated to the presidential candidates, the contest was held alongside primaries in Nebraska. Texas Governor George W. Bush won the contest, taking all delegates with 80% of the popular vote.

West Virginia, United States

Accra Sports Stadium disaster

The Accra Sport Stadium disaster occurred at the Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana on May 9, 2001. It took the lives of 127 people, making it the worst stadium disaster to have ever taken place in Africa. It occurred during a match between Ghana's two most successful football teams, Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club and Asante Kotoko. Trouble had been anticipated, and extra security measures had been taken. The home side scored two late goals to defeat Kotoko 2–1 which led to disappointed Kotoko fans throwing plastic seats and bottles onto the pitch.

Ghana

2001 Cannes Film Festival

The 54th Cannes Film Festival took place from 9 to 20 May 2001. Norwegian actress and director Liv Ullmann served as the Jury President of the main competition; she replaced American actress and filmmaker Jodie Foster, who had to step down due to scheduling conflicts with the film Panic Room. Italian filmmaker Nanni Moretti won the Palme d'Or for the drama film The Son's Room.

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France

2002 Belgian Cup final

The 2002 Belgian Cup final, took place on 9 May 2002 between Club Brugge and Mouscron. It was the 47th Belgian Cup final and was won by Club Brugge.

CMLL International Gran Prix (2003)

The CMLL International Gran Prix (2003) was a lucha libre, or professional wrestling, tournament produced and scripted by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL; "World Wrestling Council" in Spanish) which took place on May 9, 2003 in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico, CMLL's main venue. The 2003 International Gran Prix was the seventh time CMLL has held an International Gran Prix tournament since 1994.

Mexico City, Mexico

2005 Hit convoy ambush

The 2005 Hit convoy ambush was an ambush by Iraqi insurgents of a convoy that was carrying military supplies for U.S. forces. The convoy was escorted by private military contractors. The ambush ended with the death of all the contractors.

Iraq

2006 Newark mayoral election

The 2006 election for Mayor of Newark took place in Newark, the most populous city in the state of New Jersey, on May 9, 2006. Newark is organized under the Faulkner Act. Elections for all seats on the nine member Municipal Council of Newark were held the same day. A runoff election, if necessary, would have taken place.

New Jersey, United States

2007 East Timorese presidential election

Presidential elections were held in East Timor in 2007. The first round on 9 April 2007 saw six of the eight candidates eliminated. The remaining two candidates, incumbent Prime Minister José Ramos-Horta and FRETILIN President Francisco Guterres, faced each other in a runoff election on 9 May 2007. Ramos-Horta won the second round with 69% of the vote.

This entry records the second round, as dated in the source infobox.

Timor-Leste

2009 Fort Worth mayoral election

The 2009 Fort Worth mayoral election took place on May 9, 2009, to elect the Mayor of Fort Worth, Texas. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections, and was officially nonpartisan. The election saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Mike Moncrief. The mayoral term in Fort Worth is two years. If no candidate received a majority of the vote in the general election, a runoff would have been held.

Texas, United States

2009 FA Trophy final

The 2009 FA Trophy Final was the 39th final of The Football Association's cup competition for levels 5–8 of the English football league system. It was contested by Stevenage Borough, who won the competition in 2007, and York City on 9 May 2009 at Wembley Stadium in London. Stevenage won the match 2–0 to win the competition for the second time in their history.

London, United Kingdom

2009 Coupe de France final

The 2009 Coupe de France final was the 91st final of France's most prestigious cup competition, the Coupe de France. The final was played at the Stade de France in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis on 9 May 2009 and was contested between Rennes of Ligue 1 and Guingamp of Ligue 2. Guingamp earned its first Coupe de France trophy after defeating Rennes 2–1 through two second-half goals from Eduardo.

Paris, France

2009 San Antonio mayoral election

The San Antonio mayoral election of 2009 was held on May 9, 2009. The incumbent mayor Phil Hardberger was term-limited after serving two terms. The election was won by Julian Castro, who took office on June 1, 2009. The election was officially nonpartisan.

2009 Austin mayoral election

The 2009 Austin mayoral election was held on May 9, 2009. Incumbent Mayor Will Wynn was term-limited. No candidate received a majority of the vote, which would have precipitated a runoff election, but second-place finisher Brewster McCracken withdrew from the race making Lee Leffingwell the winner by default.

North Rhine-Westphalia state election, 2010

The North Rhine-Westphalia state election, 2010, was an election held on May 9, 2010, to elect members to the Landtag (state legislature) of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The incumbent government at the election was the Christian Democrat (CDU)–FDP administration of Minister-President Jürgen Rüttgers. The biggest opposition party was the Social Democratic Party, led by Hannelore Kraft since 2005. As the election was held in Germany's most populous state, it was seen as a test of the federal government's performance after seven months in office. The federal government, also a CDU-FDP coalition, was accused of being indecisive as the two coalition partners had different aims.

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament (2010)

Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament (2010) was the fourth Dynamite Duumvirate Tag Team Title Tournament (DDT4) produced by Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). The event took place on May 9, 2010 at the American Legion Post #308 in Reseda, California. The PWG World Tag Team Championship was defended throughout the DDT4 tournament. ¡Peligro Abejas!

California, United States

2010 Albanian Cup final

The 2010 Albanian Cup final was the 58th final of the Albanian Cup. The final was played at the Qemal Stafa Stadium in Tirana on 9 May 2010. The match was contested by Besa, who beat Shkumbini in their semi-final, and Vllaznia who beat Teuta.

2010 FA Vase final

The 2009–10 FA Vase final was the 36th final of the Football Association's cup competition for teams at levels 9-11 of the English football league system. The match was contested between Whitley Bay, of the Northern League Division 1 (level 9), and Wroxham, of the Eastern Counties League (level 9). Whitley Bay beat Wroxham 6–1.

United Kingdom

2012 UEFA Europa League final

The 2012 UEFA Europa League Final was the final match of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League, the 41st season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA (after the UEFA Champions League), and the 3rd season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. The match was played on 9 May 2012 at the Arena Națională in Bucharest, Romania, and was contested between two Spanish sides – Atlético Madrid and Athletic Bilbao.

Romania

Rebelión de los Juniors (2013)

Rebelión de los Juniors (2013) (Spanish for "The Junior Rebellion") was an annual professional wrestling major event produced by Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG), that took place on May 9, 2013 in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico. The main event of the show was a 10-man elimination match featuring 10 "Juniors" with the last surviving participant becoming the number one contender for the IWRG Junior de Juniors Championship held by Oficial Factor at the time. The ten competitors were Trauma I, Hijo de Máscara Año 2000, Apolo Estrada, Jr., Freyser, Cien Caras, Jr., El Hijo de Dr.

Naucalpan, Mexico

2013 Social Christian Unity Party presidential primary

The 2013 presidential primary of the Social Christian Unity Party of Costa Rica was held on May 9, 2013, as part of the 2014 Costa Rican general election. The two main traditional factions of PUSC (Calderonistas and Liberals) competed for the nomination. The competing parties were Costa Rica's Children's Hospital Dr. Rodolfo Hernández, and the lawyer, businessman, and former president of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund Rodolfo Piza.

Costa Rica

2013 KNVB Cup final

The 2013 KNVB Cup final was a football match between AZ and PSV Eindhoven that took place on 9 May 2013 at De Kuip, Rotterdam. It was the final match of the 2012–13 KNVB Cup competition and the 95th Dutch Cup Final. AZ won the match 2–1 to defeat the defending champions from the previous season to earn their 4th KNVB Cup trophy.

2013 Belgian Cup final

The 2013 Belgian Cup final, named Cofidis Cup after the sponsor, took place on 9 May 2013 between Genk and Cercle Brugge. It was the 58th Belgian Cup final and was won by Genk, with two late goals by Bennard Yao Kumordzi and Jelle Vossen.

2013 Danish Cup final

The 2013 Danish Cup final was a football match that decided the winner of the 2012–13 Danish Cup. It was played on 9 May 2013 at 15:00 CEST.

Guang Da Xing No. 28 incident

The Guang Da Xing No. 28 incident was a fatal shooting incident that occurred on 9 May 2013 involving the 15-ton Taiwanese fishing boat Guang Da Xing No. 28 and the 90-ton Philippine Coast Guard patrol boat Maritime Control Surveillance 3001, resulting in the death of a 65-year old Taiwanese fisherman Hung Shih-cheng (洪石成) by gunfire from the Philippine vessel.

2015 Dallas municipal election

The 2015 Dallas municipal election was an election to determine the mayor in Dallas, Texas. The election day was May 9, 2015, and if a runoff election had been required, it would have been held on June 13, 2015. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Mike Rawlings ran and won re-election to a second term in office against challengers Marcos Ronquillo, an attorney, and write-in candidate Richard Sheridan, a retired engineer and anti-gay government activist.

Dallas, United States

2015 Fort Worth mayoral election

The 2015 Fort Worth mayoral election took place on May 9, 2015, to elect the Mayor of Fort Worth, Texas. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections, and is officially nonpartisan. The mayoral term in Fort Worth is two years. Incumbent Mayor Betsy Price, a Republican who was first elected in 2011, ran unopposed for a third term.

2015 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election

The 2015 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election was held on May 9, 2015, as a result of the resignation of Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak following the provincial election on June 12, 2014, his second loss in a row as party leader. Patrick Brown won the leadership with 61.8% of votes allocated, defeating Christine Elliott who had 38.2%.

2015 San Antonio mayoral election

On May 9, 2015, the city of San Antonio, Texas, held an election to choose the next Mayor of San Antonio. Interim mayor Ivy Taylor ran for election to a full term and narrowly defeated former state senator Leticia Van de Putte in the runoff election on June 13, 2015, to become the first African American elected to the position. The election was officially nonpartisan.

2015 FA Vase final

The 2014–15 FA Vase final was the 41st final of the Football Association's cup competition for teams at levels 9-11 of the English football league system. The match was contested between North Shields, of the Northern League Division 1 (level 9), and Glossop North End, of the North West Counties League Premier Division (level 9). North Shields won the final 2-1 after extra time.

United Kingdom

Philippine presidential election, 2016

The Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections of 2016 was held on Monday, May 9, 2016, as part of the 2016 general election. This was the 16th presidential election in the Philippines since 1935 and the sixth sextennial presidential election since 1986. Incumbent President Benigno Aquino III was barred from seeking re-election, pursuant to the 1987 Philippine Constitution. Therefore, this election determined the 16th President of the Philippines. The position of president and vice president were elected separately, thus the two winning candidates could come from different political parties. Rodrigo Duterte led the preliminary count with 38.5% of the vote, a lead thought to be unassailable.

Philippines

Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao general election, 2016

The 2016 general election in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) was held on May 9, 2016. This was the second ARMM election that was synchronized with the general elections in the Philippines. The governor and vice governor are elected via first past the post system; they are elected separately and may come from different parties. Elections for the regional assembly are via plurality-at-large voting, with each assembly district (coextensive with legislative districts as used in House of Representatives elections) having three seats. A voter can vote for up to the three candidates, with the candidates with the three highest total number of votes being elected.

Philippines

2016 Navotas local elections

Local elections in Navotas were held on May 9, 2016, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the mayor, vice mayor, one congressman, and the councilors – six in each of the city's two districts.

Philippines

2016 Manila local elections

Local elections were held in Manila on May 9, 2016, as a part of the 2016 Philippine general election. Voters elected candidates for mayor, vice mayor, six congressmen, and the 36 councilors that would be members of the city council. Incumbent mayor Joseph Estrada won the elections, securing him to serve his second three-year term as the mayor of Manila.

Manila, Philippines

2016 Philippine Senate election

The 2016 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 32nd election of members to the Senate of the Philippines. It was held on Monday, May 9, 2016, The seats of 12 senators elected in 2010 were filled during this election. The winners in this election joined the winners of the 2013 election to form the 17th Congress of the Philippines.

Philippines

2016 Las Piñas local elections

Local elections were held in Las Piñas on May 9, 2016, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the one Congressman, and the councilors, six in each of the city's two legislative districts.

Las Piñas, Philippines

2016 Philippine local elections

Local elections in the Philippines were held on May 9, 2016. This was conducted together with the 2016 general election for national positions. All elected positions above the barangay (village) level were disputed.

Philippines

2016 Cabuyao local elections

Local elections were held in Cabuyao on May 9, 2016, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, and ten councilors.

Philippines

2016 Lipa local elections

Local elections was held in Lipa City on May 9, 2016 within the Philippine general election. The voters will elect candidates for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the congressman (which will represent Batangas' sixth district which is composed of just the city), two provincial board members, and the 12 members of its city council.

Philippines

2016 Antipolo local elections

Local elections were held in Antipolo on May 9, 2016, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected candidates for the local elective posts in the city: the mayor, the vice mayor, the two district representatives, the two provincial board members (one for each district) and the sixteen councilors (eight for each district).

Philippines

2016 Pasay local elections

Local elections were held in Pasay on May 9, 2016, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the congressman, and the councilors, six of them in the two districts of the city.

Philippines

2016 Batangas local elections

Local elections were held in Batangas on May 9, 2016, as part of the 2016 general election. Voters will select candidates for all local positions: a town mayor, vice mayor and town councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the vice-governor, governor and for the six districts of Batangas.

Philippines

2016 Malabon local elections

Local elections were held in Malabon on May 9, 2016, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the two Congressmen, and the twelve councilors for the city's two Sangguniang Panglungsod districts, six for each district.

Philippines

2016 Iligan local elections

Local elections held in Iligan City on May 9, 2016 as part of the Philippine general election. The resident voters elected officials for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the one congressman, and twelve councilors. At the end of filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) last October 16, 2015, a total of 77 hopefuls have filed their COC for city's 15 elective positions: 10 are running for congressman, 5 for mayor, 2 for vice-mayor, and 60 for city councilors.

Philippines

2016 Valenzuela local elections

Local elections was held in Valenzuela on May 9, 2016, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the two Congressmen (or district representatives), and the councilors, six in each of the city's two legislative districts. Incumbent mayor Rexlon Gatchalian of Nationalist People's Coalition won for his second term.

Philippines

2016 Cebu City local elections

Local elections were held in Cebu City on May 9, 2016, within the Philippine general election. Registered voters of the city elected candidates for the following elective local posts: mayor, vice mayor, district representatives, and eight councilors for each district—there are two legislative districts in the city. Tomas Osmeña, who previously served as Mayor of Cebu City, defeated incumbent Michael Rama who was seeking for his third and last term by a margin of 33,894 votes.

Philippines

2016 Naga, Camarines Sur, local elections

Local elections were held in Naga, Camarines Sur, on May 9, 2016, as part of the 2016 Philippine general election. Voters elected a mayor, vice mayor, ten members of the Naga City Council, and one member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines. Incumbent mayor John Bongat and vice mayor Nelson Legacion were re-elected under the Liberal Party, winning by large margins against their independent opponents.

Philippines

2016 Bacoor local elections

Local elections were held in Bacoor on May 9, 2016, within the Philippine general election. The voters will elect for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, the vice mayor, the lone district representative, the two provincial board members for Cavite, and the twelve councilors, six in each of the city's two local legislative districts.

Philippines

2016 Taguig local elections

Local elections in Taguig were held on May 9, 2016, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, two District representatives, and councilors, eight in each of the city's two legislative districts.

Philippines

2016 Mandaluyong local elections

Local elections were held in Mandaluyong on May 9, 2016, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, one Congressman, and the councilors, six in each of the city's two legislative districts.

Philippines

2016 Biñan local elections

Local elections were held in Biñan on May 9, 2016, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the representative, mayor, vice mayor, the two provincial board members for Laguna and twelve councilors.

Philippines

Bacolod local elections, 2016

Local elections was held in Bacolod City on May 9, 2016, as part of the Philippine general election. The elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, and twelve councilors, were filled in.

Philippines

2016 Meycauayan local elections

Local elections were held in Meycauayan City, Bulacan on May 9, 2016, within the Philippine general election. The voters will elect for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, and ten councilors.

2016 Tarlac local elections

The Province of Tarlac held its local elections on Monday, May 9, 2016, as a part of the 2016 Philippine general election. Voters selected candidates for all local positions: a town mayor, vice mayor and town councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the vice-governor, governor and representatives for the three districts of Tarlac.

2016 Bulacan local elections

Local elections were held in Bulacan on May 9, 2016, as part of the 2016 Philippine general election. Voters selected their candidates of choice for all local positions: a town mayor, vice mayor and town councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the vice-governor, governor and representatives for the four districts of Bulacan and the lone district of San Jose del Monte.

2016 Lanao del Sur local elections

Local elections were held in the province of Lanao del Sur on May 9, 2016, as part of the 2016 general election. Voters will select candidates for all local positions: a town mayor, vice mayor and town councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the vice-governor, governor and representatives for the two districts of Lanao del Sur.

2016 Pateros local elections

Local elections in Pateros were held on May 9, 2016 within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the municipality: the mayor, vice mayor, district representative, and councilors, six in each of the municipality's two districts.

2016 Pasig local elections

Local elections were held in Pasig on May 9, 2016, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the congressman, and the councilors, six of them in the two districts of the city.

2016 Quezon local elections

Local elections were held in the Province of Quezon on May 9, 2016 as part of the 2016 general election. Voters will select candidates for all local positions: a town mayor, vice mayor and town councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the vice-governor, governor and representatives for the four districts of Quezon.

2016 Tagbilaran local elections

Local elections held in Tagbilaran, Bohol on May 9, 2016 within the Philippine general election. The voters selected leaders for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, and the ten councilors.

2016 Batangas City local elections

Local elections were held in Batangas City on May 9, 2016 within the Philippine general election. The voters will elect candidates for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the congressman (which will represent Batangas' fifth district which is composed of just the city), two provincial board members, and the 12 members of its city council.

2016 Cavite local elections

Local elections were held in Cavite on May 9, 2016, as part of the 2016 general election. Voters will select candidates for all local positions: a town mayor, vice mayor and town councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the vice-governor, governor and representatives for the seven districts of Cavite.

2016 Bohol local elections

Local elections were held in Bohol on May 9, 2016, as part of the 2016 Philippine general election. Registered voters elected leaders for local positions: a city or town mayor, vice mayor and town councilors, as well as three to four members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the vice-governor, governor and three representatives for the three districts of Bohol.

2016 Tarlac City local elections

Tarlac City held its local elections on May 9, 2016 within the Philippine general election. The voters elected candidates for mayor, vice mayor, and ten councilors. Incumbent 2nd district board member Cristy Angeles became the first female mayor of Tarlac City after defeating Allan Manalang, son of incumbent Mayor Gelacio Manalang, who unsuccessfully ran for the governorship post.

2016 Parañaque local elections

Local elections were held in Parañaque City on May 9, 2016, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the congressman, and the councilors, eight of them in the two districts of the city.

2016 San Pedro local elections

Local elections was held in the City of San Pedro on May 9, 2016 within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, and ten councilors.

2016 Sarangani local elections

Local elections were held in the Province of Sarangani on May 9, 2016, within the Philippine general election. Voters selected candidates for all local positions: a town mayor, vice mayor and town councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the vice-governor, governor, and a representative for the lone district of Sarangani.

2016 Cebu local elections

Local elections were held in Cebu on May 9, 2016, as part of the 2016 Philippine general election. Voters selected from among candidates for all local positions: a town mayor, vice mayor and town councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the vice-governor, governor and representatives for the seven districts of Cebu (including two districts of Cebu City and the lone district of Lapu-Lapu City).

2016 Davao Occidental local elections

The first Davao Occidental local elections were held on May 9, 2016, as part of the 2016 general election. Voters selected candidates for all local positions: a town mayor, vice mayor and town councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the governor, vice-governor, and representative for the Lone District of Davao Occidental.

2016 Rizal local elections

Local elections were held in the Province of Rizal on May 9, 2016 as part of the 2016 general election. Voters selected candidates for all local positions: a municipal/city mayor, vice mayor and town councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the governor, vice-governor and representatives for the two districts of Rizal.

2016 Marilao local elections

Local elections were held in Marilao, Bulacan, on May 9, 2016, within the Philippine general election. The voters (Marileños) will elect for the elective local posts in the municipality: the mayor, vice mayor, and eight councilors.

2016 Laguna local elections

Local elections were held in Laguna on May 9, 2016, as part of the 2016 general election. Voters will select candidates for all local positions: a town mayor, vice mayor and town councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the vice-governor, governor and representatives for the four districts of Laguna, including the newly created Biñan lone district.

2016 Zamboanga City local elections

Local elections were held in Zamboanga City on May 9, 2016, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, and eight councilors per district.

2016 San Juan, Metro Manila, local elections

Local elections were held in San Juan on May 9, 2016 within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the congressman, and the councilors, six of them in the two legislative districts of San Juan.

2016 Ormoc local elections

Local elections in Ormoc City, Leyte were held on May 9, 2016, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected candidates for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, and ten councilors.

2016 Marinduque local elections

Local elections were held in the province of Marinduque on May 9, 2016, as part of the 2016 general election. Voters selected candidates for all local positions: a town mayor, vice mayor and town councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, a vice-governor, a governor and a representative for the lone district of Marinduque in the House of Representatives.

2016 Tacloban local elections

Local elections in Tacloban City, Leyte were held on May 9, 2016 within the Philippine general election. The voters elected candidates for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, and ten councilors. 106,480 voters participated in this election out of 124,777 total registered voters. The city's voter turnout is 85.34%.

2016 Philippine gubernatorial elections

Gubernatorial elections were held in the Philippines on May 9, 2016.

Philippines

2017 Omaha mayoral election

The 2017 Omaha mayoral election was held on May 9, 2017. Incumbent Mayor Jean Stothert won re-election to a second term in office. The position of mayor in Omaha is officially a non-partisan position. A blanket primary was held on April 4, 2017. The top two finishers in the primary, Jean Stothert and Heath Mello, moved on to the general election.

Nebraska, United States

2017 Alindao massacre

Between 7 and 9 May 2017 at least 136 civilians were killed in a series of reprisal killings by Anti-balaka and UPC fighters.

Central African Republic

2017 North Miami mayoral election

The 2017 North Miami mayoral election took place on May 9, 2017. Incumbent Mayor Smith Joseph ran for re-election to a second full term. He was challenged by three candidates: Hector Medina, a retired physician; Danielle Beauvais, a 2005 candidate for Mayor; and Tyrone Hill, a middle school teacher.

Florida, United States

2017 British Columbia general election

The 2017 British Columbia general election was held on May 9, 2017, to elect 87 members (MLAs) to the Legislative Assembly to serve in the 41st Parliament of the Canadian province of British Columbia.

Maskanah Plains offensive

The Maskanah Plains offensive was an operation by the Syrian Army against the remaining Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) strongholds in the eastern countryside of the Aleppo Province, with the goal of recapturing the Maskanah Plains from ISIL and advancing into the Raqqa Governorate.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

Syria

2018 Malaysian general election

General elections were held in Malaysia on Wednesday, 9 May 2018. At stake were all 222 seats in the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of parliament. The 13th Parliament was dissolved by Prime Minister Najib Razak on 7 April 2018. It would have been automatically dissolved on 24 June 2018, five years after the first meeting of the first session of the 13th Parliament of Malaysia on 24 June 2013.

Malaysia

2018 Sabah state election

The 2018 Sabah state election took place on 9 May 2018 in concurrence with the 14th Malaysian general election. This election was to elect 60 members of the 15th Sabah State Legislative Assembly. The previous Assembly was dissolved on 7 April 2018. Barisan Nasional (BN), with the most seats, would be able to form a minority government alone.

Sabah, Malaysia

2018 Malaysian state elections

State elections were held in all states and territories in Malaysia except Sarawak on 9 May 2018, alongside general elections. Pakatan Harapan alliance received over 50% of the vote across the 12 states and territories where elections took place and won the most seats. They emerged as the largest faction in all states and territories except Kelantan, Terengganu, Perlis and Pahang.

Malaysia

2018 Ukrainian Cup final

The 2018 Ukrainian Cup final was a football match played on May 9, 2018, in Dnipro between Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kyiv. The culmination of the 2017–18 Ukrainian Cup season, this was the second time the cup final had been held in Dnipro. The match was the 27th Ukrainian Cup Final since the fall of the Soviet Union.

Ukraine

2018 Johor state election

The 14th Johor State election was held on 9 May 2018, concurrently with the 2018 Malaysian general election. The previous state election was held on 5 May 2013. The state assemblymen is elected to 5 years term each.

2018 Terengganu state election

The 14th Terengganu State election was held on 9 May 2018, concurrently with the 2018 Malaysian general election. The previous state election was held on 5 May 2013. The state assemblymen is elected to 5 years term each.

2018 Austrian Cup final

The 2018 Austrian Cup final was played on 9 May 2018 between SK Sturm Graz and FC Red Bull Salzburg at Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, a neutral ground. The final was the culmination of the 2017–18 Austrian Cup, the 84th season of the Austrian Cup.

2018 Penang state election

The 14th Penang election was held on 9 May 2018 to elect the State Assemblymen of the 14th Penang State Legislative Assembly, the legislature of the Malaysian state of Penang. The legislature had been dissolved on 9 April by the state's Governor, Abdul Rahman Abbas, on the advice of the then Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, who also led the state's ruling Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.

2018 Selangor state election

The 14th Selangor state election was held on 9 May 2018 to elect the State Assemblymen of the 14th Selangor State Legislative Assembly, the legislature of the Malaysian state of Selangor. The Selangor State Legislative Assembly was dissolved in a simple ceremony on 9 April 2018 by Sharafuddin of Selangor.

2018 Perak state election

The 14th Perak State election was held on 9 May 2018. The previous state election was held on 5 May 2013. Each of the state assemblymen are elected to a five-year term each.

2018 Pahang state election

The 14th Pahang State election was held on 9 May 2018, concurrently with the 2018 Malaysian general election. The previous state election was held on 5 May 2013. The state assemblymen is elected to 5 years term each.

2018 Malacca state election

The 14th Malacca election was held on 9 May 2018 to elect the State Assemblymen of the 14th Malacca State Legislative Assembly, the legislature of the Malaysian state of Malacca. The Malacca State Legislative Assembly dissolved on 7 April 2018 by the Head of State (Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca) on the advice of the Head of Government (Chief Minister of Malacca).

2018 Coppa Italia final

The 2018 Coppa Italia final decided the winner of the 2017–18 Coppa Italia, Italy's main football cup. It was played on 9 May 2018 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome between rivals Juventus and Milan. Juventus won the match 4–0 with all four goals coming in the second half, winning their fourth consecutive Coppa Italia title and 13th title overall.

2018 Kelantan state election

The 14th Kelantan State election was held on 9 May 2018, concurrently with the 2018 Malaysian general election. The previous state election was held on 5 May 2013. The state assemblymen is elected to 5 years term each.

2018 Russian Cup final

The 2018 Russian Cup final decided the winner of the 2017–18 Russian Cup, the 26th season of Russia's main football cup. It was played on 9 May 2018 at the Volgograd Arena, between Tosno and Avangard Kursk. Tosno won the game courtesy of goals from Aleksei Skvortsov and Reziuan Mirzov, with Igor Kireyev scoring a consolation goal for the second division side.

2018 Negeri Sembilan state election

The 14th Negeri Sembilan State election was held on 9 May 2018, to elect the State Assemblymen of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly, the legislature of the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan. The previous state election was held on 5 May 2013. The state assemblymen is elected to 5 years term each.

2018 Kedah state election

The 14th Kedah State election was held on 9 May 2018, concurrently with the 2018 Malaysian general election. The previous state election was held on 5 May 2013. The state assemblymen is elected to 5 years term each.

2018 Bulgarian Cup final

The 2018 Bulgarian Cup final was the final match of the 2017–18 Bulgarian Cup and the 78th final of the Bulgarian Cup. The final took place on 9 May 2018 at Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia. It was refereed by Nikola Popov. The clubs contesting the final were Slavia Sofia and Levski Sofia. The match finished in a 0–0 draw, but Slavia clinched their eighth Bulgarian Cup title by winning 4–2 on penalties.

2018 Perlis state election

The 14th Perlis State election was held on 9 May 2018. The previous state election was held on 5 May 2013. The state assemblymen is elected to 5 years term each.

PFL 1 (2019)

The PFL 1 mixed martial arts event for the 2019 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on May 9, 2019, at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. This was the first regular season event of the tournament and included fights in the welterweight and women's lightweight divisions.

Uniondale, New York, United States

UFC 249

UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 9, 2020 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. It was originally planned to take place on April 18 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was eventually postponed (see section below).

Florida, United States

2021 Northern Chad offensive

The Northern Chad offensive was a military offensive in Northern Chad, initiated by the Chadian rebel group Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT), took place from 11 April to 9 May 2021. It began in the Tibesti Region in the north of the country following the 2021 Chadian presidential election.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Chad

2022 Las Piñas local elections

Local elections took place in Las Piñas on May 9, 2022, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, one representative, and the councilors, six of them in the two districts of the city.

Las Piñas, Philippines

2022 Philippine presidential election

Presidential elections in the Philippines were held on May 9, 2022, as part of the 2022 general election. This was the 17th direct presidential election and 15th vice presidential election in the country since 1935, and the sixth sextennial presidential and vice presidential election since 1992. Incumbent president Rodrigo Duterte was ineligible for re-election because the president is limited to a single term under the 1987 Philippine Constitution.

Philippines

2022 Philippine local elections

Local elections in the Philippines took place on May 9, 2022. These were conducted together with the 2022 general election for national positions. All elected positions above the barangay (village) level but below the regional level were disputed.

Philippines

2022 Philippine general election

The 2022 Philippine general election took place on May 9, 2022, for the executive and legislative branches of government at every level – national, provincial, and local – except for the barangay officials. At the top of the ballot is the election for the successors to President Rodrigo Duterte and Vice President Leni Robredo.

Philippines

2022 Cebu City local elections

Local elections were held in Cebu City on May 9, 2022 within the Philippine general election. Registered voters of the city elected their mayor, vice mayor, district representatives, and city council members. The mayor and vice mayor were elected in separate first-past-the-post votes. While for the legislative branch, Cebu City is divided into two districts wherein the constituents of each district elected a congressional representative (through first-past-the-post voting) and eight regular city council members (through multi-member plurality voting).

Philippines

2022 Marikina local elections

Local elections were held in Marikina on May 9, 2022, as part of the Philippine general election. Held concurrently with the national elections, the electorate voted to elect a mayor, a vice mayor, sixteen city council members, and two district representatives to congress. Those elected took their respective offices on June 30, 2022, for a three-year-long term.

Philippines

2022 Philippine local elections in Metro Manila

The 2022 Philippine local elections in Metro Manila were held on May 9, 2022.

Metro Manila, Philippines

2022 Quezon City local elections

Local elections were held at Quezon City on May 9, 2022, as part of the Philippine general election. Held concurrently with the national elections, the electorate voted to elect a mayor, a vice mayor, thirty-six city council members and six district representatives to congress. Those elected took their respective offices on June 30, 2022, for a three-year-long term. 1,138,511 of 1,403,895 registered voters voted in this election.

Philippines

2022 Angeles City local elections

The local elections in Angeles City, Pampanga were held on May 9, 2022, within the Philippine general election. Registered voters of the city elected candidates for the following elective local posts: mayor, vice mayor, and ten councilors. There are 205,822 eligible voters in the city for this election. Most of them voted for the incumbent.

Philippines

2022 Pasay local elections

Local elections took place in Pasay on May 9, 2022 within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the congressman, and the councilors, six of them in the two districts of the city.

Philippines

2022 Philippine local elections in the Davao Region

The 2022 Philippine local elections in the Davao Region were held on May 9, 2022.

Philippines

2022 Cabuyao local elections

Local elections were held in Cabuyao on May 9, 2022, as part of the 2022 Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, and ten councilors.

Philippines

2022 Baguio local elections

Local elections were held in Baguio on Monday, May 9, 2022, as a part of the 2022 Philippine general election. Voters will elect candidates for the local elective posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the congressman, and the twelve councilors. Incumbent Mayor Benjamin Magalong won his re-election bid for the mayoralty race, beating former mayor Mauricio Domogan and former vice mayor Edison Bilog.

Philippines

2022 Valenzuela local elections

Local elections were held in Valenzuela on May 9, 2022, as part of the Philippine general election. Held concurrently with the national elections, the electorate voted to elect a mayor, a vice mayor, twelve city council members, and two district representatives to congress. Those elected took their respective offices on June 30, 2022, for a three-year-long term. 350,676 out of 443,611 registered voters voted in this election.

Philippines

2022 Navotas local elections

Local elections in Navotas took place on May 9, 2022, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the mayor, vice mayor, one congressman, and the councilors – six in each of the city's two districts.

Philippines

2022 Calamba local elections

Local elections were held in Calamba, Laguna, on May 9, 2022, within the Philippine general election, for posts of the mayor, vice mayor and twelve councilors. They will also elect their representative of their lone congressional district. 245,133 of 332,844 registered voters voted in this election.

Philippines

2022 Mandaluyong local elections

Local elections in Mandaluyong was held on May 9, 2022 within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, one Congressman, and the councilors, six in each of the city's two legislative districts.

Philippines

2022 Malabon local elections

Local elections was held in Malabon on May 9, 2022, within the Philippine general election. The voters will elect for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the two Congressmen, and the twelve councilors for the city's two Sangguniang Panglungsod districts, six for each district.

Philippines

2022 Taguig local elections

Local elections in Taguig took place on May 9, 2022 within the Philippine general election. The voters will vote for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, two district representatives, and councilors, eight in each of the city's two legislative districts.

Philippines

2022 Caloocan local elections

Local elections were held in Caloocan on May 9, 2022, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, three representatives per district, and six councilor per district of the city.

Philippines

2022 Iligan local elections

Local elections were held in Iligan City on May 9, 2022, as part of the Philippine general election. Registered voters elected officials for the local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, one congressman, and twelve councilors. By the end of filing of certificates of candidacy last October 8, 2021, a total of 2 hopefuls filed their COCs for congressman, 7 for city mayor, 4 for vice-mayor, and 49 for city councilors.

Philippines

2022 Philippine local elections in the Zamboanga Peninsula

The 2022 Philippine local elections in Zamboanga Peninsula were held on May 9, 2022.

Philippines

2022 Nueva Vizcaya local elections

Local elections were held in the province of Nueva Vizcaya on May 9, 2022, as part of the Philippine general election. Voters selected candidates for all Local positions: a Municipal Mayor, Municipal Vice Mayor and Municipal Councilors, as well as Members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the Governor, the Vice Governor, and a Representative for the lone district of Nueva Vizcaya to the House of Representatives.

2022 Rizal local elections

Local elections were held in the Rizal on May 9, 2022, as part of the 2022 general elections. Voters selected candidates for all local positions: a municipal/city mayor, vice mayor and town councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the governor, vice-governor and representatives for the four districts of Rizal.

2022 Philippine local elections in Cagayan Valley

The 2022 Philippine local elections in Cagayan Valley were held on May 9, 2022.

2022 Oriental Mindoro local elections

Local elections were held in Oriental Mindoro on May 9, 2022 as part of the 2022 Philippine general election. Voters will select candidates for all local positions: a town mayor, vice mayor, and town councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, a vice-governor, a governor, and representatives for the province's two congressional districts in the Philippine House of Representatives.

2022 Pasig local elections

Local elections took place in Pasig on Monday, May 9, 2022, as part of the 2022 Philippine general election.

2022 Cavite local elections

Local elections were held in the province of Cavite on Monday, May 9, 2022, as part of the 2022 Philippine general election. Voters will select candidates for all local positions: a municipal and city mayor, vice mayor and councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the governor, vice governor and representatives for the eight districts of Cavite.

2022 Zambales local elections

The Zambales local election was held on May 9, 2022 as part of the 2022 general election. Voters will select candidates for all local positions: a town mayor, vice mayor and town councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the vice-governor, governor and representatives for the two districts of Zambales.

2022 Philippine local elections in the Ilocos Region

The 2022 Philippine local elections in the Ilocos Region were held on May 9, 2022.

2022 Philippine local elections in Calabarzon

The 2022 Philippine local elections in Calabarzon were held on May 9, 2022.

2022 Philippine local elections in Central Visayas

The 2022 Philippine local elections in Central Visayas were held on May 9, 2022.

2022 Bacolod local elections

As part of the Philippine general election on May 9, 2022, local elections were held in Bacolod to elect the mayor, vice mayor, twelve regular members of the city council, and the representative of the city's lone congressional district. Incumbent mayor Evelio Leonardia (Nacionalista/Grupo Progreso) failed to win a third consecutive term as he was defeated by former Negros Occidental 3rd district representative Albee Benitez (PDP–Laban/Asenso Bacolod).

2022 Philippine local elections in Bangsamoro

The 2022 Philippine local elections in Bangsamoro were held on May 9, 2022.

2022 Laguna local elections

Local elections were held in the province of Laguna on May 9, 2022, as part of the 2022 Philippine general election. Voters selected candidates for all local positions: a town mayor, vice mayor and town council, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the vice-governor, governor, and representatives for the four districts of Laguna, and the lone districts of Biñan, Calamba, and the newly created lone district for Santa Rosa.

2022 Tacloban local elections

Local elections in Tacloban City, Leyte were held on May 9, 2022, within the Philippine general election. Registered voters of the city elected candidates for the following elective local posts: mayor, vice mayor, and ten councilors. As part of Leyte's 1st congressional district, Tacloban City voters also elected a district representative.

2022 Batangas local elections

Local elections were held in the province of Batangas on May 9, 2022 as part of the 2022 general election. Voters will select candidates for all local positions: a town mayor, vice mayor and town councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the vice-governor, governor and for the six districts of Batangas.

2022 Philippine local elections in Caraga

The 2022 Philippine local elections in Caraga were held on May 9, 2022.

2022 Lipa local elections

Lipa City held its local elections on Monday, May 9, 2022, as a part of the 2022 Philippine general election. The voters will elect candidates for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the congressman (which will represent Batangas' sixth district which is composed of just the city), two provincial board members. There are a total of 194,712 people who voted out of the 222,589 registered voters.

2022 Siquijor local elections

Local elections in Siquijor were held on May 9, 2022 as part of the 2022 Philippine general election. Voters elected all local posts in the province: town mayors, vice mayors, town councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan - three in each of the province's two administrative districts, the governor, vice governor, and one representative for lone district of Siquijor.

2022 Sarangani local elections

Local elections were held in the Province of Sarangani on May 9, 2022, within the Philippine general election. Voters will select candidates for all local positions: a town mayor, vice mayor and town councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the vice-governor, governor and a representative for the lone district of Sarangani.

2022 Philippine local elections in Northern Mindanao

The 2022 Philippine local elections in Northern Mindanao were held on May 9, 2022.

2022 Parañaque local elections

Local elections took place in Parañaque on May 9, 2022, within the 2022 Philippine general election. Voters will elect for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, two congressmen, and the 16 councilors, eight each in the two local legislative districts of Parañaque.

2022 Philippine local elections in Soccsksargen

The 2022 Philippine local elections in Soccsksargen were held on May 9, 2022.

2022 Santa Cruz, Laguna, local elections

Local elections were held in Santa Cruz on Monday, May 9, 2022, as a part of the 2022 Philippine general election. Voters will select candidates for all local positions: a town mayor, vice mayor and town councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, a governor, a vice-governor and a representative for the province's fourth congressional district in the House of Representatives.

2022 Zamboanga del Sur local elections

Local elections were held in the province of Zamboanga del Sur of the Philippines, on May 9, 2022, as part of the 2022 general election. Voters will select candidates for all local positions: a municipal and city mayor, vice mayor and councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the governor, vice governor and representatives for the two districts of Zamboanga del Sur.

2022 San Miguel, Bulacan local elections

Local elections was held in San Miguel, Bulacan on May 9, 2022, within the Philippine general election. The voters will elect candidates for the elective local posts in the municipality: the mayor, vice mayor, and eight councilors.

2022 Bohol local elections

Bohol local elections were held on May 9, 2022, as part of the 2022 Philippine general election. Registered voters elected leaders for local positions: the governor, vice-governor, as well as three to four members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, and three representatives for the three districts of Bohol, city or town mayor, vice mayor and councilors.

2022 Isabela local elections

Local elections were held in the province of Isabela on May 9, 2022, as part of the 2022 Philippine general election. Voters selected candidates for all local positions: a mayor, vice-mayor and councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the governor, vice-governor and for the six districts of Isabela for board members and congress.

2022 Bataan local elections

Local elections were held in Bataan on May 9, 2022, as part of the 2022 Philippine general election. Voters will select candidates for all local positions: a town mayor, vice mayor, and town councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, a vice-governor, a governor, and representatives for the province's three congressional districts in the Philippine House of Representatives.

2022 Eastern Samar local elections

Local elections were held in Eastern Samar on May 9, 2022, as a part of the 2022 Philippine general election. Eastern Samar is part of the 81 Provinces of the Philippines participating in the elections while having its own local elections. Eastern Samar has two Sangguniang Panlalawigan districts and a lone congressional district. Incumbent Governor Ben Evardone ran for governor along with Vice Governor Maricar Sison and Congresswoman Maria Fe Abunda.

2022 Cotabato City local elections

Local elections took place in Cotabato City on May 9, 2022 within the Philippine general election. Registered voters of the city elected candidates for the following elective local posts: mayor, vice mayor. The city is also within Maguindanao's 1st district.

2022 Marilao local elections

Local elections were held in Marilao, Bulacan on May 9, 2022 within the Philippine general election. The voters elected the elective local posts in the municipality: the mayor, vice mayor, and eight councilors.

2022 Philippine local elections in Central Luzon

The 2022 Philippine local elections in Central Luzon were held on May 9, 2022.

2022 Philippine local elections in Mimaropa

The 2022 Philippine local elections in Mimaropa were held on May 9, 2022.

2022 Philippine local elections in the Bicol Region

The 2022 Philippine local elections in the Bicol Region were held on May 9, 2022.

2022 Marinduque local elections

Local elections were held in Marinduque on May 9, 2022, as part of the 2022 Philippine general election. Voters selected candidates for all local positions: a town mayor, vice mayor and town councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, a vice-governor, a governor and a representative for the province's at-large congressional district in the House of Representatives.

2022 Tanauan local elections

Tanauan City held its local elections on Monday, May 9, 2022, as a part of the 2022 Philippine general election. The voters elected candidates for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, and the 10 members of its city council.

2022 Philippine presidential election in Antique

The 2022 Philippine presidential election in Antique was held on Monday, May 9, 2022, as part of the 2022 Philippine general election in which all provinces, higly urbanized cities, and independent component cities participated. The electorate of Antique cast their votes for the president. A predominantly rural province in Western Visayas, Antique is considered a reliable province for Robredo.

2022 Philippine local elections in the Cordillera Administrative Region

The 2022 Philippine local elections in the Cordillera Administrative Region were held on May 9, 2022.

2022 Pangasinan local elections

Local elections were held in the province of Pangasinan on May 9, 2022 as part of the 2022 Philippine general election. Pangasinan voters will elect a governor, a vice governor, 6 members of the House of Representatives that will represent the 6 congressional districts of the province, and 12 out of 15 members of the Pangasinan Provincial Board.

2022 Bulacan local elections

Local elections were held in the province of Bulacan on May 9, 2022 as part of the 2022 Philippine general election. Bulacan is one of the eight-one provinces of the Philippines participating in the election while conducting their own local elections from the provincial-level to the municipal-level of officials. Bulacan has six legislative districts that encompass most of its municipalities and cities, the lone exception of San Jose del Monte which is its own legislative lone district.

2022 Quezon local elections

Local elections were held in the Province of Quezon on May 9, 2022, as part of the 2022 general election. Voters will select candidates for all local positions: a town mayor, vice mayor and town councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the vice-governor, governor and representatives for the four districts of Quezon.

2022 Nueva Ecija local elections

Local elections took place in Nueva Ecija on Monday, May 9, 2022, as part of the 2022 Philippine general election. Held concurrently with the national elections, the electorate voted to elect a governor, a vice governor, fourteen provincial board members and four district representatives to congress. Those elected took their respective offices on June 30, 2022, for a three-year-long term. 1,297,243 voters voted in this election.

2022 Zamboanga Sibugay local elections

Local elections were held in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay of the Philippines, on May 9, 2022 as part of the 2022 general election. Voters selected candidates for all local positions: a municipal and city mayor, vice mayor and councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the governor, vice governor and representatives for the two Districts of Zamboanga Sibugay.

2022 Philippine local elections in Western Visayas

The 2022 Philippine local elections in Western Visayas were held on May 9, 2022.

2022 San Mateo, Rizal, local elections

Local elections were held in San Mateo, Rizal, on May 9, 2022, as part of the Philippine general election. Held concurrently with the national elections, the electorate voted to elect a mayor, a vice mayor, eight members of the municipality's municipal council, a board member to the Rizal Provincial Board, and a representative to the House of Representatives.

2022 Zamboanga del Norte local elections

Local elections were held in the province of Zamboanga del Norte of the Philippines, on May 9, 2022 as part of the 2022 general election. Voters will select candidates for all local positions: a municipal and city mayor, vice mayor and councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the governor, vice governor and representatives for the three districts of Zamboanga del Norte.

2022 Philippine vice presidential election results in Ilocos Norte

In the 2022 Philippine vice-presidential election, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte won decisively in Ilocos Norte, receiving 342,554 votes, or 93.80% of the total. Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III came in second with 10,303 votes (2.82%), while Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan followed with 7,973 votes, amounting to 2.18%.This result reflects the strong backing for Duterte in the province, which is also the political stronghold of her running mate, Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.

2022 Philippine presidential election in Eastern Samar

In the 2022 Philippine presidential election in Eastern Samar, ten candidates were present. The eventual winner was Leni Robredo locally, with Bongbong Marcos in 2nd place, and Manny Pacquiao in third place. On February 8, the first campaign started in Eastern Samar, when Leni Robredo started a caravan with thousands of people. The next month, 19 mayors, the governor himself, and the congresswoman expressed their support for Leni Robredo after the Kakampink rally in Baybay Boulevard.

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2022 Philippine presidential election in Cavite

The 2022 Philippine presidential election results in Cavite reaffirm the province’s status as a bellwether in Philippine politics, showcasing the substantial backing for Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and the significant challenges faced by his opponents. Despite being a native of Cavite, then Senator Panfilo Lacson was defeated by Marcos, who secured 1,121,668 votes—more than a million than Lacson’s 91,677 votes.

2022 Philippine local elections in Eastern Visayas

The following are the results of the 2022 Philippine local elections in Eastern Visayas.

2022 Philippine presidential election in Ilocos Norte

Ilocos Norte, known as the bailiwick of former Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., overwhelmingly supported his presidential bid in the 2022 Philippine election. Marcos, who previously served as the province's governor from 1998 to 2007, secured 356,221 votes, translating to 95.84%—the highest vote percentage of any presidential candidate in all provinces. His closest rival, Vice President Maria Leonor "Leni" Robredo, garnered only 10,043 votes, representing a mere 2.70%.

2022 Bacoor local elections

Local elections were held in Bacoor on May 9, 2022, within the Philippine general election.

2022 Talisay, Cebu, local elections

Local elections were held in Talisay City on May 9, 2022 within the Philippine general election.

Government of Zamboanga City

The Government of Zamboanga City, also known as the Zamboanga City Government, is the local government unit in-charge of the City of Zamboanga. It is a mayor-council form of government supervised directly by the President of the Philippines and the Secretary of the Interior and Local Government. The city government has three interdependent branches: the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial branch.

2022 Philippine Senate election

The 2022 Philippine Senate election was the 34th election of members to the Senate of the Philippines for a six-year term.

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2022 Lapu-Lapu City local elections

Local elections were held in Lapu-Lapu City on May 9, 2022, within the Philippine general election.

2022 Mandaue local elections

Local elections were held in Mandaue City on May 9, 2022 within the Philippine general election.

2022 Philippine gubernatorial elections

Gubernatorial elections were held in the Philippines on May 9, 2022.

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2022 Philippine presidential election in Batangas

In the 2022 Philippine presidential election, former Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. narrowly won the province of Batangas, defeating Vice President Maria Leonor "Leni" Robredo by a close margin of 4.11%. With Marcos securing 719,971 votes, this made Batangas the 6th closest province in terms of margin of victory. This result marked a significant shift from the 2016 vice-presidential race, where Robredo had won the province decisively by a 21% margin.

Russo-Ukrainian war: United States President Joe Biden signs the 2022 Lend-Lease Act into law, a rebooted World War II-era policy attempting to expedite American equipment to Ukraine and other Eastern European countries

The Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 was an act of the United States Congress that facilitated the supply of materiel to the Ukrainian government in a manner similar to the World War II Lend-Lease Act in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act expired in September 2023, without being used.

2024 Danish Cup final

The 2024 Danish Cup final was played on 9 May 2024 between Silkeborg and AGF at Parken, Copenhagen. The final match was the culmination of the 2023–24 Danish Cup, the 70th season of the Pokalen. Silkeborg appeared in just its 3rd cup final, 2001 being its lone championship. AGF is a 9-time Pokalen champion, its most recent title coming in 1996.

PFL MENA 1 (2025)

PFL MENA 1: 2025 First Round was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that took place on May 9, 2025, at Onyx Arena in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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NJPW Resurgence (2025)

Resurgence (2025) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on May 9, 2025, at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California. It was the fourth Resurgence event overall.

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