This is our day guide for Wednesday May 9th 2018 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on May 9th 2018
International: Victory Day
Celebrates the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany and the end of the Second World War
International: Liberation day
Marks the end of the occupation by Nazi Germany during World War II on 9 May 1945Regional
India (regional): Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali polymath who reshaped Bengali literature and music
Kosovo: Europe Day
Celebrates the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration in 1950, when the first step was made towards the creation of what is now known as the European Union
Malaysia: Public Holiday
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has declared November 28th has a public holiday.
Uzbekistan: Memorial Day
Introduced by President Islam Karimov as a commemoration of those who suffered in the war against fascism during World War II and who sacrificed their lives for freedom of the country| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for May 9th 2018 | |
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| There are 6 public holidays today. | |
| Day 129 of 2018 | |
| 236 days left in 2018 | |
| Week 19 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1974 - Impeachment hearings are opened against Richard Milhous Nixon - 37th President of the United States. | |
| 1962 - EMI Parlophone signs the Beatles for their first big recording contract. | |
| 1945 - The Channel Islands - including Jersey and Guernsey - are liberated from Nazi occupation. | |
| 1928 - Founder of the Lotus Engineering Co Ltd, Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman is born in London. |
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