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9 May 1940 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 9 May 1940 was a Thursday.
- Top Film of 1940
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1940 was Pinocchio.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 9 May is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 9 May 1940 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 9 May 1940 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 9 May
- 1936 Italy formally annexes Ethiopia after taking the capital Addis Ababa on May 5.
- 1941 World War II: The German submarine U-110 is captured by the Royal Navy. On board is the latest Enigma machine which Allied cryptographers later use to break coded German messages.
- 1945 World War II: The Channel Islands are liberated from Nazi occupation.
- 1946 King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy abdicates and is succeeded by Umberto II.
- 1948 Czechoslovakia's Ninth-of-May Constitution comes into effect.
Famous people born on 9 May
- Billy Joel, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1949)
- John Brown, American abolitionist (1800–1859)
- Noah Centineo, American actor (born 1996)
- Rosario Dawson, American actress (born 1979)
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Events of 1940 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1940 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 17 January – The Enid (Captain Wibe) of neutral Norway sailing from Steinkjer to Dublin, 10 miles north of Shetland, went to assist SS Polzella which had been torpedoed by German submarine U-25 which then shelled and sank Enid.
- 7 February – The Munster (Captain R. Paisley) was mined and sunk in the Irish Sea while entering Liverpool.
- 3 March – Flooding of Poulaphouca Reservoir was begun by damming the River Liffey at Poulaphouca as part of the Electricity Supply Board project to build Ireland's second hydroelectricity generating station, together with an improved water supply for Dublin.
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Famous Faces Born in the 1940s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Michael Gambon19 October 1940ActorView their day →Brenda Fricker17 February 1945ActressView their day →Gerry Adams6 October 1948Republican politicianView their day →Phil Lynott20 August 1949Rock musicianView their day →Sinéad Cusack18 February 1948ActressView their day →Rory Gallagher2 March 1948GuitaristView their day →Fionnula Flanagan10 December 1941ActressView their day →Gilbert O'Sullivan1 December 1946Singer-songwriterView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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