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May 9: Victory Day in various Eastern European countries; Europe Day in the European Union 1671 – Irish-born Colonel Thomas Blood (pictured) was caught trying to steal the English Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. 1901 – The first Parliament of Australia opened in the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne. 1945 – End of World War II in Europe: The signing of a second German Instrument of Surrender by General Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel, specifying the military surrender of all German forces to the high commands of the Soviet Army and Allied Expeditionary Force, was announced. 1950 – French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman presented the Schuman Declaration, a proposal to place France's and West Germany's coal and steel industries under joint management, triggering a series of events that eventually led to the founding of the European Union. 1950 – Speculative fiction author L. Ron Hubbard's Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health was first published, describing his self-improvement techniques known as Dianetics. More events: May 8 – May 9 – May 10 Archive – By email – More anniversaries... It is now 06:56, June 14, 2008 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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• 1895 "I'se Gwine Back To Dixie" (w.m. C. A. White)
  - George J. Gaskin
• 1905 "Tammany" (w. Vincent P. Bryan m. Gus Edwards)
  - Collins & Harlan
• 1905 "The Preacher And The Bear" (w.m. George Fairman)
  - Arthur Collins
• 1905 "My Gal Sal" (w.m. Paul Dresser)
  - Byron G. Harlan
• 1905 "My Irish Molly O" (w. William Jerome m. Jean Schwartz)
  - Arthur Collins
• 1914 "Trusting Eyes"
  - Enrico Caruso with O/Gattano Scogriamiglio
• 1916 "Little Boy Blue" (w. Eugene Field m. Ethelbert Nevin)
  - John McCormack
• 1917 "How Can I Forget When There's So Much To Remember" (w.m. Irving Berlin)
  - Lewis James (as Robert Lewis)
• 1924 "And That's Not All" (Ivor Novello)
  - Chappie d'Amato with Jack Hylton & his Orchestra
• 1927 "The Devil Is Afraid Of Music" (w.m. Willard Robison)
  - Deep River Orchestra (Willard Robison)
• 1927 "I'm In Love Again" (w.m. Cole Porter)
  - Bing Crosby, Al Rinker, Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord & Austin Young with Paul Whiteman & his Orchestra
• 1929 "Can Broadway Do Without Me?" (w.m. Jimmy Durante)
  - Clayton, Jackson & Durante
• 1929 "So I Ups To Him" (Durante)
  - Clayton, Jackson & Durante
• 1929 "I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling" (w. Billy Rose m. Fats Waller & Harry Link)
  - Annette Hanshaw (as Gay Ellis) with New Englanders
• 1930 "The Song Of The Dawn" (w. Jack Yellen m. Milton Ager)
  - Pat O'Malley with Jack Hylton & his Orchestra
• 1930 "Happy Feet" (w. Jack Yellen m. Milton Ager)
  - Pat O'Malley & chorus with Jack Hylton & his Orchestra
• 1930 "It Happened In Monterey" (w. Billy Rose m. Mabel Wayne)
  - Pat O'Malley with Jack Hylton & his Orchestra
• 1931 "Ho Hum!" (w. Edward Heyman m. Dana Suesse)
  - Annette Hanshaw
• 1931 "Moonlight Saving Time" (w.m. Irving Kahal & Harry Richman)
  - Annette Hanshaw
• 1933 "Happy As The Day Is Long" (w. Ted Koehler m. Harold Arlen)
  - Ivie Anderson with Duke Ellington & his Orchestra
• 1936 "The Glory Of Love" (w.m. Billy Hill)
  - Denny Dennis with Roy Fox & his Band
• 1936 "Rise 'N' Shine" (w. B. G. De Sylva m. Vincent Youmans)
  - Denny Dennis with Roy Fox & his band
• 1939 "Stairway To The Stars" (w. Mitchell Parish m. Matty Malneck)
  - Ray Eberle with Glenn Miller & his Orchestra
• 1940 "Shake Down The Stars" (w. Eddie DeLange m. James Van Heusen)
  - Ella Fitzgerald
• 1941 "Jim" (w. Nelson Shawn m. Caesar Petrillo & Edward Ross)
  - Dinah Shore with Leonard Joy
• 1941 "Do You Care?" (w. Jack Elliott m. Lew Quadling)
  - Dinah Shore with O/Leonard Joy
• 1941 "Let There Be Love" (w. Ian Grant m. Lionel Rand)
  - Leslie A. Hutchinson with own piano
• 1941 "God Bless The Child" (w.m. Arthur Herzog Jr & Billie Holiday)
  - Billie Holiday with Eddie Heywood and his Orchestra
• 1944 "Lili Marlene" (w. (Ger) Hans Leip (Eng) Tommy Connor m. Norbert Schultze)
  - Anne Shelton with Ambrose & his Orchestra
• 1944 "Amor" (w. (Eng) Sunny Skylar (Sp) Ricardo Lopez Mendez m. Gabriel Ruiz)
  - Anne Shelton with Ambrose & his Orchestra
• 1944 "I'll Walk Alone" (w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne)
  - Anne Shelton with Ambrose & his Orchestra
  - Mary Martin with O/Camarata
• 1944 "Goodnight, Wherever You Are" (w.m. Dick Robertson, Al Hoffmann & Frank Weldon)
  - Mary Martin with O/Camarata
• 1945 "Homesick - That's All" (w.m. Gordon Jenkins)
  - Skip Farrell & Dinning Sisters
• 1945 "Love Letters" (w. Edward Heyman m. Victor Young)
  - Dinning Sisters & Skip Farrell
• 1947 "Passing By (Vous Qui Passez Me Voir)" (Hess-Misraki-Lawrence-Trenet)
  - Jo Stafford with O/Paul Weston
• 1947 "I'm So Right Tonight" (w. By Dunham m. Terry Shand)
  - Jo Stafford with O/Paul Weston
• 1949 "The Galloping Comedians" (Kabalevsky)
  - Gene Krupa & his Orchestra
• 1951 "Ol' Man River" (w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Jerome Kern)
  - William Warfield with O/Adolph Deutsch
• 1951 "Can't Help Loving Dat Man" (w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Jerome Kern)
  - Ava Gardner with O/Adolph Deutsch
• 1951 "Make Believe" (w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Jerome Kern)
  - Kathryn Grayson & Howard Keel with O/Adolph Deutsch
• 1951 "Why Do I Love You?" (w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Jerome Kern)
  - Kathryn Grayson & Howard Keel with O/Adolph Deutsch
• 1952 "The Lady Drinks Champagne" (w.m. Alan Jeffreys & Jack Wilson)
  - Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads
• 1956 "Allegheny Moon" (w.m. Al Hoffman & Dick Manning)
  - Patti Page with O/Vic Schoen
• 1960 "Just In Time" (w. Betty Comden & Adolph Green m. Jule Styne)
  - Judy Holliday & Dean Martin
• 1966 "Forget Domani" (w. Norman Newell m. Riz Ortolani)
  - Perry Como w. The Allesandro Allessandroni Singers under the direction of Ray Charles with O/Nick Perito

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Should we mention that the world population reached 6,666,666,666 on May 9, 2008?

No, we shouldn't. Cosmic Latte (talk) 13:31, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Not unless something significant happened because of this...which I doubt. Cosmic Latte (talk) 13:35, 9 June 2008 (UTC)