1866: Gopal Krishna Gokhale: One of the founding social and political leaders during the Indian Independence Movement against the British Empire in India.
1893: Dr.William Moulton Marston: An American psychologist, feminist theorist, inventor, and comic book author who created the character Wonder Woman.
1920: Richard George Adams: English novelist who is best known as the writer of three novels featuring animal characters – Watership Down and to a lesser extent Shardik and The Plague Dogs.
1931: Vance DeVoe Brand: A former NASA astronaut who was active in the Boy Scouts of America where he achieved its second highest rank, Life Scout.
On this day in History
1689: English King Willem III declares war on France.
1754: 1st newspaper cartoon in America-divided snake "Join or die".
1788: English parliament accept abolishing of slave trade.
1901: Australia opens its first parliament in Melbourne.
1944: 1st eye bank opens (NYC).
1945: Victory celebration at Red Square.
1955: Cold War - West Germany joins NATO.
1933: Gandhiji announced suspension of Civil Disobedience Movement for six weeks and called on the British government to withdraw its Ordinances.
1971: Elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3:01:42).
1979: USA & USSR sign Salt 2 treaty, limiting nuclear weapons.
9th May is also
Victory Day (Russia):
To remember the defeat of Nazi Germany in the Second World War and pays homage to the people who died in the war.
