Today in History for 9th May 2018:
Historical Events
1945 – World War II: Hermann Goering is captured by the United States Army
1946 – King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy abdicates, replaced by his son Umberto II
1976 – Sally Little wins LPGA Ladies Masters at Moss Creek Golf Tournament
1980 – Slasher horror film “Friday the 13th” is released in US cinemas
1990 – Sampdoria of Italy win 30th European Cup Winner’s Cup against Anderlecht of Belgium 2-0 in Gothenburg
2016 – Rodrigo Duterte wins Philippine presidential election, promising war on drug trade and killing of criminals
Famous Birthdays
1923 – Johnny Grant, American radio personality, television producer (d. 2008)
1939 – Kenneth Warby, fastest man on water at 300 knots (345 mph)
1975 – Tamia, Canadian singer
1975 – Chris Diamantopoulos, Canadian actor
1977 – Choi Jeong-yoon, South Korean actress
1979 – Rosario Dawson, American actress
Famous Deaths
1810 – Benjamin Lincoln, American military officer (Battles of Saratoga, Charleston and Yorktown during the American Revolutionary War), dies at 77
1915 – François Faber, Luxembourgish cyclist (b. 1887)
1981 – C E “Nip” Pellew, cricketer (10 Tests 484 runs at 37), dies
1997 – Marco Ferreri, Italian film director (b. 1928)
2004 – Akhmad Kadyrov, Chechen president (b. 1951)
2015 – Kenan Evren, Turkish soldier and politician, (President of Turkey 1980-1989 by military coup), dies at 97