May 9

Events

 * 1932 - WFLA/WSUN, Clearwater, FL, tests first directional antenna in the U.S.

Births

 * 1741 – Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (d. 1816)
 * 1909 – Don Messer, Canadian country musician (d. 1973)
 * 1914 – Carlo Maria Giulini, Italian musician and conductor (d. 2005)
 * 1914 – Hank Snow, American country music singer and songwriter (d. 1999)
 * 1924 – Bulat Okudzhava, Russian writer and musician (d. 1997)
 * 1935 – Nokie Edwards, American guitarist (The Ventures)
 * 1942 – Tommy Roe, American singer and songwriter
 * 1944 – Richie Furay, American musician (Poco and Buffalo Springfield)
 * 1949 – Billy Joel, American musician
 * 1962 – David Gahan, English singer (Depeche Mode)
 * 1962 – Paul Heaton, English singer/songwriter (Beautiful South)
 * 1963 – Sanja Doležal, Croatian singer (Novi fosili)
 * 1969 – Amber, Dutch musician
 * 1970 – Ghostface Killah, American rapper (Wu-Tang Clan)
 * 1971 – Paul McGuigan, English bassist (Oasis)
 * 1979 – Pierre Bouvier, Canadian musician (Simple Plan)
 * 1979 – Andrew W.K., American musician
 * 1986 – Nisha Kataria, Canadian-born American singer