May 2009: Information from Answers.com

May 2009 was the 5th month of the current year. It began on a Friday and ended after 31 days on a Sunday.

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Events

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May 1, 2009 (Friday)

May 2, 2009 (Saturday)

Sean Davis Birthday Jefferson High School first African American golfer to go to the state golf tournament.

May 3, 2009 (Sunday)

May 4, 2009 (Monday)

May 5, 2009 (Tuesday)

The confirmed worldwide number of cases of swine influenza reaches 1,490. (CNN)
Her Majesty's Government reveals the names of 16 of the 22 people banned from entering the United Kingdom. (The Times)
At least 500 soldiers mutiny after Georgia's government discovers a plot to assassinate President Mikheil Saakashvili. (BBC)
Floods and mudslides in Brazil kill 19 people and render 186,000 others homeless. (MSNBC)
The Braidwood Inquiry begins to investigate the safety of Tasers and the death of Robert Dziekański. (CBC)

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Ongoing events
Economic Worldwide recession Financial crisis Global Iceland Ireland (banking / financial) Russia Automotive industry crisis Sun Microsystems acquisition Political / Military Malagasy political crisis Piracy in Somalia Treaty of Lisbon ratification North Korean nuclear program Fijian constitutional crisis Thai political crisis Imprisonment of Roxana Saberi International recognition of Kosovo Humanitarian Zimbabwean cholera outbreak Swine influenza outbreak edit this archived sidebar

Recent deaths
April 26: Feroz Khan 25: Beatrice Arthur 22: Ken Annakin 22: Jack Cardiff 21: Jack Jones 19: J. G. Ballard 19: Doc Blanchard 18: Edward George 18: Bill Orton 16: Viktor Paskov 15: Clement Freud 14: Peter Rogers 13: Mark Fidrych 13: Jack D. Hunter 13: Harry Kalas edit this archived sidebar

Ongoing conflicts
Worldwide War on Terrorism Africa / Middle East Fourth Chadian Civil War War in Darfur Iraq War Arab-Israeli conflict Maghreb insurgency Conflict in the Niger Delta Somali Civil War Second Tuareg Rebellion Second Ugandan Civil War Asia War in Afghanistan Balochistan conflict Internal conflict in Burma Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Laotian Secret War Ethnic conflict in Nagaland Naxalite-Maoist insurgency Insurgency in the Philippines South Thailand insurgency Sri Lankan Civil War Turkey–PKK conflict The Americas Colombian Civil War Mexican Drug War Internal conflict in Peru edit this archived sidebar

Elections
Recent April 4: Slovakia, President (second round) 5: Republic of Macedonia, President (second round) 5: Moldova, Parliament 9: Indonesia, Parliament 9: Algeria, President 16: India, Parliament (first round) 19: Haiti, Senate 19: Northern Cyprus, Parliament 22: South Africa, National Assembly 23: India, Parliament (second round) 25: Iceland, Parliament Ongoing 26: Ecuador, President and Parliament 26: Andorra, Parliament 26: Ecuador, President and Parliament Upcoming April 30: India, Parliament (third round) edit this archived sidebar

Trials
Recently concluded Peru: Alberto Fujimori Sweden: The Pirate Bay United States: James Charles Kopp, Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, Phil Spector Ongoing Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Tribunal Canada: Larry O'Brien Iraq: Supreme Criminal Tribunal Italy: Raffaele Sollecito, Amanda Knox Netherlands: Thomas Lubanga (ICC), Radovan Karadžić (ICTY) New Zealand: David Bain (retrial) Republic of China: Chen Shui-bian Sierra Leone: Charles Taylor (SCFSL) Singapore: Tak Boleh Tahan Thailand: Thaksin Shinawatra United States: Jena Sixedit this archived sidebar Upcoming United States: Viktor Bout, Noshir Gowadia, William J. Jefferson, Bernard Madoff, Ehren Watada, Sheila Dixon, Joseph Bruno

Holidays and observances
April Ongoing 9 - May 28: Omer (Judaism) 20 - May 2: Riḍván (Bahá'í Faith) Current 27: World Graphic Design Day 27: Parashurama Jayanti (Hinduism) 27: Confederate Memorial Day (Alabama, Mississippi) 27: National Veterans' Day (Finland) 27: Basava Jayanti (Karnataka) 27: Abolition Day (Mayotte) 27: Parents' Day (Moldova) 27: Independence Day (Sierra Leone) 27: Resistance Day (Slovenia) 27: Freedom Day, UnFreedom Day (South Africa) 27: Independence Day (Togo) Upcoming 28: Workers' Memorial Day 28: Feast of Jamál (Bahá'í Faith) 28: Radonitsa (Eastern Orthodox Church) 28: Yom Hazikaron (Judaism, Israel) 28: Mujahideen Victory Day (Afghanistan) 28: National Heroes' Day (Barbados) 28: National Day of Mourning (Canada) 28: Admission Day (Maryland) 28: Saint Peter Chanel Day (Wallis and Futuna) 29: International Dance Day 29: Yom Ha'atzmaut (Israel, Judaism) 29: Shōwa Day (Japan) 30: Queen's Birthday (Kingdom of the Netherlands) 30: Admission Day (Louisiana) 30: Children's Day (Mexico) 30: King's Birthday (Sweden) 30: Honesty Day (United States) 30: Reunification Day (Vietnam) 30 - May 1: Walpurgis Night (Europe, Neopaganism, Satanism) edit this archived sidebar

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