Events for May 09May 9, 1896Austin Clarke, considered to be the greatest poet of his generation after Yeats, is bornRead MoreMay 9, 1671Colonel Thomas Blood dresses as a clergyman and attempts to steal the British crown jewels from the Tower of LondonRead MoreMay 9, 1943Viscount Cunningham, British admiral issued his command Sink, burn and destroy; let nothing passRead MoreMay 9, 1650The Battle of Clonmel begins with the first of two assaultsRead More
