What happened on Friday May 09, 1986?

About May 9th, 1986, in brief:

  • Historical events: Tenzing Norgay, the legendary Sherpa mountaineer who made history by becoming the first person to summit Mount Everest alongside Sir Edmund Hillary on May 29, 1953, passed away due to a cerebral hemorrhage. His groundbreaking achievement marked a pivotal moment in mountaineering history, breaking barriers of altitude and human endurance. Norgay, born in Tibet and later becoming a Nepali-Indian citizen, was not just a climber but a symbol of courage, skill, and cross-cultural collaboration in one of the most challenging environments on Earth.
  • Day of the week: May 9th, 1986 was a Friday
  • Zodiac Sign: Taurus (in western zodiac), Tiger (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: New Moon
  • #1 US song: West End Girls by Pet Shop Boys
  • #1 UK song: The Chicken Song by Spitting Image
  • Popular movie: Cobra directed by George P. Cosmatos

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May 09, 1986: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on May 09, 1986:

  • Death of Tenzing Norgay, Everest Pioneer Tenzing Norgay, the legendary Sherpa mountaineer who made history by becoming the first person to summit Mount Everest alongside Sir Edmund Hillary on May 29, 1953, passed away due to a cerebral hemorrhage. His groundbreaking achievement marked a pivotal moment in mountaineering history, breaking barriers of altitude and human endurance. Norgay, born in Tibet and later becoming a Nepali-Indian citizen, was not just a climber but a symbol of courage, skill, and cross-cultural collaboration in one of the most challenging environments on Earth.
  • Death of Tenzing Norgay, Everest Pioneer Tenzing Norgay, the legendary Sherpa mountaineer who made history by becoming the first person to summit Mount Everest alongside Sir Edmund Hillary on May 29, 1953, passed away due to a cerebral hemorrhage. His groundbreaking achievement marked a pivotal moment in mountaineering history, breaking barriers of altitude and human endurance. Norgay, born in Tibet and later becoming a Nepali-Indian citizen, was not just a climber but a symbol of courage, skill, and cross-cultural collaboration in one of the most challenging environments on Earth.
  • Death of Tenzing Norgay, Everest Pioneer Tenzing Norgay, the legendary Sherpa mountaineer who made history by becoming the first person to summit Mount Everest alongside Sir Edmund Hillary on May 29, 1953, passed away due to a cerebral hemorrhage. His groundbreaking achievement marked a pivotal moment in mountaineering history, breaking barriers of altitude and human endurance. Norgay, born in Tibet and later becoming a Nepali-Indian citizen, was not just a climber but a symbol of courage, skill, and cross-cultural collaboration in one of the most challenging environments on Earth.

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May 09, 1986: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was May 09, 1986?


May 09, 1986 was a Friday and it was the 129th day of the year 1986 in the Gregorian calendar.

May 09, 1986 can also be written as 5/9/1986 in the US and as 9/5/1986 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on May 09, 1986?


Famous people born on May 09, 1986:

  • Laura Spencer

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  • Grace Gummer

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May 09, 1986: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on May 09, 1986:

  • Tenzing Norgay

    Legendary Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer who, along with Sir Edmund Hillary, was the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest on May...

  • Herschel Bernardi

    Herschel Bernardi was a prominent American actor known for his versatile roles in television and film, including voice acting and stage...

  • Eugenio Reale

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May 09, 1986: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on May 09, 1986 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week May 5th and May 11th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

May 09, 1986: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on May 09, 1986 was West End Girls by Pet Shop Boys, according to the music chart for the week May 5th and May 11th.

  1. - West End Girls youtube
  2. - Addicted To Love youtube
  3. - Greatest Love Of All youtube
  4. - Why Can't This Be Love youtube
  5. - What Have You Done For Me Lately youtube

May 09, 1986: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on May 09, 1986 was The Chicken Song by Spitting Image, according to the music chart for the week May 5th and May 11th.

  1. - The Chicken Song youtube
  2. - On My Own youtube
  3. - Rock Me Amadeus youtube
  4. - Lessons In Love youtube
  5. - Live To Tell youtube

May 09, 1986: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on May 09, 1986 was I Have Learned To Respect The Power Of Love by Stephanie Mills, according to the music chart for the week May 5th and May 11th.

  1. - I Have Learned To Respect The Power Of Love
  2. - On My Own youtube
  3. - I Can't Wait youtube
  4. - The Finest
  5. - Kiss
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May 09, 1986: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for May 9th is Taurus.

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May 09, 1986: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for May 09, 1986 is Tiger and the associated element is Fire.

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May 09, 1986: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on May 09, 1986 was New Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on May 09, 1986 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on May 09, 1986 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 4% full, rising at 05:55 am and setting at 10:07 pm.

The previous full moon was on Apr 24, 1986 while the next full moon would come on May 23, 1986.

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How old is someone born on May 09, 1986?


Someone born on May 09, 1986 is:

38 years 11 months old,

or 467 months and 23 days old,

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or 14238 days old,

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