May 9

May 9 is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. It is preceded by May 8, and succeeded by May 10. Following May 9, there are 236 days in the year.

Blavatsky's Gem of the Day

" Self is the lord of Self: who else could be the lord! With self well subdued, a man finds a master such as few can find."

Events

• 1884 – The Hermetic Society is formed, being an offspring of the short-lived Hermetic Lodge of the Theosophical Society.
• 1886 – The Cincinnati Theosophical Society becomes the first lodge formed in the United States, led by Dr. Jirah Dewey Buck.

Births

• YEAR – NAME, SOMETHING ABOUT PERSON (d. YEAR) - THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE

Deaths

• YEAR – NAME, SOMETHING ABOUT PERSON (b. YEAR) - THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE

Holidays and observances

• NAME OF HOLIDAY, SOMETHING ABOUT THE HOLIDAY - THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE

External links

• This Date in Wikipedia