Births on May 9

William Hopoate

Born on May 9, 1992

William Hopoate, Australian rugby league player

William Hopoate (born 9 May 1992), also known as Viliami in Tongan, also known by the nickname of "Hoppa", is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays as a centre, fullback and on the wing for the St Helens in the ESL.

He played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, Parramatta Eels and Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League. Hopoate has also played for New South Wales City and New South Wales in the State of Origin series.

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Events on 1992

1 Feb

Bhopal disaster
The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Bhopal court declares Warren Anderson, ex-CEO of Union Carbide, a fugitive under Indian law for failing to appear in the Bhopal disaster case.
1 Mar

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Bosnia and Herzegovina declares its independence from Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
2 Mar

United Nations
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, San Marino, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan join the United Nations.
27 Apr

International Monetary Fund
The Russian Federation and 12 other former Soviet republics become members of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
23 Jul

Pope Benedict XVI
A Vatican commission, led by Joseph Ratzinger, establishes that limiting certain rights of homosexual people and non-married couples is not equivalent to discrimination on grounds of race or gender.

Births on May 9

William Hopoate

Born on May 9, 1992

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Events on 1992

Bhopal disaster

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

United Nations

International Monetary Fund

Pope Benedict XVI