Public Holidays on June 9

• 🌍 Day of La Rioja (Spain)
• 🌍 Day of Murcia (Spain)

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On This Day in History — June 9

• 2010 — At least 40 people are killed and more than 70 wounded in a suicide bombing at a wedding party in Arghandab, Kandahar.
• 2009 — An explosion kills 17 people and injures at least 46 at a hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan.
• 2008 — Two bombs explode at a train station near Algiers, Algeria, killing at least 13 people.
• 1999 — Kosovo War: The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and NATO sign a peace treaty.
• 1979 — The Ghost Train fire at Luna Park Sydney, Australia, kills seven.
• 1978 — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opens its priesthood to "all worthy men", ending a 148-year-old policy of excluding black men.

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Notable Births on June 9

• 1993 — George Jennings, Australian rugby league player
• 1992 — Zach Hyman, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1992 — Yannick Agnel, French swimmer
• 1992 — Boyd Cordner, Australian rugby league player
• 1989 — Chloë Agnew, Irish singer
• 1989 — Dídac Vilà, Spanish footballer

Notable Deaths on June 9

• 2017 — Adam West, American actor and investor (b. 1928)
• 2015 — Pumpkinhead, American rapper (b. 1975)
• 2015 — Pedro Zerolo, Spanish lawyer and politician (b. 1960)
• 2014 — Bernard Agré, Ivorian cardinal (b. 1926)
• 2014 — Rik Mayall, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1958)
• 2014 — Elsie Quarterman, American ecologist and academic (b. 1910)

Sports on June 9

• NBA: TBD @ TBD — 00:30 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Cincinnati Reds @ San Diego Padres — 01:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Houston Astros @ Los Angeles Angels — 01:38 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Washington Nationals @ San Francisco Giants — 01:45 UTC Scheduled
• WNBA: Seattle Storm @ Las Vegas Aces — 02:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Milwaukee Brewers @ Athletics — 02:05 UTC Scheduled

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Public Holidays on June 10

• 🌍 Dia de Portugal, de Camões e das Comunidades Portuguesas (Portugal)
• 🌍 National Day (Portugal)

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On This Day in History — June 10

• 2016 — Former The Voice contestant Christina Grimmie is fatally shot in Orlando, Florida following a concert; she died from her injuries at the age of 22.
• 2003 — The Spirit rover is launched, beginning NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission.
• 2002 — The first direct electronic communication experiment between the nervous systems of two humans is carried out by Kevin Warwick in the United Kingdom.
• 2001 — Pope John Paul II canonizes Lebanon's first female saint, Saint Rafqa.
• 1999 — Kosovo War: NATO suspends its airstrikes after Slobodan Milošević agrees to withdraw Serbian forces from Kosovo.
• 1997 — Before fleeing his northern stronghold, Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot orders the killing of his defense chief Son Sen and 11 of Sen's family members.

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Notable Births on June 10

• 1992 — Saulius Ambrulevičius, Lithuanian figure skater
• 1992 — Kate Upton, American model and actress
• 1991 — Alexa Scimeca Knierim, American figure skater
• 1989 — DeAndre Kane, American basketball player
• 1989 — David Miller, South African cricketer
• 1989 — Mustapha Carayol, Gambian footballer

Notable Deaths on June 10

• 2017 — Julia Perez, Indonesian singer and actress (b. 1980)
• 2016 — Christina Grimmie, American singer-songwriter (b. 1994)
• 2016 — Gordie Howe, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1928)
• 2015 — Robert Chartoff, American film producer and philanthropist (b. 1933)
• 2015 — Wolfgang Jeschke, German author and publisher (b. 1936)
• 2014 — Marcello Alencar, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 57th Governor of Rio de Janeiro (b. 1925)

Sports on June 10

• WNBA: Dallas Wings @ Minnesota Lynx — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Chicago Cubs @ Colorado Rockies — 00:40 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Washington Nationals @ San Francisco Giants — 01:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Houston Astros @ Los Angeles Angels — 01:38 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Cincinnati Reds @ San Diego Padres — 01:40 UTC Scheduled
• WNBA: Phoenix Mercury @ Golden State Valkyries — 02:00 UTC Scheduled

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