On This Day — June 9

🕰️ Notable Events on 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 2009 — An explosion kills 17 people and injures at least 46 at a hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan. Wikipedia ↗
• 2008 — Two bombs explode at a train station near Algiers, Algeria, killing at least 13 people. Wikipedia ↗
• 1999 — Kosovo War: The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and NATO sign a peace treaty. Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — The Ghost Train fire at Luna Park Sydney, Australia, kills seven. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — In horse racing, Secretariat wins the U.S. Triple Crown. Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Severe rainfall causes a dam in the Black Hills of South Dakota to burst, creating a flood that kills 238 people and causes $160 million in damage. Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a national day of mourning following the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Six-Day War: Israel captures the Golan Heights from Syria. Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — The civilian Prime Minister of South Vietnam, Phan Huy Quát, resigns after being unable to work with a junta led by Nguyễn Cao Kỳ. Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Vietnam War: The Viet Cong commences combat with the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in the Battle of Đồng Xoài, one of the largest battles in the war. Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — The USS George Washington is launched. It is the first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine. Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — First ascent of Broad Peak by Fritz Wintersteller, Marcus Schmuck, Kurt Diemberger, and Hermann Buhl. Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — McCarthyism: Joseph Welch, special counsel for the United States Army, lashes out at Senator Joseph McCarthy during hearings on whether Communism has infiltrated the Army giving McCarthy the famous rebuke, "You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?" Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — The Flint-Worcester tornado outbreak sequence kills 94 people in Massachusetts. Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Foundation of the International Council on Archives under the auspices of the UNESCO. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — World War II: Ninety-nine civilians are hanged from lampposts and balconies by German troops in Tulle, France, in reprisal for maquisards attacks. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — World War II: The Soviet Union invades East Karelia and the previously Finnish part of Karelia, occupied by Finland since 1941. Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Donald Duck makes his debut in The Wise Little Hen. Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — A Chicago Tribune reporter, Jake Lingle, is killed during rush hour at the Illinois Central train station by Leo Vincent Brothers, allegedly over a $100,000 gambling debt owed to Al Capone. Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Charles Kingsford Smith completes the first trans-Pacific flight in a Fokker Trimotor monoplane, the Southern Cross. Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Bulgaria's military takes over the government in a coup. Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — William Jennings Bryan resigns as Woodrow Wilson's Secretary of State over a disagreement regarding the United States' handling of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania. Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Indian nationalist Birsa Munda dies in a British prison of cholera Wikipedia ↗
• 1885 — Treaty of Tientsin is signed to end the Sino-French War, with China eventually giving up Tonkin and Annam - most of present-day Vietnam - to France. Wikipedia ↗
• 1863 — American Civil War: Battle of Brandy Station, Virginia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1862 — American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson concludes his successful Shenandoah Valley Campaign with a victory in the Battle of Port Republic; his tactics during the campaign are now studied by militaries around the world. Wikipedia ↗
• 1856 — Five hundred Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa for the Mormon Trail. Wikipedia ↗
• 1815 — End of the Congress of Vienna: The new European political situation is set. Wikipedia ↗
• 1815 — Luxembourg declares independence from the French Empire. Wikipedia ↗
• 1798 — Irish Rebellion of 1798: Battles of Arklow and Saintfield. Wikipedia ↗
• 1772 — The British schooner Gaspee is burned in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. Wikipedia ↗
• 1762 — British forces begin the Siege of Havana and capture the city during the Seven Years' War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1732 — James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of the future U.S. state of Georgia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1667 — Second Anglo-Dutch War: The Raid on the Medway by the Dutch fleet begins. It lasts for five days and results in the worst ever defeat of the Royal Navy. Wikipedia ↗
• 1534 — Jacques Cartier is the first European to discover the Saint Lawrence River. Wikipedia ↗
• 1523 — French Parliament fines Simon de Colines for publishing the Biblical commentary Commentarii initiatorr in quatuor Evangelia by Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples. Wikipedia ↗
• 1311 — Duccio's Maestà, a seminal artwork of the early Italian Renaissance, is unveiled and installed in Siena Cathedral in Siena, Italy. Wikipedia ↗
• 747 — Abbasid Revolution: Abu Muslim Khorasani begins an open revolt against Umayyad rule, which is carried out under the sign of the Black Standard. Wikipedia ↗
• 721 — Odo of Aquitaine defeats the Moors in the Battle of Toulouse. Wikipedia ↗
• The Athenian coup succeeds, forming a short-lived oligarchy. Wikipedia ↗
• The Roman emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia. Wikipedia ↗
• Nero commits suicide, after quoting Homer's Iliad, thus ending the Julio-Claudian dynasty and starting the civil war known as the Year of the Four Emperors. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on June 9

• 1993 — George Jennings, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Zach Hyman, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Yannick Agnel, French swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Boyd Cordner, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Chloë Agnew, Irish singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Dídac Vilà, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Jason Demers, Canadian ice hockey defenseman Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Sara Isaković, Slovenian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Jaan Mölder, Estonian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Doug Legursky, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Yadier Pedroso, Cuban baseball player (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Ashley Postell, American gymnast Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Richard Kahui, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Sonam Kapoor, Indian model and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Sebastian Telfair, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Yulieski Gourriel, Cuban baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Jake Newton, Guyanese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Asko Paade, Estonian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Masoud Shojaei, Iranian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Wesley Sneijder, Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Firas Al-Khatib, Syrian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Josh Cribbs, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Dwayne Jones, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Danny Richar, Dominican-American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Alex Templeton-Ward, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and poet Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Thomas Aldridge, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Yoshito Ōkubo, Japanese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Christina Stürmer, Austrian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Natalie Portman, Israeli-American actress, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Anoushka Shankar, English-Indian sitar player and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — D'banj, Nigerian singer-songwriter and harmonica player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Mike Fontenot, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Timothy Glanfield, English journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Udonis Haslem, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Lehlohonolo Seema, South African footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Dario Dainelli, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Amanda Lassiter, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Matthew Bellamy, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Shandi Finnessey, American model and actress, Miss USA 2004 Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Miroslav Klose, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Heather Mitts, American soccer player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Hayden Schlossberg, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Usman Afzaal, Pakistani-English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Paul Hutchison, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Olin Kreutz, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Peja Stojaković, Serbian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Otto Addo, German-Ghanaian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Ameesha Patel, Indian actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Andrew Symonds, English-Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Samoth, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Aigars Apinis, Latvian discus thrower and shot putter Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Tedy Bruschi, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Frédéric Choffat, Swiss director, producer, and cinematographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Grant Marshall, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Matt Horsley, Australian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Gilles De Bilde, Belgian footballer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Jean Galfione, French pole vaulter and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Jackie McKeown, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Erika Miklósa, Hungarian soprano Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — André Racicot, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Eric Wynalda, American soccer player, coach, and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Niki Bakoyianni, Greek high jumper and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Dean Dinning, American rock musician (Toad the Wet Sprocket) Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Jian Ghomeshi, English-Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and radio host Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Rubén Maza, Venezuelan runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Slaid Cleaves, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Gloria Reuben, Canadian-American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Elisabeth Frerot Södergren, Swedish journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Wayman Tisdale, American basketball player and bass player (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Gilad Atzmon, Israeli-English saxophonist, author, and activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Johnny Depp, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — David Koepp, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Yuval Banay, Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Ken Rose, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — David Trewhella, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Thomas Benson, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Michael J. Fox, Canadian-American actor, producer, and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Aaron Sorkin, American screenwriter, producer, and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Steve Paikin, Canadian journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Peter Fowler, Australian golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — David Ancrum, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Randy Read, English crystallographer and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Patricia Cornwell, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Pete Byrne, English singer-songwriter (Naked Eyes) Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Paul Chapman, Welsh guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Gregory Maguire, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Elizabeth May, American-Canadian environmentalist, lawyer, and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — George Pérez, American author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Ken Navarro, Italian-American guitarist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Uzi Hitman, Israeli singer-songwriter (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Billy Knight, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Michael Patrick Cronan, American graphic designer and academic (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — James Newton Howard, American composer, conductor, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Dave Parker, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Brian Taylor, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Trevor Bolder, English bass player, songwriter, and producer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Fred Jackson, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Giorgos Kastrinakis, Greek-American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Kiran Bedi, Indian police officer and activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Jim Bailey, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Gudrun Schyman, Swedish social worker and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Robert Indermaur, Swiss painter Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Robbie Vincent, UK disc jockey and radio presenter Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Deyda Hydara, Gambian journalist and publisher, co-founded The Point (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — James Kelman, Scottish author and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Peter Kilfoyle, English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata, Italian politician and diplomat, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Janric Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon, English accountant and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Wally Gabler, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — John Fitzpatrick, English race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Charles Saatchi, Iraqi-English businessman, co-founded Saatchi & Saatchi Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Anton Burghardt, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Nicholas Lloyd, English journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Jon Lord, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — André Vallerand, Canadian businessman and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Ileana Cotrubaș, Romanian soprano and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Eric Fernie, Scottish historian and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — David Hobbs, English race car driver and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Dick Vitale, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Charles Webb, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Jeremy Hardie, English economist and businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Giles Havergal, Scottish actor, director, and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Charles Wuorinen, American composer and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Harald Rosenthal, German hydrobiologist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Mick O'Dwyer, Irish Gaelic footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — George Radda, Hungarian chemist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Dutch Savage, American wrestler and promoter (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Michael Mates, English colonel and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Jackie Wilson, American singer-songwriter (d. 1984) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Al Cantello, American javelin thrower and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Jackie Mason, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Nandini Satpathy, Indian author and politician, 8th Chief Minister of Odisha (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Bill Virdon, American baseball player, coach, and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Barbara, French singer (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Jordi Pujol, Spanish physician and politician, 126th President of the Generalitat de Catalunya Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Johnny Ace, American singer and pianist (d. 1954) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — R. Geraint Gruffydd, Welsh critic and academic (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Jim Nolan, American basketball player (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Calvin "Fuzz" Jones, American singer and bass player (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Happy Rockefeller, American philanthropist, 31st Second Lady of the United States (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Keith Laumer, American soldier and author (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Herman Sarkowsky, German-American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded the Seattle Seahawks (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Ed Farhat, American wrestler and manager (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Gerald Götting, German politician (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — George Axelrod, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — John Gillespie Magee, Jr., Chinese-American pilot and poet (d. 1941) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Fernand Seguin, Canadian biochemist and academic (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Arthur Hertzberg, American rabbi and scholar (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Jean Lacouture, French journalist, historian, and author (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — John Hospers, American philosopher and politician (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Eric Hobsbawm, Egyptian-English historian and author (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Jurij Brězan, German soldier and author (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Siegfried Graetschus, German SS officer (d. 1943) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Robert McNamara, American businessman and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Defense (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Jim McDonald, American football player and coach (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Les Paul, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on June 9 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on June 9

🏛️ Public Holidays

Also in: Day of La Rioja (ES) · Day of Murcia (ES)

🏀 Sports

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