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On This Day in History — June 9
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Highlights of June 9
- 2019 — Dominican-American retired baseball player David Ortiz was shot and severely wounded while at a bar in Santo Domingo. Read more
- 2010 — A child suicide bomber attacked a wedding in Nadahan, Afghanistan, killing at least 40 people and injuring at least 70 others. Read more
- 1999 — Yugoslav Wars: The Kumanovo Agreement was signed, bringing an end to the Kosovo War the next day. Read more
- 1982 — Lebanon War: The Israeli Air Force carried out Operation Mole Cricket 19, successfully suppressing Syrian air defenses in the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon. Read more
- 1973 — The racehorse Secretariat, of Meadow Stables (racing colors pictured), won the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths, achieving the first American Triple Crown victory in a quarter of a century. Read more
- 1965 — Fighting began between the Viet Cong and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in the Battle of Đồng Xoài, one of the largest battles in the Vietnam War. Read more
- 1954 — During hearings investigating conflicting accusations between the United States Army and Senator Joseph McCarthy, Army lawyer Joseph N. Welch asked McCarthy: "At long last, have you left no sense of decency?" Read more
- 1928 — Australian aviator Charles Kingsford Smith and his crew landed the Southern Cross in Brisbane, completing the first transpacific flight. Read more
- 1920 — The courtesan Wang Lianying was murdered in Shanghai, leading to months of media and literary coverage. Read more
- 1863 — American Civil War: Union and Confederate forces fought the Battle of Brandy Station, the largest cavalry engagement to take place on American soil. Read more
- 1862 — American Civil War: Confederate General Stonewall Jackson concluded his successful Shenandoah Valley campaign with a victory in the Battle of Port Republic. Read more
- 1856 — The first company of Mormon handcart pioneers left Iowa City for Salt Lake City, Utah. Read more
- 1846 — Hamilton, Ontario (skyline pictured), was granted city status by the Parliament of the Province of Canada. Read more
- 1772 — In an act of defiance against the Navigation Acts, American colonists led by Abraham Whipple (pictured) attacked and burned the British schooner Gaspee. Read more
- 1549 — The first Book of Common Prayer was legally mandated by Parliament, introducing a fully vernacular Protestant liturgy to the Church of England. Read more
- 1523 — Parisian printer Simon de Colines was fined for printing biblical commentary by Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples without obtaining prior approval from theologians. Read more
- 747 — Abu Muslim initiated an open revolt against Umayyad rule, eventually leading to the establishment of the Abbasid Caliphate under the Black Standard. Read more
Events
- 2010 — At least 40 people are killed and more than 70 wounded in a suicide bombing at a wedding party in Arghandab, Kandahar. Read more
- 2009 — An explosion kills 17 people and injures at least 46 at a hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan. Read more
- 2008 — Two bombs explode at a train station near Algiers, Algeria, killing at least 13 people. Read more
- 1999 — Kosovo War: The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and NATO sign a peace treaty. Read more
- 1995 — Ansett New Zealand Flight 703 crashes into the Tararua Range during approach to Palmerston North Airport on the North Island of New Zealand, killing four. Read more
- 1979 — The Ghost Train fire at Luna Park Sydney, Australia, kills seven. Read more
- 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. Read more
- 1973 — In horse racing, Secretariat wins the U.S. Triple Crown. Read more
- 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. Read more
- 1968 — U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a national day of mourning following the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Read more
- 1967 — Six-Day War: Israel captures the Golan Heights from Syria. Read more
- 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. Read more
- 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. Read more
- 1959 — The USS George Washington is launched. It is the first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine. Read more
- 1958 — Aeroflot Flight 105 crashes on approach to Magdan-13 Airport, killing 24. Read more
- 1957 — First ascent of Broad Peak by Fritz Wintersteller, Marcus Schmuck, Kurt Diemberger, and Hermann Buhl. Read more
- 1954 — Joseph N. Welch, special counsel for the United States Army, lashes out at Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Army–McCarthy hearings, 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?" Read more
- 1953 — The Flint–Worcester tornado outbreak sequence kills 94 people in Massachusetts. Read more
- 1948 — Foundation of the International Council on Archives under the auspices of the UNESCO. Read more
- 1944 — World War II: Ninety-nine civilians are hanged from lampposts and balconies by German troops in Tulle, France, in reprisal for maquisards attacks. Read more
- 1944 — World War II: The Soviet Union invades East Karelia and the previously Finnish part of Karelia, occupied by Finland since 1941. Read more
- 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. Read more
- 1928 — Charles Kingsford Smith completes the first trans-Pacific flight in a Fokker Trimotor monoplane, the Southern Cross. Read more
- 1923 — Bulgaria's military takes over the government in a coup. Read more
- 1922 — Åland's Regional Assembly convenes for its first plenary session in Mariehamn, Åland; today, the day is celebrated as Self-Government Day of Åland. Read more
- 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. Read more
- 1900 — Indian nationalist Birsa Munda dies of cholera in a British prison. Read more
- 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. Read more
- 1863 — American Civil War: The Battle of Brandy Station in Virginia, the largest cavalry battle on American soil, ends Confederate cavalry dominance in the eastern theater. Read more
- 1862 — American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson concludes his successful Shenandoah Valley Campaign with a victory in the Battle of Port Republic. Read more
- 1861 — The Beyoglu Protocol turns the district of Mount Lebanon into an autonomous region within the Ottoman Empire and grants the Christians more power over the Druze. Read more
- 1856 — Five hundred Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa for the Mormon Trail. Read more
- 1815 — End of the Congress of Vienna: The new European political situation is set. Read more
- 1798 — Irish Rebellion of 1798: Battles of Arklow and Saintfield. Read more
- 1772 — The British schooner Gaspee is burned in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. Read more
- 1732 — James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of the future U.S. state of Georgia. Read more
- 1534 — Jacques Cartier is the first European to describe and map the Saint Lawrence River. Read more
- 1523 — The Parisian Faculty of Theology fines Simon de Colines for publishing the Biblical commentary Commentarii initiatorii in quatuor Evangelia by Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples. Read more
- 1311 — Duccio's Maestà, a seminal artwork of the early Italian Renaissance, is unveiled and installed in Siena Cathedral in Siena, Italy. Read more
- 747 — Abbasid Revolution: Abu Muslim Khorasani begins an open revolt against Umayyad rule, which is carried out under the sign of the Black Standard. Read more
- 721 — Odo of Aquitaine defeats the Moors in the Battle of Toulouse. Read more
- 68 — Nero dies by suicide after quoting Vergil's Aeneid, thus ending the Julio-Claudian dynasty and starting the civil war known as the Year of the Four Emperors. Read more
- 53 — The Roman emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia. Read more
- 411 BC — The Athenian coup succeeds, forming a short-lived oligarchy. Read more
Born on June 9
- 2001 — Xolo Maridueña, American actor. Read more
- 2000 — Diego Lainez, Mexican footballer Read more
- 2000 — Laurie Hernandez, American gymnast Read more
- 1993 — George Jennings, Australian rugby league player Read more
- 1992 — Zach Hyman, Canadian ice hockey player Read more
- 1992 — Yannick Agnel, French swimmer Read more
- 1992 — Boyd Cordner, Australian rugby league player Read more
- 1992 — Gino Peruzzi, Argentine footballer Read more
- 1992 — Lucien Laviscount, English actor Read more
- 1991 — Aaron M. Johnson, American jazz saxophonist Read more
- 1990 — Matthias Mayer, Austrian skier Read more
- 1990 — Antonella Alonso, Venezuelan pornographic actress Read more
- 1989 — Dídac Vilà, Spanish footballer Read more
- 1989 — Logan Browning, American actress Read more
- 1988 — Jason Demers, Canadian ice hockey player Read more
- 1988 — Sara Isaković, Slovenian swimmer Read more
- 1988 — Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Greek footballer Read more
- 1988 — Mae Whitman, American actress Read more
- 1987 — Jaan Mölder, Estonian race car driver Read more
- 1986 — Doug Legursky, American football player Read more
- 1986 — Yadier Pedroso, Cuban baseball player (died 2013) Read more
- 1986 — Ashley Postell, American gymnast Read more
- 1985 — Richard Kahui, New Zealand rugby player Read more
- 1985 — Sonam Kapoor, Indian model and actress Read more
- 1985 — Sebastian Telfair, American basketball player Read more
- 1984 — Yuli Gurriel, Cuban baseball player Read more
- 1984 — Jake Newton, Guyanese footballer Read more
- 1984 — Asko Paade, Estonian basketball player Read more
- 1984 — Masoud Shojaei, Iranian footballer Read more
- 1984 — Wesley Sneijder, Dutch footballer Read more
- 1983 — Firas Al-Khatib, Syrian footballer Read more
- 1983 — Josh Cribbs, American football player Read more
- 1983 — Dwayne Jones, American basketball player Read more
- 1983 — Danny Richar, Dominican-American baseball player Read more
- 1982 — Yoshito Ōkubo, Japanese footballer Read more
- 1982 — Christina Stürmer, Austrian singer-songwriter Read more
- 1981 — Natalie Portman, Israeli-American actress Read more
- 1981 — Parinya Charoenphol, Thai boxer, model, and actress Read more
- 1980 — D'banj, Nigerian singer-songwriter and harmonica player Read more
- 1980 — Mike Fontenot, American baseball player Read more
Died on June 9
- 2026 — Cyril Karabus, South African paediatric oncologist (born 1935) Read more
- 2026 — Alexander Yanchulev, Bulgarian politician and engineer (born 1938) Read more
- 2025 — Sly Stone, American musician and record producer (Sly and the Family Stone) Read more
- 2025 — Pik-Sen Lim, Malaysian-British actress and voice artist. Read more
- 2024 — James Lawson, American activist, professor, and minister (born 1928) Read more
- 2023 — Alain Touraine, French sociologist (born 1925) Read more
- 2022 — Julee Cruise, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress (born 1956) Read more
- 2022 — Billy Kametz, American voice actor (born 1987) Read more
- 2022 — Matt Zimmerman, Canadian actor (born 1934) Read more
- 2022 — Amir Liaquat Hussain, Pakistani politician, columnist and television host. (born 1971) Read more
- 2020 — Pau Donés, Spanish singer (born 1966) Read more
- 2019 — Bushwick Bill, Jamaican-American rapper (born 1966) Read more
- 2018 — Fadil Vokrri, Kosovo Albanian football administrator and player (born 1960) Read more
- 2017 — Adam West, American actor and investor (born 1928) Read more
- 2015 — Pumpkinhead, American rapper (born 1975) Read more
- 2015 — Pedro Zerolo, Spanish lawyer and politician (born 1960) Read more
- 2014 — Bernard Agré, Ivorian cardinal (born 1926) Read more
- 2014 — Stuart Long, American boxer and Catholic priest (born 1963) Read more
- 2014 — Rik Mayall, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter (born 1958) Read more
- 2014 — Elsie Quarterman, American ecologist and academic (born 1910) Read more
- 2014 — Alicemarie Huber Stotler, American lawyer and judge (born 1942) Read more
- 2014 — Gustave Tassell, American fashion designer (born 1926) Read more
- 2014 — Bob Welch, American baseball player and coach (born 1956) Read more
- 2013 — Iain Banks, Scottish author (born 1954) Read more
- 2013 — Bruno Bartoletti, Italian conductor (born 1926) Read more
- 2013 — John Burke, English rugby player (born 1948) Read more
- 2013 — Walter Jens, German philologist, historian, and academic (born 1923) Read more
- 2013 — Zdeněk Rotrekl, Czech poet and historian (born 1920) Read more
- 2012 — Régis Clère, French cyclist (born 1956) Read more
- 2012 — John Maples, Baron Maples, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence (born 1943) Read more
- 2012 — Ivan Minatti, Slovene poet and translator (born 1924) Read more
- 2012 — Hawk Taylor, American baseball player and coach (born 1939) Read more
- 2012 — Abram Wilson, American-English trumpet player and educator (born 1973) Read more
- 2011 — M. F. Husain, Indian painter and director (born 1915) Read more
- 2011 — Tomoko Kawakami, Japanese voice actress (born 1970) Read more
- 2011 — Mike Mitchell, American basketball player (born 1956) Read more
- 2010 — Ken Brown, British Guitarist who was a member of The Quarrymen (born 1940) Read more
- 2009 — Dick May, American race car driver (born 1930) Read more
- 2008 — Algis Budrys, Lithuanian-American author and critic (born 1931) Read more
- 2008 — Suleiman Mousa, Jordanian historian and author (born 1919) Read more
Holidays & observances
Anniversary of the Accession of King Abdullah II (Jordan); Autonomy Day (Åland); Christian feast day:
Aidan of Lindisfarne (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America); Christian feast day:
Blessed Anna Maria Taigi; Christian feast day:
Baithéne mac Brénaind; Christian feast day:
Bede (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America); Christian feast day:
Columba; Christian feast day:
Ephrem the Syrian (Roman Catholic Church and Church of England); Christian feast day:
José de Anchieta; Christian feast day:
Primus and Felician; Christian feast day:
June 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics); Coral Triangle Day; Don Young Day (Alaska, United States); La Rioja Day (La Rioja); Murcia Day (Murcia); National Heroes' Day (Uganda)
Events, births and deaths from Wikipedia contributors, “June 9”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Lists are selections; the full record lives at the source.