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On This Day · The 160th day of the year

June 9

June 9 carries an unusually long memory — its events reach back as far as 747. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

♊ZodiacGemini ◈BirthstonePearl ❀Birth flowerRose

Gemini is the sign for June 9 — read more on the Gemini page, or see June's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on June 9?

June 9 is the 160th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 747 and 2010. Famous people born on June 9 include Barbara (singer), Peter the Great and Bertha von Suttner.

Released on June 9

Movies, games, albums & shows

2023

  • TV Bloodhounds

2021

  • TV Loki

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 747

    AD 747

  2. 1523

    Simon de Colines

  3. 1856

    Mormon handcart pioneers

  4. 1862

    American Civil War

  5. 1922

    Åland

  6. 1923

    Bulgaria

  7. 1928

    Charles Kingsford Smith

  8. 1944

    World War II

  9. 1973

    Secretariat (horse)

  10. 2010

    Nadahan wedding bombing

Famous birthday twins

Born on June 9

Barbara (singer)

b. 1930

Peter the Great

b. 1672

Bertha von Suttner

b. 1843

Dave Parker

b. 1951

Eric Hobsbawm

b. 1917

Johnny Depp

b. 1963

Natalie Portman

b. 1981

Władysław IV Vasa

b. 1595

Deaths

  • 2013Walter Jens
  • 2006Drafi Deutscher
  • 1974Miguel Ángel Asturias
  • 1973Erich von Manstein
  • 1870Charles Dickens

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)

The factual record above — event titles, dates, names, and observances — is drawn from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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