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June 9

A look at June 9 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Barbara (singer) and Peter the Great, and the day's notable deaths and observances.

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Events

10 notable moments
  1. 2010

    Nadahan wedding bombing

    At least 40 people are killed and more than 70 wounded in a suicide bombing at a wedding party in Arghandab, Kandahar.

    2010 suicide bombing in
  2. 1973

    Secretariat (horse)

    In horse racing, Secretariat wins the U.S. Triple Crown.

    American Thoroughbred racehorse
  3. 1944

    World War II

    World War II: Ninety-nine civilians are hanged from lampposts and balconies by German troops in Tulle, France, in reprisal for maquisards attacks.

    1939–1945 global conflict
  4. 1928

    Charles Kingsford Smith

    Charles Kingsford Smith completes the first trans-Pacific flight in a Fokker Trimotor monoplane, the Southern Cross.

    Australian aviator (1897–1935)
  5. 1923

    Bulgaria

    Bulgaria's military takes over the government in a coup.

    Country in Southeast Europe
  6. 1922

    Åland

    Åland's Regional Assembly convened for its first plenary session in Mariehamn, Åland; today, the day is celebrated as Self-Government Day of Åland.

    Autonomous region of Finland
  7. 1862

    American Civil War

    American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson concludes his successful Shenandoah Valley Campaign with a victory in the Battle of Port Republic.

    1861–1865 conflict in the
  8. 1856

    Mormon handcart pioneers

    Five hundred Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa for the Mormon Trail.

    1856–1860 American religious migrants
  9. 1523

    Simon de Colines

    The Parisian Faculty of Theology fines Simon de Colines for publishing the Biblical commentary Commentarii initiatorii in quatuor Evangelia by Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples.

    15/16th-century French printer, editor,
  10. 747

    AD 747

    Abbasid Revolution: Abu Muslim Khorasani begins an open revolt against Umayyad rule, which is carried out under the sign of the Black Standard.

    Calendar year
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Famous birthday twins

Born on June 9

Barbara (singer)

b. 1930

French singer

Peter the Great

b. 1672

Russian emperor

Bertha von Suttner

b. 1843

Austrian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate

Dave Parker

b. 1951

American baseball player and coach

Eric Hobsbawm

b. 1917

Egyptian-English historian and author

Johnny Depp

b. 1963

American actor

Natalie Portman

b. 1981

Israeli-American actress

Władysław IV Vasa

b. 1595

Polish king

Deaths

  • 2013Walter Jens, German philologist, historian, and academic
  • 2006Drafi Deutscher, German singer-songwriter
  • 1974Miguel Ángel Asturias, Guatemalan journalist, author, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1973Erich von Manstein, German general
  • 1870Charles Dickens, English novelist and critic
  • 68AD 68, Roman emperor

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)

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