June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining.

Events

• 68 - Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide, imploring his secretary Epaphroditus to slit his throat to evade a Senate-imposed death by flogging.
• 1534 - Jacques Cartier is the first European to discover the St. Lawrence River.
• 1732 - James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of Georgia. [1] (http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/states/ga01.htm)
• 1772 - British vessel Gaspee is burned off of Rhode Island.
• 1790 - "Philadelphia Spelling Book" by John Barry becomes the first book to be copyrighted in the United States.
• 1856 - 500 Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa and head west for Salt Lake City, Utah carrying all their possessions in two-wheeled handcarts.
• 1860 - Malaeska: The Indian Wife of the White Hunter becomes the first dime novel to be published.
• 1863 - American Civil War: Battle of Brandy Station, Virginia.
• 1915 - U.S. Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan resigns over a disagreement regarding his nation's handling of the RMS Lusitania sinking.
• 1923 - Bulgaria's military takes over the government in a coup.
• 1930 - Chicago Tribune reporter Jake Lingle is killed at the Illinois Central train station during rush hour by the Leo Vincent Brothers, allegedly over a 100,000 USD gambling debt owed to Al Capone.
• 1934 - Donald Duck debuts in The Wise Little Hen.
• 1935 - Ho-Umezu Agreement: China under KMT administration recognized Japanese occupations in Northeast China.
• 1944 - World War II: The Soviet Union invades East Karelia and the previously Finnish part of Karelia, since 1941 occupied by Finland.
• 1953 - Flint_Worcester Tornadoes: A tornado spawned from the same storm system as the Flint tornado hits in Worcester, Massachusetts killing 94.
• 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.
• 1957 - First ascent of Broad Peak (12th highest mountain).
• 1959 - The USS George Washington is launched as the first submarine to carry ballistic missiles.
• 1973 - Secretariat wins the Triple Crown.
• 1978 -The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter_day Saints opens the Mormon priesthood to "all worthy men,"ending a 148-year-old policy excluding black men.
• 1980 - Comedian Richard Pryor attempts to commit suicide by dousing himself with rum and setting it ablaze during a cocaine binge.
• 1985 - Thomas Sutherland is kidnapped in Lebanon (he was not released until 1991).
• 1986 - The Rogers Commission releases its report on the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
• 1999 - Kosovo War: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and NATO sign a peace treaty.

Births

• 1686 - Andrei Osterman, Russian statesman († 1747)
• 1768 - Samuel Slater, US industrialist († 1835)
• 1810 - Otto Nicolai, composer († 1849)
• 1812 - Johann Gottfried Galle, German astronomer († 1910)
• 1882 - Angus Walters, schooner captain († 1968)
• 1843 - Bertha von Suttner, novelist, pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace 1905 († 1914)
• 1845 - Gilbert Elliot_Murray_Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto († 1914)
• 1851 - Charles Joseph Bonaparte, politician († 1921)
• 1865 - Albéric Magnard, composer († 1914)
• 1882 - Bobby Kerr, Canadian sprinter († 1963)
• 1891 - Cole Porter, composer and lyricist († 1964)
• 1900 - Fred Waring, bandleader, inventor († 1984)
• 1916 - Robert McNamara, United States Secretary of Defense, former president of the World Bank
• 1916 - Les Paul, guitarist
• 1922 - John Gillespie Magee, Jr., American poet and aviator († 1941)
• 1931 - Jackie Mason, comedian
• 1937 - Harald Rosenthal, biologist
• 1939 - Ileana Cotrubas, Romanian soprano
• 1939 - Dick Vitale, sportscaster
• 1956 - Patricia Cornwell, author
• 1961 - Michael J. Fox, actor
• 1961 - Aaron Sorkin, director, producer, writer
• 1963 - Johnny Depp, actor
• 1964 - Gloria Reuben, actress
• 1969 - Daniel Perfeto, Athletic Director of the Year, Basement Remodeler, JV Coach of the year
• 1975 - Andrew Symonds, cricketer
• 1977 - Peja Stojaković, Serbian NBA star
• 1978 - Miroslav Klose, football player, National Team of Germany
• 1981 - Natalie Portman, actress

Deaths

• 68 - Nero, Roman Emperor (b. 37)
• 373 - Ephrem the Syrian, prolific Christian hymn writer (b. c. 306)
• 597 - St. Columba (also known as St. Columcille), Patron of Ireland and Christian missionary. (b. 521)
• 1870 - Charles Dickens, author (b. 1812)
• 1892 - William Stairs, explorer (b. 1863)
• 1958 - Robert Donat, actor (b. 1905)
• 1964 - Max Aitken (Lord Beaverbrook) (b. 1879)
• 1974 - Miguel Ángel Asturias, Guatemalan writer (b. 1899)
• 1993 - Alexis Smith, actress
• 2004 - Rosey Brown, Pro Football Hall of Famer (b. 1932)

Holidays and observances

• Catholicism - Saint Columba (called Saint Columcille in Ireland, where he is honoured as one of the islands three patron saints).
• Roman Empire - third day of the Vestalia in honor of Vesta
• United States - Race Unity Day

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