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 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 , comedian1937 - Harald Rosenthal , biologist1939 - Ileana Cotrubas , Romanian soprano1939 - Dick Vitale , sportscaster 1956 - Patricia Cornwell , author1961 - Michael J. Fox , actor1961 - Aaron Sorkin , director, producer, writer 1963 - Johnny Depp , actor1964 - Gloria Reuben , actress1969 - Daniel Perfeto, Athletic Director of the Year, Basement Remodeler, JV Coach of the year1975 - Andrew Symonds , cricketer1977 - Peja Stojaković , Serbian NBA star1978 - Miroslav Klose , football player, National Team of Germany 1981 - Natalie Portman , actress
Deaths
Holidays and observances June 8 - June 10 - May 9 - July 9 -- listing of all days
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June 9th (5318 words)
The reputation of Iona as a seat of learning, and as a place of extraordinary sanctity, continued to increase after the death of the founder of its religious establishment, and his memory was held in the most affectionate love. May and June were the fashionable months of the year. It was with the first of May that the season in London was considered as commencing, and on that day, proverbially, the parks and the Mall began to fill.
June 9 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (880 words)
June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years ), with 205 days remaining. June 9th is the name of a song from the Boards Of Canada-album, Boc Maxima. June 8 - June 10 - May 9 - July 9 -- listing of all days
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