June 9
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] 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.1815 - End of the Congress of Vienna: new European political situation is set. 1856 - 500 Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa and head west for Salt Lake City, Utah carrying all their possessions in two-wheeled handcarts. 1860 - 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 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.
Births1686 - 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, guitarist1922 - John Gillespie Magee, Jr, American poet and aviator († 1941)1931 - Jackie Mason, comedian1937 - Harald Rosenthal, biologist1939 - Ileana Cotrubas, Romanian soprano 1939 - Dick Vitale, sportscaster1956 - Patricia Cornwell, author1961 - Michael J. Fox, actor 1961 - Aaron Sorkin, director, producer, writer1963 - Johnny Depp, actor1964 - Gloria Reuben, actress1975 - Andrew Symonds, cricketer1977 - Peja Stojaković, Serbian NBA star1978 - Miroslav Klose, football player, National Team of Germany1981 - Natalie Portman, actress1988 - Boudewijn Horikx, Dutch tennis player
Deaths68 - 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)630 - Shahrbaraz, king of the Sassanid dynasty1572 - Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre (b. 1528)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 (b. 1921)2004 - Rosey Brown, Pro Football Hall of Famer (b. 1932)
Holidays and observancesCatholicism - 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 VestaUnited States - Race Unity Day
External links BBC: On This Day
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