Major Events
- 68 Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide, imploring his secretary Epaphroditos to slit his throat to evade a Senate-imposed death by flogging
- 721 Odo of Aquitaine defeats a Umayyad Muslim army at the Battle of Toulouse
- 1549 Book of Common Prayer is adopted by the Church of England
- 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
- 1977 Silver jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain celebrated with fireworks
- 2019 Over 1 million people protest in Hong Kong over proposed new laws for extradition to China in one of largest-ever protests in the city
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Jun 9 in Film & TV
- 1934 1st appearance of Donald Duck in a cartoon, "The Wise Little Hen"
Jun 9 in Music
- 1924 "Jelly-Roll Blues" is recorded by American jazz pioneer pianist and composer Jelly Roll Morton
Jun 9 in Sport
- 1973 105th Belmont: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 2:24, becoming the 1st Triple Crown winner in 25 years
Did You Know?
Peter the Great
George Stephenson
Robert McNamara
Jackie Mason
Michael J. Fox
Johnny Depp
Natalie Portman
Cole Porter
Jackie Wilson
Andrew Symonds
Miroslav Klose
Fun Fact About June 9
The Harvard Corporation, the more powerful of the two administrative boards of Harvard, is established. First legal corporation in the Americas.
Famous Weddings
- 1156 Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa marries Beatrice of Burgundy, daughter and heiress of Renaud III at Würzburg
- 1660 French King Louis XIV (21) marries Maria Theresa of Spain (21) at Saint-Jean-de-Luz
- 1908 Poet Joyce Kilmer (21) weds author Aline Murray (19)
Famous Divorces
- 1977 George & Patti Harrison divorce
- 2009 Elizabeth Watson (39) divorces MLB home run record holder Barry Bonds (44) due to irreconcilable differences after 11 years of marriage
More June 9 Weddings
Nero
James Brooke
Charles Dickens
Anna Atkins
Victoria Woodhull
Miguel Ángel Asturias
