June 9

Events

 * -  commits, imploring his secretary  to slit his throat to evade a -imposed death by.
 * - defeats the  in the.
 * - 's Altarpiece, a seminal artwork of the early Italian Renaissance, is unveiled and installed in the Siena Cathedral in,.
 * - is the first European to discover the.
 * - The, the more powerful of the two administrative boards of , is established. It was the first legal  in.
 * - The by the   starts lasting for five days and resulting in a decisive victory of the Dutch over the  in the  and a favourable peace for the Dutch.
 * - is granted a  for the colony of.
 * - British vessel  is burned off of.
 * - Philadelphia Spelling Book by John Barry becomes the first book to be ed in the.
 * - End of the : new an political situation is set.
 * - 500 s leave and head west for  carrying all their possessions in two-wheeled handcarts.
 * - Malaeska: The Indian Wife of the White Hunter becomes the first to be published.
 * -, a 22-year-old housewife and mother from , , became the first woman to drive across the United States. With three female companions, none of whom could drive a car, for fifty-nine days she drove a the 3,800 miles from , , to ,.
 * - U.S. Secretary of State resigns over a disagreement regarding the United States' handling of the  sinking.
 * - First ringing of the at.
 * - 's military takes over the government in a.
 * - completes the first trans-Pacific flight in a, the.
 * -  reporter is killed at the  Central train station during rush hour by the, allegedly over a 100,000  gambling debt owed to.
 * - debuts in .
 * - : the, under administration, recognized Japanese occupations in Northeast China.
 * - World War II: The invades  and the, since 1941 occupied by.
 * - King ascends to the throne of . He is currently the world's longest reigning monarch.
 * - : A tornado spawned from the same storm system as the Flint tornado hits in killing 94.
 * - :, special counsel for the , lashes out at  during hearings on whether  has infiltrated the Army.
 * - First ascent of (12th highest ).
 * -, , , ,  officially opened by.
 * - The  is launched as the first  to carry s.
 * - captures the  from  during the.
 * - President declares a national day of mourning following the assassination of Senator.
 * - wins the.
 * - opens the  to "all worthy men", ending a 148-year-old policy excluding black men.
 * - wins a second term by a landslide in the British General Election with a majority of 144 for her .  is elected for the first time to Parliament.
 * - is kidnapped in  (he was not released until ).
 * - The releases its report on the.
 * - The congress of the   decides to merge with the.
 * - : and  sign a.
 * - : and  sign a.

Births

 * -, Slovenian Protestant reformer (d. )
 * -, Flemish scholar (d. )
 * -, German composer (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * - Tsar (d. )
 * - Tsar (d. )
 * -, Russian statesman (d. )
 * -, American industrialist (d. )
 * -, German composer (d. )
 * -, German astronomer (d. )
 * -, Austrian novelist and pacifist, recipient of the (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Danish painter (d. )
 * -, French politician (d. )
 * -, French composer (d. )
 * 1865  -, Danish composer (d. )
 * -, English scientist, recipient of the (d. )
 * -, Canadian sprinter (d. )
 * -, British actor (d. )
 * -, American composer and lyricist (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, Italian race car driver (d. )
 * -, American bandleader (d. )
 * -, British actor (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * -, American guitarist
 * -, and president of the World Bank
 * -, American Jewish scholar (d. )
 * -, American poet and aviator (d. )
 * 1922  -, French Canadian biochemist - Radio and TV animator (d. )
 * 1922  -, American screenwriter, producer, playwright and film director (d. )
 * -, science fiction writer (d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, French singer (d. )
 * -, American comedian
 * 1931  -, American actor
 * 1931  -, American baseball player and manager
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, Gaelic footballer and manager
 * -, German biologist
 * -, American composer
 * -, Romanian soprano
 * 1939  -, English race car driver and personality on American TV
 * 1939  -, American sportscaster
 * 1939  -, author
 * -, Racecar Driver
 * -, organist in
 * -, science fiction writer
 * -, Spanish cyclist (d. )
 * 1945  -, German woman of the theater
 * -, Officer
 * 1947  -, American historian
 * -, Swedish politician
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1951  -, American film composer
 * -, Israeli singer
 * -, American comic book artist
 * 1954  -, American fantasy writer
 * -, American author
 * -, Canadian-born actor
 * 1961  -, American writer
 * -, American actor
 * 1963  -, Israeli jazz musician and author
 * -, Canadian actress
 * -, American Guitarist
 * -, Greek high jumper
 * -, American soccer player
 * -, Scottish musician
 * 1971  -, American guitarist
 * -, Japanese voice actress
 * -, American football player
 * 1973  -, Spanish model and royal
 * 1973  -, Swiss film director
 * -, British radio personality
 * 1974  -, American baseball player
 * -, Australian cricketer
 * 1975  -, Ghanaian footballer
 * 1975  -, American football player
 * -, Indian civil servant
 * 1977  -, Indian actress
 * 1977  -, Serbian basketball player
 * -, game hostess
 * 1978  -, British musician
 * 1978  -, German footballer
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1980  -, Lesotho footballer
 * -, Israeli-born actress
 * -, Austrian singer
 * -, American porn star
 * 1983  -, Dominican baseball player
 * 1983  -, American football player
 * -, Cuban baseball player
 * 1984  -, Colombian singer and songwriter (d. )
 * 1984  -, Dutch footballer
 * 1984  -, Iranian footballer
 * -, Canadian actor
 * 1986  -, Hong Kong singer and actress
 * -, American actress

Deaths

 * -, wife of (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Christian hymnodist
 * -, Christian missionary (b. )
 * - King
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, English statesman (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
 * -, Welsh composer (b. )
 * -, Sikh military commander (executed)
 * -, French mystic (b. )
 * -, one of the founders of the (b. )
 * -, English author (b. )
 * -, French geologist (b. )
 * -, Woodblock print artist
 * -, Canadian explorer (b. )
 * -, Romanian writter (b. )
 * -, Rama VIII, king of Thailand (b. )
 * -, German composer (b. )
 * -, English actor (b. )
 * -, German chemist, (b. )
 * -, French scientist (b. )
 * -, Canadian-born business tycoon and politician (b. )
 * -, Guatemalan writer, laureate (b. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player (b. )
 * -, TV game show host (b. )
 * -, American geneticist, recipient of the (b. )
 * 1989  -, Azerbaijani singer and actor (b. )
 * -, Chilean-born pianist (b. )
 * -, Canadian actress (b. )
 * -, Dutch economist, laureate (b. )
 * -, Canadian politician (b. )
 * -, American painter (b. )
 * -, American football player (b. )
 * -, German Schlager singer (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * paganism - third day of the in honor of the goddess

Liturgical feasts

 * [GTZ: Russia]
 * (called Saint Columcille and Saint Colm, pronounced as KUHL-uhm) in Ireland, where he is honoured as one of the islands three patron saints)
 * , abbot, confessor [GTZ: Scotland]
 * , bishop of Canterbury, confessor (Translation day) [GTZ: England]
 * =, deacon,
 * , bishop (of LeMans), confessor [GTZ: LeMans]
 * , martyrs [common]
 * Blessed Richard,, Apulia
 * Saint Vincent, deacon, martyr [BLS]
 * , virgin, martyr [BLS]
 * Blessed
 * Blessed