Does anyone know any historical events that happened on June 9th?
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68 - Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide, imploring his secretary Epaphroditos to slit his throat to evade a Senate-imposed death by flogging. 641 - Arabic/Islamic army contrasts with the Hippo over Alexandria 721 - Odo of Aquitaine defeats the Moors in the Battle of Toulouse. 922 - French republic chooses Robert I, King of France 1075 - Battle at Homburg/Unstrut: German King Henry IV beats Saksen 1310 - Duccio's Maestà Altarpiece, a seminal artwork of the early Italian Renaissance, is unveiled and installed in the Siena Cathedral in Siena, Italy. 1456 - 23rd recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet 1525 - Tax revolt in Hertogenbosch 1529 - Zurich declares war on Catholic kantons 1531 - Pope Clemens VII & Francois I sign secret treaty against Karel V 1534 - Jacques Cartier 1st sails into mouth of St Lawrence River 1549 - Book of Common Prayer is adopted by the Church of England 1549 - England enforces Act of Supremacy 1572 - Willem van Oranges army occupies Gelderland French Explorer Jacques CartierFrench Explorer Jacques Cartier 1628 - 1st deportation from what is now US, Thomas Morton from Mass 1650 - The Harvard Corporation, the more powerful of the two administrative boards of Harvard, is established. It is the first legal corporation in the Americas. 1720 - Sweden & Denmark signs 3rd Treaty of Stockholm 1732 - Royal charter for Georgia granted to James Oglethorpe 1742 - Battle of Bloody Marsh-Spanish assault on Simons Island, Georgia 1752 - French army surrenders to the British in Trichinopoly India 1772 - 1st Protestant church west of Penn (in Ohio) holds communion 1772 - 1st naval attack of Revolutionary War takes place in Providence, RI 1784 - John Carroll appointed supervisor of US Catholic Missions 1789 - Spanish capture British schooner Northwest America near Vancouver Island 1790 - 1st book copyrighted under constitution, "Philadelphia Spelling Book" 1802 - US Academy at West Point founded 1815 - End of the Congress of Vienna: New European political situation is set. 1822 - Charles Graham patents false teeth 1851 - SF Committee of Vigilance forms (1st time) 1856 - 500 Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa and head west for Salt Lake City, Utah carrying all their possessions in two-wheeled handcarts. 1860 - 1st US "dime novel" published: "Malaseka, The Indian Wife of the White Hunter," by Mrs Ann Stevens 1862 - Battle of Port Republic, last of 5 battles in Jacksons Valley camp 1863 - Battle of Brandy Station, VA (Fleetwood, Beverly Ford) 1864 - Battle of Big Shanty, GA 1864 - Battle of Kenesaw Mountain, GA (Pine Mt, Pine Knob, Golgotha) 1865 - Battle of Grand Gulf, MS 1868 - 1st meeting of Board of Regents, University of California 1869 - Charles Elmer Hires sells his 1st root beer (Phila) 1870 - Washington: Pres Grant meets with Sioux chief Red Cloud 1873 - Alexandra Palace burnt down, after being open for only 16 days. 1877 - 11th Belmont: C Holloway aboard Cloverbrook wins in 2:46 1883 - 17th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard George Kinney wins in 2:42.5 1887 - 21st Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Hanover wins in 2:43.5 1888 - 22nd Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Sir Dixon wins in 2:40.25 1890 - Opera "Robin Hood" premieres in Chicago 1891 - Painter Gauguin arrives in Papeete, Tahiti 1892 - 26th Belmont: W Hayward aboard Patron wins in 2:12 1898 - China leases Hong Kong's new territories to Britain for 99 years 1898 - 38th British Golf Open: Harry Vardon shoots a 307 at Prestwick Golf Club Boxer and World Heavyweight Champion James J. JeffriesBoxer and World Heavyweight Champion James J. Jeffries 1899 - James J Jeffries KOs Bob Fitzsimmons in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1900 - In China, Boxers destroy the race course in Peking, a few miles from the legations and the center and symbol of diplomatic social life and Western privilege. 1901 - NY Giants get record 31 hits to beat Cin Reds 25-13 1902 - 1st Automat restaurant opens (818 Chestnut St, Phila) 1905 - 45th British Golf Open: James Braid shoots a 318 at St Andrews 1906 - Boston Beaneaters (NL) end 19-game losing streak beat Cards 6-3 1908 - Kind Edward VII of Great Britain visits Tsar Nicholas II at Reval, Russia, where the two discuss the growing power of Germany and British plans for reform in Macedonia 1909 - Alice Huyler Ramsey, a 22-year-old housewife and mother from Hackensack, New Jersey, becomes the first woman to drive across the USA, driving a Maxwell automobile 3,800 miles from Manhattan to San Francisco in 59 days with three non-driving female companions. Tsar Nicholas IITsar Nicholas II 1910 - A passenger on SS Arawatta throws bottle with note overboard (found June 6, 1983 in Queensland) 1914 - Honus Wagner is 2nd to get 3,000 hits 1915 - William Jennings Bryan quits as US Secretary of State 1915 - US President Wilson sends the second Lusitania note to Germany demanding reparations and prevention of 'recurrence of anything so obviously subversive of the principles of warfare'; Wilson refuses to recognize the 'war zone' that Germany has proclaimed around the British Isles 1919 - General steel strike in France 1919 - Red Army captures Ufa 1922 - First ringing of the Harkness Memorial Chime at Yale University. 1923 - 55th Belmont: Earl Sande riding Zev wins in 2:19 1923 - Brinks unveils 1st armored security vans US Politician William Jennings BryanUS Politician William Jennings Bryan 1923 - Bulgarian premier Stamboeliski & King Boris III overthrown 1924 - "Jelly-Roll Blues" is recorded by blues great Jelly Roll Morton 1928 - 60th Belmont: Clarence Kummer aboard Vito wins in 2:33.2 1928 - Charles Kingsford-Smith & Charles Ulm are 1st to fly across the Pacific when they end their flight from California to Brisbane 1929 - Venezuelan rebel Urbina lets Dutch/Curacaose hostages free 1930 - Paavo Nurmi runs world record 6 mile (29:36.4) 1930 - Chicago Tribune reporter Jake Lingle is killed during rush hour at the Illinois Central train station by the Leo Vincent Brothers, allegedly over a $100,000 USD gambling debt owed to Al Capone. 1931 - 1st rocket-powered aircraft design patented (Robert Goddard) 1931 - 1st showing of a Donald Duck cartoon 1933 - Spanish president Zamora takes power 1933 - Walter Johnson takes over as Cleveland manager MLB Pitcher Walter JohnsonMLB Pitcher Walter Johnson 1934 - 1st Donald Duck cartoon, Wise Little Hen, released 1934 - 38th US Golf Open: Olin Dutra shoots a 293 at Merion Cricket Club PA 1934 - 66th Belmont: Wayne D Wright aboard Peace Chance wins in 2:29.2 1935 - Ho-Umezu Agreement: the Republic of China, under KMT administration, recognizes Japanese occupations in Northeast China. 1936 - Page Miss Glory (1936), premieres in USA 1940 - 44th US Golf Open: Lawson Little shoots a 287 at Canterbury GC OH 1940 - General Charles de Gaulle's 1st meeting with Winston Churchill 1940 - Norway surrenders to Germany during WW II 1941 - Ammunition plant at Fort Smederovo in Belgrade explodes; kills 1,500 1941 - Archbishop De Young bans priests cooperating with Rijks radio 1942 - Adipatie Ario Soejono becomes minister in Gerbrandy government 1942 - German-Neth press reports, 3 million Dutch sent to East-Europe Dictator of Nazi Germany Adolf HitlerDictator of Nazi Germany Adolf Hitler 1942 - Nazis kill all inhabitants of Lidice, which had been implicated in the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, the Nazi controller of Bohemia and Moravia, and Hitler’s order was given to “teach the Czechs a final lesson of subservience and humility”. 1943 - "Pay-as-you-go" (withholding) US income tax deductions authorized 1944 - Russian offensive in Carelia 1945 - "Gruesome Twosome" premieres in USA 1945 - -10] Australian troops lands in Brunei Bay North-Borneo 1945 - 71st Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hoop Jr wins in 2:07 1945 - Following an 8-7 win over the Phils, Brooklyn manager Leo Durocher is arrested on a complaint by a fan that Durocher slugged him 1946 - 19 guests at Canfield Hotel die in fire (Dubuque, Iowa) 1946 - 66,545 fans help Yanks break million attendance mark, the earliest 1946 - Bhumibol Adulyadej becomes King of Thailand after the death of his brother King Ananda Mahidol Boxer and World Heavyweight Champion Joe LouisBoxer and World Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis 1946 - Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1946 - NY Giant Mel Ott is 1st mgr ejected from both games of a doubleheader 1948 - WBZ TV channel 4 in Boston, MA (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 - Mrs Georgia Neese Clark of Kansas becomes 1st woman treasurer of US 1951 - "Doodles Weaver Show" debuts on NBC-TV 1953 - "Milton Berle Show/Texaco Star Theater" last airs on NBC-TV 1953 - South African premier Malan visits Netherlands 1953 - Worcester County tornado (94 killed, 1310 injured, 10,000 homeless) 1954 - Joseph Welch asks US Senator Joseph McCarthy "Have you no sense of decency, sir?" during Senate-Army hearings 1955 - 100°F - Hottest day in Seattle, Washington 1955 - Test Cricket debut of Ken Barrington, v South Africa at Trent Bridge 1956 - Heavy earthquake strikes Afghanistan, 400 killed 1957 - Anthony Eden resigns as British PM US Senator Joseph McCarthyUS Senator Joseph McCarthy 1957 - First ascent of Broad Peak (the world's 12th highest mountain). 1958 - "Purple People Eater" by Sheb Wooley hits #1 1958 - HM Queen Elizabeth II officially opens London Gatwick Airport, (LGW), Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom. 1959 - 1st ballistic missile sub launched (George Washington-Groton, Ct) 1960 - ABC & AFL sign a 5 year contract 1960 - Typhoon Mary in China killed at least 1,600 1961 - Ryne Duren sets AL record with 7 straight strikeouts against Red Sox 1962 - "Bill of Hare" premieres in USA 1962 - 94th Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Jaipur wins in 2:28.8 1962 - Tony Bennett debuts in concert at Carnegie Hall in NYC 1963 - 1st Sunday night game in baseball SF Giants lose to Houston Colts 3-0 1963 - Barbara Romack wins LPGA Rock City Ladies Golf Open Singer-songwriter & Actress Barbra StreisandSinger-songwriter & Actress Barbra Streisand 1963 - Barbra Streisand appears on "Ed Sullivan Show" 1963 - Colt .45s beat Giants 3-0 in major leagues' 1st Sunday night game 1963 - Equal Pay Act enacted 1964 - Jack Nicklaus wins British Open golf tournament 1965 - Frenchman, Machal Jazy, runs record mile in 3:53.6 1966 - 5 Minnesota Twins (Rich Rollins, Zolio Versailes, Tony Oliva, Don Michner, & Harmon Killebrew) all homer in 7th inning to beat A's 9-4 1967 - Boycott scores 246* v India, Leeds, 573 minutes, 29 fours 1 six 1967 - Israeli troops reach Suez Canal 1967 - Monkees appear at Hollywood Bowl 1968 - Carol Mann wins LPGA Bluegrass Ladies Golf Invitational 1968 - Yugoslav president Tito promises reforms 1968 - 67th Men's French Open: Ken Rosewall beats Rod Laver (6-3, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2) Tennis Player and Two-Time Major Champion Nancy RicheyTennis Player and Two-Time Major Champion Nancy Richey 1968 - 67th Women's French Open: Nancy Richey beats Ann Jones (5-7, 6-4, 6-1) 1969 - Brian Jones quits (sic) Rolling Stones because of his drug problems 1969 - Warren Burger confirmed as US Chief Justice 1970 - Argentine milt junta under lt-gen Lanusse drives out pres Ongania 1970 - Bob Dylan given honorary Doctorate of Music at Princeton University 1970 - Harry A Blackmun, sworn in as Supreme Court Justice 1971 - Abdul Zahir appointed premier of Afghanistan 1971 - Paul McCartney's album "Ram" goes gold 1972 - 14" of rain in 6 hrs burst Rapid City SD dam, drowns 237 1972 - Bruce Springsteen signs a record deal with Columbia 1972 - In a show of support for Iraq, OPEC moves to prevent companies whose interests were nationalized in Iraq from increasing production elsewhere 1973 - 105th Belmont: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 2:24, becoming the 1st Triple Crown winner in 25 years Musician & member of the Beatles Paul McCartneyMusician & member of the Beatles Paul McCartney 1974 - Joanne Carner wins LPGA Desert Inn Golf Classic 1974 - Supergroup Blind Faith's (Eric Clapton, Windwood, Baker) 1st concert 1975 - 107th Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Avatar wins in 2:28.2 1975 - Fire in prison hospital kills 10 prisoners & 1 guard (Sanford Fla) 1975 - UK House of Commons is broadcast live by radio for first time 1975 - Tony Orlando & Dawn receives gold record for "He Don't Love You" 1977 - 50th National Spelling Bee: John Paola wins spelling cambist 1977 - Silver jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain celebrated with fireworks 1978 - Gutenberg Bible (1 of 21) sells for $2.4 million, London 1978 - Larry Holmes beats Ken Norton in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1978 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) strikes down 148 year policy of excluding black men from priesthood 1979 - 111th Belmont: Ruben Hernandez aboard Coastal wins in 2:28.6 WBC Heavyweight Champion Larry HolmesWBC Heavyweight Champion Larry Holmes 1979 - Michael Cairney topples a record row of 169,713 dominoes 1979 - Phillies wear burgundy uniforms for 1st & last time 1979 - Willie Horton is honored at Seattle's Kingdome 1980 - 14th Music City News Country Awards: Statler Brothers & Loretta Lynn 1980 - Comedian Richard Pryor suffers burns from free basing cocaine 1980 - Phillies & SF Giants end their game at 3:11 AM 1980 - Soyuz T-2 returns to Earth 1982 - General Efrain Rios Montt declares himself president of Guatemala 1982 - Israel wipes out Syrian SAM missiles in Bekaa Valley 1983 - 56th National Spelling Bee: Blake Giddens wins spelling purim 1983 - Margaret Thatcher's Conservative Party wins British parliamentary election 1983 - Zimbabwe win their 1st one-day cricket international, v Australia 1984 - "Laserphonic Fantasy" premieres British Prime Minister Margaret ThatcherBritish Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher 1984 - 116th Belmont: Laffit Pincay Jr aboard Swale wins in 2:27.2 1984 - Cyndi Lauper's 1st #1 "Time After Times" 1984 - Donald Duck's 50th birthday celebrated at Disneyland 1984 - Jurgen Hingsen of West Germany sets record for decathlon, 8,798 pts 1984 - NASA suffers a launch vehicle failure launching Intelsat 509 1984 - Polygram's Hanover Germany plant produces its 10 millionth CD 1984 - Weird Al Yankovic gives a live performance at Starlight Amphitheater 1985 - 39th NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat Boston Celtics, 4 games to 2 1985 - Alice Miller wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Championship 1985 - American Thomas Sutherland is kidnapped & held hostage in Lebanon 1985 - USSR's Vega 1 deposits lander on surface of Venus 1985 - 84th Men's French Open: Mats Wilander beats Ivan Lendl (3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2) 1985 - 84th Women's French Open: Chris Evert beats Martina Navratilova (6-3, 6-7, 7-5) Tennis Legend Chris EvertTennis Legend Chris Evert 1986 - 20th Music City News Country Awards: Statler Brothers & Loretta Lynn 1986 - Angel Don Sutton (298 wins) beats White Sox Tom Seaver (306 wins) 3-0 1986 - Dow Jones-index hits record 45.71 points 1986 - Rogers Comm report on Challenger disaster blames Morton Thiokol 1988 - "Bloodsport (1987)" premieres in Germany 1988 - Attorney General Meese orders Joseph Doherty deported to UK 1989 - "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier" premieres in USA 1989 - Barry Switzer resigns as head coach of Oklahoma's football 1989 - Michael Chang's French Open tennis win makes him youngest male to go to finals 1989 - Rare tornado in Philadelphia kills 1 1990 - 122nd Belmont: Michael Kinane aboard Go & Go wins in 2:27.2 1990 - FIFA World Cup: Czechoslovakia beats USA 5-1 in World Cup match MLB First Baseman Eddie MurrayMLB First Baseman Eddie Murray 1990 - Dodger Eddie Murray ties Mickey Mantle with baseball's switch hit HRs in 10 games 1990 - Kerry Kennedy (daughter of Robert) & Andrew Coumo (Mario's son) wed all from Jun9
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