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  1. Roman Empire

    Nero committed suicide

    Saturday Jun 9, 68Outside Rome

    A military coup drove Nero into hiding. Facing execution at the hands of the Roman Senate, he reportedly committed suicide in 68. According to Cassius Dio, Nero's last words were "Jupiter, what an artist perishes in me!".

  2. Napoleon

    Bonaparte reached Malta

    Saturday Jun 9, 1798Malta

    Bonaparte reached Malta on 9 June 1798, then controlled by the Knights Hospitaller. Grand Master Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim surrendered after token resistance, and Bonaparte captured an important naval base with the loss of only three men.

  3. First Sino-Japanese War

    Japanese Response

    Saturday Jun 9, 1894Seoul, South Korea

    According to the Japanese, the Qing government had violated the Convention of Tientsin by not informing the Japanese government of its decision to send troops, but the Qing claimed that Japan had approved this. The Japanese countered by sending an 8,000-troop expeditionary force (the Oshima Composite Brigade) to Korea. The first 400 troops arrived on June 9 en route to Seoul, and 3,000 landed at Incheon on June 12.

  4. 1905 Russian Revolution

    The Police chief resigns

    Friday Jun 9, 1905Russian Empire

    9 June: The police chief resigns.

  5. Winston Churchill

    Liberals stood him in the safe seat of Dundee

    Wednesday Jun 9, 1909Dundee, United Kingdom

    On 9 May, the Liberals stood him in the safe seat of Dundee, where he won comfortably.

  6. Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon

    Brownie in the 1st Buckingham Palace Brownie Pack

    Wednesday Jun 9, 1937England, United Kingdom

    Margaret was a Brownie in the 1st Buckingham Palace Brownie Pack, formed in 1937. She was also a Girl Guide and later a Sea Ranger.

  7. Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle flew to London and met British Prime Minister Winston Churchill

    Sunday Jun 9, 1940London, England, United Kingdom

    On 9 June, De Gaulle flew to London and met British Prime Minister Winston Churchill for the first time. It was thought that half a million men could be evacuated to French North Africa, provided the British and French navies and air forces coordinated their efforts.

  8. Lucky Luciano

    $57,000 cash and new car

    Saturday Jun 9, 1951Naples, Italy

    On June 9, 1951, he was questioned by Naples police on suspicion of illegally bringing $57,000 in cash and a new American car into Italy. After 20 hours of questioning, police released Luciano without any charges.

  9. Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Surgery for a bowel

    Saturday Jun 9, 1956Virginia, U.S.

    The president also suffered from Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammatory condition of the intestine, which necessitated surgery for a bowel obstruction on June 9, 1956. To treat the intestinal block, surgeons bypassed about ten inches of his small intestine. His scheduled meeting with Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was postponed so he could recover at his farm. He was still recovering from this operation during the Suez Crisis.

  10. Algerian War

    A bomb exploded at the Casino on the outskirts of Algiers killing nine and injuring 85

    Sunday Jun 9, 1957Algiers, Algeria

    On 9 June a bomb exploded at the Casino on the outskirts of Algiers killing nine and injuring 85. Following the burial of the dead from the casino, the Pied-Noirs started a ratonnade that resulted in five ِAlgerians dead and more than 50 injured. As a result of this upturn in violence, the 10e DP was again deployed to Algiers.

  11. Fido (dog)

    Fido died still waiting for his master

    Monday Jun 9, 1958Borgo San Lorenzo, Tuscany, Italy

    Fido died still waiting for his master on June 9, 1958. The news of his death was announced to the public by the newspaper on a four-column front-page story in La Nazione.

  12. 1973 oil crisis

    OPEC moves to prevent companies whose interests were nationalized in Iraq

    Friday Jun 9, 1972Vienna, Austria

    In a show of support for Iraq, OPEC moves to prevent companies whose interests were nationalized in Iraq from increasing production elsewhere; appoints mediators between Iraq and IPC.

  13. Tony Blair

    1983 General Election

    Thursday Jun 9, 1983Sedgefield, England

    At the age of thirty, he was elected as MP for Sedgefield in 1983; despite the party's landslide defeat at the general election.

  14. Margaret Thatcher

    Thatcher re-elected for a second successive term

    Thursday Jun 9, 1983London, England

    The "Falklands factor", an economic recovery beginning early in 1982, and a bitterly divided opposition all contributed to Thatcher's second election victory in 1983.

  15. Brexit

    The 1983 general election

    Thursday Jun 9, 1983United Kingdom

    The Labour Party campaigned in the 1983 general election on a commitment to withdraw from the EC without a referendum.

  16. Disasters with highest death tolls

    The Ivanovo-Yaroslavl Tornado

    Saturday Jun 9, 1984(Ivanovo. Yaroslavl and north of Moscow) Soviet Union (now Russia)

    The 1984 Soviet Union tornado outbreak, also known as the 1984 Ivanovo tornado outbreak, was one of only three disastrous tornado outbreaks in modern Russian history (one of the others being the 1904 Moscow tornado) and the third-deadliest tornado outbreak in European history. Occurring on June 9, 1984, the outbreak struck the Ivanovo and Yaroslavl regions north of Moscow, an area over 400,000 km2. In all, the entire tornado outbreak killed at least 57 people (though the exact death toll is unknown) and injured 804.

  17. Joe Biden

    Biden formally declared his candidacy for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination

    Tuesday Jun 9, 1987U.S.

    Biden formally declared his candidacy for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination on June 9, 1987.

  18. Chris McCandless: Into the Wild

    The Abandoned bus

    Tuesday Jun 9, 1992Alaska, U.S.

    After hiking along the snow-covered Stampede Trail, McCandless came upon an abandoned bus (about 28 miles (45 km) west of Healy at 63°52′5.96″N 149°46′8.39″W) alongside an overgrown section of the trail near Denali National Park. McCandless, according to Into the Wild, attempted to continue "heading west until I hit the Bering Sea." However, he was deterred by the thick Alaskan bush and returned to the bus, where he set up camp and attempted to live off the land. He had 4.5 kilograms (9.9 lb) of rice, a Remington semi-automatic rifle with 400 rounds of .22LR hollowpoint ammunition, a number of books, including one on local plant life, some personal effects, and a few items of camping equipment. Self-portrait photographs and journal entries indicate he foraged for edible plants and hunted game. McCandless hunted porcupines, squirrels, and birds, such as ptarmigans and Canada geese. On June 9, 1992, he stalked and shot a moose. However, the meat spoiled within days after McCandless failed to properly preserve it.

  19. Bosnian War

    The ARBiH attacked HVO units positioned east of the town

    Wednesday Jun 9, 1993Novi Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina

    A similar development took place in Novi Travnik. On 9 June, the ARBiH (Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina) attacked HVO units positioned east of the town, facing the VRS in Donji Vakuf, and the next day heavy fighting followed in Novi Travnik.

  20. Kosovo War

    National Emergency

    Tuesday Jun 9, 1998U.S.

    On 9 June 1998, US President Bill Clinton declared a "national emergency" (state of emergency) due to the "unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States" imposed by Yugoslavia and Serbia over the Kosovo War.

  21. Angelina Jolie

    First Summer Blockbuster

    Friday Jun 9, 2000United States

    In 2000, Jolie appeared in her first summer blockbuster, Gone in 60 Seconds, released on 9 June 2000, which became her highest-grossing film to that point, earning $237.2 million internationally. She had a minor role as the mechanic ex-girlfriend of a car thief played by Nicolas Cage. Jolie later explained that the film had been a welcome relief after her emotionally demanding role in Girl, Interrupted.

  22. Michael Ballack

    Chelsea FC announced that Ballack would leave Chelsea on a Free Transfer

    Wednesday Jun 9, 2010London, UK

    On 9 June 2010, it was announced that Ballack, along with teammates Joe Cole and Juliano Belletti, would leave Chelsea on a free transfer after his contract was not renewed. It was reported that while manager Carlo Ancelotti wanted to retain Ballack, club owner Roman Abramovich was only willing to offer a one-year deal due to Ballack's age.

  23. Lula da Silva

    Battisti was released

    Thursday Jun 9, 2011Brazil

    Battisti was released on 9 June 2011 from prison after the Brazilian Constitutional Court denied Italy's request to extradite him. Italy planned to appeal to the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

  24. Stuart Long

    Long's death

    Monday Jun 9, 2014Helena, Montana, United States

    Stuart Long died on June 9, 2014, in Helena. He was buried at Resurrection Cemetery in Lewis and Clark County, Montana.

  25. Uber

    Uber opens up the Uber RUSH API to developers

    Thursday Jun 9, 2016U.S.

    Uber opens up the Uber RUSH API to developers. The goal of this API is to make it easy for merchants to integrate the use of Uber drivers into their delivery system. The tool has been used by select small businesses since October 2015, and the opening up to the public is to encourage more widespread adoption.

  26. Amazon

    Nike confirmed a "pilot" partnership with Amazon

    Friday Jun 9, 2017Beaverton, Oregon, United States

    In June 2017, Nike confirmed a "pilot" partnership with Amazon to sell goods directly on the platform.

  27. Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    7+ Million cases

    Tuesday Jun 9, 2020Geneva, Switzerland

    On June 9, the number of cases surpassed the 7 million mark, with a total of 7,039,918 cases infected and 404,396 deaths

  28. Kevin Hart

    ROKU and Hart's multi-platform comedy brand Laugh Out Loud the series' return to Roku with a second season

    Wednesday Jun 9, 2021California, U.S.

    On June 9, ROKU and Hart's multi-platform comedy brand Laugh Out Loud the series' return to Roku with a second season.

  29. The army of Willem van Oranges occupied Gelderland

    Friday Jun 9, 1572Gelderland

    The army of Willem van Oranges are in Gelderland.

  30. Jose de Anchieta's death

    Monday Jun 9, 1597Brazil

    The Jesuit missionary to Brazil, Jose de Anchieta, passed away at the age of 63.