On This Day: 9 June

9 June in Indian history

• 1900Indian nationalist Birsa Munda dies of cholera in a British prison.India

9 June in world history

• 2019Dominican-American retired baseball player David Ortiz was shot and severely wounded while at a bar in Santo Domingo.
• 1999Yugoslav Wars: The Kumanovo Agreement was signed, bringing an end to the Kosovo War the next day.
• 1982Lebanon War: The Israeli Air Force carried out Operation Mole Cricket 19, successfully suppressing Syrian air defenses in the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon.
• 1973The racehorse Secretariat, of Meadow Stables, won the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths, achieving the first American Triple Crown victory in a quarter of a century.
• 1972Severe rainfall causes a dam in the Black Hills of South Dakota to burst, creating a flood that kills 238 people and causes $160 million in damage.
• 1965Fighting began between the Viet Cong and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in the Battle of Đồng Xoài, one of the largest battles in the Vietnam War.
• 1965The civilian Prime Minister of South Vietnam, Phan Huy Quát, resigns after being unable to work with a junta led by Nguyễn Cao Kỳ.
• 1957First ascent of Broad Peak by Fritz Wintersteller, Marcus Schmuck, Kurt Diemberger, and Hermann Buhl.
• 1944World War II: The Soviet Union invades East Karelia and the previously Finnish part of Karelia, occupied by Finland since 1941.
• 1944World War II: Ninety-nine civilians are hanged from lampposts and balconies by German troops in Tulle, France, in reprisal for maquisards attacks.
• 1930A Chicago Tribune reporter, Jake Lingle, is killed during rush hour at the Illinois Central train station by Leo Vincent Brothers, allegedly over a $100,000 gambling debt owed to Al Capone.
• 1915William Jennings Bryan resigns as Woodrow Wilson's Secretary of State over a disagreement regarding the United States' handling of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania.
• 1885Treaty of Tientsin is signed to end the Sino-French War, with China eventually giving up Tonkin and Annam – most of present-day Vietnam – to France.
• 1863American Civil War: Union and Confederate forces fought the Battle of Brandy Station, the largest cavalry engagement to take place on American soil.
• 1862American Civil War: Confederate General Stonewall Jackson concluded his successful Shenandoah Valley campaign with a victory in the Battle of Port Republic.
• 1772The British schooner Gaspee is burned in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
• 747Abu Muslim initiated an open revolt against Umayyad rule, eventually leading to the establishment of the Abbasid Caliphate under the Black Standard.

Born on 9 June

• 1985Sonam Kapoor, Indian model and actressIndia
• 1949Kiran Bedi, Indian police officer and activistIndia
• 1946Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata, Italian politician and diplomat, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 1916Robert McNamara, American businessman and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Defense (died 2009)
• 1910Robert Cummings, American actor, singer, and director (died 1990)
• 1696Shiva Rajaram, infant Chattrapati of the Maratha Empire (died 1726)India

Died on 9 June

• 2025Sly Stone, American musician and record producer (Sly and the Family Stone)
• 2011M. F. Husain, Indian painter and director (born 1915)India
• 1964Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, British businessman and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (born 1879)
• 1716Banda Singh Bahadur, Indian commander (born 1670)India

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 9 June in history?

2019: Dominican-American retired baseball player David Ortiz was shot and severely wounded while at a bar in Santo Domingo. 1999: Yugoslav Wars: The Kumanovo Agreement was signed, bringing an end to the Kosovo War the next day. 1982: Lebanon War: The Israeli Air Force carried out Operation Mole Cricket 19, successfully suppressing Syrian air defenses in the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon. 1973: The racehorse Secretariat, of Meadow Stables, won the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths, achieving the first American Triple Crown victory in a quarter of a century.

What happened on 9 June in Indian history?

1900: Indian nationalist Birsa Munda dies of cholera in a British prison.

Which famous people were born on 9 June?

Sonam Kapoor, Indian model and actress (1985); Kiran Bedi, Indian police officer and activist (1949); Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata, Italian politician and diplomat, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs (1946); Robert McNamara, American businessman and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Defense (died 2009) (1916).

Which day is observed on 9 June?

Anniversary of the Accession of King Abdullah II (Jordan); Autonomy Day (Åland); Coral Triangle Day; Don Young Day (Alaska, United States); La Rioja Day (La Rioja).