Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/June 9
This is a list of selected June 9 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
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Roman bust of Nero, now at the Glyptothek in Munich -
Charles Kingsford Smith
Ineligible
| Blurb | Reason |
|---|---|
| 68 – Roman emperor Nero committed suicide after he was deposed by the Senate. | outdated citations |
| 1667 – Second Anglo-Dutch War: The Dutch began the Raid on the Medway, attacking the largest English naval ships in the dockyards of their main naval base near Chatham. | refimprove section |
| 1772 – In an act of defiance against the Navigation Acts, American patriots led by Abraham Whipple attacked and burned the British schooner Gaspee. | insufficient context |
| 1815 – The Congress of Vienna ended, redrawing the political map of Europe after the defeat of Napoleon. | refimprove section |
| 1873 – Sixteen days after it was built, Alexandra Palace in North London, England, was destroyed by fire. | refimprove section |
| 1885 – In the peace treaty signed to end the Sino-French War, Qing forces withdrew from Tonkin, allowing France to occupy it and Annam (most of present-day Vietnam). | refimprove section |
| 1934 – Donald Duck debuted in The Wise Little Hen. | refimprove section |
Eligible
- 1732 – James Oglethorpe was granted a royal charter for the Province of Georgia between the Savannah and Altamaha rivers.
- 1862 – American Civil War: Confederate General Stonewall Jackson concluded his successful Shenandoah Valley Campaign with a victory in the Battle of Port Republic.
- 1863 – American Civil War: In the largest cavalry engagement in U.S. history, Union and Confederate forces fought to a draw in the Battle of Brandy Station.
- 1915 – Unhappy with US President Theodore Roosevelt's handling of the RMS Lusitania sinking, William Jennings Bryan resigned as Secretary of State.
- 1923 – Bulgarian armed forces overthrew the government of the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union headed by Aleksandar Stamboliyski and replaced it with one under Aleksandar Tsankov.
- 1928 – Australian aviator Charles Kingsford Smith and his crew landed their Southern Cross aircraft in Brisbane, completing the first ever trans-Pacific flight from the United States mainland to Australia.
- 1954 – During the Army–McCarthy hearings investigating conflicting accusations between the United States Army and Senator Joseph McCarthy, Army lawyer Joseph N. Welch famously asked McCarthy, "At long last, have you left no sense of decency?"
- 1965 – The Viet Cong commenced combat with the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in the Battle of Dong Xoai, one of the largest battles in the Vietnam War.
- 1972 – A dam outside Rapid City, South Dakota, US, became clogged with debris and failed, resulting in 238 deaths, 3,057 injuries, and over $160 million in damage.
- 2010 – A boy wearing a bomb committed a suicide attack at a wedding in Arghandab District, Kandahar, Afghanistan, killing at least 40 people and injuring 70 others.
Notes
- Battle of Cross Keys appears on June 8, so Jackson's Valley Campaign should not appear in the same year
June 9: Ascension Day (Eastern Christianity, 2016); Dragon Boat Festival (Chinese calendar, 2016); St. Colmcille's Day in Ireland
- 411 BC – Wealthy Athenians overthrew the democratic government of ancient Athens and replaced it with a short-lived oligarchy known as "The Four Hundred".
- 1856 – Mormon pioneers began leaving Iowa City, Iowa, and headed west for Salt Lake City, Utah, carrying all their possessions in two-wheeled handcarts.
- 1946 – After King Ananda Mahidol was assassinated, Bhumibol Adulyadej (pictured), the world's longest-reigning current monarch, ascended to the throne of Thailand.
- 1973 – Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths and in world record time over 1½ miles, achieving the first American Triple Crown victory in a quarter of a century.