Today in History
9 June
219 births · 106 deaths · 43 events recorded
Notable Births
All 219 ›
Diego Lainez
b. 2000
Mexican footballer (born 2000)
George Jennings (rugby league)
b. 1993
Tonga international rugby league footballer
Zach Hyman
b. 1992
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1992)
Yannick Agnel
b. 1992
French swimmer (born 1992)
Boyd Cordner
b. 1992
Australia international rugby league footballer
Aaron M. Johnson
b. 1991
American jazz saxophonist (born 1991)
Michael J. Fox
b. 1961
Canadian-American actor and activist (born 1961)
Cole Porter
b. 1891
American composer and songwriter (1891–1964)
Notable Deaths
All 106 ›
Sly Stone
d. 2025
American musician (1943–2025)
James Lawson (activist)
d. 2024
American activist (1928–2024)
Alain Touraine
d. 2023
French sociologist (1925–2023)
Julee Cruise
d. 2022
American singer (1956–2022)
Billy Kametz
d. 2022
American voice actor (1987–2022)
Matt Zimmerman (actor)
d. 2022
Canadian actor (1934–2022)
Bushwick Bill
d. 2019
Jamaican-American rapper (1966–2019)
Fadil Vokrri
d. 2018
Albanian football administrator and formerly Yugoslav footballer (1960–2018)
On This Day in History
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At least 40 people are killed and more than 70 wounded in a suicide bombing at a wedding party in Arghandab, Kandahar.
Nadahan wedding bombing
2009
An explosion kills 17 people and injures at least 46 at a hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan.
Pearl Continental hotel bombing
2008
Two bombs explode at a train station near Algiers, Algeria, killing at least 13 people.
2008 Beni Amrane bombings
1999
Kosovo War: The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and NATO sign a peace treaty.
Kosovo War
1995
Ansett New Zealand Flight 703 crashes into the Tararua Range during approach to Palmerston North Airport on the North Island of New Zealand, killing four.
Ansett New Zealand Flight 703
1979
The Ghost Train fire at Luna Park Sydney, Australia, kills seven.
Sydney Ghost Train fire
1978
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opens its priesthood to "all worthy men", ending a 148-year-old policy of excluding black men.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
1973
In horse racing, Secretariat wins the U.S. Triple Crown.
Secretariat (horse)