Events on Jun 9
- 0641Arabic / Islamic army contrasts with the Hippo over Alexandria
- 0922French Republic chooses Robert I, King of France
- 1075Battle at Homburg / Unstrut: German King Henry IV beats Saksen
- 1525Tax revolt in Hertogenbosch
- 1531Pope Clemens VII and Francois I sign secret treaty against Karel V
- 1534Jacques Cartier 1st sails into mouth of St. Lawrence River
- 1549Book of Common Prayer is adopted by the Church of England
- 1549England enforces Act of Supremacy
- 1572Willem van Oranges army occupies Gelderland
- 1588Spanish Armada sails from Lisbon to England
- 16281st deportation from what is now US, Thomas Morton from Massachusetts
- 1720Sweden and Denmark signs 3rd Treaty of Stockholm
- 1732Royal charter for Georgia granted to James Oglethorpe
- 1742Battle of Bloody Marsh-Spanish assault on Simons Island, Georgia
- 1752French army surrenders to the English in Trichinopoly India
- 17721st naval attack of Revolutionary War takes place in Providence, Rhode Island
- 17721st Protestant church west of Penn (in Ohio) holds communion
- 1784John Carroll appointed supervisor of US Catholic Missions
- 1789Spanish capture British schooner Northwest America near Vancouver I
- 17901st book copyrighted under constitution, "Philadelphia Spelling Book"
- 1802US Academy at West Point founded
- 1822Charles Graham patents false teeth
- 1851San Francisco Committee of Vigilance forms (1st time)
- 18601st "dime" novel issued "Malaesk The Indian Wife of the White Hunter"
- 1862Battle of Port Republic, last of 5 battles in Jacksons Valley camp
- 1863Battle of Brandy Station, VA (Fleetwood, Beverly Ford)
- 1864Battle of Big Shanty, Georgia
- 1864Battle of Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia (Pine Mt, Pine Knob, Golgotha)
- 1865Battle of Grand Gulf, Mississippi
- 18681st meeting of Board of Regents, University of California
Born on Jun 9
- 1510Nicolaas van Nieuwland: Corrupt 1st Bishop of Harlem
- 1573Henricus Hondius: Dutch etcher / publisher
- 1588Johann Andreas Herbst: Composer
- 1597Pieter J Saenredam: Architecture painter
- 1640Leopold I: Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705)
- 1791John Howard Payne: United States -- Author / actor / diplomat (Home Sweet Home)
- 1810Carl Otto Ehrenfried Nicolai: Composer
- 1812Johann G Galle: German astronomer (discovered Neptune)
- 1828Carlo Marsili: Composer
- 1829Gaetano Braga: Composer
- 1833John Rogers Cooke: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1891
- 1836Elizabeth Garrett Anderson: 1st woman Mayor in England (Aldeburgh)
- 1843Bertha von Suttner: Austria -- Novelist / pacifist (Nobel 1905)
- 1849Joseph Vezina: Composer
- 1854Gerardus J P J Bolland: Dutch philosopher (Bolland Society)
- 1861Floris H Verster [van Wulverhorst]: Painter / cartoonist / etcher
- 1865Alberic Magnard: Composer
- 1865Carl Nielsen: Norre-Lyndelse, Denmark -- Composer (Det Uuslukkelige)
- 1875Henry Dale: London, England -- Physiologist (Nobel-1936)
- 1877Rudolf Borchardt: Writer
- 1879Dudley Digges
- 1879Oscar Back: Austrian-Dutch viola player
- 1884Johannes Clinge Doorenbos: Dutch journalist / conductor
- 1886Kusaku Yamada: Composer
- 1888Hugo Kauder: Composer
- 1890Leslie Banks: English actor / director (Jamaica Inn, 48 Hours)
- 1893Samuel N Behrman: US screenwriter (Tale of 2 Cities, Daddy Long Legs)
- 1896Aura Abranches: Lisbon, Portugal -- Actress (Lisboa, O Primo Basilio)
- 1896Catherine Filene Shouse: Philanthropist (Wolf Trap Institute)
- 1898C Malaparte: Writer
Died on Jun 9
- 0068Claudius Nero: Roman Emperor (54-68), commits suicide at 31
- 1171Jacob Ben Meir [Rabbenu Tam]: French Tosofist
- 1361Philippe de Vitry: French Composer / poet, dies at 69
- 1382Philip of Lead: Lawyer of Utrecht
- 1597Jose de Anchieta: Spanish Jesuit / missionary
- 1656Thomas Tomkins: Composer
- 1681William Lilly: English astrologer
- 1717Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de la Mothe-Guyon: French mystic, dies at 69
- 1717Louis Le Quointe: Composer, dies at 64
- 1820Wilhelmina FS: Princess of Prussia / Orange, dies at 68
- 1825M Pauline Bonaparte: Corsican Duchess of Parma / Guastalla, dies at 44
- 1832Manuel Garcia: Composer, dies at 57
- 1839Gerrit J Pijman: Dutch Minister of War (1798-1800), dies at 89
- 1863Benjamin Franklin "Grimes" Davis: Union major, dies in battle at 30
- 1868James Brooke: Rajah of Sarawak (1841-68)
- 1870Charles Dickens: English writer (David Copperfield), dies at 58
- 1870Erik Drake: Composer, dies at 82
- 1892Friedrich Wilhelm Langhans: Composer, dies at 59
- 1897Alvin Graham Clark: Dies 3 weeks after 1st use of Yerkes 40" lens
- 1901Walter Besant: Novelist / philanthropist
- 1907Manuel Estrada Vabrera: President Guatemala, murdered
- 1908Jose FdT Coelho: Portuguese writer (Os meus amores), dies at 46
- 1911Carry Amelia Moore Nation: American temperance leader
- 1922Albert Baertsoen: Flemish Painter / etcher, dies at 56
- 1929Lewis Bennison
- 1931Henrique Oswald: Composer, dies at 79
- 1932Natalia Janotha: Composer, dies at 76
- 1939Owen Moore: Actor (She Done Him Wrong), commits suicide at 52
- 194499 inhabitants of Tulle hanged by SS
- 1946Rama VIII: King of Siam (1935-46), dies at 21
Historical events on June 10
- 1358French boer leader Guillaume Cale captured
- 1538Catholic German monarchy signs League of Neurenberg
- 1540Thomas Cromwell arrested in Westminister
- 1605Valse Dimitri crowned Russian tsar for 1st time
- 16101st Dutch settlers arrive (from New Jersey), to colonize Manhattan Island
- 1627Piet Heyn conquerors 38 ships at bay of Salvador
- 16391st American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware)
- 1652In Boston, John Hull opens the 1st mint in America
- 1720Mrs Clements of England markets 1st paste-style mustard
- 1760New York passes 1st effective law regulating practice of medicine
- 1761Puritan version of "Othello" opens in Newport, Rhode Island
- 1776Continental Congress appoints a committee to write a Declaration of Independence
- 17931st public zoo opens in Paris
- 1793Washington replaced Philadelphia as US capital
- 1794Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, forms
- 1794France revolutionary regime begins trials
- 1801Tripoli declares war on US for refusing tribute
- 18091st US steamboat to a make an ocean voyage leaves New York for Philadelphia
- 1826Sultan Mahmud II rebellious elite corp, slaughter 20,000 in Turkey
- 1834HMS Beagle / Charles Darwin sails Pacific Ocean
- 1846Robert Thomson obtains an English patent on a rubber tire
- 1847Chicago Tribune begins publishing
- 18481st telegraph link between NYC and Chicago
- 1848Battle at Vicenza: Austrians beat Sardinia-Piemonte
- 1850Millard Fillmore sworn-in as President of US (replacing Taylor)
- 1854Georg F B Reiman proposes that space is curved
- 1857England passes an act putting Canada on the decimal currency system
- 1861Battle of Big Bethel VA (Bethel Church, Great Bethal) - Union retreats
- 1864Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia
- 18682nd Belmont: Bobby Swim aboard General Duke wins in 3:02
Born on June 10
- 1613Johan Georg II: Elect of Saxon (1656-80)
- 1630Willem van Bemmel: Dutch painter / etcher
- 1637Jacques Marquette: Jesuit / Missionary founder (Chicago)
- 1688James III Edward: Old Pretender, recognized as King of Britain by Pope
- 1706John Dollond: Owner of 1st patent for achromatic lens
- 1735John Morgan: American physician-in-chief of Continental Army
- 1781Giovanni Battista Polledro: Composer
- 1782Amable-G-P B de Barante: French politician / historian
- 1790Louis Joseph Daussoigne-Mehul: Composer
- 1808Friedrich Kaiser: Dutch astronomer (Kaiser compass-card)
- 1819J D Gustave Courbet: French realist painter (Demoiselles the la Seine)
- 1831W A Remy: Composer
- 1832Edwin Arnold: English writer (Light of India)
- 1832Nikolaus A Otto: German technician (gas motor, otto motor)
- 1834Hendrik Pierson: Dutch theologist (HP Foundation)
- 1835Constant A Serrure: Flemish historian
- 1835Ferdinand IV SMJJBFLGRRJ: Ruler of Toscane
- 1836Yamaoka Tesshu: Japanese swordsman / master of kendo
- 1838Meyer E van Beem: Actor (Black Venus)
- 1840Thomas Fentress Toon: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1902
- 1843Heinrich von Herzogenberg: Composer
- 1844J Albert Neuhuys: Dutch painter (Haagse school)
- 1844Karl Hagenbeck: German animal trainer (Von Tieren und Menschen)
- 1859Jacques F H Perk: Dutch poet (Iris, Wood Song)
- 1861Josephus T J Cuypers: Dutch architect (St Bavo, Haarlem)
- 1861Pierre M M Duhem: French naturalist / philosopher / historian
- 1863Louis M A Couperus: Dutch poet / writer (Eline Vere)
- 1865Frederick A Cook: United States -- Explorer (claimed falsely to be at North Pole)
- 1869Gustave Vanzype: Belgian literary / headed La Gazette
- 1879Benjamin Lambord: Composer
Died on June 10
- 1190Frederik I van Hohenstaufen "Barbarossa": German King
- 1247Rodrigo Jimenez de Rada: Archbishop Toledo / advisor Alfonso VIII
- 1556Martin Agricola [M Sore]: German Composer / cantor
- 1560Mary de Guise: Queen-mother of Scotland
- 1584Francois-Hercule de Valois: French crown prince, dies at 28
- 1588Valentin Weigel: German mystic
- 1654Alessandro Algardi: Italian Sculptor / architect, dies at 58
- 1727George Ludwig: German Monarch of Hannover / King of England, dies at 67
- 1800Johann Abraham Peter Schulz: German composer, dies at 53
- 1834Antonius van Gils: RC Theologist (against Relief), dies at 75
- 1839Nathaniel Pryor: Sgt of Lewis & Clark Expedition
- 1849Friedrich Wilhelm Michael Kalkbrenner: Composer, dies at 63
- 1868Michael Obrenovic: Ruler of Sweden, murdered
- 1883Carl Gradener: Composer, dies at 71
- 1893Elek Erkel: Composer, dies at 49
- 1899Ernest Chausson: French Composer (Solitude dance le bois), dies at 44
- 1902Auguste Schmidt: German teacher / feminist, dies at 68
- 1903Alexander I: King of Serbia are assassinated
- 1903Dragia: Queen of Serbia, assassinated
- 1903Luigi Cremona: Italian Mathematician (grafostatica)
- 1918Arrigio Enrico Boito: Composer, dies at 76
- 1923Pierre Loti [Julien Viaud]: French sea officer / writer
- 1924Giacomo Matteotti: Italian socialist deputy, assassinated by fascists
- 1926Antonio Gaudi y Cornet: Spanish architect
- 1934Frederick Delius: English Composer (Suite Florida), dies at 72
- 1941Herschel Mayall: Actor (Tale of 2 Cities), dies at 78
- 1941Marcus Garvey: US black leader (Back to Africa Movement), dies at 52
- 1942Jean Van Royen: Secretary-General of Concentration Camp Amersfoort, dies at 63
- 1944French Duwaer: Dutch printer / resistance fighter, executed
- 1944Gerrit Jan van der Veen [Wolffensperger]: Resister, executed at 41
Events on Jun 11
- 1231Harderwijk becomes a city
- 1488Battle of Sauchieburn, Scotland
- 1517Sir Thomas Pert reaches Hudson Bay
- 1572Spanish co-land guardian Duke of Medinaceli arrives in Lock
- 1578England grants Sir Humphrey Gilbert a patent to explore and colonize US
- 1644Florentine Scientist describe invention of barometer
- 1685James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, rebels against Catholic King James II
- 1690English King Willem III departs to Ireland
- 1699England, France and Netherlands agree on 2nd Extermination treaty of Spain
- 1726Cardinal Fleury succeeds Duke of Bourbon as French Premier
- 1742Benjamin Franklin invents his Franklin stove
- 1770Captain James Cook discovers Great Barrier Reef off Australia
- 1774Jews of Algiers escape attack of Spanish Army
- 1776Continental Congress create a committee to draft Declaration of Independence
- 17881st British ship built on Pacific coast begun at Nootka Sound, BC
- 17931st American stove patent is granted to Robert Haeterick
- 1816Gas Light Co of Baltimore founded
- 1838Iowa Territory is organized
- 1859Comstock silver load discovered near Virginia City, Nevada
- 1864Battle at Cynthiana Kentucky: General Hobsons unit caught
- 1864Battle of Laurel Hill, West Virginia
- 1864Battle of Trevillian Station, VA (Central Railroad)
- 1864Confederate warship CSS Alabama runs into harbor of Cherbourg
- 18701st-stone Amstel Brewery opens in Amsterdam
- 1876Republicans pick Rutherford B Hayes as presidental candidate
- 1878DC is given a new government by Congress, 3 commissioners appointed by President (change in 1974)
- 1891Puerto Rican flag adopted
- 18951st auto race
- 1895Charles E Duryea patents a gas-driven automobile
- 1896US Assay Office in Deadwood South Dakota authorized
Born on Jun 11
- 1572Ben Jonson: England, United Kingdom -- Playwright / poet (Volpone, Alchemist)
- 1672Francesco Antonio Bonporti: Composer
- 1697Francesco A Vallotti: Italian Organist / composer / theorist
- 1704Jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas: Composer
- 1719Franz K von Velbruck: German Freemason / Prince-Bishop of Luik
- 1740Luigi Gatti: Composer
- 1776John Constable: England, United Kingdom -- Landscape painter (Hay Wain)
- 1807James Findlay Schenck: Commander (Union Navy), died in 1882
- 1808Charles Henry Poor: Commander (Union Navy), died in 1882
- 1816Robert Huston Milroy: Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1890
- 1822Samuel Davis Sturgis: Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1889
- 1823James Lawson Kemper: Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1895
- 1829Hendrik Gerhard: Founder (Dutch Social-Democratic)
- 1840Henri Braekeleer: Flemish painter / etser
- 1842Alfred: Liechtenstein -- Noble / politician
- 1861Sigismund Vladislavovich Zaremba: Composer
- 1863Eduard David: German Undersecretary (constitution of Weimar)
- 1864Richard Georg Strauss: Munich, Germany -- Composer (Don Quixote)
- 1865Jan H Leopold: Dutch poet (translated Omar Khayyam)
- 1867Charles Fabry: Discoverer (ozone layer in upper atmosphere)
- 1874Richard Stohr: Composer
- 1876Alfred L Kroeber: Hoboken, New Jersey -- Author (Anthropologist looks at History)
- 1879Roger P Bresnaham: Hall of fame catcher / manager
- 1880Jeannette Rankin: 1st woman elected to US Congress (Rep-Montana)
- 1883Frank O King: Cashton, Wisconsin -- Cartoonist (Gasoline Alley)
- 1886David Steinman: NYC, New York -- Bridge designer (Hudson, Triborough)
- 1889Wesley Ruggles: Actor / producer / director (Keystone Kops)
- 1892Edward B B Shanks: British poet / critic
- 1895Nikolai A Bulganin: Gorki, Russia -- Premier of the USSR (1955-58)
- 1897Bruno Frei: Writer
Died on Jun 11
- 1216Hendrik of Constantinople: Emperor of Constantinople (1206-16)
- 1249Adelheid van Schaarbeek: Flemish mystic / saint
- 1479Johannes a San Facundo: Spanish Augustine saint
- 1488James III: King of Scotland, dies in battle
- 1560Marie Guise: French Wife of King Jacobus V of Scotland, dies at 44
- 1560Mary of Lorraine: Pro-French Regent of Scotland, dies at 44
- 1666Cornelis Evertsen the Old: Swiss Vice-Admiral, dies in battle at 55
- 1698Balthasar Bekker: Frisian Theologist (Enchanted World), dies at 64
- 1764Christoph Stoltzenberg: Composer, dies at 74
- 1766Elisabeth Farnese: Princess of Parma / Queen of Spain, dies at 73
- 1775Egidio Romoaldo Duni: Italian composer, dies at 67
- 1808Giovanni Battista Cirri: Composer, dies at 83
- 1811Charles Frederick: Liberal ruler of Baden, dies at 82
- 1825Daniel D Tompkins: 6th US Vice President (1817-25), dies at 54
- 1828Dugald Stewart: Scot philosopher (Scottish common sense), dies at 74
- 1856Friedrich H von der Hagen: German germanist, dies at 76
- 1896Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke: Composer, dies at 72
- 1900Charles Swinnerton Heap: Composer, dies at 53
- 1903Draga Masin: Wife of Serbian King Aleksandar I, murdered at 35
- 1906Heinrich Hart: German writer (Das Lied der Menschheit), dies at 50
- 1908Georg Adler: German statehouse head, dies at 45
- 1913Machmud Shevket Pasha: Turks grand vizier, murdered
- 1924Alexander F de Savornin Lohmann, Jr.: Dutch Minister (CHU), dies at 87
- 1924Theodore Dubois: Composer, dies at 86
- 1930Henry Clay Folger, Jr.: CEO (Folger Shakespeare Library), dies at 72
- 1943Sam[uel] de Vries: Actor (Boefje, In Sobibor), dies at 50
- 1949Koci Xoxe: Albanian Vice Premier, executed
- 1949Oton Zupanic: Slavs Poet (Zimzelen pod snegom), dies at 71
- 1955Jacques Lemaigre-Dubreuil: French industrialist, murdered
- 1955Marcel Louis Auguste Samuel-Rousseau: Composer, dies at 72