What Happened on June 9?

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EVENTS ON JUNE 9

Explore the most important historical events that happened on June 9, featuring key moments that shaped the world.

Birsa Munda

Year: 1900

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

Treaty of Tianjin (1885)

Year: 1885

Treaty 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.

Battle of Brandy Station

Year: 1863

American Civil War: The Battle of Brandy Station in Virginia, the largest cavalry battle on American soil, ends Confederate cavalry dominance in the eastern theater.

William Jennings Bryan

Year: 1915

William 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.

Åland

Year: 1922

Åland's Regional Assembly convened for its first plenary session in Mariehamn, Åland; today, the day is celebrated as Self-Government Day of Åland.

Soviet Union

Year: 1944

World War II: The Soviet Union invades East Karelia and the previously Finnish part of Karelia, occupied by Finland since 1941.

Charles Kingsford Smith

Year: 1928

Charles Kingsford Smith completes the first trans-Pacific flight in a Fokker Trimotor monoplane, the Southern Cross.

Bulgaria

Year: 1923

Bulgaria's military takes over the government in a coup.

BIRTHS ON JUNE 9

Discover famous people and historical figures born on June 9, including leaders, artists, scientists, and cultural icons.

Johnny Ace

Year of birth: 1929

Johnny Ace, American singer and pianist (died 1954)

Jordi Pujol

Year of birth: 1930

Jordi Pujol, Spanish physician and politician, 126th President of the Generalitat de Catalunya

George Nigh

Year of birth: 1927

George Nigh, American politician, 17th and 22nd Governor of Oklahoma (died 2025)

Jim Nolan (basketball)

Year of birth: 1927

Jim Nolan, American basketball player (died 1983)

Calvin "Fuzz" Jones was an American electric blues bassist and singer. He worked with many blues musicians, including Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, the Legendary Blues Band, Mississippi Heat, James Cotton, Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson, Little Walter and Elmore James.