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- 68 Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide, imploring his secretary Epaphroditos to slit his throat to evade a Senate-imposed death by flogging
- 721 Odo of Aquitaine defeats a Umayyad Muslim army at the Battle of Toulouse
- 1549 Book of Common Prayer is adopted by the Church of England
- 1815 End of the Congress of Vienna: New European political situation is set
- 1856 500 Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa, and head west for Salt Lake City, Utah, carrying all their possessions in two-wheeled handcarts
- 1977 Silver jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain celebrated with fireworks
- 2019 Over 1 million people protest in Hong Kong over proposed new laws for extradition to China in one of largest-ever protests in the city
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Jun 9 in Film & TV
- 1934 1st appearance of Donald Duck in a cartoon, "The Wise Little Hen"
Jun 9 in Music
- 1924 "Jelly-Roll Blues" is recorded by American jazz pioneer pianist and composer Jelly Roll Morton
Jun 9 in Sport
- 1973 105th Belmont: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 2:24, becoming the 1st Triple Crown winner in 25 years
Did You Know?
1st Automat restaurant opens at 818 Chestnut St, Philadelphia
Fun Fact About June 9
The Harvard Corporation, the more powerful of the two administrative boards of Harvard, is established. First legal corporation in the Americas.
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