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TODAY IN HISTORY

June 9

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Day 159 of 2026 | Week 24 | 200 days until Christmas 🎅

HISTORIC EVENTS

1
2010

At least 40 people are killed and more than 70 wounded in a suicide bombing at a wedding party in Arghandab, Kandahar.

2
2009

An explosion kills 17 people and injures at least 46 at a hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan.

3
2008

Two bombs explode at a train station near Algiers, Algeria, killing at least 13 people.

4
1999

Kosovo War: The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and NATO sign a peace treaty.

5
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.

6
1979

The Ghost Train fire at Luna Park Sydney, Australia, kills seven.

7
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.

8
1973

In horse racing, Secretariat wins the U.S. Triple Crown.

9
1972

Severe rainfall causes a dam in the Black Hills of South Dakota to burst, creating a flood that kills 238 people and causes $160 million in damage.

10
1968

U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a national day of mourning following the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

2001 Xolo Maridueña

American actor (Parenthood

2000 Laurie Hernandez

American gymnast (Olympic team gold

1992 Lucien Laviscount

English actor (Emily in Paris)

1990 Matthias Mayer

Austrian alpine ski racer (Olympic gold downhill 2014

1989 Oakland A's)

born in Grenada

1988 Mae Whitman

American Actress (The Duff)

1986 Adamo Ruggiero

Canadian actor (Degrassi: The Next Generation)

1986 Kary Ng

Hong Kong pop singer (Cookies)

1985 Benjamin Bernheim

French opera tenor

1985 Sonam Kapoor

Indian actress (Neerja)

1984 Kaleth Morales

Colombian vallenato folk music singer and songwriter ("Vivo en el Limbo" - I Live in the Limbo)

1984 Masoud Shojaei

Iranian footballer

1984 Wesley Sneijder

Dutch soccer midfielder (134 caps; Ajax

1984 Yulieski Gourriel

Cuban baseball player

1982 Andrew Walker

Canadian actor (Steel Toes

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