June 9

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Events

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Births

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Deaths

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  • 1647Leonard Calvert, Colonial governor of Maryland (born 1606)
  • 1656Thomas Tomkins, Welsh-English composer (born 1572){{cite Grove |last1=Huray |first1=Peter Le |last2=Irving |first2=John A. |last3=McCarthy |first3=Kerry |title=Tomkins, Thomas |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/omo/9781561592630.013.90000380404}}
  • 1681William Lilly, English astrologer (born 1602){{cite journal |last1=Burns |first1=William |title=Lilly, William: Born: 1 May 1602 Diseworth, Leicestershire Died: 9 June 1681, Hersham, Surrey |journal=Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy |date=2022 |pages=1923–1924 |doi=10.1007/978-3-319-14169-5_517}}
  • 1716Banda Singh Bahadur, Indian commander (born 1670)
  • 1717Jeanne Guyon, French mystic and author (born 1648)
  • 1799Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Caribbean-French violinist, composer, and conductor (born 1745){{cite book |last1=Banat |first1=Gabriel |title=The Chevalier de Saint-Georges : virtuoso of the sword and the bow |date=2006 |publisher=Hillsdale, N.Y. : Pendragon Press |isbn=978-1-57647-109-8 |page=453 |url=https://archive.org/details/chevalierdesaint0000bana/page/n11/mode/2up?q=%22June+9%2C+1799%22 |access-date=6 June 2024}}
  • 1834William Carey, English minister and missionary (born 1761)
  • 1870Charles Dickens, English novelist and critic (born 1812)
  • 1871Anna Atkins, English botanist and photographer (born 1799){{cite book|first=Catharine M. C.|last=Haines|title=International Women in Science: A Biographical Dictionary to 1950|location=Santa Barbara|publisher=ABC-CLIO|year=2001|isbn=978-1-57607-090-1|page=10}}
  • 1875Gérard Paul Deshayes, French geologist and conchologist (born 1795)
  • 1889Mike Burke, American baseball player (born 1854)
  • 1892William Grant Stairs, Canadian-English captain and explorer (born 1863)

=1901–present=

  • 1901Adolf Bötticher, German historian and author (born 1842)
  • 1913Sarah Roberts, English woman who was the subject of a vampire legend (born 1872).{{cite news |last1=Henfield |first1=Sally |title=The 'Peruvian vampire' - from East Lancashire |url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/4385196.peruvian-vampire---east-lancashire/ |access-date=3 October 2024 |work=Lancashire Telegraph |date=21 May 2009}}
  • 1923Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (born 1846)
  • 1927Victoria Woodhull, American activist for women's rights (born 1838)
  • 1929Louis Bennison, American stage and silent film actor (born 1884)
  • 1929 – Margaret Lawrence, American stage actress (born 1889)
  • 1929 – Alice Gossage, American journalist (born 1861){{cite journal |title=Dakota Images: Alice R. Gossage |journal=South Dakota History |date=1974 |volume=4 |issue=4 |url=https://www.sdhspress.com/journal/south-dakota-history-4-4/dakota-images-alice-r-gossage/vol-04-no-4-dakota-images-alice-r-gossage.pdf |access-date=April 4, 2024 |publisher=South Dakota State Historical Society}}
  • 1942František Erben, Czech gymnast (born 1874)
  • 1952Adolf Busch, German-Austrian violinist and composer (born 1891)
  • 1953Ernest Graves Sr., American football player, coach, and general (born 1880)
  • 1956Chandrashekhar Agashe, Indian industrialist and lawyer (born 1888)
  • 1956 – Hans Bergsland, Norwegian fencer (born 1878)
  • 1956 – Thomas Hicks, Australian tennis player (born 1869)
  • 1956 – Ferdinand Jodl, German general (born 1896)
  • 1958Robert Donat, English actor (born 1905)
  • 1959Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1876)
  • 1960Harry S. Hammond, American football player and businessman (born 1884)
  • 1961Camille Guérin, French veterinarian, bacteriologist and immunologist (born 1872)
  • 1963Jacques Villon, French painter (born1875)
  • 1964Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, British businessman and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (born 1879)
  • 1968Bernard Cronin, Australian author and journalist (born 1884)
  • 1972Gilberto Parlotti, Italian motorcycle racer (born 1940)
  • 1973Chuck Bennett, American football player and coach (born 1907)
  • 1973 – John Creasey, English author and politician (born 1908)
  • 1973 – Erich von Manstein, German general (born 1887)
  • 1974Miguel Ángel Asturias, Guatemalan journalist, author, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1899)
  • 1979Cyclone Taylor, Canadian ice hockey player and civil servant (born 1884)
  • 1981Allen Ludden, American game show host (born 1917)
  • 1984Helen Hardin, American painter (born 1943)
  • 1989George Wells Beadle, American geneticist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1903)
  • 1991Claudio Arrau, Chilean-American pianist and educator (born 1903)
  • 1993Alexis Smith, Canadian-born American actress (born 1921)
  • 1994Jan Tinbergen, Dutch economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1903)
  • 1997Stanley Knowles, American-Canadian academic and politician (born 1908)
  • 1998Lois Mailou Jones, American painter and academic (born 1905)
  • 2000John Abramovic, American basketball player (born 1919)
  • 2000 – Jacob Lawrence, American painter and academic (born 1917)
  • 2004Rosey Brown, American football player and coach (born 1932)
  • 2004 – Brian Williamson, Jamaican activist, co-founded J-FLAG (born 1945)
  • 2006Drafi Deutscher, German singer-songwriter (born 1946)
  • 2007Frankie Abernathy, American purse designer, cast-member on The Real World: San Diego (born 1981)
  • 2008Algis Budrys, Lithuanian-American author and critic (born 1931)
  • 2008 – Suleiman Mousa, Jordanian historian and author (born 1919)
  • 2009Dick May, American race car driver (born 1930)
  • 2010Ken Brown, British Guitarist who was a member of The Quarrymen (born 1940)
  • 2011M. F. Husain, Indian painter and director (born 1915)
  • 2011 – Tomoko Kawakami, Japanese voice actress (born 1970)
  • 2011 – Mike Mitchell, American basketball player (born 1956)
  • 2012Régis Clère, French cyclist (born 1956)
  • 2012 – John Maples, Baron Maples, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence (born 1943)
  • 2012 – Ivan Minatti, Slovene poet and translator (born 1924)
  • 2012 – Hawk Taylor, American baseball player and coach (born 1939)
  • 2012 – Abram Wilson, American-English trumpet player and educator (born 1973)
  • 2013Iain Banks, Scottish author (born 1954){{cite web |title=Iain Banks obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jun/09/iain-banks-dies-59-cancer |website=The Guardian |access-date=25 May 2020 |language=en |date=10 June 2013 |archive-date=10 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810170610/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jun/09/iain-banks-dies-59-cancer |url-status=live }}
  • 2013 – Bruno Bartoletti, Italian conductor (born 1926)
  • 2013 – John Burke, English rugby player (born 1948)
  • 2013 – Walter Jens, German philologist, historian, and academic (born 1923)
  • 2013 – Zdeněk Rotrekl, Czech poet and historian (born 1920)
  • 2014Bernard Agré, Ivorian cardinal (born 1926)
  • 2014 – Stuart Long, American boxer and Catholic priest (born 1963){{cite news |last1=La Rosa |first1=Michelle |title=Meet Father Stu – the true story, and real priest behind Mark Wahlberg's new movie |url=https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/meet-fr-stu-the-real-priest-and-true |website=The Pillar/ |publisher=The Pillar |access-date=31 August 2024 |language=en |date=11 April 2022}}
  • 2014 – Rik Mayall, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter (born 1958){{cite web |title=Rik Mayall obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/jun/09/rik-mayall |website=The Guardian |access-date=4 May 2021 |language=en |date=9 June 2014 |archive-date=26 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526092049/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/jun/09/rik-mayall |url-status=live }}
  • 2014 – Elsie Quarterman, American ecologist and academic (born 1910)
  • 2014 – Alicemarie Huber Stotler, American lawyer and judge (born 1942)
  • 2014 – Gustave Tassell, American fashion designer (born 1926)
  • 2014 – Bob Welch, American baseball player and coach (born 1956)
  • 2015Pumpkinhead, American rapper (born 1975)
  • 2015 – Pedro Zerolo, Spanish lawyer and politician (born 1960)
  • 2017Adam West, American actor and investor (born 1928)
  • 2018Fadil Vokrri, Kosovo Albanian football administrator and player (born 1960){{cite news |title=Head of Kosovo soccer federation Fadil Vokrri dies |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kosovo-soccer-death/head-of-kosovo-soccer-federation-fadil-vokrri-dies-idUSKCN1J50FZ |access-date=9 June 2018 |work=Reuters |date=9 June 2018 |archive-date=9 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180609162416/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kosovo-soccer-death/head-of-kosovo-soccer-federation-fadil-vokrri-dies-idUSKCN1J50FZ |url-status=live }}
  • 2019Bushwick Bill, Jamaican-American rapper (born 1966){{cite news |title=Geto Boys' Bushwick Bill Dead at 52 |url=https://www.tmz.com/2019/06/09/bushwick-bill-dead-dies-pancreatic-cancer-geto-boys/ |access-date=1 September 2019 |work=TMZ |date=9 June 2019 |archive-date=29 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629153629/https://www.tmz.com/2019/06/09/bushwick-bill-dead-dies-pancreatic-cancer-geto-boys/ |url-status=live }}
  • 2022Julee Cruise, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress (born 1956){{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/10/arts/music/julee-cruise-dead.html|title = Julee Cruise, Vocalist of 'Twin Peaks' Fame, Dies at 65|newspaper = The New York Times|date = June 10, 2022|accessdate = June 10, 2022|last = Genzlinger|first = Neil|url-access = limited}}
  • 2022 – Billy Kametz, American voice actor (born 1987){{cite web |title=Billy Kametz Obituary |url=https://obits.pennlive.com/us/obituaries/pennlive/name/billy-kametz-obituary?id=35161536 |website=The Patriot-News |date=2023-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124055654/https://obits.pennlive.com/us/obituaries/pennlive/name/billy-kametz-obituary?id=35161536 |archive-date=2023-01-24 |url-status=live |access-date=2022-12-16 }}
  • 2022 – Matt Zimmerman, Canadian actor (born 1934)[https://scifibulletin.com/2022/06/10/rip-matt-zimmerman/ RIP Matt Zimmerman]{{cite news |title=Matt Zimmerman, Canadian actor best known as the voice of Alan Tracy in Thunderbirds – obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2022/06/20/matt-zimmerman-canadian-actor-best-known-voice-alan-tracy-thunderbirds/ |access-date=20 June 2022 |publisher=The Telegraph |date=20 June 2022}}
  • 2022 – Amir Liaquat Hussain, Pakistani politician, columnist and television host. (born 1971){{Cite news |date=2022-06-09 |title=Aamir Liaquat Hussain: Pakistan's shock televangelist dies at 50 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-61745508 |access-date=2024-02-09 |language=en-GB}}
  • 2023Alain Touraine, French sociologist (born 1925){{Cite web |title=Le sociologue Alain Touraine est mort à 97 ans |url=https://www.bfmtv.com/societe/le-sociologue-alain-touraine-est-mort-a-97-ans_AD-202306090802.html |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=BFMTV |language=fr}}
  • 2024James Lawson, American activist, professor, and minister (born 1928){{cite web|title=The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader's family says|url=https://apnews.com/article/james-lawson-civil-rights-leader-d0abdb6dda2a4d0597e47fea48f161a0|author1=Weber, Christopher|author2=Travis Loller|author3=Adrian Sainz|website=APNews.com|publisher=Associated Press|date=June 10, 2024|access-date=June 10, 2024}}

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