Historical Events In June - 09

1963  On this day in history barbra Striesand appears on "The Ed Sullivan Show"   

1963  On June - 09 movie "Cleopatra" opens in NY   

1964  Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook/newspaper owner (Leatherhead), dies on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history the Monkees appear at the Hollywood Bowl   

1967  On this day in history stefan Boleslaw Poradowski, composer, dies at 64   

1969  On June - 09 brian Jones quits the Rolling Stones   

1969  On June - 09 warren Burger confirmed as US Chief Justice   

1971  On June - 09 paul McCartney's album "Ram" goes gold   

1971  On this day in history harold Lloyd Jr, actor (Frankenstein's Daughter), dies at 40   

1972  14" of rain in 6 hrs burst Rapid City SD dam, drowns 200 on this day in history.   

1972  Bruce Springsteen signs a record deal with Columbia on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history secretariat becomes the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years by winning the Belmont Stakes.   

1974  On this day in history supergroup Blind Faith's (Clapton, Windwood, Baker) first concert   

1974  M A Asturias, writer, dies on June - 09.   

1975  E Roemer discovers asteroid #1983 Bok on this day in history.   

1975  Fire in prison hospital kills 10 prisoners &1 guard (Sanford Fla) on this day in history.   

1975  On June - 09 david Frederick Barlow, composer, dies at 48   

1976  James A Farley, US Postmaster General (1932-38), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history george &Patti Harrison divorce   

1977  On June - 09 silver jubilee of Queen Elizabeth celebrated with fireworks   

1977  Bill Merritt, cricketer (6 Tests of leg-spin for NZ, 12 wkts), dies on this day in history.   

1978  Gutenberg Bible (1 of 21) sells for $2.4 million, London on June - 09.   

1978  Larry Holmes wins a decision over Ken Norton for the WBC crown on June - 09.   

1979  On June - 09 michael Cairney topples a record row of 169,713 dominoes   

1980  On June - 09 comedian Richard Pryor suffers severe burns in a drug mishap and is hospitalized for two months.   

1980  Soyuz T-2 returns to Earth on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history leonard Huizinga, journalist/writer (Olivier & Adrian), dies at 73   

1981  Allen Ludden, game show host (Password), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1982  Israel wipes out Syrian SAM missiles in Bekaa Valley on this day in history.   

1982  Guillaume Jorissen, Flemish politician, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1984  Cyndi Lauper's first #1 "Time After Times" on June - 09.   

1984  On June - 09 nASA launches Intelsat V, it failed   

1984  Polygram's Hanover Germany plant produces its 10 millionth CD on this day in history.   

1984  Swale wins the Belmont Stakes (8 days later Swale dies) on June - 09.   

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1508  Primož Trubar, Slovenian Protestant reformer (d. 1586) was born on June - 09.   

1510  On this day in history birth of nicolaas van Nieuwland, corrupt 1st bishop of Harlem   

1573  Henricus Hondius, Dutch etcher/publisher was born on this day in history.   

1580  On this day in history birth of daniel Heinsius, Flemish scholar (d. 1655)   

1588  Johann Andreas Herbst, composer was born on this day in history.   

1595  On this day in history birth of king Wladislaus IV of Poland (d. 1648)   

1597  Pieter J Saenredam, architecture painter was born on this day in history.   

1640  Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705) was born on this day in history.   

0068  On this day in history death of claudius Nero, Roman emperor (54-68), commits suicide at 31   

0373  Death of Ephrem the Syrian, Christian hymnodist on this day in history.   

0597  Death of St. Columba, Christian missionary (b. 521) on this day in history.   

0630  On June - 09 death of king Shahrbaraz of Persia   

1171  Jacob Ben Meir, [Rabbenu Tam], French Tosofist, dies on this day in history.   

1361  Philippe de Vitry, French composer/poet, dies at 69 on June - 09.   

1382  Philip of Lead, lawyer of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.   

1563  On this day in history death of william Paget, 1st Baron Paget, English statesman (b. 1506)