Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: June 9
June 9, 2024 is the 161st day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 205 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Sunday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Gemini is your zodiac sign. Pearl is your modern birthstone. Moonstone is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: June 9
- 53 –Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia.
- 1772 –The British schooner Gaspée is burned off the coast of Rhode Island.
- 1873 –Alexandra Palace in London burns down after being open for only 16 days.
- 1900 –Birsa Munda, an important figure in the Indian independence movement, dies in British prison under mysterious circumstances.
- 1928 –Charles Kingsford Smith completes the first trans-Pacific flight in a Fokker Trimotor monoplane, the Southern Cross.
- 1944 –World War II: the Soviet Union invades East Karelia and the previously Finnish part of Karelia, occupied by Finland since 1941.
- 1946 –King Bhumibol Adulyadej ascends to the throne of Thailand. He is currently the world’s longest reigning monarch.
- 1953 –Flint-Worcester tornado outbreak sequence: a tornado spawned from the same storm system as the Flint tornado hits in Worcester, Massachusetts killing 94.
- 1967 –Six-Day War: Israel captures the Golan Heights from Syria
- 1978 –The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opens its priesthood to “all worthy men”, ending a 148-year-old policy excluding black men.
Who were born on June 9?
- 1812 –Johann Gottfried Galle, German astronomer (d. 1910)
- 1865 –Albéric Magnard, French composer (d. 1914)
- 1882 –Robert Kerr, Canadian sprinter (d. 1963)
- 1939 –David Hobbs, English racecar driver and commentator
- 1950 –Giorgos Kastrinakis, Greek-American basketball player
- 1961 –Michael J. Fox, Canadian-born actor
- 1967 –Mike Freestone, Neither a runner or a murderer
- 1970 –Erika Miklósa, Hungarian coloratura soprano
- 1983 –Danny Richar, Dominican baseball player
- 1988 –Mae Whitman, American actress and voice actress
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