On June 9, history records 44 notable events, 206 famous births and 83 deaths, spanning the years 721 to 1798.
Events on this day include: Odo of Aquitaine defeats the Moors in the Battle of Toulouse. (721); Abbasid Revolution: Abu Muslim Khorasani begins an open revolt against Umayyad rule, which is carried out under the sign of the Black Standard. (747).
Notable people born on June 9 include Deokjong of Goryeo (1016), Blanche II of Navarre (1424), Daniel Heinsius (1580).
Notable figures who died on this day include Ephrem the Syrian (373), Columba (597), Shahrbaraz (630).
Events on 9 June 44
See all →Abbasid Revolution: Abu Muslim Khorasani begins an open revolt against Umayyad rule, which is carried out under the sign of the Black Standard.
Duccio's Maestà, a seminal artwork of the early Italian Renaissance, is unveiled and installed in Siena Cathedral in Siena, Italy.
French Parliament fines Simon de Colines for publishing the Biblical commentary Commentarii initiatorr in quatuor Evangelia by Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples.
Second Anglo-Dutch War: The Raid on the Medway by the Dutch fleet begins. It lasts for five days and results in the worst ever defeat of the Royal Navy.
James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of the future U.S. state of Georgia.
British forces begin the Siege of Havana and capture the city during the Seven Years' War.
Birthdays on 9 June 206
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Deaths on 9 June 83
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