June 9

June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining.

Events:

Births:

• 1891 - Cole Porter, composer and lyricist.
• 1916 - Robert McNamara, U.S. Secretary of Defense during John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson's administrations.
• 1916 - Les Paul, guitarist.
• 1939 - Dick Vitale, sportscaster.
• 1961 - Michael J. Fox, actor: Back to the Future.
• 1963 - Johnny Depp, actor: Donnie Brasco, Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood.
• 1964 - Gloria Reuben, actress: E.R.
• 1981 - Natalie Portman, actress: Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace.

Deaths:

• 597 - Saint Columba, Christian missionary.
• 1870 - Charles Dickens, British novelist.

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See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December June 8 - June 10 - May 9 - July 9 - more historical anniversaries