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Today in History for 9th June 2025

Historical Events

1727 – Wreck of Dutch ship Zeewijk on the Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, with the loss of 72 lives, 82 survivors eventually build a boat and sail to Batavia (Jakarta)
1958 – HM Queen Elizabeth II officially opens London Gatwick Airport, (LGW), Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom.
1970 – Harry Blackmun sworn in as US Supreme Court Justice
1985 – NBA Championship, Boston Garden: Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics, 111-100 for a 4 games to 2 series victory; Finals MVP: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1993 – Tickets for Indians 1st season in Jacobs Field go on sale

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Famous Birthdays

1810 – Carl Otto Ehrenfried Nicolai, German composer, one of the founders of the Vienna Philharmonic, born in Königsberg, Prussia (d. 1849)
1943 – Charles Saatchi, Iraqi English magnate and art collector (founded advertising company Saatchi and Saatchi), born in Baghdad, Iraq
1956 – Patricia Cornwell, American author (Kay Scarpetta crime novels), born in Miami, Florida
1961 – Aaron Sorkin, American screenwriter and playwright (A Few Good Men; The West Wing), born in New York City
1975 – Paul Agostino, Australian soccer forward (18 caps; 1860 Munich 248 games), born in Adelaide, Australia

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Famous Deaths

1901 – Walter Besant, English writer and philanthropist (Rebel Queen), dies at 64
1921 – Luis María Drago, Argentine statesman and author of Drago Doctrine, dies at 62
1967 – Stefan Boleslaw Poradowski, Polish composer, dies at 64
1994 – Angela Lakeberg, American siamese twin, dies at 11 months
2002 – Hans Janmaat, Dutch politician and party leader (CP, CD), dies of heart failure at 67

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Famous Deaths for 8th June 2025

1628 – Rudolph Goclenius, German philosopher who popularized the term psychology, dies at 81
1714 – Sophia of Hanover, Princess Palatine and Electress of Saxony, dies at 83
1835 – Gian Domenico Romagnosi, Italian physicist (b. 1761)
1866 – Wilhelm Schirmer, German landscape artist, dies at 64
1870 – Johann Gottlob Töpfer, German organist, composer, and teacher, dies at 78
1908 – Johan Lindegren, Swedish composer, musician and teacher, dies at 66
1990 – Jose Figueres, president of Costa Rica (1948-49, 53-58, 70-74), dies
1992 – William McGowan, entrepreneur (MCI), dies at 64
2010 – Crispian St. Peters [Robin Peter Smith], British pop singer (The Pied Piper; No No No), dies at 71
2019 – Arthur Frackenpohl, American composer, arranger, and pedagogue (Natural Superiority of Music), dies at 95

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Historical Events for 8th June 2025

1880 – Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky delivers an emotional speech at the unveiling of a monument to Pushkin in Moscow
1940 – 72nd Belmont: Fred A Smith aboard Bimelech wins in 2:29.6
1955 – MLB Brooklyn Dodgers option pitcher (and future Baseball Hall of Fame manager) Tommy Lasorda to make room on roster for future Hall of Famer, pitcher Sandy Koufax
1956 – Richard B. Fitzgibbon, Jr. killed by another USAF airman in Vietnam, becoming the first American killed in the Vietnam War
1965 – US troops ordered to fight offensively in Vietnam
1973 – Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco appointed premier of Spain
1981 – MLB Seattle Mariners draft Mike Moore #1
1992 – NY Yankee pitcher Steve Howe is banned from baseball for 7th time
2008 – Akihabara massacre takes place on the crowded Sunday pedestrian-zoned Chūōdōri street in Tokyo, Japan, when a man uses a truck and dagger to kill seven people and injure 11
2023 – British PM Rishi Sunak meets US President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington announcing an economic partnership, to investigate dangers of A.I. and re-stating their long-term support for Ukraine

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Today in History for 8th June 2025

Historical Events

1941 – British and French troops overthrow the pro-German Syrian government
1964 – “The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)”, recorded by 1960s American pop singers, Jan and Dean, is released
1975 – Two passenger trains collide near Munich, Germany, killing 35 people
1984 – “Ghostbusters”, American supernatural comedy film, directed and produced by Ivan Reitman, starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson premieres
2008 – French Open Men’s Tennis: Rafael Nadal equals Björn Borg’s Open era record of 4 consecutive French titles; outclasses Roger Federer 6-1, 6-3, 6-0

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Famous Birthdays

1759 – Thomas Dunham Whitaker, British topographer, born in Rainham, Norfolk (d. 1821)
1814 – Charles Reade, English novelist (Cloister and Hearth), born in Ipsden, Oxfordshire (d. 1884)
1912 – Harry Holtzman, American abstract artist, born in New York City (d. 1987)
1930 – Michael Codron, British theatrical producer (plays of Harold Pinter and Tom Stoppard), born in London
1932 – Ray Illingworth, English cricket spin bowler and captain (61 Tests; 122 wickets, 1,836 runs @ 23.24; Yorkshire CCC, Leicestershire CCC), born in Pudsey, England (d. 2021)

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Famous Deaths

1476 – George Neville, English archbishop and statesman
1621 – Anne de Xainctonge, French saint and founder of the Society of the Sisters of Saint Ursula of the Blessed Virgin, dies at 53
1924 – Andrew Irvine, English mountain climber (climbing accident) (b. 1902)
1988 – Russell Harty, broadcaster, dies
1992 – Alfred Uhl, Austrian composer, dies at 83

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Famous Deaths for 7th June 2025

1555 – Maarten van Rossum, Dutch army leader who fought for the Duke of Guelders, dies at about 76
1626 – Anne of Saint Bartholomew, Flemish Roman Catholic nun, dies at 76
1935 – Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin, Russian botanist (more than 300 new types of fruit), dies at 79
1937 – Jean Harlow [Harlean Carpentier], American actress and 1930s’ sex goddess (Dinner at 8; Bombshell), dies from gallbladder infection at 26
1978 – Ronald George Wreyford Norrish, British chemist, Nobel Prize laureate 1967, dies at 80
1980 – Henry Miller, American writer (Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn), dies of circulatory complications at 88
2001 – Carole Fredericks, American singer (Fredericks Goldman Jones), dies of a heart attack at 49
2010 – Omar Rayo, Colombian painter, sculptor, caricaturist and plastic artist. (b. 1928)
2011 – Hubert Du Plessis, South African pianist and composer, dies at 88
2020 – Frank Bey [Bass], American blues singer-songwriter (“All My Dues Are Paid”), dies at 74

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Historical Events for 7th June 2025

1628 – English King Charles I ratifies the Petition of Rights
1898 – Social Democracy of America party holds 1st national convention, Chicago
1919 – Sette giugno: Riot in Malta; four are killed.
1962 – NASA civilian test pilot Joseph A. Walker takes X-15 to 31,580 m
1968 – The body of assassinated US Senator Robert F. Kennedy lies in state at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York
1969 – Washington Senators draft Jeff Burroughs #1
1970 – French Open Men’s Tennis: Czech star Jan Kodeš wins his first major title; beats Željko Franulović of Yugoslavia 6-2, 6-4, 6-
1986 – French Open Women’s Tennis: Chris Evert beats Martina Navratilova 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 for her 18th and final Grand Slam title and record 7th French singles crown
2015 – -8 41st G7 summit held in Schloss Elmau, Bavaria
2021 – UN International Labor Director says global impact of the pandemic four times worse than 2008 Economic Crisis, pushed 100 million workers into poverty

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Today in History for 7th June 2025

Historical Events

1937 – Time magazine publishes the second of the only two known photos taken of the United States Supreme Court in session
1948 – Communist complete takeover of Czechoslovakia; President Bernes resigns
1971 – Soviet Soyuz 11 crew completes 1st transfer to orbiting Salyut space station
1980 – Jeff Norman runs world record 50k (2:48:06)
1981 – French Open Men’s Tennis: Björn Borg of Sweden wins 11th and final career Grand Slam title; Open era record 6th French title; beats Ivan Lendl 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1

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Famous Birthdays

1884 – Julius P. Hoste, Belgian journalist, daily newspaper publisher (Last News), and politician (Minister of Education, 1936-38; Senator 1949-54), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1954)
1938 – Ian St John, Scottish soccer forward (21 caps; Motherwell; Liverpool 425 games), manager (Motherwell, Portsmouth) and broadcaster (ITV: Saint and Greavsie), born in Motherwell, Scotland (d. 2021)
1958 – Christopher Marcantel, actor (Chip-Nurse, Loving), born in Smithtown, New York
1967 – Dave Navarro, American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter, (Jane’s Addiction – “Just Because”; Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1993-98), born in Santa Monica, California
1970 – Mike Modano, American Hockey Hall of Fame center, 1989-2011, 8X All-Star (Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings), born in Livonia, Michigan

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Famous Deaths

1854 – Charles Baudin, French admiral (b. 1792)
1945 – Rubén M. Campos, Mexican novelist (Claudio Oranos) and musicologist (El folklore y la musica mexicana), dies at 69
1987 – John Blofeld, writer/translator/Zen practitioner, dies at 73
1996 – [Francis] Max Factor, American CEO of Max Factor Cosmetics, dies at 91
1996 – Noel Walton Bott, British engineer (father of wave energy), dies at 88

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Famous Deaths for 6th June 2025

1878 – Robert Stirling, Scottish inventor (Stirling cycle engine) (b. 1790)
1911 – Charley Jones, American MLB Baseball outfielder, and one of the first sluggers, 1875-88 (Cincinnati Reds; Boston Red Caps, and 3 other teams), dies at 59
1935 – Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, British army officer, dies at 72
1969 – Miles Dempsey, British WWII general (XIII Corps, Second Army), dies of cancer at 72
1984 – A. Bertram Chandler, Anglo-Australian mariner and sci-fi author (Empress of Outer Space), dies at 72
1987 – Fulton Mackay, Scottish actor and playwright (Porridge), dies of stomach cancer at 64
2010 – Paul Wunderlich, German lithographer, surrealist painter, and sculptor, dies at 83
2015 – Vincent Bugliosi, American attorney and author (Helter-Skelter), dies at 80
2016 – Peter Shaffer, English playwright (Equus, Amadeus), twin brother to Anthony, dies at 90
2023 – Teddy McCarthy, Irish hurler (2 x All-Ireland Titles; Cork; Sarsfields GAA) and Gaelic footballer (2 x All-Ireland Titles; Cork; Glanmire GFC), dies at 57

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Historical Events for 6th June 2025

1919 – Finland declares war on bolsheviks
1958 – French Prime Minister Charles de Gaulle says Algeria will always be French
1970 – 102nd Belmont: John Rotz aboard High Echelon wins in 2:34
1971 – Final broadcast of “The Ed Sullivan Show” (a repeat from 7 February) on CBS-TV
1985 – Body of Nazi concentration camp doctor Dr Josef Mengele located and exhumed
1999 – French Open Men’s Tennis: Andre Agassi wins his 1st and only French title; beats Andrei Medvedev of Ukraine 1-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
2004 – Tamil is established as a Classical language by the President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in a joint sitting of the two houses of the Indian Parliament.
2009 – French Open Women’s Tennis: Svetlana Kuznetsova beats fellow Russian and World #1 Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-2
2010 – 56th British Academy Television Awards: “The Armstrong and Miller Show” Best Comedy, “Misfits” Best Drama
2019 – German serial killer nurse Niels Hoegel jailed for a second life sentence for the murder of 85 more people (previously convicted for six). Germany’s worst post-war serial killer.

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Today in History for 6th June 2025

Historical Events

1816 – 10″ of snowfall in New England, part of a “year without a summer” which followed the eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia
1889 – Great Fire in Seattle destroys 25 downtown blocks
1932 – The Revenue Act of 1932 is enacted, creating the first gas tax in the United States, at a rate of 1 cent per US gallon (1/4 ¢/L) sold
1944 – World War II: All Major League Baseball games are cancelled in honor of the D-Day landings in northern France
1992 – WLAF World Bowl 2, Olympic Stadium, Montreal: Sacramento Surge beats Orlando Thunder, 21-17

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Famous Birthdays

1879 – Patrick Abercrombie, English architect and town planner, born in Ashton upon Mersey, Cheshire, England (d. 1957)
1886 – Paul Dudley White, American heart specialist, born in Roxbury, Massachusetts (d. 1973)
1950 – Chantal Akerman, Belgian feminist filmmaker (Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, Je Tu II Elle), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 2015)
1975 – Staci Keanan [Anastasia Love Sagorsky], American actress (My Two Dads, Step by Step), born in Devon, Pennsylvania
1987 – Kyle Falconer, Scottish rock singer-songwriter (The View), born in Dryburgh, Dundee, Scotland

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Famous Deaths

1730 – Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon, Marshal of France, dies at 83
1836 – Anthony of Saxony, King of Saxony (1827-36), dies at 80
1934 – Max Pallenberg [Pollack], Austrian extempore farce actor (Morn to Midnight), husband of operetta star Fritzi Massary, dies in air crash at 56
1994 – Peter Graves, British actor (Paradise Lagoon, Admirable Crichton), dies at 82
1996 – Jean Sinclair, South African campaigner, founder member and first president of the Black Sash in 1955, dies at 88

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