On This Day in History June 9, 2018

Historical Events 68  Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide, imploring his secretary Epaphroditos to slit his throat to evade a Senate-imposed death by flogging 721  Odo of Aquitaine defeats the Moors in the Battle of Toulouse 1549  Book of Common Prayer is adopted by the Church of England 1815  End of the Congress of Vienna: New European political situation is set 1856  500 Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa, and head west for Salt Lake City, Utah, carrying all their possessions in two-wheeled handcarts 1977  Silver jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain celebrated with fireworks 1997  British lease on the New Territories in Hong Kong expires More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Johnny Depp 55th Birthday Michael J. Fox 57th Birthday Natalie Portman 37th Birthday Peter the Great (1672 - 1725) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870) Nero (37 - 68) More Famous Deaths June 8th: France's Biggest-Ever Bank Robbery Its vault was thought to be impregnable, but the bank had not reckoned on the ingenuity of a determined thief who died on this day, with the loot still missing. Read the Article