On This Day in History
June 9
Historical Events
68 Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide, imploring his secretary Epaphroditus to slit his throat to evade a Senate-imposed death by flogging
721 Odo of Aquitaine defeats a Umayyad Muslim army at the Battle of Toulouse, halting Arab expansion in Western Europe
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1549 Book of Common Prayer is adopted by the Church of England
1815 Congress of Vienna ends after reshaping the political map of Europe
1856 500 Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa, and head west for Salt Lake City, Utah, carrying all their possessions in two-wheeled handcarts
1898 China leases Hong Kong's New Territories to the United Kingdom for 99 years
2019 Over 1 million people protest in Hong Kong against proposed new laws for extradition to China in one of the largest-ever protests in the city
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Famous Birthdays
Also Johnny Depp (62) and Natalie Portman (44)
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Famous Deaths
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The Lost Love of Cheating Henry
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The mistress of French King Henry IV was beautiful, intelligent – and pregnant. He wanted her by his side in place of his childless Queen. But fate stepped in
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