June 9
This day in history:
- 1928 โ Charles Kingsford Smith completes the first trans-Pacific flight in a Fokker Trimotor monoplane, the Southern Cross.
- 1957 โ First ascent of Broad Peak by Fritz Wintersteller, Marcus Schmuck, Kurt Diemberger, and Hermann Buhl.
- 1959 โ The USS George Washington is launched. It is the first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine.
- 1311 โ Duccio's Maestร , a seminal artwork of the early Italian Renaissance, is unveiled and installed in Siena Cathedral in Siena, Italy.
Births:
- 1595 โ Wลadysลaw IV Vasa, Polish king (died 1648)
- 1983 โ Josh Cribbs, American football player
- 1865 โ Carl Nielsen, Danish violinist, composer, and conductor (died 1931)
Deaths:
- 2014 โ Gustave Tassell, American fashion designer (born 1926)
- 2008 โ Suleiman Mousa, Jordanian historian and author (born 1919)
- 2006 โ Drafi Deutscher, German singer-songwriter (born 1946)
Holidays:
- Murcia Day (Murcia)
- National Heroes' Day (Uganda)
- Coral Triangle Day
Random Article of the day:
Blood, Sweat and No Tears
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