JUNE 9 | Birthdays and Events
Famous Birthdays
People born on June 9
Sarah Rapelje
Sarah Rapelje becomes the first white child born of New Netherland, the colony of the Dutch Republic located on the East Coast of the U.S.
Samuel Slater
Died: April 21, 1835
Engineer and businessman known as the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution".
Thomas L. Jennings
Died: February 12, 1856
American tailor and inventor of dry-cleaning. Jennings was also an abolitionist and desegregationist.
Harry DeBaecke
Died: November 6, 1961
American rower who completed in the 1900 Olympics.
Fred Waring
Died: July 29, 1984
American singer, bandleader, and television host who was often referred to as "The Man Who Taught America How to Sing".
Les Paul
Died: August 12, 2009
American guitarist and songwriter who was also a pioneer of the solid-body electric guitar. His prototype, the Log, served as inspiration for the Gibson Les Paul.
Jackie Wilson
Died: January 21, 1984
Soul singer-songwriter and performer, with hits like Lonely Teardrops, Higher And Higher, and I Get the Sweetest Feeling.
Gregory Maguire
Fantasy writer credited with writing Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West.
Johnny Depp
Acclaimed actor with lead roles in Edward Scissorhands, Pirates of the Caribbean series, and City of Lies.
Historical Events on June 9
Events that occurred on June 9 throughout history
First deportation occurs from Massachusetts.
The Plymouth Colony deports Thomas Morton for his friendly relationship with Algonquian tribes.
The First naval attack of Revolutionary War takes place
The First naval attack of Revolutionary War takes place in Providence, Rhode Island. As a result, patriot townsmen captured the British on board the HMS Gaspee.
First Protestant church holds communion.
First Protestant church west holds communion in Ohio. The church was the first Christian settlement, first church, first schoolhouse, and first code of laws west of the Allegheny Mountains.
The first book is copyrighted under the U.S. Constitution.
The Philadelphia Spelling Book becomes the first book copyrighted under US Constitution. Written by schoolmaster John Barry, the book was considered a progressive, child-friendly approach to education.
The application for the first porcelain false teeth patent is submitted.
Charles Graham (New York) submits a patent for the first porcelain false teeth, in hopes of replacing traditional materials of carved ivory, wood, and human or animal teeth.
The first "dime novel" in the U.S. is published.
The first "dime novel" in the U.S. is published. The book Malaeska, The Indian Wife of the White Hunter was written by Mrs. Ann S. Stephens.
Congress passed a bill that prohibited slavery.
Congress passed a bill that prohibited slavery in all current and future U.S. territories. President Abraham Lincoln signed the bill On June 19.
President Ulysses S. Grant meets with Sioux Chief Red Cloud.
President Ulysses S. Grant meets with Sioux Chief Red Cloud at The White House in Washington, D.C. President Grant was moved by the discussion and successfully lobbied Congress to pass the Indian Appropriations Act to secure the promised rations for the Sioux.
Donald Duck makes his first appearance in a cartoon.
Donald Duck makes his first appearance in the cartoon The Wise Little Hen.
The Current Tax Payment Act is signed into law.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Current Tax Payment Act into law. The Act declared a tax would be withheld from worker's wages and go straight to government.
he first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine is launched.
The first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, he USS George Washington, is launched.
President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a national day of mourning.
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a national day of mourning following the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
The first transgender person is featured on the cover of Time magazine.
Laverne Cox becomes the first transgender person to appear on the cover of Time magazine. Cox used the platform to highlight the systemic violence, discrimination, and lack of healthcare access facing the broader trans community.
Two people are rescued after falling into a tank of chocolate at Mars Wrigley factory.
Two people are rescued after falling into a tank of chocolate at Mars Wrigley factory in Pennsylvania. The workers were only waist-high in the chocolate, but could not be safely removed by EMS.