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What Happened In June 2009 In History

Historical Events for June, 2009

  • 1st » Air France Flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. All 228 passengers and crew are killed.
  • 1st » General Motors General Motors Chapter 11 reorganization called files for Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code e.g Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history.
  • 5th » After 65 straight days of civil disobedience, at least 31 people 2009 Peruvian political crisis e.g are killed in clashes between security forces and indigenous people near Bagua, Peru.
  • 8th » Two American journalists are 2009 imprisonment of American journalists by North Korea called found guilty of illegally entering North Korea and sentenced to 12 years of penal labour.
  • 12th » A disputed Iranian presidential election, 2009 called presidential election in Iran leads to wide ranging 2009 Iranian election protests named protests in Iran and around the world.
  • 18th » The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a NASA robotic spacecraft is launched.
  • 19th » Shishou incident or Mass riots involving over 10,000 people and 10,000 police officers break out in Shishou, China, over the dubious circumstances surrounding the death of a local chef.
  • 19th » War in North-West Pakistan: The Pakistani Armed Forces open Operation Rah-e-Nijat against the Taliban and other Islamist rebels in the South Waziristan area of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
  • 21st » Greenland assumes self-governance named self-rule.
  • 22nd » Eastman Kodak Company announces that it will discontinue sales of the Kodachrome Color Film, concluding its 74-year run as a photography icon.

Famous Deaths for June 2009

  • 1st » Thomas Berry, American priest and theologian (b. 1914)
  • 2nd » David Eddings, American author (b. 1931)
  • 3rd » Sam Butera, American saxophonist (b. 1927)
  • 3rd » David Carradine, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1936)
  • 3rd » Koko Taylor, American singer (b. 1928)
  • 3rd » Shih Kien, Chinese actor (b. 1913)
  • 5th » Jeff Hanson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1978)
  • 5th » Boris Pokrovsky, Russian director and manager (b. 1912)
  • 6th » Jean Dausset, French immunologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine known as Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)
  • 6th » Mary Howard de Liagre, American actress (b. 1913)
  • 6th » Jim Owens, American football player and coach (b. 1927)
  • 7th » Hugh Hopper, English bass player and songwriter (The Wilde Flowers and Soft Machine) (b. 1945)
  • 7th » Kenny Rankin, American singer-songwriter (b. 1940)
  • 8th » Omar Bongo, Gabonese politician, President of Gabon (b. 1935)
  • 8th » Johnny Palermo, American actor (b. 1982)
  • 9th » Dick May, American race car driver (b. 1930)
  • 10th » Tenniel Evans, Kenyan-English actor (b. 1926)
  • 10th » Stelios Skevofilakas, Greek footballer (b. 1940)
  • 11th » Sumire (model) known as Sumire, Japanese model (b. 1987)
  • 13th » Mitsuharu Misawa, Japanese wrestler (b. 1962)
  • 13th » Fathi Yakan, Lebanese politician (b. 1933)
  • 14th » Bob Bogle, American guitarist (The Ventures) (b. 1934)
  • 14th » Ivan Della Mea, Italian singer-songwriter, journalist, and author (b. 1940)
  • 14th » William McIntyre (judge) e.g William McIntyre, Canadian judge (b. 1918)
  • 17th » Ralf Dahrendorf, German-English sociologist and politician (b. 1929)
  • 17th » Darrell Powers, American sergeant (b. 1923)
  • 19th » Tomoji Tanabe, Japanese engineer (b. 1895)
  • 20th » Neda Agha-Soltan, Iranian student and activist (b. 1982)
  • 23rd » Raymond Berthiaume, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1931)
  • 23rd » John Callaway (journalist) or John Callaway, American journalist (b. 1936)
  • 23rd » Hanne Hiob, German actress (b. 1923)
  • 23rd » Ed McMahon, American game show host and announcer (b. 1923)
  • 23rd » Jerri Nielsen, American physician and explorer (b. 1952)
  • 23rd » Manuel Saval, Mexican actor (b. 1956)
  • 24th » Roméo LeBlanc, Canadian journalist and politician, 25th Governor General of Canada (b. 1927)
  • 24th » Ed Thomas, American educator and football coach (b. 1951)
  • 25th » Yasmine (singer) or Yasmine, Belgian singer (b. 1972)
  • 25th » Farrah Fawcett, American actress and producer (b. 1947)
  • 25th » Michael Jackson, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actor (The Jackson 5) (b. 1958)
  • 25th » Sky Saxon, American singer-songwriter (The Seeds) (b. 1937)
  • 25th » Anil Wilson, Indian academic (b. 1947)
  • 27th » Fayette Pinkney, American singer (The Three Degrees) (b. 1948)
  • 27th » Gale Storm, American actress and singer (b. 1922)
  • 28th » A. K. Lohithadas, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1955)
  • 28th » Billy Mays, American salesman (b. 1958)
  • 28th » Fred Travalena, American comedian and actor (b. 1942)
  • 29th » Joe Bowman (marksman) e.g Joe Bowman, American target shooter and boot-maker (b. 1925)
  • 30th » Pina Bausch, German dancer, choreographer, and director (b. 1940)
  • 30th » Robert DePugh, American activist (b. 1923)
  • 30th » Harve Presnell, American actor and singer (b. 1933)

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