June 9th (1959) was a Tuesday. It's the 159th day of the year (160th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 206 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 9th June, 1959
» The USS George Washington SSBN-598 6 is launched. It is the first submarine to carry ballistic missiles.
June 9th Famous Deaths for 1959
» Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus, German chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry or Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1876)
June 9th Holidays in History
» Public holidays in Jordan e.g Anniversary of the Ascension of King Abdullah II (Jordan)
» Public holidays in Åland known as Autonomy Day (Åland Islands)
» Christian feast day:
» Aidan of Lindisfarne (Lutheranism)
» Columba, Abbot of Iona: Ireland and Scotland, 597 CE (commemoration, Anglicanism)
» Columba. Aidan of Lindisfarne, Bede (commemoration, Lutheranism)
» Ephrem the Syrian (Roman Catholic Church and Church of England)
» Primus and Felician
» June 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Public holidays in Spain Regional holidays called La Rioja Day (La Rioja (Spain) named La Rioja)
» Public holidays in Spain Regional holidays e.g Murcia Day (Murcia)