June 9 historical events
1075 — Battle of Langensalza (1075)
(For other conflicts at Langensalza, see Battle of Langensalza (disambiguation).) The First Battle of Langensalza was fought on 9 June 1075 between forces of King Henry IV of Germany and several rebellious Saxon noblemen on the River Unstrut near Langensalza in Thuringia. The battle was a complete success for Henry, resulting in the subjugation of the Saxons shortly before the Investiture Controversy commenced. In Germany the battle is known as the Schlacht bei Homburg an der Unstrut, after a nearby Kaiserpfalz and monastery.
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1574 — Battle of the Cahul (1574)
The Battle of the Cahul was a military engagement took place 9 June 1574 at the Cahul Lake during the Moldavian Revolt. The Ottoman-Crimean army fight against Moldavian-Cossack forces and defeat them. After the rebellious voevoda of Moldavia, John the Terrible, was able to win a series of victories over the Turkish troops, a large Turkish army went to suppress his rebellion, which, thanks to the betrayal by several Moldavian nobles, was able to completely destroy the enemy.
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1639 — Siege of Salses
The Siege of Salses (1639–1640) was a double siege during the Franco-Spanish War (1635-1659), starting with a French success, but ending by a Spanish victory. First, a French army of 16,000 men under Henri, Prince of Condé besieged the castle held by 600 Spanish from 9 June 1639. After a siege of 40 days, the Spanish garrison surrendered on 19 July.But 6 weeks later a large Spanish army of 24,000 men, mainly Catalans, under Filippo Spinola appeared and now besieged the French garrison of 2,000 men.
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1793 — Battle of Arlon (1793)
The Battle of Arlon (9 June 1793) saw a French Republican force under the command of Amable Henri Delaage face a Habsburg Austrian force led by Gottfried von Schröder. The French were victorious though they suffered higher casualties than the Austrians. The action was fought during the War of the First Coalition, part of the larger French Revolutionary Wars.
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1798 — Battle of Saintfield
The Battle of Saintfield was a short but bloody clash in County Down, Northern Ireland. The battle was the first major conflict of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 in Down. The battle took place on Saturday, 9 June 1798.
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1800 — Battle of Montebello (1800)
The Battle of Montebello was fought on 9 June 1800 near Montebello in Lombardy. During the lead-up to the Battle of Marengo, the vanguard of the French army in Italy engaged and defeated an Austrian force in a "glorious victory".
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1835 — 1835 Belgian general election
Partial legislative elections were held in Belgium on Tuesday 9 June 1835. In the Senate elections Catholics won 31 seats and Liberals eight. Only 23,000 people were eligible to vote in the election. Under the alternating system, Chamber elections were only held in four out of the nine provinces: East Flanders, Hainaut, Liège and Limburg. Thus, 51 of the 102 Chamber seats were up for election.
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1862 — Battle of Port Republic
The Battle of Port Republic was fought on June 9, 1862, in Rockingham County, Virginia, as part of Confederate Army Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's campaign through the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War. Port Republic was a fierce contest between two equally determined foes and was the most costly battle fought by Jackson's Army of the Valley during its campaign. Together, the battles of Cross Keys (fought the previous day) and Port Republic were the decisive victories in Jackson's Valley Campaign, forcing the Union armies to retreat and leaving Jackson free to reinforce Gen. Robert E.
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1863 — Belgian general election, 1863
Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 9 June 1863. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 59 of the 116 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 33 of the 58 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 74.5%, although only 52,519 people were eligible to vote. Under the alternating system, elections for the Chamber of Representatives were only held in five out of the nine provinces: Antwerp, Brabant, Luxembourg, Namur and West Flanders. Additionally, special elections were held in the arrondissements of Tournai, Ghent and Hasselt.
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1863 — Battle of Brandy Station
The Battle of Brandy Station, also called the Battle of Fleetwood Hill, was the largest predominantly cavalry engagement of the American Civil War, as well as the largest ever to take place on American soil. It was fought on June 9, 1863, around Brandy Station, Virginia, at the beginning of the Gettysburg Campaign by the Union cavalry under Maj. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton against Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's Confederate cavalry. Pleasonton launched a surprise dawn attack on Stuart's cavalry at Brandy Station. After an all-day fight in which fortunes changed repeatedly, the Federals retired without discovering Gen. Robert E.
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1863 — Battle of Lake Providence
The battle of Lake Providence occurred in Lake Providence, Louisiana on June 9, 1863, during the siege of Vicksburg in the American Civil War. The battle was meant to be in conjunction with Confederate attacks against Union supply depots at Young's Point and Milliken's Bend on June 7. However the Confederate commander, Lt. Col. Frank Bartlett set out 48 hours behind schedule, but still pushed on toward the Federal garrison. The Union forces were commanded by Brig. Gen. Hugh T. Reid and greatly outnumbered Bartlett. Reid's brigade was a mixed command of white soldiers and United States Colored Troops.
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1864 — Siege of Petersburg
The Richmond–Petersburg Campaign was a series of battles around Petersburg, Virginia, fought from June 9, 1864, to March 25, 1865, during the American Civil War. Although it is more popularly known as the Siege of Petersburg, it was not a classic military siege, in which a city is usually surrounded and all supply lines are cut off, nor was it strictly limited to actions against Petersburg. The campaign consisted of nine months of trench warfare in which Union forces commanded by Lt. Gen. Ulysses S.
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1864 — First Battle of Petersburg
The First Battle of Petersburg was an unsuccessful Union assault against the earthworks fortifications—the Dimmock Line—protecting the city of Petersburg, Virginia, June 9, 1864, during the American Civil War. Because of the rag-tag group of defenders involved, it is sometimes known as the Battle of Old Men and Young Boys.
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1868 — Belgian general election, 1868
General elections were held in Belgium on 9 June 1868. In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 72 of the 122 seats. Voter turnout was 55.6%, although only 55,297 people were eligible to vote. Under the alternating system, elections were only held in five out of the nine provinces: Antwerp, Brabant, Luxembourg, Namur and West Flanders.
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1874 — Belgian general election, 1874
Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 9 June 1874. The result was a victory for the Catholic Party, which won 68 of the 124 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 34 of the 62 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 64.1%, although only 52,074 people were eligible to vote. Under the alternating system, elections for the Chamber of Representatives were only held in four out of the nine provinces: Hainaut, Limburg, Liège and East Flanders. Incumbent Head of Government Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt was re-elected in the arrondissement of Hasselt but died on 21 August 1874.
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1876 — Battle of Prairie Dog Creek
The Battle of Prairie Dog Creek, also known as the Skirmish at Tongue River Heights, or the Battle of the Tongue River (1876), part of the Great Sioux War of 1876, occurred on June 9, 1876, at the confluence of Prairie Dog Creek and the Tongue River primarily in Wyoming Territory.
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1893 — Wanganui by-election, 1893
The Wanganui by-election of 1893 was a by-election held on 9 June 1893 during the 11th New Zealand Parliament in the central North Island seat of Wanganui. The election was held due to death of sitting Member, Prime Minister John Ballance. The contest for his former seat was won by his longtime friend and business partner Archibald Willis, who received support from the constituents by keeping the "Ballance tradition" alive.
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1923 — Bulgarian coup d'état of 1923
The Bulgarian coup d'état of 1923, also known as the 9 June coup d'état (Bulgarian: Деветоюнски преврат, Devetoyunski prevrat), was a coup d'état in Bulgaria implemented by armed forces under General Ivan Valkov's Military Union on the eve of 9 June 1923. Hestitantly legitimated by a decree of Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria, it overthrew the government of the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union headed by Aleksandar Stamboliyski and replaced it with one under Aleksandar Tsankov.
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1923 — 1923 Bulgarian coup d'état
The 1923 Bulgarian coup d'état, also known as the 9 June coup d'état (Bulgarian: Деветоюнски преврат, Devetoyunski prevrat), was a coup d'état in Bulgaria implemented by armed forces under General Ivan Valkov's Military League on the evening of 9 June 1923. Hestitantly legitimized by a decree of Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria, the coup overthrew the elected government headed by Aleksandar Stamboliyski of the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union (BANU), and replaced it with one under Aleksandar Tsankov.
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1935 — Greek legislative election, 1935
Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 9 June 1935. The People's Party-National Radical Party alliance, which won 287 of the 300 seats in Parliament. The elections were held in a climate of tension between the liberal Republicans, represented by the Venizelist parties, and the pro-royalist People's Party, following the failed Venizelist coup attempt in March. In protest at the execution of two prominent Venizelist generals, the continued function of special courts, and at the new electoral law, which they had not approved, all venizelist parties decided not to participate.
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1946 — 1946 Copa del Generalísimo final
The 1946 Copa del Generalísimo final was the 44th final of the Copa del Rey. The final was played at the Montjuïc, Barcelona, on 9 June 1946, being won by Real Madrid CF, who beat Valencia CF 3–1.
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1954 — June 1954 Iraqi parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 9 June 1954, although they were delayed until 14 June in some areas due to social upheaval. The Constitutional Union Party remained the largest party in the Chamber of Deputies, winning 50 of the 135 seats, although 53 were won by independents. Despite the government creating obstacles for opposition candidates, they were described as "undoubtedly the freest elections in Iraqi history" in 2001.
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1955 — 1955 Cambodian general election
General elections were held in Cambodia on 9 June 1955. The elections were held following the peace established at the 1954 Geneva Conference and the independence of the country. The election were postponed to September 1955. The result was a landslide victory for the Sangkum party, which won all 91 seats. The election was marked by widespread voter fraud and intimidation.
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1963 — Peruvian general election, 1963
General elections were held in Peru on 9 June 1963 to elect the President and both houses of the Congress after the results of the 1962 elections were annulled following a military coup. Supported by Popular Action and the Christian Democrat Party, Fernando Belaúnde Terry won the presidential election with 39% of the vote, whilst the Peruvian Aprista Party emerged as the largest party in both houses of Congress. Following a coup on 3 October 1968, no further elections were held until a Constituent Assembly was elected in 1978.
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1965 — 1965 Ghanaian parliamentary election
Parliamentary appointments were scheduled to be held in Ghana on 9 June 1965. As the country was a one-party state at the time, no parties except President Kwame Nkrumah's Convention People's Party (CPP), were allowed to participate. The CPP's central committee nominated 198 candidates for the 198 seats in the National Assembly, who were then declared elected without a vote taking place.
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1979 — 1979 Sydney Ghost Train fire
The Sydney Ghost Train fire was a fire on the night of 9 June 1979 at Luna Park Sydney. The fire destroyed the amusement park's ghost train, and killed six children and one adult. Inadequate fire-fighting measures and low staffing caused the fire to completely destroy the ride, which was first constructed in 1931, and had been transported from Glenelg, South Australia to Milsons Point, New South Wales during 1934 and 1935. Although electrical faults and arson by unknown figures have been claimed, the exact cause of the fire could not be determined by a coronial inquiry.
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1979 — Operation Mineral
Operation Mineral was a military operation launched by the Rhodesian Security Forces against communist guerrillas in Mozambique. The operation resulted in an ambush, which took place along a road close to Inchope in Manica Province, by the SAS on 9 June 1979. During the raid 30 guerrillas were killed by the special forces, who were also able to capture guerrilla intelligence documents and weapons as well once the ambush was finished.
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1982 — Operation Mole Cricket 19
Operation Mole Cricket 19 (Hebrew: מבצע ערצב-19, Mivtza ʻArtzav Tsha-Esreh) was a suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD) campaign launched by the Israeli Air Force (IAF) against Syrian targets on June 9, 1982, at the outset of the 1982 Lebanon War. The operation was the first time in history that a Western-equipped air force successfully destroyed a Soviet-built surface-to-air missile (SAM) network. It also became one of the biggest air battles since World War II, and the biggest since the Korean War. The result was a decisive Israeli victory, leading to the colloquial name the "Bekaa Valley Turkey Shoot".
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1983 — United Kingdom general election, 1983
The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on 9 June 1983. It gave the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945. Thatcher's first four years as prime minister had not been an easy time. Unemployment increased during the first three years of her term and the economy went through a recession. However, the British victory in the Falklands War led to a recovery of her popularity; the economy had also returned to growth. By the time Thatcher called the election in May 1983, the Conservatives were most people's firm favourites to win the election.
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1983 — 1983 United Kingdom general election in England
On Thursday 9 June 1983, the 1983 United Kingdom general election was held in England, to elect all 650 members of the House of Commons, with 523 constituencies being in England. The Conservative Party won a landslide majority of English seats, gaining 37 seats for a total of 362. The Labour Party came second, winning 148 MPs, a decline of 45.
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1983 — 1983 United Kingdom general election in Scotland
A general election was held in the United Kingdom on Thursday 9 June 1983 and all 72 seats in Scotland were contested. As a result of the Third Periodical Review undertaken by the Boundary Commission for Scotland the number of seats representing Scotland had increased by one from the 71 contested at the 1979 election. The Labour, Conservative and Scottish National parties all sustained modest losses in vote share to the SDP–Liberal Alliance.
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1983 — 1983 United Kingdom general election in Wales
On Thursday 9 June 1983, the 1983 United Kingdom general election was held in Wales, to elect all 650 members of the House of Commons, with 38 constituencies being in Wales. The Labour Party again won a majority of Welsh MPs, but the party's vote share declined by 9.4% and they lost three seats.
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1983 — 1983 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland
On 9 June 1983, the 1983 United Kingdom general election was held in Northern Ireland, to elect all 650 members of the House of Commons, including the 17 Northern Ireland seats. This was an increase of five seats, after the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1979 had come into effect to account for the reduced representation after direct rule had been imposed since 1972.
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1985 — Malian general election, 1985
General elections were held in Mali on 9 June 1985. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Democratic Union of the Malian People (UDPM) as the sole legal party. Its leader, Moussa Traoré, was the only candidate in the presidential election, and was elected unopposed. In the National Assembly elections several UDPM candidates were able to contest each seat.
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1985 — 1985 Northern Cypriot presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 9 June 1985. Rauf Denktaş of the National Unity Party was re-elected with over 70% of the vote.
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1990 — Slovak parliamentary election, 1990
Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 8 and 9 June 1990 alongside federal elections. They were the first elections after the Velvet Revolution, and the first free elections since 1946. The Public Against Violence (VPN) party emerged as the largest in the Slovak National Council, winning 48 of the 150 seats. In the aftermath of the election, Vladimír Mečiar of the VPN formed a grand coalition with the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH). After a conflict leading to the dissolution of the VPN, the first Mečiar cabinet was brought down by a vote of non-confidence in the parliament.
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1990 — 1990 Czech National Council election
Parliamentary elections were held in the Czech Republic on 8 and 9 June 1990 alongside federal elections. They were the first elections after the Velvet Revolution and voter turnout was 97%. Following the elections, a coalition government was formed by Civic Forum, the Movement for Autonomous Democracy–Party for Moravia and Silesia and Christian and Democratic Union with Petr Pithart as Prime Minister.
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1991 — Beach Brawl
Beach Brawl was the only live professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Herb Abrams' Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF). The event took place on June 9, 1991 at the Manatee Civic Center in Palmetto, Florida. Eight professional wrestling matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Steve Williams defeated Bam Bam Bigelow to become the inaugural SportsChannel Television Champion in the finals of a sixteen-man tournament.
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1994 — Barking by-election, 1994
The Barking by-election was held on 9 June 1994, following the death of Labour Party Member of Parliament for Barking Jo Richardson. Richardson had represented the seat since the February 1974 general election, following Tom Driberg. The seat had been continuously held by Labour since it was created in 1945, and Richardson had retained her seat comfortably at the 1992 general election with an increased majority of over 6,000. Margaret Hodge, leader of Islington London Borough Council from 1982 to 1992, was selected as the Labour candidate and was the clear favourite to hold the seat at the by-election.
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1994 — Eastleigh by-election, 1994
The Eastleigh by-election, 1994 was a parliamentary by-election held on 9 June 1994 for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of Eastleigh in Hampshire. The seat had fallen vacant because of the death of Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) Stephen Milligan on 7 February. The result of the election was a gain for the Liberal Democrats on a large swing. A disastrous result for the Conservative Party saw them fall to third place. The election was also the first election that the newly formed UK Independence Party (UKIP) stood in, with Nigel Farage as the candidate; Farage went on to become the leader of UKIP in 2006.
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1994 — Dagenham by-election, 1994
The Dagenham by-election, in Dagenham, on 9 June 1994 was held after Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Bryan Gould resigned the seat. A safe Labour seat, it was won by Judith Church, who would go on to retain the seat in 1997.
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1994 — Newham North East by-election, 1994
The Newham North East by-election, in London Borough of Newham, on 9 June 1994 was held after long-serving Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Ron Leighton died. A safe Labour seat, it was won by Stephen Timms, who would go on to retain the East Ham seat which replaced it in 1997.
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1994 — Bradford South by-election, 1994
The Bradford South by-election, 1994 was a by-election held in England on 9 June 1994 for the House of Commons constituency of Bradford South in West Yorkshire. The seat had become vacant on the death in a car accident on 12 April of the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Bob Cryer, who had represented the constituency since the 1987 general election.
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1994 — 1994 European Parliament election in Denmark
European Parliament elections were held in Denmark on 9 June 1994 to elect the 16 Danish members of the European Parliament.
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1994 — 1994 Dublin South-Central by-election
A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Dublin South-Central in Ireland on Thursday, 9 June 1994, to fill a vacancy in the 27th Dáil. It followed the resignation on health grounds of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) John O'Connell on 24 February 1993. The by-election was won by the Democratic Left candidates, Eric Byrne, a member of Dublin City Council who had represented the constituency from 1989 to 1992.
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1994 — 1994 Mayo West by-election
A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Mayo West in Ireland on Thursday, 9 June 1994, to fill a vacancy in the 27th Dáil. It followed the resignation of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) Pádraig Flynn on 4 January 1993 prior to his appointment as a European Commissioner.
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1994 — 1994 European Parliament election in the Netherlands
An election of Members of the European Parliament representing Netherlands constituency for the 1994–1999 term of the European Parliament was held on 9 June 1994. It was part of the wider 1994 European election. Eleven parties competed in a D'Hondt type election for 31 seats (up from 25).
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2000 — UFC 26
UFC 26: Ultimate Field of Dreams was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 9, 2000 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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2006 — Strikeforce: Revenge
Strikeforce: Revenge was the second mixed martial arts event promoted by Strikeforce. The event took place at the HP Pavilion at San Jose in San Jose, California on June 9, 2006. The main event featured the North American debut of Alistair Overeem.
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2008 — 2008 Beni Amrane bombings
The 2008 Beni Amrane bombings were two bombings on June 9, 2008 that killed 13 people in the town of Beni Amrane in the Boumerdès Province, 50 km (31 mi) from Algiers, the capital of Algeria. The first bomb killed a French citizen and his Algerian driver as they were leaving the town's railway station. The second device exploded about five minutes later as rescue workers arrived. Eight soldiers and three firefighters died in the second blast while an unconfirmed number of people suffered injuries. Both devices appeared to have been detonated remotely.
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2009 — Pearl Continental hotel bombing
The Pearl Continental hotel bombing occurred on 9 June 2009 in Peshawar, Pakistan, in which 17 people were killed and at least 46 people injured. The blast occurred at the five-star Pearl Continental hotel in the city. The force of the explosion caused the hotel to partially collapse. Gunman also attacked the hotel, firing several shots at survivors. The United States had planned to purchase this hotel to convert it to a consulate. Malik Naveed, a provincial police chief, stated that at least 11 people had died but that the death toll was likely to rise. At least 46 others have been injured.
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2010 — Nadahan wedding bombing
The Nadahan wedding bombing was a suicide attack on a wedding party, which occurred on 9 June 2010 at around 21:00 local time (16:30 GMT) in the village of Nadahan in Arghandab District of the Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. The attack killed at least 40 people and wounded at least 77 others, making it one of the worst suicide attacks of the year.
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2011 — 2011 Belfast West by-election
A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Belfast West was held on 9 June 2011, prompted by the resignation of the incumbent Sinn Féin Member of Parliament (MP) Gerry Adams to contest the Louth constituency in the 2011 Irish general election. It was won by Paul Maskey, who held the seat for Sinn Féin.
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2014 — 2014 Split district elections
Elections were held in Split, Croatia, on 9 June 2014 for the councils of 34 city districts and local committees of Split. The Croatian Democratic Union coalition won 98 council seats, an absolute majority in 10 districts and a relative majority in 6 districts. The Social Democratic Party of Croatia coalition won 45 seats.
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2018 — UFC 225
UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on June 9, 2018, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
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2018 — 2018 Boni attack
On June 9, 2018, jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin attacked Malian forces in the town of Boni, Mali.
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2018 — 2018 Northcote by-election
The 2018 Northcote by-election was a New Zealand by-election that was held in Northcote on 9 June 2018. The seat became vacant on 15 April 2018, following the resignation of then-Member for Northcote Jonathan Coleman, a member of the New Zealand National Party. National Party candidate Dan Bidois retained the seat for National, but with a significantly reduced majority blamed on low voter turnout; it was therefore described as a victory for the National Party Leader Simon Bridges.
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2019 — 2019 UEFA Nations League final
The 2019 UEFA Nations League final was a football match that determined the winners of the final tournament of the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League. It was the inaugural final of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA. The match was held on 9 June 2019 at the Estádio do Dragão in Porto, Portugal, and was contested by hosts Portugal and the Netherlands.
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2020 — 2020 West Virginia Republican presidential primary
The 2020 West Virginia Republican presidential primary was held on June 9, 2020, along with the Georgia primary on the same day. All 35 of West Virginia's delegates to the 2020 Republican National Convention were allocated according to the results. Donald Trump won the primary and all of the state's delegates.
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2020 — 2020 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary
The 2020 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary was held on June 9, 2020 alongside the Georgia primary, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election. It was originally scheduled for May 12, 2020, but was moved to June 9 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2021 — 2021 Mongolian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Mongolia on 9 June 2021. The result was a victory for former prime minister Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh of the Mongolian People's Party (MPP), who received 72% of the valid vote. The elections were considered free and fair by OSCE. However, there was controversy as several opposition candidates were disqualified and former president Khaltmaagiin Battulga was barred from running for a second term.
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2022 — Rise of the Renegades (2022)
Rise of the Renegades (2022) was a special episode of MLW Fusion that aired on June 9, 2022. Though it shares the same name as the reoccurring Rise of the Renegades professional wrestling event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW), the matches featured on the program were taped as part of the Azteca Underground event held at Gilley's Dallas in Dallas, Texas on April 1, 2022.
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2023 — Impact Wrestling Against All Odds (2023)
The 2023 Against All Odds was a professional wrestling event produced by Impact Wrestling. It took place on June 9, 2023, at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, Ohio, and aired on Impact Plus and YouTube. It was the 12th event under the Against All Odds chronology. Eleven matches were contested at the event, including two on the pre-show and one taped as a digital exclusive.
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2024 — 2024 European Parliament election in Lithuania
The 2024 European Parliament election in Lithuania were held on 9 June 2024 as part of the 2024 European Parliament election. This was the first to take place after Brexit.
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2024 — 2024 European Parliament election in Cyprus
The 2024 European Parliament elections in Cyprus was held on 9 June 2024 as part of the 2024 European Parliament election. This was the fifth parliamentary election since Cyprus's EU accession in 2004. The centre-right Democratic Rally (DISY), which has won every previous election to this body, emerged victorious again with 24.8% of the votes, securing 2 seats. The communist party AKEL followed with 21.5% and 1 seat.
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2024 — 2024 European Parliament election in Greece
The 2024 European Parliament election in Greece was held on 9 June 2024 as part of the 2024 European Parliament election. This was the first to take place after Brexit. The governing New Democracy came first, but ceded ground in terms of both popular vote and seats secured. The centre-left SYRIZA and PASOK came in second and third, respectively: SYRIZA lost two seats, while PASOK gained one.
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2024 — 2024 European Parliament election in Poland
The 2024 European Parliament election in Poland was held on 9 June 2024 as part of the 2024 European Parliament election. This was the first to take place after Brexit. The elections were won by the Civic Coalition, the largest governing bloc. Together with its coalition partners Third Way and The Left, the ruling coalition won a combined majority of votes and seats.
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2024 — 2024 European Parliament election in Finland
An election of the delegation from Finland to the European Parliament took place on 9 June 2024 as part of the 2024 European Parliament election. This was the seventh European Parliament election held in Finland, and the first to take place after Brexit. Finnish voters elected fifteen members from seven national parties to the European Parliament.
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2024 — 2024 European Parliament election in Belgium
The 2024 European Parliament election in Belgium was held on 9 June 2024 in the three Belgian constituencies (the Dutch-speaking electoral college, the French-speaking electoral college and the German-speaking electoral college) to elect the Belgian delegation to the European Parliament. It is part of the 2024 European Parliament election and the 2024 Belgian elections. It was the tenth European Parliament election held in Belgium, and the first to take place after Brexit.
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2024 — 2024 European Parliament election in France
The 2024 European Parliament elections in France were held on 9 June 2024, as part of the 2024 European Parliament election.
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2024 — 2024 European Parliament election in Austria
The 2024 European Parliament election in Austria was held on 9 June 2024 as part of the 2024 European Parliament election. This was the seventh European Parliament election held in Austria, and the first to take place after Brexit. The Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), by winning the European Parliament election with 25.4%, won its first ever nationwide election in Austria.
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2024 — 2024 European Parliament election in Slovenia
The 2024 European Parliament election in Slovenia was held on 9 June 2024 as part of the 2024 European Parliament election. This was the fifth European Parliament election held in Slovenia, and the first to take place after Brexit.
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2024 — 2024 European Parliament election in Hungary
The 2024 European Parliament elections in Hungary were held on 9 June 2024 as part of the 2024 European Parliament election. This was the first European election to take place after Brexit and on the same day as local elections. This was the first nationwide election contested by the Tisza Party under Péter Magyar, who became the most popular opposition figure to then-Prime Minister Viktor Orbán since the Novák scandal broke in February 2024.
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2024 — 2024 European Parliament election in Italy
The 2024 European Parliament election in Italy took place on 8 and 9 June 2024, electing members of the 10th Italian delegation to the European Parliament as part of the broader 2024 European Parliament election from 6 to 9 June. It was held concurrently with the 2024 Italian local elections.
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2024 — 2024 Brandenburg local elections
The 2024 Brandenburg local elections were held on June 9, 2024 to elect members of Brandenburg's 14 district councils and 4 independent city councils. Voters also elected members of 409 municipal councils. The elections were held on the same day as the 2024 European Parliament election in Germany.
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2024 — 2024 European Parliament election in Spain
An election was held in Spain on 9 June 2024 as part of the concurrent EU-wide election to the 10th European Parliament. All 61 seats allocated to the Spanish constituency as per the Treaty of Lisbon and the 2023 Council Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament were up for election.
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2024 — 2024 Budapest mayoral election
The 2024 Budapest mayoral election was held on 9 June 2024 to elect the mayor of Budapest (főpolgármester). The elected mayor only took office in October. On the same day, local elections were held throughout Hungary, including the districts of Budapest which will determine the composition of the General Assembly. The election was run using a first-past-the-post voting system.
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2024 — 2024 Hamburg borough elections
The 2024 Hamburg borough elections were held on 9 June 2024, the same day of the European elections. Parties and electoral lists had to be registered with the borough returning office between 3 July 2023 and 2 April 2024.
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2024 — 2024 Limassol municipal election
The 2024 Limassol Municipal election was a municipal election that took place in Limassol on June 9, 2024, alongside the 2024 European elections and other local elections. These elections had been postponed from December 2021 pending local government reform. Independent candidate Yiannis Armeftis ultimately won the mayorship with 48.5% of the votes.
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2024 — 2024 European Parliament election in Sweden
The 2024 European Parliament election in Sweden were held on 9 June 2024 as part of the 2024 European Parliament election. This was the seventh European Parliament election held in Sweden, and the first to take place after Brexit.
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2024 — 2024 European Parliament election in Portugal
An election was held in Portugal on Sunday, 9 June 2024, to elect the Portuguese delegation to the European Parliament from 2024 to 2029. It took place as part of the wider 2024 European Parliament election. This was the ninth European Parliament election held in Portugal. This election took place just three months after the 10 March 2024 legislative election, which resulted in a very narrow win for the Democratic Alliance, thus was seen as a "second round" of the March elections.
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2024 — 2024 European Parliament election in Croatia
The 2024 European Parliament elections in Croatia were held on 9 June 2024 as part of the 2024 European Parliament election. This was the fourth parliamentary election since Croatia's EU accession in 2013, and the first to take place after Brexit. It is the second election in 2024, the "superelection year" for Croatia, following the April parliamentary election and preceding the presidential election.
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2024 — 2024 European Parliament election in Romania
The 2024 European Parliament election in Romania was held on 9 June 2024. This was the fifth European Parliament election to be held in Romania since the country's accession to the European Union in 2007 and the first since Brexit.
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2024 — 2024 European Parliament election in Luxembourg
The 2024 European Parliament elections in Luxembourg were held on 9 June 2024 as part of the 2024 European Parliament election. This was the first to take place after Brexit.
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2024 — 2024 European Parliament election in Bulgaria
The 2024 European Parliament election in Bulgaria was held on 9 June 2024 as part of the 2024 European Parliament election. This was the country’s fifth parliamentary election since its accession to the EU in 2007, and the first to take place after Brexit. Bulgaria also held a separate national parliamentary election that day.
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2024 — 2024 Baden-Württemberg local elections
The 2024 Baden-Württemberg local elections were held on June 9, 2024, to elect members of Baden-Württemberg's 35 district councils and 1101 municipal and local councils. The elections were held on the same day as the 2024 European Parliament election in Germany.
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2024 — NXT Battleground (2024)
The 2024 NXT Battleground (marketed as NXT Battleground: Las Vegas), was a professional wrestling livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was the second annual Battleground held for the promotion's developmental brand NXT, and the seventh Battleground overall. In partnership with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), WWE's sister company under TKO Group Holdings, the event took place on June 9, 2024, at the UFC Apex in the Las Vegas suburb of Enterprise, Nevada, marking WWE's first event held at the venue.
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