Best known
Best known
Ephrem the Syrian
Syriac saint, theologian and writer (c. 306 – 373)
Columba
Irish monk and saint (521–597 AD)
Shahrbaraz
Shah of the Sasanian Empire in 630
Peter des Roches
13th-century Bishop of Winchester and Justiciar of England
Otto I of Brunswick-Lüneburg
German duke (c. 1204–1252)
Ambrogio Lorenzetti
Italian painter
Ephrem the Syrian — Syriac saint, theologian and writer (c. 306 – 373), who died on June 9 373.
Columba — Irish monk and saint (521–597 AD), who died on June 9 597.
Shahrbaraz — Shah of the Sasanian Empire in 630, who died on June 9 630.
Peter des Roches — 13th-century Bishop of Winchester and Justiciar of England, who died on June 9 1238.
Otto I of Brunswick-Lüneburg — German duke (c. 1204–1252), who died on June 9 1252.
Ambrogio Lorenzetti — Italian painter, who died on June 9 1348.
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Who died on June 9?
110 people with a Wikipedia article died on June 9, including Ephrem the Syrian, Columba, Shahrbaraz. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
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44 documented historical events happened on June 9, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Abu Muslim initiated an open revolt against Umayyad rule, eventually leading to the establishment of the Abbasid Caliphate under the Black Standard. On the same day, in another year: Parisian printer Simon de Colines was fined for printing biblical commentary by Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples without obtaining prior approval from theologians. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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