Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on June 9
16 holidays and special days are celebrated on June 9 around the world.
- 16observances
- 44events
Holidays and observances
- Anniversary of the Accession of King Abdullah II (Jordan) Public holidays in Jordan.
Autonomy Day (Åland)Åland's Autonomy Day, or Åland's Self-Government Day, is celebrated annually on 9 June to commemorate the first meeting of the Åland County Council on that date in 1922. Åland's self-government from Finland was established in 1921 by a decision of the League o
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Aidan of Lindisfarne (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America)Aidan of Lindisfarne was an Irish monk and missionary credited with converting the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity in Northumbria. He founded a ministry cathedral on the island of Lindisfarne, known as Lindisfarne Priory, served as its first bishop, and travelled
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Blessed Anna Maria TaigiAnna Maria Taigi was an Italian Catholic professed member from the Secular Trinitarians. Taigi reportedly experienced a series of ecstasies during her life and heard the voices of God and Jesus Christ on several occasions.- Christian feast day: Baithéne mac BrénaindBaithéne mac Brénaind was an Irish monk, one of Saint Columba's followers who accompanied him to Scotland around 563, and was the first successor as Abbot of Iona Abbey. The Annals of Tigernach record his birth in 534, and his death was likely between 596 and
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Bede (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America)Bede, OSB, also known as the Venerable Bede or Bede the Venerable, was an English Benedictine monk, author and scholar. He was one of the best known writers during the Early Middle Ages, and his most famous work, Ecclesiastical History of the English People, g
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ColumbaColumba or Colmcille was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity at the start of the Hiberno-Scottish mission in what became Scotland. He founded the important abbey on Iona, which became a dominant religious and political institutio
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Ephrem the Syrian (Roman Catholic Church and Church of England)Ephrem the Syrian, also known as Ephraem the Deacon, Ephrem of Edessa or Aprem of Nisibis was a prominent Christian theologian and writer who is revered as one of the most notable hymnographers and authors of Syriac literature in Eastern Christianity. He was b
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José de AnchietaJosé de Anchieta y Díaz de Clavijo, SJ was a Spanish missionary to the Portuguese colony of Brazil in the second half of the 16th century. A highly influential figure in Brazil's history in the first century after its European discovery, Anchieta was one of th
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Primus and FelicianSaints Primus and Felician (Felicianus) (Italian: Primo e Feliciano) were brothers who suffered martyrdom c. 297 AD during the Diocletian persecution. The Martyrologium Hieronymianum gives under June 9 the names of Primus and Felician who were buried at the fo
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June 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)June 8 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - June 10- Coral Triangle DayThe Coral Triangle Day was established on June 9, to celebrate and raise awareness of the ocean conservation and protection, especially on the Coral Triangle, the world's epicenter of marine biodiversity. Intended as an open-sourced event, the day is celebrate
Don Young Day (Alaska, United States)Don Young Day is a day of recognition in the state of Alaska, observed annually on June 9, commemorating Don Young, who served as a member of Alaska's at-large congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from March 6, 1973, until his death on M- La Rioja Day (La Rioja) Public holidays celebrated in Spain include a mix of religious, national and regional observances. Each municipality is allowed to have a maximum of 14 public holidays per year; a maximum of nine of these are chosen by the national government and at least tw
- Murcia Day (Murcia) Public holidays celebrated in Spain include a mix of religious, national and regional observances. Each municipality is allowed to have a maximum of 14 public holidays per year; a maximum of nine of these are chosen by the national government and at least tw
- National Heroes' Day (Uganda) There are approximately fourteen nationally recognized public holidays in Uganda.
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on June 9?
16 observances are celebrated on June 9 around the world: Anniversary of the Accession of King Abdullah II (Jordan), Autonomy Day (Åland), Christian feast day: Aidan of Lindisfarne (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America), Christian feast day: Blessed Anna Maria Taigi, Christian feast day: Baithéne mac Brénaind, Christian feast day: Bede (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
What happened on June 9?
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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