Born on 9 June 1959

At A Glance

9 June 1959 at a glance

Day of the week

9 June 1959 was a Tuesday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“A Fool Such as I” by Elvis Presley was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1959

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1959 was Ben-Hur.

Star sign

The star sign for 9 June is Gemini.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 9 June 1959 fell in the Year of the Pig.

Birthstone

The birthstone for June is Pearl.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 9 June 1959 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 9 June

• 1954 Joseph N. Welch, special counsel for the United States Army, lashes out at Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Army–McCarthy hearings, giving McCarthy the famous rebuke, "You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?"
• 1957 First ascent of Broad Peak by Fritz Wintersteller, Marcus Schmuck, Kurt Diemberger, and Hermann Buhl.
• 1959 The USS George Washington is launched. It is the first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine.
• 1965 The civilian Prime Minister of South Vietnam, Phan Huy Quát, resigns after being unable to work with a junta led by Nguyễn Cao Kỳ.
• 1965 Vietnam War: The Viet Cong commences combat with the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in the Battle of Đồng Xoài, one of the largest battles in the war.

Famous people born on 9 June

• Michael J. Fox, Canadian-American actor, producer, and author (born 1961)
• Johnny Depp, American actor (born 1963)
• Natalie Portman, Israeli-American actress (born 1981)
• Aaron Sorkin, American screenwriter, producer, and playwright (born 1961)

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