Monday, June 9, 2025

68-Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide, imploring his secretary Epaphroditos to slit his throat to evade a Senate-imposed death by flogging

721-Odo of Aquitaine defeats a Umayyad Muslim army at the Battle of Toulouse, checks Arab expansion in Western Europe

1549-Book of Common Prayer is adopted by the Church of England

1815-End of the Congress of Vienna: New European political situation is set

1856-500 Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa, and head west for Salt Lake City, Utah, carrying all their possessions in two-wheeled handcarts

1977-Silver jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain celebrated with fireworks

2019-Over 1 million people protest in Hong Kong over proposed new laws for extradition to China in one of largest-ever protests in the city