9th June – What Happened Today In History?

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Today In History?

Find out what happened on the 9th of June in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occur 9th June

Sonam Kapoor (born 9 June 1985) is an Indian film actress and fashion icon who appears in Bollywood films. Born to Indian film actor, Anil Kapoor, Kapoor chose acting as her career and followed the footsteps of her father. Kapoor made her acting debut in 2007 with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Saawariya opposite Ranbir Kapoor and subsequently featured in the offbeat drama Delhi-6 (2009).
Ameesha Patel born Amisha Amit Patel on 9 June 1975) is an Indian actress who appears in mainly Bollywood movies. Making her acting debut in the blockbuster Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai (2000), Patel won critical praise for her performance in Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001), which became one of the biggest hits in the history of Hindi cinema.
Kiran Bedi (born 9 June 1949) is an Indian social activist and a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer. Bedi joined the police service in 1972 and became the first woman officer in the IPS. Bedi held the post of Director General at the Bureau of Police Research and Development before she voluntarily retired from the IPS in December 2007.
Launceston Elliot (9 June 1874 – 8 August 1930) was a Scottish weightlifter. He was the first British Olympic champion. Launceston Elliot was born in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, after which he was named; shortly after his birth his family moved to India.
Air Chief Marshal Idris Hasan Latif (born June 9, 1923) is a former Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force, having served as such from 1978 to 1981. After retirement, he has also served as the Governor of the Indian state of Maharashtra (1982–85) and later as the Indian ambassador to France (till 1988). He was the first Indian Muslim to become the head of the Indian Air Force.

Death Anniversaries on 9th June

Maqbool Fida Husain Mar Fad Hussain (17 September 1915 – 9 June 2011 commonly known as MF, was an Indian-born Qatari eminent painter. Husain was associated with Indian modernism in the 1940s.
Rajveer Singh Khosla (May 31, 1925 – 9 June 1991) was one of the top directors, producer and screenwriter in Hindi films from the 1950s to the 1980s. He was known for bringing in ‘neo-noir’ and style in Indian cinema since black & white times, and also as a “women’s director” because he showcased actresses at their best. He is often credited for the success of actors such as Dev Anand.
Hafiz Mirza Nasir Ahmad (November 16, 1909 – June 9, 1982) was Khalifatul Masih III, head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. He was elected as the third successor of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad on November 8, 1965, the day after the death of his predecessor and father, Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad.
Gogineni Ranga nayukulu better known as N. G. Ranga (7 November 1900 – 9 June 1995), was an Indian freedom fighter, parliamentarian, and kisan (farmer) leader. He was an exponent of the peasant philosophy, and considered the father of the Indian Peasant Movement after Swami Sahajanand Saraswati.
Satyen Bose (22 January 1916—9 June 1993) was a film director from India. He has directed both Bengali and Hindi language films. Among his most notable films are Raat Aur Din, Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi, Dosti and Jagriti. Jagriti won the Filmfare Best Movie Award in 1956 and Dosti won the same award in 1964.