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June 9, 2014

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 4, 2014, covering June 9, 2014.

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    Album cover for Ghost Stories by Coldplay

    Ghost Stories

    Coldplay

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    Album cover for Just As I Am by Brantley Gilbert

    Just As I Am

    Brantley Gilbert

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    Album cover for Xscape by Michael Jackson

    Xscape

    Michael Jackson

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    Album cover for Frozen by Soundtrack

    Frozen

    Soundtrack

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    Album cover for Turn Blue by The Black Keys

    Turn Blue

    The Black Keys

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Notable Deaths

Bernard Agré

2014Bernard Agré, Ivorian cardinal (born 1926)[†]

Bernard Agré was an Ivorian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Abidjan from 1994 to 2006. He was made a cardinal in 2001.

Stuart Long

2014Stuart Long, American boxer and Catholic priest (born 1963)[†]

Stuart Ignatius Long was an American boxer and Catholic priest who developed a rare progressive muscle disorder. He was portrayed by Mark Wahlberg in the 2022 biopic Father Stu.

Rik Mayall

2014Rik Mayall, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter (born 1958)[†]

Richard Michael Mayall was an English actor, comedian and writer. He formed a close partnership with Adrian Edmondson while they were students at Manchester University, and was a pioneer of alternative comedy in the 1980s.

Elsie Quarterman

2014Elsie Quarterman, American ecologist and academic (born 1910)[†]

Elsie Quarterman was a prominent plant ecologist. She was a professor emerita at Vanderbilt University.

Alicemarie Huber Stotler

2014Alicemarie Huber Stotler, American lawyer and judge (born 1942)[†]

Alicemarie Huber Stotler was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

2014Gustave Tassell, American fashion designer (born 1926)[†]

Gustave Tassell was an American fashion designer and Coty Award winner.

Bob Welch (baseball)

2014Bob Welch, American baseball player and coach (born 1956)[†]

Robert Lynn Welch was an American professional baseball starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1978–87) and Oakland Athletics (1988–94). Prior to his professional career, he attended Eastern Michigan University, where he played college baseball for the Eastern Michigan Hurons baseball team. He helped lead the Hurons, coached by Ron Oestrike, to the 1976 College World Series, losing to Arizona in the Championship Game.

Historical Context for June 9, 2014

In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[†]