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=== June === {{Redirect|June 2009|the album by Toro Y Moi|June 2009 (album)}} * [[June 1]] β [[Air France Flight 447]], en route from [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil, to Paris, crashes into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 228 on board. * [[June 11]] β The [[2009 flu pandemic|outbreak]] of the [[Influenza A virus subtype H1N1|H1N1 influenza strain]], commonly referred to as "swine flu", is deemed a global [[pandemic]].<ref name="WHO level 6">{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2009/h1n1_pandemic_phase6_20090611/en/index.html|title=World now at the start of 2009 influenza pandemic|publisher=[[World Health Organization]]|access-date=June 30, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090701182352/http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2009/h1n1_pandemic_phase6_20090611/en/index.html|archive-date=July 1, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> * [[June 12]] β [[Analog television]] ends in the United States as part of the [[digital television transition]]. * [[June 13]] β [[2009 Iranian presidential election protests|Mass protests erupt across Iran]] following a [[Iranian presidential election, 2009|disputed presidential election]] in which [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]] was reelected president, the largest demonstrations in the country since the [[Iranian Revolution]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/world/article24542008.html|title=Police in Iran beat protesters after huge Ahmadinejad win|publisher=McClatchy|access-date=November 13, 2016|archive-date=November 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114232255/http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/world/article24542008.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[June 18]] β [[NASA]] launches the [[Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter]] / [[LCROSS]] probes to the Moon, the first American lunar mission since [[Lunar Prospector]] in [[1998]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-12-06 |title=LCROSS - NASA Science |url=https://science.nasa.gov/mission/lcross/ |access-date=2025-03-09 |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[June 21]] β [[Greenland]] gains self-rule. * [[June 22]] β [[June 2009 Washington Metro train collision]], 9 people were killed and 80 people were injured when a [[Red Line (Washington Metro)]] train rear ended another train between Takoma and Fort Totten stations, this resulted in the worst train crash in DC Metro's history.<ref>{{cite web|title= 10 Years Later: Metro Crash That Killed Nine Was an 'Unbelievable Nightmare'|date= June 20, 2019|url= https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/10-years-later-metro-crash-remembered/149057/?amp=1|access-date= August 1, 2023|archive-date= August 1, 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230801115942/https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/10-years-later-metro-crash-remembered/149057/?amp=1|url-status= live}}</ref> * [[June 25]] β The [[Death of Michael Jackson|death]] of American pop star [[Michael Jackson]] triggers an outpouring of worldwide grief. Online, reactions to the event cripple several major websites and services, as the abundance of people accessing the [[uniform resource locator|web addresses]] pushes [[internet traffic]] to unprecedented and historic levels.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/26/michael.jackson.internet/|title=Jackson dies, almost takes Internet with him|website=[[CNN]]|date=June 26, 2009|access-date=December 25, 2022|archive-date=December 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225202917/https://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/26/michael.jackson.internet/|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[June 28]] β The [[Military of Honduras]] ousts [[President of Honduras|Honduran President]] [[Manuel Zelaya]] in a [[2009 Honduran coup d'Γ©tat|''coup d'Γ©tat'']],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8123126.stm|title=Honduran leader forced into exile|work=BBC News|date=June 28, 2009|access-date=August 23, 2010|archive-date=January 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105174821/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8123126.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> condemned by [[Organization of American States|OAS]].<ref name="WB-2009-06-29">{{cite web|url=http://www.worldbulletin.net/news_detail.php?id=44074|title=OAS condemns Honduras coup, demands return of Zelaya|agency=Reuters|work=World Bulletin|access-date=June 29, 2009|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090702162722/http://www.worldbulletin.net/news_detail.php?id=44074|archive-date=July 2, 2009}}</ref> * [[June 29]] β [[Viareggio train derailment]] occurred when a freight train carrying [[liquified petroleum gas]] derailed at [[Viareggio railway station]] in [[Lucca]], [[Italy]]. The accident killed 32 people and injured 26 people.<ref>{{cite news |title=Train carrying liquid gas explodes in Italy killing 12 |website=[[TheGuardian.com]] |date=June 30, 2009 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jun/30/train-crash-viareggio-lucca |last1=Pidd |first1=Helen |access-date=September 12, 2023 |archive-date=October 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024052540/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jun/30/train-crash-viareggio-lucca |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[June 30]] β [[Yemenia Flight 626]] crashes off the coast of [[Moroni, Comoros]], killing all but [[Bahia Bakari|one]] of the 153 passengers and crew.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8127812.stm|title=Girl survives Yemen plane crash|work=BBC News|access-date=July 1, 2009|date=July 1, 2009|archive-date=February 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203173422/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8127812.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
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