On this day: Second-largest volcanic eruption of 20th century lowers global temperature by 0.5 °C in 1991 in the Philippines

World historyon this day On this day: Second-largest volcanic eruption of 20th century lowers global temperature by 0.5 °C in 1991 in the Philippines 50638051338 37b7d947b9 K Relevant News Soccer field inside an inactive volcano in Mexico City 9 June 2026 On this day: Second-largest volcanic eruption of 20th century lowers global temperature by 0.5 °C in 1991 in the Philippines 9 June 2026 Villa bought by fugitive Malaysian Jho Low goes to auction after Cyprus court order 9 June 2026 newsroom 9 June 2026 FacebookXWhatsAppEmailPrintViber Following are some of the major events to have occurred on June 9: 1908 – Britain’s King Edward VII met Russia’s Tsar Nicholas II on a royal yacht anchored in the Baltic Sea — the first meeting between a tsar and a British monarch. 1931 – The Davis submarine escape apparatus, a hand-held oxygen container and mouthpiece, was used for the first time. The British submarine Poseidon had sunk off China and the device enabled six men to surface. 1991 – Mount Pinatubo, a volcano that had been dormant for 600 years, erupted in the Philippines. It was the second biggest terrestrial eruption of the century, and the material thrown into the atmosphere lowered the global surface temperature. 1997 – Hubble Space Telescope images released show area of Seyfert galaxy thought to house a massive black hole. 2000 – Tiger Woods wins 100th U.S. Open. 2001 – The centre-right leader Silvio Berlusconi accepted a mandate to form Italy’s 59th government since World War Two. 2004 – Four Kurdish ex-lawmakers were freed after serving 10 years in jail in Turkey for links to Kurdish rebels. 2005 – Bolivia’s Congress swore in Supreme Court President Eduardo Rodriguez to replace Carlos Mesa as the country’s new president, a move designed to end weeks of crippling protests by the indigenous majority and open the way for early elections. 2006 – Palestinians in Ramallah make world’s largest Tabouleh salad. 2007 – More than 6,000 Hungarian couples break world record for simultaneous kissing. 2017 – Nude models get painted in Times Square. (Reuters) Subscribe to our Newsletter Latest News Soccer field inside an inactive volcano in Mexico City Villa bought by fugitive Malaysian Jho Low goes to auction after Cyprus court order Car or bus? What you need to know about getting around Cyprus Elderly woman lay dead in Larnaca flat for months before neighbours raised alarm President lays foundation stone to 29 affordable homes in Limassol as government aims for 436 units in 2026 What Turkey’s harassment of EU defence ministers reveals about its ambitions in Cyprus Arakapas killer gets consecutive life terms for double murder Follow en.philenews on Google News and be the first to know all the news about Cyprus and the world.