June 9, 1900 (Saturday)
- Birsa Munda, the 24-year-old rebel who led the Munda rebellion in British India's Bihar region, died in prison in Ranchi under mysterious circumstances, becoming one of the martyred heroes of the Indian independence movement. In his memory are named the Birsa Agricultural University and the Birsa Munda Airport, both in Ranchi, and the Birsa Institute of Technology at Sindri.
- In Beijing, Imperial Chinese troops surrounded the legation quarter, where the diplomatic corps from Western powers and Japan were headquartered. Britain's minister, Sir Claude MacDonald, telegraphed "Situation extremely grave. Unless arrangements are made for immediate advance to Pekin, it will be too late."
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