deaths
June 9, 1871
Anna Atkins, English botanist and photographer (born 1799)
Anna Atkins
Anna Atkins was an English botanist and photographer. She is often considered the first person to publish a book illustrated with photographic images. Some sources say that she was the first woman to create a photograph.
June 9
June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 205 days remain until the end of the year.