Talk:June 9

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June 9 Skyline of Hamilton, Ontario 1846 – Hamilton, Ontario (skyline pictured), was granted city status by the Parliament of the Province of Canada. 1856 – The first company of Mormon handcart pioneers left Iowa City for Salt Lake City, Utah. 1920 – The courtesan Wang Lianying was murdered in Shanghai, leading to months of media and literary coverage. 1965 – Fighting began between the Viet Cong and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in the Battle of Đồng Xoài, one of the largest battles in the Vietnam War. 2010 – A child suicide bomber attacked a wedding in Nadahan, Afghanistan, killing at least 40 people and injuring at least 70 others. Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (d. 1701) Sarah Roberts (d. 1913) Jackie Mason (b. 1928) Pik-Sen Lim (d. 2025) More anniversaries: June 8 June 9 June 10

Inconsistency

Why are "Events" in terms of numbered centuries, but all other headings are in terms of numbered years? Elizium23 (talk) 13:46, 9 June 2021 (UTC)

@Elizium23: I think Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Days_of_the_year/Template#Subsections is relevant. Toddst1 (talk) 13:51, 9 June 2021 (UTC)