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- 1815
- The Grand Duchy of Tuscany is reestablished by the Congress of Vienna after the collapse of the Napoleonic system.
- 1854
- Alliance, Ohio, is formed by the merger of Williamsport, Freedom, and Liberty.
- 1869
- Wayne is incorporated as a village in Michigan.
- 1873
- The original Alexandra Palace in London is destroyed by fire just a few days after opening.
- 1898
- Qing China leases a portion of Canton prefecture to the United Kingdom, extending the territory of Hong Kong.
- 1972
- A fire destroys the city hall in Loveland, Ohio.
- 2018
- The Derby Central Library closes in Derby, England.
This is a selection of establishments and disestablishments on June 9, based on OpenHistoricalMap data, that automatically appears on the OpenHistoricalMap page on June 9 of each year. This list highlights important changes in the world, as well as more mundane events that demonstrate the project's ambitious tendency toward micromapping history.
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