Talk:April 9

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Toppling of the Saddam Hussein statue in Baghdad April 9: Vimy Ridge Day in Canada (1917); Day of Valor in the Philippines (1942) 193 – Year of the Five Emperors: Septimius Severus was proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops at Carnuntum in modern-day Austria. 1388 – Despite being vastly outnumbered, forces of the Old Swiss Confederacy defeated an Austrian army at the Battle of Näfels. 1939 – After being denied permission to perform at Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution, African-American singer Marian Anderson gave an open-air concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. 1967 – The Boeing 737 took its maiden flight, eventually becoming the most produced commercial passenger jet airliner in the world. 2003 – Invasion of Iraq: Coalition forces captured Baghdad and the statue of Saddam Hussein in Firdos Square was toppled. Young Dirty Bastard (b. 1989) Isambard Kingdom Brunel (b. 1806) Mary Jackson (b. 1921) More anniversaries: April 8 April 9 April 10

1951 _ Sadegh Hedayat, Iranian writer and translator. Best known for his novel The Blind Owl( born February 18 1903 ) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.199.7.247 (talk) 22:19, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

Mentioning of death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in the "Events" section

Is it really necessary to have that being that he is already listed in the "Deaths" section? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.41.60.144 (talk) 20:33, 9 April 2021 (UTC)

I previously thought not and reverted one addition. But given that it is world-wide news, and is now on the Main page of en.wiki, I think it is also a very notable event. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:37, 9 April 2021 (UTC)

I just removed it from the "Events" section before reading this. The item for inclusion is a death, not an event. We have a section for deaths, which is where it belongs. It doesn't matter how newsworthy it is. Toddst1 (talk) 20:58, 9 April 2021 (UTC)

Fare enuff, if demz da roolz, 'sno biggie. (As they say in Windsor). Martinevans123 (talk) 21:15, 9 April 2021 (UTC)