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Selected anniversaries for the "On this day" section of the Main Page

June 10: Dragon Boat Festival in China (2024) John Diefenbaker 1624 – Thirty Years' War: France and the Dutch Republic concluded the Treaty of Compiègne, a mutual defence alliance. 1786 – Ten days after being formed by an earthquake, a landslide dam on the Dadu River in China was destroyed by an aftershock, causing a flood that killed an estimated 100,000 people. 1861 – American Civil War: The Confederate Army only suffered eight casualties in its victory at the Battle of Big Bethel in York County, Virginia. 1957 – Led by John Diefenbaker (pictured), the Progressive Conservative Party won a plurality of House of Commons seats in the Canadian federal election. 1987 – Mass protests demanding direct presidential elections broke out across South Korea. Isabella Andreini (d. 1604) Gustave Courbet (b. 1819) Ninian Comper (b. 1864) Alexandra Stan (b. 1989) More anniversaries: June 9 June 10 June 11