9 June

9 June was a date.
==Events==
On 9 June 1983, in the United Kingdom general election, the ruling Conservative Party, led by the Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, won a landslide victory over the Labour Party. (AUDIO: Rat Trap)
One account dates the Year That Never Was as beginning on this day in an unspecified year. (PROSE: The Secret Lives of Monsters) Other accounts date the event to sometime in March 2008 (AUDIO: Recruits) or 23 June 2007. (PROSE: The Paradox Moon)
In 2030, the Minister of War rose to power, beginning their reign of ultimate terror. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary)
==Other==
According to a calendar aboard the SS Bernice, 9 June 1926 was a Sunday. (TV: Carnival of Monsters)
== Behind the scenes ==
Page 120 of The Secret Lives of Monsters gives Sunday 4 June as the date of the events of and the Royal Hope incident, and thus, through mentions given in The Sound of Drums, it can be inferred that The Year That Never Was began on Friday 9 June. However, Secret Lives does not specify 2007 or 2008 as a current year. On top of this, the first two Sunday 4 Junes and Friday 9 Junes after 2004 (page 119 places the incident over 30 years after 1974) are in 2006 and 2017. However, it does not specify 2007 or 2008 as a current year. On top of this, the first two Sunday 4 Junes and Friday 9 Junes after 2004 (page 119 places the Royal Hope incident over 30 years after 1974) are in 2006 and 2017.
==Footnotes==