Talk:August 14

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August 14: Independence Day in Pakistan (1947) Roosevelt and Churchill 1264 – War of Saint Sabas: A Genoese fleet captured or sank most of the ships of a Venetian trade convoy off the Albanian coast. 1816 – The United Kingdom formally annexed the Tristan da Cunha archipelago, administering the islands from the Cape Colony in South Africa. 1941 – After a secret meeting in Newfoundland, British prime minister Winston Churchill and U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt (both pictured) issued the Atlantic Charter, establishing a vision for a post–World War II world. 2021 – A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck in Haiti, killing at least 2,248 people and causing $1.5 billion in damages and economic loss. Qian Hongzuo (b. 928) Anders Bure (b. 1571) Bobby Eaton (b. 1958) Magic Johnson (b. 1959) More anniversaries: August 13 August 14 August 15

Frank and John Craighead

There's a bit of an edit war going on about including Frank and John Craighead that I am not a party to. I'll point out that this is a weird case, perhaps warranting an exception to the rule that the person has to have an article about them to be included. They have both a joint article about them and a joint birthday - they were twins. I'd argue in favor of inclusion. Just my €0.02 worth. Toddst1 (talk) 03:35, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

Thanks, Toodst1. I am one of the parties. I probably wasn't going to pursue it further, but I do favor an exception. For anyone interested the policy is in the first paragraph of WP:BIRTHDOY, and we have made other exceptions, most notably for Wilbur and Orville Wright. Dan Bloch (talk) 17:57, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

I guess that's a consensus then. I'll put back the Craigheads. Dan Bloch (talk) 21:17, 17 August 2022 (UTC)

Reliable sources

If Kayla Sims does streams where she confirms her birthday is August 14, 1999, shouldn’t the videos be considered a reliable source. Janers0217 (talk) 06:59, 27 February 2023 (UTC)