Wikipedia talk:Selected anniversaries/August 20

Latest comment: 1 year ago by HeartGlow30797 in topic 2023 rationale
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Image to replace the Flag of Estonia ?

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Can we replace the   with Crown of St. Stephen of Hungary, or   or  , please ? There are too many flags on the Main Page at the same time today. Thanks. -- 199.71.174.100 02:45, 20 August 2005 (UTC)Reply

There's only one flag on the main page. The images may not be familiar by many users. =Nichalp «Talk»= 08:57, August 20, 2005 (UTC)
The Flag of Burundi was removed from 'In The News'. [1] BTW, I find it strange that Wikipedians would be unfamiliar with Tchaikovsky. If they are indeed unfamiliar, maybe they should see the photo of him. It goes with the 1882 event. -- 199.71.174.100 20:20, 20 August 2005 (UTC)Reply

2012 notes

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howcheng {chat} 19:10, 19 August 2012 (UTC)Reply

2013 notes

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howcheng {chat} 16:05, 19 August 2013 (UTC)Reply

Edit request on 20 August 2013

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the link within 'on this day' to Washington is to a disambiguation page - it seems like it ought to say Washington. EdwardLane (talk) 11:51, 20 August 2013 (UTC)Reply

Agreed,   Done --Redrose64 (talk) 15:21, 20 August 2013 (UTC)Reply

2014 notes

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howcheng {chat} 06:33, 19 August 2014 (UTC)Reply

2015 notes

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howcheng {chat} 06:53, 18 August 2015 (UTC)Reply

  • request: Would an admin please add this entry which I just made on the larger list of August 20 anniversaries? It would mean a great deal to Ruby Sales, whose life was saved by Jonathan Daniels, and who will be appearing in Keene NH this week in anniversary observances:

1965 – Keene, NH Episcopal seminarian Jonathan Daniels, 26, is martyred; murdered by shotgun at point-blank range in Hayneville, AL, by an unpaid sheriff's deputy, sacrificing his life for young black activist Ruby Sales whom he pushed out of the way of the blast. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JohnWilmerding (talkcontribs) 21:03, 19 August 2015 (UTC)Reply

Sorry, that entry is not notable enough for inclusion on the Main Page. howcheng {chat} 21:33, 20 August 2015 (UTC)Reply

2016 notes

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howcheng {chat} 06:25, 20 August 2016 (UTC)Reply

2017 notes

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The 1812 Overture line had better be amended, if the article is correct:

Although Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture was written with the building's completion in mind, it had its world premiere in a tent outside the unfinished church in August 1882.

Sparafucil (talk) 23:03, 12 August 2017 (UTC)Reply

2017 notes

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howcheng {chat} 07:40, 20 August 2017 (UTC)Reply

2018 notes

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howcheng {chat} 04:11, 20 August 2018 (UTC)Reply

2019 notes

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howcheng {chat} 16:51, 23 August 2019 (UTC)Reply

2020 notes

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howcheng {chat} 01:32, 22 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

2021 notes

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howcheng {chat} 17:54, 21 August 2021 (UTC)Reply

2022 notes

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howcheng {chat} 16:54, 22 August 2022 (UTC)Reply

2023 rationale

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  • Good selection to choose from
  • Added a new picture, it should be creative commons license, no fair use justification needed.

Heart (talk) 05:38, 6 August 2023 (UTC)Reply