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• 2002 - Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien announces he will step down in 18 months due largely to the internal revolt, in his Liberal Party of Canada, led by supporters of his former Finance Minister Paul Martin.

Worthy of inclusion? -- User:Jord

probably not... -- PFHLai 05:23, 2005 August 22 (UTC)

Mona Lisa

• 1911 - The Mona Lisa was stolen. (for 2006 ?) -- PFHLai 05:23, 2005 August 22 (UTC)

I support this. How do we get it in for this year (2010)? I'd prefer it over the Hawaii hook. Casliber (talk · contribs) 19:54, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

• Like to suggest a reword on the following...

1986 - Carbon dioxide vented from Cameroon's Lake Nyos, called a limnic eruption, suffocating over 1700 people.

The lake may be volcanic but the limnic eruption is not a direct feature of volcanic activity with the lake, and why can't we be more specific about which gas came out of the lake, how the gas killed the people, and the phenomena's name? Revmachine21 10:12, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

Better now ? -- PFHLai 16:37, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Latvia

Latvia has its independence day on 4 May, as Independence Day states. lv:Latvija doesn't help, however :(. --Monk 09:44, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Latvia has its independence day on November 18th - ask any Latvian, like me. The history is such - independence of Latvia was declared on 18.Nov.1918. However, Latvia lost its independence during WWII. Then, at 04.May.1990 it declared the renewal of independence de iure. 21.Aug.1991 was simply the date when the independence was gained de facto. Neither 04.May.1990 nor 21.Aug.1991 are celebrated as independence days in Latvia. Take a look at the homepage of the official page of Latvian Institute if you don't believe me: http://www.li.lv/en/?id=9

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Missing Context

"1772 - A bloodless coup led by Gustav III was completed with the adoption of a new Instrument of Government."

needs more context. Namely, "Sweden" should appear in there somewhere. Maybe write out Gustav III of Sweden instead of just piping to it? ^L_Wizard @ 03:07, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Or perhaps "Swedish Constitution" instead of "Instrument of Government"?Guille 11:48, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

I agree -- it's in the links, but it should be clearer. Mdotley 14:14, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

2nd or 3rd Korean War?

The 4th OTD, regarding the Axe Murder Incident and Operation Paul Bunyan, suggests the Operation "almost triggering a second Korean War" in 1976. But, according to Wikipedia an event primarilly known as "the Second Korean War" had already happened between 1966 and 1970.

So the OTD should probably be corrected to something like "...almost triggering a second full-scale Korean War" or "...almost triggering a third Korean War" --Myfanwy 10:50, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Ninoy Aquino Day

On this page, the link for Ninoy Aquino Day is to the article about Benigno Aquino, Jr. when there is actually a seperate article about this holiday, can somebody fix it. Highfields (talk, contribs) 13:48, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

2012 notes

• New articles (unused): Harry K. Daghlian, Jr.; Mars Observer (save for 2013: 20th anniversary)
• Omitted: Pueblo Revolt; Mona Lisa; Operation Tractable; Hurricane Dean
• Included: Battle of Dunkeld (first appearance); Lincoln–Douglas debates (first appearance); Battle of the Tenaru (first appearance); Ruby Ridge (first appearance); Lake Nyos (6th appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible)

—howcheng {chat} 20:12, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

2013 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Hawaii (maintenance)
• New articles (unused): Dumbarton Oaks Conference
• Omitted: Battle of Dunkeld; Lincoln–Douglas debates; Battle of the Tenaru; Lake Nyos; Ruby Ridge
• Included: Nat Turner's slave rebellion (5th appearance, last in 2010); Mona Lisa (5th appearance, last in 2011); Xá Lợi Pagoda raids (5th appearance, last in 2011; 50th anniversary); Al-Aqsa Mosque (first appearance); Mars Observer (first appearance; 20th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 04:49, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

2014 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Ruby Ridge (maintenance)
• Omitted: Nat Turner's slave rebellion; Xá Lợi Pagoda raids; Al-Aqsa Mosque; Mars Observer
• Included: Battle of Yancheng (first appearance); Battle of Dunkeld (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 325th anniversary); Dumbarton Oaks Conference (first appearance; 70th anniversary); Hurricane Dean (2nd appearance, last in 2011)
• Repeats: Mona Lisa (2nd consecutive appearance, 6 total)

—howcheng {chat} 05:45, 20 August 2014 (UTC)

2015 notes

• Omitted: Battle of Yancheng; Mona Lisa; Dumbarton Oaks Conference; Hurricane Dean
• Included: Lincoln–Douglas debates (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Harry K. Daghlian, Jr. (first appearance; 70th anniversary); Lake Nyos (7th appearance, last in 2012); Ghouta chemical attack (first appearance)
• Repeats: Battle of Dunkeld (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 06:52, 19 August 2015 (UTC)

2016 notes

• Omitted: Battle of Dunkeld; Lincoln–Douglas debates; Harry Daghlian; Ghouta chemical attack
• Included: Pueblo Revolt (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Nat Turner's slave rebellion (6th appearance, last in 2013); Operation Tractable (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Al-Aqsa Mosque (2nd appearance, last in 2013)
• Repeats: Lake Nyos (2nd consecutive appearance, 8 total; 30th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 09:48, 21 August 2016 (UTC)

2017 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Battle of Dunkeld (maintenance); Dumbarton Oaks Conference (maintenance)
• New articles (ineligible): Haitian Revolution (moved from August 22)
• Omitted: Public holidays in Morocco/Mohammed VI of Morocco (both: maintenance); Pueblo Revolt (maintenance); Nat Turner's slave rebellion; Operation Tractable; Al-Aqsa Mosque; Lake Nyos
• Included: Battle of Yancheng (2nd appearance, last in 2014); Lincoln–Douglas debates (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Mona Lisa (6th appearance, last in 2014); Battle of the Tenaru (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 75th anniversary); Hurricane Dean (3rd appearance, last in 2014; 10th anniversary); Alphonse, Count of Poitiers (first appearance); Emily Tinne (first appearance); Emma Mashinini (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 16:14, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

2018 notes

• Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Battle of Dunkeld; Ruby Ridge
• Omitted: Lincoln–Douglas debates; Mona Lisa; Battle of the Tenaru; Hurricane Dean; Alphonse, Count of Poitiers; Emily Tinne; Emma Mashinini
• Included: Nat Turner's slave rebellion (7th appearance, last in 2016); Operation Tractable (3rd appearance, last in 2016); Mars Observer (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 25th anniversary); 2015 Thalys train attack (first appearance); John Claypole (first appearance); John MacCulloch (first appearance); Eve Torres (first appearance)
• Repeats: Battle of Yancheng (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 03:32, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

2019 notes

• New articles (unused): Zahir al-Umar; Thomas S. Monson; Art Farmer; Stephen Hillenburg; Sergey Brin; Jerry Finn
• Omitted: Battle of Yancheng; Nat Turner's slave rebellion; Mars Observer; 2015 Thalys train attack; John Claypole; John MacCulloch; Eve Torres
• Included: Battle of Dunkeld (4th appearance, last in 2015); Lincoln–Douglas debates (4th appearance, last in 2017); Xá Lợi Pagoda raids (6th appearance, last in 2013); Al-Aqsa Mosque (3rd appearance, last in 2016; 50th anniversary); Baldwin II of Jerusalem (first appearance); Emily Tinne (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Emma Mashinini (2nd appearance, last in 2017; 90th birthday)
• Repeats: Operation Tractable (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total; 75th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 16:59, 23 August 2019 (UTC)

2020 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Battle of Yancheng (maintenance); Nat Turner's slave rebellion (maintenance); Mars Observer (maintenance); Alphonse, Count of Poitiers (maintenance); Zahir al-Umar (date not certain)
• Omitted: Lincoln–Douglas debates; Operation Tractable; Xá Lợi Pagoda raids; Al-Aqsa Mosque; Baldwin II of Jerusalem; Emily Tinne; Emma Mashinini
• Included: Mona Lisa (8th appearance, last in 2017); Harry Daghlian (2nd appearance, last in 2015; 75th anniversary); Ghouta chemical attack (2nd appearance, last in 2015); Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (first appearance); Christopher Robin Milne (first appearance); Art Farmer (first appearance)
• Repeats: Battle of Dunkeld (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total)

—howcheng {chat} 00:38, 24 August 2020 (UTC)

2021 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Hurricane Dean (maintenance)
• New articles (unused): Siege of Belgrade (1717)
• Omitted: Battle of Dunkeld; Harry Daghlian; Ghouta chemical attack; Lady Mary Wortley Montagu; Christopher Robin Milne; Art Farmer
• Included: Siege of Corfu (1716) (first appearance); Battle of Vimeiro (first appearance); San Quentin Six (first appearance; 50th anniversary); Lake Nyos disaster (first appearance; blurb previously featured Lake Nyos and is making its 3rd appearance, last in 2016); Juan de Tassis, 2nd Count of Villamediana (first appearance); Jules Michelet (first appearance); Stephen Hillenburg (first appearance)
• Repeats: Mona Lisa (2nd consecutive appearance, 9 total)

—howcheng {chat} 06:55, 23 August 2021 (UTC)

2022 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Al-Aqsa Mosque (maintenance); Ruby Ridge (maintenance)
• Omitted: Siege of Corfu (1716); Battle of Vimeiro; Mona Lisa; San Quentin Six; Lake Nyos disaster; Juan de Tassis, 2nd Count of Villamediana; Jules Michelet (ineligible—maintenance); Stephen Hillenburg
• Included: Siege of Belgrade (1717) (first appearance); Cockade of Italy (first appearance); Operation Tractable (5th appearance, last in 2019); Xá Lợi Pagoda raids (7th appearance, last in 2019); 2015 Thalys train attack (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Baldwin II of Jerusalem (2nd appearance, last in 2019); Art Farmer (2nd appearance, last in 2020); Sergey Brin (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 17:04, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

2023 rationale

• War heavy facts, need more variety
• 1963 fact is ineligible this year due to it being the TFA

Heart ^(talk) 03:33, 8 August 2023 (UTC)