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2011 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Paul Kruger (maintenance), Treaty on the Creation of the USSR (maintenance)
• Omitted: Gadsden Purchase, Coronation of the Hungarian monarch, Michael of Romania, Rizal Day bombings, Tropical Storm Zeta
• Included: 1066 Granada massacre (first appearance), Siege of St. Augustine (1702) (first appearance), Ferdinand Marcos (5th appearance, last in 2011—was previously listed on January 17; last time on December 30 was in 2006), 2006 Madrid-Barajas Airport bombing (first appearance)
• Left in: Edwin Hubble (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

--howcheng {chat} 17:34, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

• Addendum: 1066 Granada massacre removed due to complaints and replaced by Michael of Romania. howcheng {chat} 18:49, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
• Addendum 2: Edwin Hubble moved to November 23 (December 30 date was incorrect; either November 23 or January 1 works, and the latter is already kind of crowded). howcheng {chat} 01:32, 31 December 2011 (UTC)

2012 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Coronation of the Hungarian monarch (maintenance)
• Omitted: Edwin Hubble (moved to November 23, as stated above); Ferdinand Marcos (ineligible—maintenance); 2006 Madrid-Barajas Airport bombing
• Included: José Rizal (8th appearance, last in 2010); Tropical Storm Zeta (2nd appearance, last in 2010); MV Senopati Nusantara (first appearance)
• Repeats: Siege of St. Augustine (1702) (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); Michael of Romania (4th consecutive appearance, 9 total)

—howcheng {chat} 23:25, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

2013 notes

• Omitted: Siege of St. Augustine (1702); José Rizal; Michael I of Romania; Tropical Storm Zeta; MV Senopati Nusantara
• Included: Battle of Wakefield (first appearance); Gadsden Purchase (6th appearance, last in 2010); Rizal Day bombings (2nd appearance, last in 2010); Execution of Saddam Hussein (3rd appearance, last in 2009)
• Repeats: Iroquois Theatre fire (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:03, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

2014 notes

• Omitted: Gadsden Purchase; Iroquois Theatre fire; Rizal Day bombings; Execution of Saddam Hussein
• Included: Siege of St. Augustine (1702) (3rd appearance, last in 2012); José Rizal (9th appearance, last in 2012); Ferdinand Marcos (6th appearance, last in 2011; rescued from Ineligible); 2006 Madrid-Barajas Airport bombing (2nd appearance, last in 2011)
• Repeats: Battle of Wakefield (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 06:49, 28 December 2014 (UTC)

2015 notes

• Deleted: Paul Kruger (moved to December 8)
• New articles (unused): Yellow River oil spill
• Omitted: Battle of Wakefield; José Rizal (ineligible—maintenance); 2006 Madrid-Barajas Airport bombing
• Included: Gadsden Purchase (7th appearance, last in 2013); All-India Muslim League (4th appearance, last in 2008; rescued from Ineligible); Tropical Storm Zeta (3rd appearance, last in 2012; 10th anniversary)
• Repeats: Siege of St. Augustine (1702) (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total); Ferdinand Marcos (2nd consecutive appearance, 7 total; 50th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 17:41, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

2016 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Battle of Wakefield (maintenance); Execution of Saddam Hussein (maintenance)
• Omitted: Ferdinand Marcos (ineligible—maintenance); Tropical Storm Zeta
• Included: Iroquois Theatre fire; MV Senopati Nusantara
• Repeats: Siege of St. Augustine (1702) (3rd consecutive appearance, 5 total); Gadsden Purchase (2nd consecutive appearance, 8 total); All-India Muslim League (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total)

—howcheng {chat} 08:23, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

2017 notes

• New articles (unused): Mexico–Guatemala conflict; December 2013 Kinshasa attacks
• Omitted: Siege of St. Augustine (1702); Gadsden Purchase; Iroquois Theatre fire; MV Senopati Nusantara
• Included: Battle of Wakefield (3rd appearance, last in 2014; rescued from Ineligible); Battle of Buffalo (first appearance); National Bureau of Investigation (Finland) (first appearance); December 30, 2009 pro-government rally in Iran (first appearance); Rudyard Kipling (first appearance); Josephine Butler (first appearance); Fatima Jibrell (first appearance)
• Repeats: All-India Muslim League (3rd consecutive appearance, 6 total)

—howcheng {chat} 01:48, 30 December 2017 (UTC)

2018 notes

• Omitted: Battle of Wakefield; Battle of Buffalo; National Bureau of Investigation (Finland); December 30, 2009 pro-government rally in Iran; Rudyard Kipling; Josephine Butler; Fatima Jibrell
• Included: Battle of Glenmama (first appearance); Gadsden Purchase (9th appearance, last in 2016); Mexico–Guatemala conflict (first appearance; 60th anniversary); December 2013 Kinshasa attacks (first appearance); Giovanni Baglione (first appearance); Osman Hamdi Bey (first appearance); Rosalinde Hurley (first appearance)
• Repeats: All-India Muslim League (4th consecutive appearance, 7 total)

—howcheng {chat} 01:00, 30 December 2018 (UTC)

2019 notes

• New articles (ineligible): Dolo hospital airstrike (was on DYK on 2019-06-19)
• Omitted: Battle of Glenmama; Gadsden Purchase; All-India Muslim League; Mexico–Guatemala conflict; December 2013 Kinshasa attacks; Giovanni Baglione; Osman Hamdi Bey
• Included: Battle of Wakefield (4th appearance, last in 2017); Siege of St. Augustine (1702) (6th appearance, last in 2016); Iroquois Theatre fire (5th appearance, last in 2016); National Bureau of Investigation (Finland) (2nd appearance, last in 2017); December 30, 2009 Iranian pro-government rallies (2nd appearance, last in 2017; 10th anniversary); André Messager (first appearance); C. Harold Wills (first appearance)
• Repeats: Rosalinde Hurley (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 90th birthday)

—howcheng {chat} 19:32, 31 December 2019 (UTC)

2020 notes

• Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Dolo hospital airstrike; First term of the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos (blurb previously featured Ferdinand Marcos, which remains ineligible); Execution of Saddam Hussein
• Omitted: Siege of St. Augustine (1702); Iroquois Theatre fire; National Bureau of Investigation (Finland); December 30, 2009 Iranian pro-government rallies; André Messager; Rosalinde Hurley
• Included: Battle of Glenmama (2nd appearance, last in 2018); All-India Muslim League (8th appearance, last in 2018); Arroyo Seco Parkway (3rd appearance, last in 2015; moved from July 20; 80th anniversary); Rizal Day bombings (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Bernard Gui (first appearance); Sebastián Kindelán y O'Regan (first appearance)
• Repeats: Battle of Wakefield (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total); C. Harold Wills (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 80th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 04:17, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

• • Disputing Marcos's inauguration on December 30, 1965. What make this more significant than his inauguration 4 years later so that we can highlight Second term of the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos? Isn't this cheating anyway, as First term of the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos doesn't have details on what exactly happened on his first inauguration? (It's like substituting World War II for D-Day?) Howard the Duck (talk) 08:21, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

2021 notes

• Omitted: Battle of Wakefield; All-India Muslim League; Arroyo Seco Parkway; Rizal Day bombings; Bernard Gui; Sebastián Kindelán y O'Regan; C. Harold Wills
• Included: Battle of Buffalo (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Second term of the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos (first appearance); Execution of Saddam Hussein (4th appearance, last in 2013); Vincenzo da Filicaja (first appearance); Rudyard Kipling (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Erica Garner (first appearance)
• Repeats: Battle of Glenmama (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 18:35, 31 December 2021 (UTC)