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Can the arrival of the Black Nazarene at Manila from Mexico on January 6, 1606, be added? --Howard the Duck 11:34, 9 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

I was wrong, the Black Nazarene arrived on May 31, today is the feast. --Howard the Duck 11:41, 9 January 2007 (UTC)Reply

2012 notes

Latest comment: 12 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

New articles (unused): Geneva Peace Conference, Karaburun tragedy
Omitted: Song Dynasty, Circus, Ernest Shackleton/Nimrod Expedition/Farthest South, Battle of Rafa, Los Angeles Lakers
Included: Basiliscus (first appearance), Daguerreotype (7th appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible), Klaipėda Revolt (first appearance), RMS Queen Elizabeth (2nd appearance, last in 2008), Kizlyar-Pervomayskoye hostage crisis (first appearance)

--howcheng {chat} 18:59, 8 January 2012 (UTC)Reply

2013 notes

Latest comment: 11 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Moved to Ineligible: Mahmoud Abbas (maintenance)
Omitted: Basiliscus; Daguerreotype; Klaipėda Revolt; RMS Queen Elizabeth; Kizlyar-Pervomayskoye hostage crisis
Included: Davy lamp (first appearance); 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake (first appearance); Raymond F. Lederer (first appearance); Geneva Peace Conference (first appearance); Karaburun tragedy (first appearance)

All five articles making OTD debuts! —howcheng {chat} 10:01, 8 January 2013 (UTC)Reply

2014 notes

Latest comment: 10 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Moved to Ineligible: Daguerreotype (maintenance)
Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Mahmoud Abbas
New articles (unused): Iran Air Flight 277
Omitted: 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake; Raymond F. Lederer; Geneva Peace Conference (1991)
Included: Basiliscus (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Ernest Shackleton/Nimrod Expedition/Farthest South (Shackleton: 5th appearance; Nimrod/Farthest South: 2nd appearance; all: last in 2011); Los Angeles Lakers (2nd appearance, last in 2011)
Repeats: Davy lamp (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); Karaburun tragedy (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 10th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 08:08, 8 January 2014 (UTC)Reply

2015 notes

Latest comment: 9 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Kizlyar-Pervomayskoye hostage crisis
Omitted: Davy lamp; Ernest Shackleton/Nimrod Expedition/Farthest South; Los Angeles Lakers; Karaburun tragedy
Included: 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake (2nd appearance, last in 2013); Klaipėda Revolt (2nd appearance, last in 2012); RMS Queen Elizabeth (3rd appearance, last in 2012); Mahmoud Abbas (first appearance; 10th anniversary)
Repeats: Basiliscus (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 06:03, 8 January 2015 (UTC)Reply

2016 notes

Latest comment: 8 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Omitted: 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake; Klaipėda Revolt; RMS Queen Elizabeth; Mahmoud Abbas (ineligible—maintenance)
Included: Davy lamp (3rd appearance, last in 2014; 200th anniversary); Ernest Shackleton/Nimrod Expedition/Farthest South (Shackleton: 6th appearance; Nimrod/Farthest South: 3rd appearance; all: last in 2014); Geneva Peace Conference (1991) (2nd appearance, last in 2013; 25th anniversary); Kizlyar-Pervomayskoye hostage crisis (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 20th anniversary)
Repeats: Basiliscus (3rd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 08:16, 7 January 2016 (UTC)Reply

2017 notes

Latest comment: 7 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Deleted: Klaipėda Revolt (moved to January 10)
Moved to Ineligible: Karaburun tragedy (maintenance)
Omitted: St. Stephen's Day (ineligible—maintenance); Basiliscus; Davy lamp (ineligible—maintenance); Geneva Peace Conference (1991); Kizlyar-Pervomayskoye hostage crisis
Included: 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Battle of Rafa (2nd appearance, last in 2011; 100th anniversary); RMS Queen Elizabeth (4th appearance, last in 2015); Iran Air Flight 277 (first appearance)
Repeats: Ernest Shackleton/Nimrod Expedition/Farthest South (all: 2nd consecutive appearance; Shackleton: 7 total; Nimrod/Farthest South: 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 08:50, 9 January 2017 (UTC)Reply

2018 notes

Latest comment: 6 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Omitted: 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake; RMS Queen Elizabeth; Iran Air Flight 277
Included: Basiliscus (5th appearance, last in 2016); Los Angeles Lakers (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Kizlyar-Pervomayskoye hostage crisis (3rd appearance, last in 2016); Leonard Holliday (first appearance); Lady Randolph Churchill (first appearance); Makinti Napanangka (first appearance)
Repeats: Ernest Shackleton/Nimrod Expedition/Farthest South (all: 3rd consecutive appearance; Shackleton: 8 total; Nimrod/Farthest South: 5 total); Battle of Rafa (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 16:19, 9 January 2018 (UTC)Reply

2019 notes

Latest comment: 5 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Omitted: Ernest Shackleton/Nimrod Expedition/Farthest South; Los Angeles Lakers; Kizlyar-Pervomayskoye hostage crisis; Leonard Holliday; Lady Randolph Churchill; Makinti Napanangka
Included: 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake (4th appearance, last in 2017); Raymond Lederer (2nd appearance, last in 2013); Exoplanet (3rd appearance, last in 2014; moved from April 21); William Dugard (first appearance); Carrie Chapman Catt (first appearance); Lei Jieqiong (first appearance)
Repeats: Basiliscus (2nd consecutive appearance, 6 total); Battle of Rafa (3rd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 18:22, 9 January 2019 (UTC)Reply

2020 notes

Latest comment: 4 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Omitted: Basiliscus; Battle of Rafa; Raymond Lederer; Exoplanet; William Dugard; Carrie Chapman Catt; Lei Jieqiong
Included: Ernest Shackleton/Nimrod Expedition/Farthest South (Shackleton: 10th appearance; Expedition/FS: 6th; all last in 2018); RMS Queen Elizabeth (5th appearance, last in 2017); Geneva Peace Conference (1991) (3rd appearance, last in 2016); Mozambique funeral beer poisoning (first appearance); Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon (2nd appearance, last in 2019; also appeared on April 28, his death anniversary); Samuel Gridley Howe (first appearance); Brigitte Askonas (first appearance)
Repeats: 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total)

—howcheng {chat} 18:48, 10 January 2020 (UTC)Reply

2021 notes

Latest comment: 3 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

New articles (unused): Joseph Parker (boxer)
Omitted: 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake; RMS Queen Elizabeth; Geneva Peace Conference (1991); Mozambique funeral beer poisoning; Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon; Samuel Gridley Howe; Brigitte Askonas
Included: Battle of Rafa (5th appearance, last in 2019); Kizlyar–Pervomayskoye hostage crisis (4th appearance, last in 2018; 25th anniversary); Iran Air Flight 277 (2nd appearance, last in 2017; 10th anniversary); Caleb Strong (first appearance); Thomas William Robertson (first appearance); Makinti Napanangka (2nd appearance, last in 2018; 10th anniversary)
Repeats: Ernest Shackleton/Nimrod Expedition/Farthest South (all: 2nd consecutive appearance; Shackleton: 11 total; Nimrod/South: 8 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:30, 12 January 2021 (UTC)Reply

2022 notes

Latest comment: 2 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

New articles (ineligible): Carrie Chapman Catt (POTD for 2022)
Omitted: Ernest Shackleton/Nimrod Expedition/Farthest South; Kizlyar–Pervomayskoye hostage crisis; Iran Air Flight 277; Caleb Strong; Thomas William Robertson; Makinti Napanangka
Included: 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake (6th appearance, last in 2020); Los Angeles Lakers (4th appearance, last in 2018; 50th anniversary); Exoplanet (4th appearance, last in 2019; 30th anniversary); Mozambique funeral beer poisoning (2nd appearance, last in 2020); Demetrios Chalkokondyles (first appearance); John B. Watson (first appearance); Joseph Parker (boxer) (first appearance; 30th birthday)
Repeats: Battle of Rafa (2nd consecutive appearance, 6 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:53, 10 January 2022 (UTC)Reply

1978 Qom protest

Latest comment: 1 year ago2 comments1 person in discussion

Hi Bumbubookworm I just noticed you pulled out of row for this year. 1978 Qom protest has never been featured on OTD and this year marks the 45th anniversary of the event making it a priority of OTD. --Mhhossein ^talk 07:25, 7 January 2023 (UTC)Reply

Further reviewing this year's list, I realized '1857 Fort Tejon earthquake' was featured last year, too, while '1978 Qom protest' has never appeared on the main page despite its 45th anniversary. I will make the necessary changes. --Mhhossein ^talk 14:04, 7 January 2023 (UTC)Reply

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