Wikipedia talk:Selected anniversaries/June 4

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780 BC - The first historic solar eclipse is recorded in China
1039 - Henry II becomes King of Germany
1070 - Roquefort cheese is created in a cave near Roquefort, France
1763 - At what is now Mackinaw City, Michigan, Chippewas capture Fort Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of lacrosse, then chasing a ball into the fort
1917 - The very first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded
1940 - World War II: The Dunkirk evacuation is completed
1940 - German forces enter Paris
1989 - The Tiananmen Square protests are suppressed in Beijing and are covered live on television
1989 - A succession of peaceful anti-communist revolutions occurs in Eastern Europe

Re: Image:Tank Man (Tiananmen Square protester).jpg, one day too early

Just wanna point out that the photo was taken on June 5th, not June 4th in 1989. -- 199.71.174.100 17:11, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Pictured

Latest comment: 18 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

add pictured...

1942 - The Battle of Midway began with a massive Imperial Japanese strike on Midway Atoll (pictured).

feydey 01:56, 4 June 2006 (UTC)Reply

Independence Day in Tonga (1970) ?

Latest comment: 18 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

I wonder if it's called Independence Day in Tonga. Culture of Tonga has "Emancipation Day" instead, but Emancipation Day makes no mention of Tonga. --199.71.174.100 05:59, 4 June 2006 (UTC)Reply

Pentecost

Latest comment: 17 years ago5 comments3 people in discussion

Can a link to Pentecost be added, please ? --199.71.174.100 09:55, 4 June 2006 (UTC)Reply

Thanks, Brian0918 & F1celloguy, for adding and fixing. -- 199.71.174.100 21:29, 4 June 2006 (UTC)Reply

{{editprotect}}Please change the link from German to German to help with Wikiproject Disambiguation. Thanks --Milton 23:43, 4 June 2007 (UTC)Reply

Done Mr.Z-mantalk¢ 23:53, 4 June 2007 (UTC)Reply

Thanks! --Milton 01:50, 5 June 2007 (UTC)Reply

Tank Man

Latest comment: 14 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

For a change of pace, I'd prefer to feature the famous Tank Man this year on June 5. Which means I've hidden Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 on this page so it does not appear on consecutive days. Thanks. Zzyzx11 (talk) 05:51, 3 June 2010 (UTC)Reply

2012 notes

Latest comment: 12 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Terry Nichols
New articles (unused): German submarine U-505
Omitted: Emily Davison (ineligible—maintenance); Battle of Midway; California Agricultural Labor Relations Act; Ali Khamenei; Cluster (spacecraft)
Included: Puget Sound (8th appearance, last in 2010); Treaty of Trianon (4th appearance, last in 2006; rescued from Ineligible); MS St. Louis (5th appearance, last in 2010); Jonathan Pollard (first appearance); Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 (7th appearance, last in 2009; rescued from Ineligible)

—howcheng {chat} 06:16, 3 June 2012 (UTC)Reply

2013 notes

Latest comment: 11 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Moved to Ineligible: Ali Khamenei (maintenance)
Omitted: Puget Sound; MS St. Louis; Jonathan Pollard; Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
Included: U.S. Camel Corps (first appearance); Emily Davison (3rd appearance, last in 2011; rescued from Ineligible; 100th anniversary); German submarine U-505 (first appearance)
Repeats: Treaty of Trianon (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total); Cluster (spacecraft) (3rd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 05:31, 3 June 2013 (UTC)Reply

2014 notes

Latest comment: 10 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

New articles (unused): Vienna summit
Omitted: United States Camel Corps; Emily Davison; Treaty of Trianon; Cluster (spacecraft)
Included: Puget Sound (9th appearance, last in 2012); Ten Cent Beer Night (first appearance; 40th anniversary); Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 (8th appearance, last in 2012; 25th anniversary); Marvin Heemeyer (first appearance; 10th anniversary)
Repeats: German submarine U-505 (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 70th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 10:17, 3 June 2014 (UTC)Reply

2015 notes

Latest comment: 9 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

New articles (ineligible): Élisabeth Thible (too short)
Omitted: Puget Sound; German submarine U-505; Ten Cent Beer Night; Tiananmen Square protests of 1989; Marvin Heemeyer
Included: Emily Davison (4th appearance, last in 2013); Treaty of Trianon (6th appearance, last in 2013); Vienna summit (first appearance); California Agricultural Labor Relations Act (2nd appearance, last in 2011; 40th anniversary); Ali Khamenei (2nd appearance, last in 2011; rescued from Ineligible)

—howcheng {chat} 10:25, 2 June 2015 (UTC)Reply

Suggestion

Latest comment: 7 years ago2 comments1 person in discussion

I propose the following blurb:

1982: Four Iranian diplomats were kidnapped in Lebanon after they were stopped at a check point in northern Lebanon by Lebanese Phalange forces. None of them have been seen since.

This has never appeared on the main page. --Mhhossein (talk) 06:50, 20 May 2016 (UTC)Reply

@Howcheng: This is the 35th anniversary of diplomats kidnapping. --Mhhossein ^talk 13:06, 3 June 2017 (UTC)Reply

2016 notes

Latest comment: 8 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

New articles (ineligible): Iranian diplomats kidnapping (1982) (maintenance)
Moved to Ineligible: United States Camel Corps (maintenance)
Omitted: Treaty of Trianon; Vienna summit; California Agricultural Labor Relations Act
Included: Puget Sound (10th appearance, last in 2014); Battle of Dunkirk (3rd appearance, last in 2006); Cluster (spacecraft) (4th appearance, last in 2013)
Repeats: Emily Davison (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total); Ali Khamenei (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:23, 2 June 2016 (UTC)Reply

2017 notes

Latest comment: 7 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Deleted: 1982 Iranian diplomats kidnapping (moved to WP:Selected anniversaries/July 4)
Moved to Ineligible: Treaty of Trianon (maintenance); Ali Khamenei (maintenance)
Omitted: Public holidays in Hungary (ineligible—maintenance); Tonga (ineligible—maintenance); Emily Davison; Battle of Dunkirk (ineligible—maintenance); Cluster (spacecraft) (ineligible—maintenance)
Included: Old St Paul's Cathedral; Battle of Midway; Humboldt Park riot; Tiananmen Square protests of 1989; Philippa of England; Angelina Jolie

—howcheng {chat} 02:45, 5 June 2017 (UTC)Reply

2018 notes

Latest comment: 5 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Moved to Ineligible: MS St. Louis (maintenance)
Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Battle of Dunkirk
Omitted: Battle of Midway; Humboldt Park riot; Tiananmen Square protests of 1989; Philippa of England; Angelina Jolie
Included: German submarine U-505 (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Stockport air disaster (2nd appearance, last in 2007; rescued from Ineligible); Terry Nichols (first appearance; 20th anniversary); Przemysł I of Greater Poland (first appearance); Miguel de Azcuénaga (first appearance); W. H. R. Rivers (first appearance)
Repeats: Old St Paul's Cathedral (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); Puget Sound (3rd consecutive appearance, 12 total)

—howcheng {chat} 02:31, 19 May 2019 (UTC)Reply

2019

Latest comment: 5 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

"1989 – The People's Liberation Army responded to Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing, leaving many dead and wounded."

"Responded" seems a little vague and understated. — AjaxSmack 07:13, 2 June 2019 (UTC)Reply

2019 notes

Latest comment: 5 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): United States Camel Corps
Omitted: Old St Paul's Cathedral (ineligible—maintenance); Stockport air disaster; Terry Nichols; Przemysł I of Greater Poland; Miguel de Azcuénaga; W. H. R. Rivers
Included: Roquefort (first appearance); Emily Davison (6th appearance, last in 2016); 1989 Tiananmen Square protests (10th appearance, last in 2017; 30th anniversary); George Heriot (first appearance); Eduard Mörike (first appearance); Marguerite Patten (first appearance)
Repeats: Puget Sound (4th consecutive appearance, 13 total); German submarine U-505 (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 16:41, 4 June 2019 (UTC)Reply

2020 notes

Latest comment: 4 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Omitted: Puget Sound; Emily Davison; German submarine U-505; 1989 Tiananmen Square protests; George Heriot; Eduard Mörike; Marguerite Patten
Included: Old St Paul's Cathedral (3rd appearance, last in 2018; rescued from Ineligible); Treaty of Trianon (7th appearance, last in 2015; 100th anniversary; rescued from Ineligible); Battle of Dunkirk/We shall fight on the beaches (Battle: 4th appearance, last in 2016; Speech: first appearance; 80th anniversary); Ten Cent Beer Night (2nd appearance, last in 2014); Antoine, Duke of Lorraine (first appearance); Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (2nd appearance, last in 2016; also appears on November 3); Rodolfo Quezada Toruño (first appearance)
Repeats: Roquefort (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 18:06, 5 June 2020 (UTC)Reply

2021 notes

Latest comment: 3 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Deleted: Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (moved to December 25); United States Camel Corps (moved to May 14); Philippa of England (moved to January 5)
Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Ali Khamenei
New articles (ineligible): Ufa train disaster (maintenance)
Omitted: Ruhollah Khomeini (deleted—moved to June 3); Roquefort; Old St Paul's Cathedral; Treaty of Trianon; Battle of Dunkirk/We shall fight on the beaches; Ten Cent Beer Night; Johan Rudolph Thorbecke; Rodolfo Quezada Toruño
Included: Trianon Treaty Day (first appearance); Puget Sound (14th appearance, last in 2019); Emily Davison (7th appearance, last in 2019); Vienna summit (2nd appearance, last in 2015; 60th anniversary); Terry Nichols (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Benjamin Huntsman (first appearance); Leslie Averill (first appearance; 40th anniversary)
Repeats: Antoine, Duke of Lorraine (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 17:46, 5 June 2021 (UTC)Reply

2022 notes

Latest comment: 2 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Moved to Ineligible: Roquefort (maintenance)
Omitted: Puget Sound; Emily Davison; Vienna summit; Terry Nichols; Antoine, Duke of Lorraine; Benjamin Huntsman; Leslie Averill
Included: Old St Paul's Cathedral (4th appearance, last in 2020); Élisabeth Thible (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible); Treaty of Trianon (8th appearance, last in 2020); Battle of Midway (9th appearance, last in 2017; 80th anniversary); Ali Khamenei (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (4th appearance, last in 2020; 150th anniversary; normally appears on November 3); W. H. R. Rivers (2nd appearance, last in 2018; 100th anniversary); Rodolfo Quezada Toruño (2nd appearance, last in 2020; 10th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 07:40, 5 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

2023 note

@Z1720: I'm going to nominate Ali Khamenei for his election to be as Supreme Leader of Iran. It is Eligible. how can I do it? thanks!

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