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Picture of the day for March 8, 2025

Jules Barbier

Jules Barbier (8 March 1825 – 16 January 1901) was a French poet, writer and opera librettist.

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Note: International Women's Day is an observance, thus this entry does not violate the 4 event rule.

In the entry for 1782, would someone mind changing "in the hands of" to "at the hands of"? Thanks. —David Wahler (talk) 13:21, 8 March 2006 (UTC)Reply

No problem. Done. -- PFHLai 16:32, 8 March 2006 (UTC)Reply

Today is International Women's Day in various countries; not Mother's Day...

Latest comment: 12 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion

In countries where International Women's Day is big Mother's Day tend to be small are does not exist.... Can somebody please cahnge Mother's Day into International Women's Day please? — Yulia Romero • Talk to me! 16:42, 8 March 2012 (UTC)Reply

Today is Mother's Day and International Women's Day in various countries, but the IWD article is not posted because it is tagged for cleanup/sourcing issues. Nikkimaria (talk) 16:49, 8 March 2012 (UTC)Reply

I see... that is another of many thing I learned now because of Wikipedia! Thanks for the explanation! — Yulia Romero • Talk to me! 17:51, 8 March 2012 (UTC)Reply

2013 notes

Latest comment: 11 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Omitted: Copán; Treaty of Roskilde; Nader Shah; Castle Gate Mine disaster; The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)
Included: International Women's Day (9th appearance, last in 2011; rescued from Ineligible); Ferdowsi (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Johannes Kepler (5th appearance, last in 2011); Anne, Queen of Great Britain (8th appearance, last in 2010); Raymonde de Laroche (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Evil empire (4th appearance, last in 2010)

—howcheng {chat} 06:49, 7 March 2013 (UTC)Reply

2014 notes

Latest comment: 10 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Moved to Ineligible: Nelson's Pillar (maintenance)
Omitted: Ferdowsi; Johannes Kepler; Raymonde de Laroche (ineligible—maintenance); Evil empire
Included: Copán (2nd appearance, last in 2012); John Casor (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Castle Gate Mine disaster (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 90th anniversary); The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) (4th appearance, last in 2012)
Repeats: Anne, Queen of Great Britain (2nd consecutive appearance, 8 total)

—howcheng {chat} 05:37, 7 March 2014 (UTC)Reply

2015 notes

Latest comment: 9 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Nelson's Pillar
Omitted: Copán; John Casor; Anne, Queen of Great Britain; Castle Gate Mine disaster; The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)
Included: Ferdowsi (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Johannes Kepler (6th appearance, last in 2013); Egyptian Revolution of 1919 (first appearance); 1963 Syrian coup d'état (first appearance); Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 07:20, 6 March 2015 (UTC)Reply

2016 notes

Latest comment: 8 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Deleted: Clara Zetkin (moved to March 19)
Moved to Ineligible: Nelson's Pillar (maintenance)
Omitted: Ferdowsi; Johannes Kepler; Egyptian Revolution of 1919; Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (ineligible—maintenance)
Included: Treaty of Roskilde (3rd appearance, last in 2012); Nader Shah (3rd appearance, last in 2012); Castle Gate Mine disaster (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Evil empire (5th appearance, last in 2013)
Repeats: 1963 Syrian coup d'état (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 08:04, 6 March 2016 (UTC)Reply

2017 notes

Latest comment: 7 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Moved to Ineligible: Ferdowsi (maintenance)
Omitted: Mother's Day (ineligible—maintenance); Treaty of Roskilde; Nader Shah; Castle Gate Mine disaster; 1963 Syrian coup d'état; Evil empire
Included: Copán (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Anne, Queen of Great Britain (10th appearance, last in 2014); Egyptian revolution of 1919 (2nd appearance, last in 2015); Nelson's Pillar (9th appearance, last in 2011; rescued from Ineligible); The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) (5th appearance, last in 2014); Beatrice of Castile (1293–1359) (first appearance); Haseeb Ahsan (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 08:24, 8 March 2017 (UTC)Reply

2018 notes

Latest comment: 6 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Deleted: Mildred Gillars (moved to March 10)
Moved to Ineligible: Nader Shah (maintenance)
Omitted: Copán; Anne, Queen of Great Britain; Egyptian revolution of 1919; Nelson's Pillar; Beatrice of Castile (1293–1359); Haseeb Ahsan
Included: Johannes Kepler (7th appearance, last in 2015; 400th anniversary); Treaty of Roskilde (4th appearance, last in 2016); Raymonde de Laroche (3rd appearance, last in 2013; rescued from Ineligible); Castle Gate Mine disaster (4th appearance, last in 2016); Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge (first appearance); Gladys Bustamante (first appearance); Juvénal Habyarimana (first appearance)
Repeats: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) (2nd consecutive appearance, 6 total; 40th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 16:44, 8 March 2018 (UTC)Reply

2019 notes

Latest comment: 5 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

New articles (ineligible): Petra Kvitová (maintenance)
Omitted: Treaty of Roskilde; Raymonde de Laroche; Castle Gate Mine disaster; The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series); Gladys Bustamante; Juvénal Habyarimana
Included: Anne, Queen of Great Britain (11th appearance, last in 2017); Egyptian Revolution of 1919 (3rd appearance, last in 2017; 100th anniversary); Evil Empire speech (6th appearance, last in 2016); Azure Window (first appearance); Beatrice Shilling (first appearance); Alfons Rebane (first appearance)
Repeats: Johannes Kepler (2nd consecutive appearance, 8 total); Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 200th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 17:12, 8 March 2019 (UTC)Reply

2020 notes

Latest comment: 4 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Omitted: Johannes Kepler; Anne, Queen of Great Britain; Egyptian Revolution of 1919; Evil Empire speech; Azure Window; Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge; Beatrice Shilling; Alfons Rebane
Included: Copán (4th appearance, last in 2017); John Casor (3rd appearance, last in 2014); 1963 Syrian coup d'état (3rd appearance, last in 2016); The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) (7th appearance, last in 2018); Adela of Normandy (first appearance); Simon Cameron (first appearance); Petra Kvitová (first appearance; 30th birthday; rescued from Ineligible)

—howcheng {chat} 16:24, 9 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

2021 notes

Latest comment: 3 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

New articles (ineligible): Louie Nunn (TFA for 2020-12-28)
Omitted: John Casor; 1963 Syrian coup d'état; The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series); Adela of Normandy; Simon Cameron; Petra Kvitová
Included: Aurat March (first appearance); Treaty of Roskilde (5th appearance, last in 2018); Raymonde de Laroche (4th appearance, last in 2018); Castle Gate Mine disaster (5th appearance, last in 2018); Nelson's Pillar (10th appearance, last in 2017); Pope Celestine II (first appearance); Bramwell Booth (first appearance); José Raúl Capablanca (2nd appearance, last in 2017; also appears on November 19, his birthday))
Repeats: Copán (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:47, 10 March 2021 (UTC)Reply

2022 notes

Latest comment: 2 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Moved to Ineligible: Johannes Kepler (maintenance)
New articles (ineligible): Frank Avery Hutchins (appeared on DYK 2022-02-09)
Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Louie Nunn
Omitted: Copán; Treaty of Roskilde; Raymonde de Laroche; Castle Gate Mine disaster; Nelson's Pillar; Pope Celestine II; Bramwell Booth
Included: Anne, Queen of Great Britain (12th appearance, last in 2019); Nader Shah (4th appearance, last in 2016; rescued from Ineligible); Egyptian Revolution of 1919 (4th appearance, last in 2019); The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) (8th appearance, last in 2019); Evil Empire speech (7th appearance, last in 2019); Azure Window (2nd appearance, last in 2019); Beatrice of Castile (1293–1359) (3rd appearance, last in 2019; also appeared on October 25, her death anniverasry); Frederic Goudy (first appearance)
Repeats: José Raúl Capablanca (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total; 80th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 17:49, 9 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

Frank Avery Hutchins ineligible?

Latest comment: 2 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Out of curiosity, why is Frank Avery Hutchins listed as "ineligible" in the staging area? I reread the Selected Anniversaries rules, but I don't see anything about featuring in DYK being cause to disqualify a page from featuring on Selected Anniversaries. P-Makoto (talk) 21:34, 10 November 2022 (UTC)Reply

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