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The Council of Clermont was a mixed synod of ecclesiastics and laymen of the Catholic Church, called by Pope Urban II and held from 17 to 27 November 1095 at Clermont, Auvergne, at the time part of the Duchy of Aquitaine. While the council is known today primarily for the speech Pope Urban gave on the final day, it was primarily a synod focused on implementing the Cluniac reforms, enacting decrees and settling local and regional issues. This also included the extension of the excommunication of Philip I of France for his adulterous remarriage to Bertrade of Montfort and a declaration of renewal of the Truce of God, an attempt on the part of the church to reduce feuding among Frankish nobles. Pope Urban's speech on 27 November included the call to arms that would result in the First Crusade, and eventually the capture of Jerusalem and the establishment of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. The image comes from the Passages d'outremer, a chronicle of the Crusades published and illustrated three centuries after this event, and isn't particularly historically accurate, but also considered a masterpiece of mediaeval illustration, and a document showing the 15th-century interpretation of the crusading movement. Jean Colombe Recently featured:

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Dalai Lama

A possible candidate:

The Dalai Lama in 2001

• 1950 - Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, was enthroned as Tibet's head of state at the age of fifteen.

-- PFHLai 19:05, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

2012 notes

• Omitted: John Balliol; Suez Canal; 14th Dalai Lama; Lunokhod 1 (ineligible—maintenance); Climatic Research Unit email controversy
• Included: Elizabeth I of England (8th appearance, last in 2010); Battle of the Bridge of Arcole (3rd appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible); Victoria Falls (5th appearance, last in 2010); Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905 (2nd appearance, last in 2010); Heidi Game (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 06:46, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

Inclusion of the Heidi Game, which is so utterly irrelevant, is so senseless that it simply infuriates me. Please, use something else! Its a single game of sports that was oddly televised - how is that of historical importance?! So if you'd please remove it. --$\color {Blue}{\mathcal {M}}$$\color {Blue}{\vec {(e\ ,}}$$\color {Blue}t)$ = ? 10:41, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 17 November 2012

Please replace * 1968 – NBC controversially cut away from the American football game between the Oakland Raiders and New York Jets to broadcast Heidi, causing viewers in the Eastern United States to miss the game's dramatic ending.

with

• 1950 – Lhamo Dondrub, age 15, was formally enthroned as the 14th Dalai Lama, the temporal ruler of Tibet.

$\color {Blue}{\mathcal {M}}$$\color {Blue}{\vec {(e\ ,}}$$\color {Blue}t)$ = ? 13:10, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

The Dalai Lama has been listed for six years in a row, so he's taking a break this year. We like to feature articles of varying topics, including sports, and Heidi Game is an FA, which does give it a little extra clout. —howcheng {chat} 23:56, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

2013 notes

• New articles (unused): Oberto (opera)
• Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Luxor massacre
• Omitted: Elizabeth I of England; Battle of the Bridge of Arcole; Victoria Falls; Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905; Heidi Game (ineligible—TFA for 2013)
• Included: Sultanate of Sulu (first appearance); Suez Canal (10th appearance, last in 2011); Mouse (computing) (first appearance); Sani Abacha (first appearance); Il Canto degli Italiani (2nd appearance, last in 2008; rescued from Ineligible)

—howcheng {chat} 08:14, 16 November 2013 (UTC)

Addendum: Il Canto degli Italiani moved to November 23 and replaced by Luxor massacre (4th appearance, last in 2009; rescued from Ineligible). —howcheng {chat} 19:36, 17 November 2013 (UTC)

2014 notes

• Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Heidi Game
• Omitted: Sultanate of Sulu; Suez Canal; Mouse (computing) (ineligible—maintenance); Luxor massacre
• Included: John Balliol (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Oberto (opera) (first appearance; 175th anniversary); 14th Dalai Lama (10th appearance, last in 2011); Climatic Research Unit email controversy (2nd appearance, last in 2011)
• Repeats: Sani Abacha (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 11:39, 16 November 2014 (UTC)

2015 notes

• Deleted: Victoria Falls (moved to November 16)
• Moved to Ineligible: Sultanate of Sulu (maintenance)
• Omitted: John Balliol; Oberto (opera); Sani Abacha; Climatic Research Unit email controversy
• Included: Elizabeth I of England (9th appearance, last in 2012); Suez Canal (11th appearance, last in 2013); Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905 (3rd appearance, last in 2012); Heidi Game (2nd appearance, last in 2012)
• Repeats: 14th Dalai Lama (2nd consecutive appearance, 11 total)

—howcheng {chat} 11:33, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

2016 notes

• Omitted: Elizabeth I of England; Suez Canal; 14th Dalai Lama; Heidi Game
• Included: John Balliol (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Battle of Arcole (4th appearance, last in 2012); Oberto (opera) (2nd appearance, last in 2014); Sani Abacha (3rd appearance, last in 2014)
• Repeats: Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905 (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 18:08, 16 November 2016 (UTC)

2017 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Suez Canal (maintenance); 14th Dalai Lama (maintenance)
• Omitted: John Balliol; Battle of Arcole; Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905; Sani Abacha
• Included: Elizabeth I of England (10th appearance, last in 2015); National Rifle Association (first appearance); H. H. Holmes (first appearance); Luxor massacre (5th appearance, last in 2013); Empress Chen Jinfeng (first appearance); Bernard Montgomery (first appearance); Rosemary Edna Sinclair (first appearance)
• Repeats: Oberto (opera) (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 08:20, 17 November 2017 (UTC)

2018 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Sani Abacha (maintenance)
• New articles (unused) Star Wars Holiday Special; Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain
• Omitted: Oberto (opera); National Rifle Association (ineligible—maintenance); H. H. Holmes; Luxor massacre; Chen Jinfeng; Bernard Montgomery; Rosemary Edna Sinclair
• Included: Battle of Arcole (5th appearance, last in 2016); Heidi Game (3rd appearance, last in 2015; 50th anniversary); Climatic Research Unit email controversy (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363 (first appearance); Agnes of Jesus (first appearance); Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (first appearance; 200th anniversary); Robert Hofstadter (first appearance)
• Repeats: Elizabeth I of England (2nd consecutive appearance, 11 total)

—howcheng {chat} 04:47, 17 November 2018 (UTC)

2019 notes

• Deleted: National Rifle Association (moved to November 16)
• Omitted: Elizabeth I of England; Battle of Arcole; Heidi Game; Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363; Agnes of Jesus; Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (ineligible—maintenance); Robert Hofstadter
• Included: Oberto (opera) (4th appearance, last in 2017); H. H. Holmes (2nd appearance, last in 2017; 125th anniversary); Star Wars Holiday Special (first appearance); Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain (first appearance); Grace Abbott (first appearance); Rikard Wolff (first appearance)
• Repeats: Climatic Research Unit email controversy (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total; 10th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 17:29, 18 November 2019 (UTC)

2020 notes

• Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
• Omitted: H. H. Holmes (ineligible—maintenance); Star Wars Holiday Special; Climatic Research Unit email controversy; Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain; Grace Abbott; Rikard Wolff
• Included: Elizabeth I (12th appearance, last in 2018); 14th Dalai Lama (12th appearance, last in 2015; 70th anniversary; rescued from Ineligible); Luxor massacre (6th appearance, last in 2017); Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363 (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Nicolas Appert (first appearance); Bernardo Bellotto (first appearance); Robert Hofstadter (2nd appearance, last in 2018; 30th anniversary)
• Repeats: Oberto (opera) (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total)

—howcheng {chat} 03:55, 19 November 2020 (UTC)

2021 notes

• Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Sigismund III Vasa
• New articles (unused): Zanobi Strozzi; Cyril Ramaphosa
• Omitted: Elizabeth I; Oberto (opera); Luxor massacre; Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363; Nicolas Appert; Bernardo Bellotto; Robert Hofstadter
• Included: Battle of Arcole (6th appearance, last in 2018; 225th anniversary); Heidi Game (4th appearance, last in 2018); Climatic Research Unit email controversy (5th appearance, last in 2019); Nikephoros Melissenos (first appearance); Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Petra Burka (first appearance; 75th birthday)
• Repeats: 14th Dalai Lama

—howcheng {chat} 08:48, 18 November 2021 (UTC)