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2012 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: St Paul's Cathedral (date not in article); Oakland firestorm of 1991 (maintenance)
• New articles (unused): Luzhniki disaster (Estadio Mateo Flores, site of another human stampede, just appeared on October 16)
• Omitted: Maria Theresa; Military Revolutionary Committee (moved to November 2: Gregorian date); Summi Pontificatus (ineligible—maintenance); Kragujevac massacre
• Included: Relief of Goes (first appearance); Johnny Bright Incident (first appearance); Submarine-launched ballistic missile (first appearance); Patterson-Gimlin film (4th appearance; last in 2010)
• Repeats: Treaty of 1818 (2nd consecutive appearance; 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 16:17, 19 October 2012 (UTC)

1977 Convair CV-300 crash

You've got to be kidding! You have some stuff about some guys filming a blob that may or may not have been bigfoot and don't have the October 20, 1977 Convair CV-300 crash! This crash killed 3 members of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd and forever changed the face of American rock music.[1]Trilobitealive (talk) 14:49, 20 October 2012 (UTC)

The "Crash" needs more references, making that article ineligible to appear. —howcheng {chat} 17:52, 20 October 2012 (UTC)

2013 notes

• Deleted: St Paul's Cathedral (moved to October 26)
• New articles (unused): 1977 Convair CV-300 crash
• Omitted: Treaty of 1818; Johnny Bright Incident; Submarine-launched ballistic missile; Patterson-Gimlin film
• Included: Maria Theresa (8th appearance, last in 2011); Kragujevac massacre (4th appearance, last in 2011); Sydney Opera House (8th appearance, last in 2010); Luzhniki disaster (first appearance)
• Repeats: Relief of Goes (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 06:09, 19 October 2013 (UTC)

2014 notes

• Omitted: Kragujevac massacre; Sydney Opera House; Luzhniki disaster
• Included: Battle of Leyte (first appearance; 70th anniversary); 1977 Convair CV-300 crash (first appearance); Battle of Sirte (2011)/Death of Muammar Gaddafi (both: first appearance)
• Repeats: Relief of Goes (3rd consecutive appearance, 3 total); Maria Theresa (2nd consecutive appearance, 9 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:13, 19 October 2014 (UTC)

2015 notes

• Omitted: Relief of Goes; 1977 Convair CV-300 crash; Battle of Sirte (2011)/Death of Muammar Gaddafi
• Included: Treaty of 1818 (8th appearance, last in 2012); Submarine-launched ballistic missile (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Luzhniki disaster (2nd appearance, last in 2013)
• Repeats: Maria Theresa (3rd consecutive appearance, 10 total); Battle of Leyte (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 08:28, 18 October 2015 (UTC)

Regarding "October 20: Birth of the Báb, a holy day in the Bahá'í Faith", from this year onwards this holy day is shifting every year. In 2015 it is on 13 November. See Twin Holy Birthdays. Please correct. Wiki-uk (talk) 08:04, 20 October 2015 (UTC)

@Wiki-uk: Added to Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/November 13. Please check and edit as necessary. Thanks. —howcheng {chat} 16:24, 20 October 2015 (UTC)

2016 notes

• Omitted: Maria Theresa; Battle of Leyte; Submarine-launched ballistic missile; Luzhniki disaster
• Included: Relief of Goes (4th appearance, last in 2014); Kragujevac massacre (5th appearance, last in 2013; 75th anniversary); Aeroflot Flight 6502 (first appearance; 30th anniversary); Battle of Sirte (2011)/Death of Muammar Gaddafi (both: 2nd appearance, last in 2014)
• Repeats: Treaty of 1818 (2nd consecutive appearance, 9 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:05, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

2017 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Submarine-launched ballistic missile (maintenance); 1977 Convair CV-240 crash (maintenance)
• New articles (unused): Saturday Night Massacre
• Omitted: Relief of Goes (ineligible—maintenance); Treaty of 1818 (ineligible—maintenance); Kragujevac massacre (deleted—moved to October 21); Aeroflot Flight 6502; Battle of Sirte (2011)/Death of Muammar Gaddafi
• Included: Maria Theresa (11th appearance, last in 2015); Summi Pontificatus (2nd appearance, last in 2011; rescued from Ineligible); Patterson–Gimlin film (5th appearance, last in 2012; 50th anniversary); Luzhniki disaster (3rd appearance, last in 2015); 1991 Uttarkashi earthquake (first appearance); Ralph d'Escures (first appearance); Simon de Vos (first appearance); Jean Keene (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 18:39, 20 October 2017 (UTC)

2018 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Sydney Opera House (maintenance)
• Rescued from Ineligible (unused): 1977 Mississippi CV-240 crash
• Omitted: Summi Pontificatus; Patterson–Gimlin film; 1991 Uttarkashi earthquake; Ralph d'Escures; Simon de Vos; Jean Keene
• Included: Battle of Leyte (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Saturday Night Massacre (first appearance); Battle of Sirte (2011)/Death of Muammar Gaddafi (both: 3rd appearance, last in 2016); Pauline Bonaparte (first appearance); Tom Petty (first appearance); Farooq Leghari (first appearance)
• Repeats: Maria Theresa (2nd consecutive appearance, 12 total); Luzhniki disaster (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 01:41, 21 October 2018 (UTC)

2019 notes

• Omitted: Battle of Leyte; Saturday Night Massacre; Luzhniki disaster; Pauline Bonaparte; Tom Petty; Farooq Leghari
• Included: Summi Pontificatus (3rd appearance, last in 2017; 80th anniversary); Johnny Bright/Johnny Bright incident (Bright: first appearance; Incident: 2nd appearance, last in 2012); Ralph d'Escures (2nd appearance, last in 2017); James Chadwick (first appearance); Chen Liting (first appearance)
• Repeats: Maria Theresa (3rd consecutive appearance, 13 total); Battle of Sirte (2011)/Death of Muammar Gaddafi (both: 2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 17:23, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

2020 notes

• New articles (unused): Stéphane Hessel; Jean Keene
• Omitted: Summi Pontificatus; Johnny Bright/Johnny Bright incident; Battle of Sirte (2011)/Death of Muammar Gaddafi; Ralph d'Escures; James Chadwick; Chen Liting
• Included: Battle of Leyte (4th appearance, last in 2018); Patterson–Gimlin film (6th appearance, last in 2017); Luzhniki disaster (5th appearance, last in 2018); Catherine Gordon, Duchess of Gordon (first appearance); Tom Petty (2nd appearance, last in 2018; 70th birthday); Farooq Leghari (2nd appearance, last in 2018; 10th anniversary)
• Repeats: Maria Theresa (4th consecutive appearance, 14 total)

—howcheng {chat} 21:13, 21 October 2020 (UTC)

2021 notes

• New articles (unused): Janet Jagan; Francis Chan (bishop)
• Omitted: Battle of Leyte; Patterson–Gimlin film; Luzhniki disaster; Catherine Gordon, Duchess of Gordon; Tom Petty; Farooq Leghari
• Included: Siege of Antioch (3rd appearance, last in 2015; moved from June 2); Johnny Bright/Johnny Bright incident (Bright: 2nd appearance; Incident: 3rd; both last in 2019; 70th anniversary); 1991 Uttarkashi earthquake (2nd appearance, last in 2017; 30th anniversary); Battle of Sirte (2011)/Killing of Muammar Gaddafi (both: 5th appearance, last in 2019; 10th anniversary); Bálint Balassi (first appearance); James Anthony Froude (first appearance); Kamala Harris (first appearance)
• Repeats: Maria Theresa (5th consecutive appearance, 15 total)

—howcheng {chat} 16:48, 21 October 2021 (UTC)