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2012 notes

Latest comment: 11 years ago2 comments1 person in discussion

Omitted: Qutuz; Japanese battleship Musashi; United Nations Headquarters
Included: United Nations Charter (9th appearance, last in 2008); Duong Van Duc/Lam Van Phat (both: 2nd appearance, last in 2010); Chang'e 1 (3rd appearance, last in 2010; moved from November 5)
Repeats: Umbriel (moon)/Ariel (moon) (both: 2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); Battle of Kumanovo (5th consecutive appearance, 5 total; 100th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 06:25, 23 October 2012 (UTC)Reply

Consider moving Musashi to Nov 1, its launch date, because it caused a mini-tsunami when it went into the water. —howcheng {chat} 11:23, 22 December 2012 (UTC)Reply

space needed

Latest comment: 11 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

under the day's events

" The UN Charter, the constitution of the United Nations,entered..." A space is needed after "Nations," Thomas R. Fasulo (talk) 00:49, 24 October 2012 (UTC)Reply

2013 notes

Latest comment: 10 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Moved to Ineligible: Zambia (maintenance)
Omitted: Umbriel (moon)/Ariel (moon); Battle of Kumanovo; Dương Văn Đức/Lam Van Phat
Included: Qutuz/Baibars (Qutuz: 4th appearance, last in 2011; Baibars: 4th appearance, last in 2008, previously appeared on May 18); Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (first appearance); George Washington Bridge (3rd appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible)
Repeats: United Nations Charter (2nd consecutive appearance, 9 total); Chang'e 1 (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 05:48, 23 October 2013 (UTC)Reply

2014 notes

Latest comment: 9 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Sheffield F.C.
Omitted: Qutuz/Baibars; Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; George Washington Bridge; United Nations Charter; Chang'e 1
Included: Peace of Westphalia (7th appearance, last in 2009; rescued from Ineligible); Umbriel (moon)/Ariel (moon) (both: 3rd appearance, last in 2012); Battle of Kumanovo (6th appearance, last in 2012); Japanese battleship Musashi (2nd appearance, last in 2011; 70th anniversary); Dương Văn Đức/Lâm Văn Phát (both: 3rd appearance, last in 2012)

—howcheng {chat} 06:42, 23 October 2014 (UTC)Reply

2015 notes

Latest comment: 8 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Omitted: Peace of Westphalia; Umbriel (moon)/Ariel (moon); Battle of Kumanovo; Japanese battleship Musashi
Included: Brabant Revolution (first appearance); Sheffield F.C. (3rd appearance, last in 2009); George Washington Bridge (4th appearance, last in 2013); United Nations Charter (11th appearance, last in 2013; 70th anniversary)
Repeats: Dương Văn Đức/Lâm Văn Phát (both: 2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 10:05, 22 October 2015 (UTC)Reply

2016 notes

Latest comment: 7 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Omitted: Brabant Revolution; Sheffield F.C.; George Washington Bridge; United Nations Charter; Dương Văn Đức/Lâm Văn Phát
Included: Qutuz/Baibars (both: 6th appearance, last in 2013); Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (2nd appearance, last in 2013); Battle of Kumanovo (7th appearance, last in 2014); Headquarters of the United Nations (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Chang'e 1 (5th appearance, last in 2013)

—howcheng {chat} 06:03, 23 October 2016 (UTC)Reply

2017 notes

Latest comment: 6 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Moved to Ineligible: Peace of Westphalia (maintenance); George Washington Bridge (maintenance)
Omitted: United Nations Day (ineligible—maintenance); Zambia (ineligible—maintenance); Qutuz; Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; Battle of Kumanovo; Headquarters of the United Nations; Chang'e 1 (ineligible—maintenance)
Included: Brabant Revolution (2nd appearance, last in 2015); Sheffield F.C. (4th appearance, last in 2015); Chinese massacre of 1871 (first appearance); Japanese battleship Musashi (3rd appearance, last in 2011); Dương Văn Đức/Lâm Văn Phát (both: 5th appearance, last in 2015); Tycho Brahe (first appearance); Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham (first appearance); Letitia Woods Brown (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 03:49, 24 October 2017 (UTC)Reply

2018 notes

Latest comment: 5 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

New articles (unused): Tenterfield Oration
Omitted: Brabant Revolution; Umbriel (moon)/Ariel (moon); Chinese massacre of 1871; Japanese battleship Musashi; Dương Văn Đức/Lâm Văn Phát; Tycho Brahe; Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham
Included: Peace of Westphalia (8th appearance, last in 2014; rescued from Ineligible); George Washington Bridge (5th appearance, last in 2015; rescued from Ineligible); United Nations Charter (12th appearance, last in 2015); 1975 Icelandic women's strike (first appearance); William Prynne (first appearance); Roman Abramovich (first appearance)
Repeats: Letitia Woods Brown (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 16:18, 24 October 2018 (UTC)Reply

2019 notes

Latest comment: 4 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Omitted: Peace of Westphalia; George Washington Bridge; United Nations Charter; 1975 Icelandic women's strike; Letitia Woods Brown; Roman Abramovich
Included: Qutuz (6th appearance, last in 2016; blurb previously also featured Baibars, which is currently ineligible); Brabant Revolution (3rd appearance, last in 2017); Tenterfield Oration (first appearance); Battle of Kumanovo (8th appearance, last in 2016); Headquarters of the United Nations (3rd appearance, last in 2016; 70th anniversary); Sarah Josepha Hale (first appearance); Lakshmi Sahgal (first appearance)
Repeats: William Prynne (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 350th birthday)

—howcheng {chat} 16:51, 25 October 2019 (UTC)Reply

2020 notes

Latest comment: 3 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Moved to Ineligible: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (maintenance); Chinese massacre of 1871 (maintenance)
New articles (ineligible): Battle of Vittorio Veneto (maintenance)
Omitted: Brabant Revolution; Tenterfield Oration; Battle of Kumanovo (ineligible—maintenance); Headquarters of the United Nations; William Prynne; Sarah Josepha Hale; Lakshmi Sahgal
Included: Umbriel (moon)/Ariel (moon) (both: 5th appearance, last in 2017); George Washington Bridge (6th appearance, last in 2018; rescued from Ineligible); Charter of the United Nations (13th appearance, last in 2018; 75th anniversary); Nedelin catastrophe (3rd appearance, last in 2018); Massimo d'Azeglio (first appearance); Alexander Wilson (British writer) (first appearance); Richard Hofstadter (first appearance; 50th anniversary)
Repeats: Qutuz (2nd consecutive appearance, 7 total)

—howcheng {chat} 22:44, 25 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

2021 notes

Latest comment: 2 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Omitted: Qutuz; Umbriel (moon)/Ariel (moon); Charter of the United Nations; Nedelin catastrophe; Massimo d'Azeglio; Alexander Wilson (British writer); Richard Hofstadter
Included: Peace of Westphalia (9th appearance, last in 2018); Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (3rd appearance, last in 2016; rescued from Ineligible); Tenterfield Oration (2nd appearance, last in 2019); Dương Văn Đức/Lâm Văn Phát (both: 6th appearance, last in 2017); Marianne North (first appearance); Désiré Charnay (first appearance); Carlo Abarth (first appearance)
Repeats: George Washington Bridge (2nd consecutive appearance, 7 total; 80th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 16:23, 25 October 2021 (UTC)Reply

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