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Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, planter, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence. Following the American Revolutionary War and before becoming president in 1801, Jefferson was the nation's first U.S. secretary of state under George Washington and then the nation's second vice president under John Adams. Jefferson was a leading proponent of democracy, republicanism, and natural rights, and he produced formative documents and decisions at the state, national, and international levels. This line engraved portrait was produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing for the United States two-dollar bill.

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Should this include Maundy Thursday for 2006? Warofdreams talk 09:53, 13 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, yes, I wanted to add this. Too bad it carries a {{cleanup}} tag. So I left it out. -- PFHLai 10:09, 13 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

hey guys

it's friday the 13th! —ptk✰fgs 14:38, 13 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Where's Apollo 13?

I'm surprised that Apollo 13's Service Module explosion isn't posted. — Deckill er 23:42, 13 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The explosion took place shortly after 10pm EST that evening, but already past midnight by UTC and therefore April 14. Pls see http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Timeline/apollo13chron.html. --PFHLai 11:48, 14 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Recent discussions have pointed out that the oxygen explosion occurred on April 13 relative to the parties involved. NASA sources cite April 13, and American sources cite April 13. Since local time is used whenever possible (even though there is no local time in space) it seems reasonable that the event should be listed on April 13. Placing it on April 14 contradicts with NASA sources which I would call the authority on the subject. -- Mufka ^(u) ^(t) ^(c) 15:25, 15 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

As an international community, Wikipedia is organized along UTC, and thus the main page and the events listed revolve around UTC, not the official local time of a specific region or country. And since the UTC time and date for this event is known, it should be listed on that UTC date. Zzyzx11 (talk) 02:36, 12 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Corner Gas day

According to the official news release by the Government of Saskatchewan, it seems that this observance is only for this year 2009 to mark the airing of the final episode of Corner Gas. [1] If that is the case, if it is not going to be a regular holiday observed year after year with some international significance or interest (and Corner Gas#Broadcast and distribution currently does not mention if it is broadcast in multiple countries), then it does not belong on OTD. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 07:31, 11 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Also it was just reverted on the April 13 page. [2] Zzyzx11 (talk) 08:14, 11 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Poland event

Instead of the hostel fire (local news), the discovery of the Katyn massacre is a much more important (world news) event. From April 13:

The discovery of a mass grave of Polish prisoners of war executed by Soviet forces in the Katyń Forest Massacre is announced.

It may be too late to change this for today, but I'd strongly suggest a switch for future April 13 anniversaries. PS. I see now that it was moved to March 5 for the 70th anniversary where it is still present. I'd suggest moving it back here, as the discovery date is more important and more known than signing the order for it date. Whether my above or old wording is better, I have no opinion. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 15:38, 13 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

2012 notes

New articles (unused): Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor
Omitted: Edict of Nantes; Jallianwala Bagh massacre; Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact; Hadassah medical convoy massacre; Project MKULTRA; Kamień Pomorski homeless hostel fire
Included: Messiah (Handel) (5th appearance, last in 2007; rescued from Ineligible); Colfax massacre (4th appearance, last in 2010); Ba Cut (2nd appearance, last in 2010); Siachen conflict (3rd appearance, last in 2010); Tiger Woods (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 05:40, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Addendum: Project MKULTRA (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total) added later for balance. —howcheng {chat} 16:49, 13 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Tamil New Year

Tamil New Year: Celebrated by Tamils in Tamil Nadu, in Pondicherry in India, in Sri Lanka and by the Tamil population in Malaysia, Singapore, Reunion Island and Mauritius. -- ♪Karthik♫ ♪Nadar♫ 19:19, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Added. Thanks. —howcheng {chat} 20:13, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

(Bump.) Please see also the comment at Wikipedia talk:Selected anniversaries/April 14#South & Southeast Asian traditional New Year festivals, thanks. --101.108.230.249 (talk) 19:25, 20 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2013 notes

New articles (unused): Van Cliburn
Omitted: Messiah (Handel); Colfax massacre; Project MKUltra; Ba Cut; Siachen conflict; Tiger Woods
Included: Thingyan begins in Burma; Lao New Year in Laos (not the best quality article); Edict of Nantes (9th appearance, last in 2011); Battle of Bound Brook (first appearance); Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 (first appearance); Jefferson Memorial (first appearance); Katyn massacre (8th appearance, last in 2011; moved back from March 5)

—howcheng {chat} 05:18, 12 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Katyn

An entry for 1943 notes that on April 14 Germany announced "the discovery of a mass grave of Polish prisoners of war killed by Soviet forces," but fails to mention Katyn. Certainly a blurb about such a milestone event as the Katyn Massacre should contain this infamous place-name, by which it is known everywhere. Sca (talk) 12:39, 13 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2014 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Colfax massacre (maintenance)
Omitted: Edict of Nantes; Battle of Bound Brook; Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829; Jefferson Memorial (ineligible—maintenance); Katyn massacre
Included: Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (first appearance); Reculver (first appearance); Vienna Offensive (first appearance); Van Cliburn (first appearance); Operation Meghdoot/Siachen conflict (Operation: first appearance; Siachen conflict: 4th appearance, last in 2012)

—howcheng {chat} 05:29, 12 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Howcheng, very pleased to see you've added Reculver for 2014 – the only snag is that the picture is of the present church, not the "miserable" one: that one was so miserable we don't have any pictures of it, and it was replaced in 1876 by the one in the picture! Sorry for the hassle, but I thought I ought to let you know. Would a slight re-word like this help?

1813 – A "miserable" new parish church for Reculver was consecrated, replacing a 1,144-year-old church mostly demolished in 1809, despite being an exemplar of Anglo-Saxon church architecture and sculpture; Joseph Clarke began a third, Gothic Revival church (pictured) in 1876.

Just a thought, maybe that's too long; hope it helps anyway. Cheers. Nortonius (talk) 06:15, 12 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'll have to go with a new image then. Thanks for catching that. —howcheng {chat} 07:36, 12 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, happy to help! Nortonius (talk) 07:54, 12 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2014 suggestion : Jallianwallah Bagh massacre

From the April 13 article:

1919 – Jallianwala Bagh massacre: British troops gun down at least 379 unarmed demonstrators in Amritsar, India; at least 1200 are wounded.

Piyush (talk) 23:07, 12 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2015 notes

Omitted: Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor; Reculver (deleted per discussion); Van Cliburn; Operation Meghdoot
Included: Songkran (Thailand) (rescued from Ineligible); Messiah (Handel) (6th appearance, last in 2012); Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 (2nd appearance, last in 2013); Jallianwala Bagh massacre (7th appearance, last in 2011); Kamień Pomorski homeless hostel fire (2nd appearance, last in 2011)
Repeats: Vienna Offensive (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 70th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 07:45, 11 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2016 notes

Deleted: Edict of Nantes (moved to April 30)
Omitted: Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829; Jallianwala Bagh massacre; Vienna Offensive; Kamień Pomorski homeless hostel fire
Included: (10th appearance, last in 2013); Battle of Bound Brook (2nd appearance, last in 2014); Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact (2nd appearance, last in 2011; 75th anniversary); Ba Cụt (3rd appearance, last in 2012); Liberland (first appearance)
Repeats: Messiah (Handel) (2nd consecutive appearance, 7 total)

—howcheng {chat} 06:25, 11 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2017 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Colfax massacre (maintenance); Vienna Offensive (maintenance); Project MKUltra (maintenance)
New articles (unused): Günter Grass
Omitted: Thingyan (ineligible—maintenance); Songkran (Lao) (ineligible—maintenance); Songkran (Thailand) (ineligible—maintenance); Battle of Bound Brook; Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact; Ba Cụt; Liberland (ineligible—maintenance)
Included: Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (2nd appearance, last in 2014; 275th anniversary); Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Catch a Fire (first appearance); Tiger Woods (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 20th anniversary); Thomas Jefferson (first appearance); Annie Jump Cannon (first appearance); Danie Mellor (first appearance)
Repeats: Messiah (Handel) (3rd consecutive appearance, 8 total)

—howcheng {chat} 03:35, 13 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2018 notes

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Jefferson Memorial
Omitted: Messiah (Handel); Catch a Fire; Tiger Woods; Danie Mellor; Annie Jump Cannon
Included: Katyn massacre (9th appearance, last in 2013; 75th anniversary); Van Cliburn (2nd appearance, last in 2014; 60th anniversary); Siachen conflict (5th appearance, last in 2014; blurb previously also featured Operation Meghdoot, which is currently ineligible); Catherine de' Medici (first appearance); Henry De la Beche (first appearance)
Repeats: Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total); Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total); Thomas Jefferson (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 275th birthday)

—howcheng {chat} 03:46, 13 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2019 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Jallianwala Bagh massacre (maintenance); Kamień Pomorski homeless hostel fire (maintenance)
New articles (ineligible): Joe Hewitt (TFA for 2019); Al Green (maintenance)
New articles (unused): Lapua Cartridge Factory explosion; Pierre Gaspard Chaumette; Abdul Salam Arif
Omitted: Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (ineligible—maintenance); Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829; Katyn massacre; Van Cliburn; Siachen conflict; Thomas Jefferson; Henry De la Beche
Included: Messiah (Handel) (9th appearance, last in 2017); Battle of Bound Brook (3rd appearance, last in 2016); Hadassah medical convoy massacre (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Catch a Fire (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Tiger Woods (3rd appearance, last in 2017); Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington (first appearance); Seamus Heaney (first appearance; 80th birthday)
Repeats: Catherine de' Medici (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 500th birthday)

—howcheng {chat} 16:31, 15 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2020 notes

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor; Joe Hewitt; Al Green
New articles (unused): Stanley Donen; Evelyne Daitz; Max Weinberg; Danie Mellor
Omitted: Messiah (Handel); Battle of Bound Brook; Hadassah medical convoy massacre; Catch a Fire; Tiger Woods; Catherine de' Medici; Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington; Seamus Heaney
Included: Fourth Crusade (5th appearance, last in 2012; blurb previously featured Sack of Constantinople, which is currently ineligible, and is making its 4th appearance, last in 2012; moved back here from April 12); Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 (5th appearance, last in 2018); Jefferson Memorial (2nd appearance, last in 2013); Lapua Cartridge Factory explosion (first appearance); Siachen conflict (6th appearance, last in 2018); Herbert I, Count of Maine (first appearance); Pierre Gaspard Chaumette (first appearance); Max Mosley (first appearance; 80th birthay)

—howcheng {chat} 16:10, 14 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2021 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (maintenance); Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact (maintenance); Katyn massacre (maintenance)
New articles (unused): Anton Schmid; Arthur Matthew Weld Downing
Omitted: Fourth Crusade (deleted—moved to April 12); Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829; Jefferson Memorial; Lapua Cartridge Factory explosion; Siachen conflict; Herbert I, Count of Maine; Pierre Gaspard Chaumette; Max Mosley
Included: Messiah (Handel) (10th appearance, last in 2019); Nakam (first appearance; 75th anniversary); Ba Cụt (4th appearance, last in 2016); Tiger Woods (4th appearance, last in 2019); Henry De la Beche (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Al Green (first appearance; 75th birthday); Danie Mellor (2nd appearance, last in 2017; 50th birthday)

—howcheng {chat} 06:51, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2022 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Siachen conflict (maintenance)
Omitted: Messiah (Handel); Nakam; Tiger Woods; Henry De la Beche; Al Green; Danie Mellor
Included: Battle of Bound Brook (4th appearance, last in 2019); Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 (6th appearance, last in 2020); Anton Schmid (first appearance; 80th anniversary); Kamień Pomorski homeless hostel fire (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Arthur Matthew Weld Downing (first appearance); Joe Hewitt (RAAF officer) (first appearance); Evelyne Daitz (first appearance)
Repeats: Ba Cụt (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:33, 14 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]