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2012 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Battle of Salamanca (maintenance)
New articles (unused): 2011 Norway attacks (prefer not to have events only 1 year old when possible)
Omitted: Battle of Atlanta; Jules-Albert de Dion; Deng Xiaoping (ineligible—maintenance); Pablo Escobar; Death of Jean Charles de Menezes
Included: Alexander Mackenzie (explorer) (5th appearance, last in 2010); Gia Long (2nd appearance, last in 2010); John Dillinger (2nd appearance, last in 2005; rescued from Ineligible); Jeffrey Dahmer (2nd appearance, last in 2004); Salah Shehade (first appearance; 10th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 06:39, 21 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request on 22 July 2012

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On This Day...."Alexander Mackenzie was the first recorded human" to travel across Canada, not only the first European. Should be changed to first recorded HUMAN.Giantfrogs (talk) 02:11, 22 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Giantfrogs (talk) 02:11, 22 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Thanks. —howcheng {chat} 03:31, 22 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

On This Day.... "Scottish-Canadian explorer Alexander Mackenzie" Alexander Mackenzie is stated as being Scottish-Canadian, which is incorrect. He was Scottish, plain and simple. He lived in the area that is now Canada for a person, and largely during the time when that area was not yet considered 'Canada,' but then returned to Scotland. 172.218.93.102 (talk) 20:10, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

I agree. In my opinion "Scottish explorer and scientist Alexander Mackenzie" would be enough to explain the combination of the context together with his political position ( member of the 4 th Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada ). Askedonty (talk) 00:13, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Marking as answered as it doesn't matter until next year. Floating Boat A boat that can float! 18:05, 26 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2013 notes

Omitted: Alexander Mackenzie (explorer); Gia Long; John Dillinger (ineligible—maintenance); Jeffrey Dahmer; Salah Shehade
Included: Massacre at Béziers (first appearance); Paris–Rouen (motor race)/Jules-Albert de Dion (Paris–Rouen: first appearance/de Dion: 2nd appearance, last in 2011); Wiley Post (7th appearance, last in 2010; 80th anniversary); Great Flood of 1993 (first appearance; 20th anniversary); Suzane von Richthofen (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 05:37, 21 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Suzane von Richthofen

Surely more of a DYK than SA/OTD? I consider it kind of trivial for here. Awien (talk) 23:15, 21 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Apparently it was a big deal in Brazil. US/UK crime stories get featured all the time, so it's fair to put in a Brazilian crime story. —howcheng {chat} 04:28, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2014 notes

Omitted: Massacre at Béziers; Paris–Rouen (motor race); Great Flood of 1993; Suzane von Richthofen
Included: Battle of Anzen (2nd appearance, last in 2010); Battle of Atlanta (5th appearance, last in 2011; 150th anniversary); Pablo Escobar (2nd appearance, last in 2011); 2011 Norway attacks (first appearance)
Repeats: Wiley Post (2nd consecutive appearance, 8 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:13, 21 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2015 notes

Omitted: Battle of Anzen; Battle of Atlanta; Wiley Post; Pablo Escobar; 2011 Norway attacks
Included: Alexander Mackenzie (explorer) (6th appearance, last in 2012); Gia Long (3rd appearance, last in 2012); Polish Committee of National Liberation (3rd appearance, last in 2009; rescued from Ineligible); Fire Escape Collapse (first appearance; 40th anniversary); Death of Jean Charles de Menezes (2nd appearance, last in 2011; 10th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 06:49, 20 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2016 notes

Omitted: Alexander Mackenzie (explorer); Gia Long; Polish Committee of National Liberation; Fire Escape Collapse; Death of Jean Charles de Menezes
Included: Battle of Anzen (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Paris–Rouen (motor race)/Jules-Albert de Dion (Race: 2nd appearance; Dion: 3rd appearance; both last in 2013); Royal Question (first appearance); Jeffrey Dahmer (3rd appearance, last in 2012; 25th anniversary); Salah Shehade (2nd appearance, last in 2012)

—howcheng {chat} 07:24, 21 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2017 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Massacre at Béziers (maintenance); Great Flood of 1993 (maintenance)
Omitted: Battle of Anzen; Royal Question; Jeffrey Dahmer; Salah Shehade
Included: Gia Long (4th appearance, last in 2015); Polish Committee of National Liberation (4th appearance, last in 2015); Pablo Escobar (3rd appearance, last in 2014; 25th anniversary); 2011 Norway attacks (2nd appearance, last in 2014); Josefa de Óbidos (first appearance); Edward Hopper (first appearance); Ursula Franklin (first appearance)
Repeats: Paris–Rouen (motor race)/Jules-Albert de Dion (both: 2nd consecutive appearance; Paris: 3 total: Dion: 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:46, 22 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2018 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Wiley Post (maintenance); Salah Shehade (maintenance)
Omitted: Gia Long; Paris–Rouen (motor race)/Jules-Albert de Dion (Race is ineligible—maintenance); Polish Committee of National Liberation; Pablo Escobar; 2011 Norway attacks; Josefa de Óbidos; Edward Hopper; Ursula Franklin
Included: Battle of Anzen (4th appearance, last in 2016); Alexander Mackenzie (explorer); 225th anniversary); Fire Escape Collapse (2nd appearance, last in 2015); Death of Jean Charles de Menezes (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Mary Wriothesley, Countess of Southampton (first appearance); Emma Lazarus (first appearance); Indra Lal Roy (first appearance; 100th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 17:21, 23 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request on 22 July 2019

Greetings and felicitations. In "* 1975 – Stanley Forman took the Pulitzer Prize-winning photo" please change "-winning" to "–winning" per MOS:ENDASH. —DocWatson42 (talk) 08:21, 22 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

DocWatson42, no, a hyphen is correct as the term is a compound modifier per MOS:HYPHEN. --- Coffeeandcrumbs 13:23, 22 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Coffeeandcrumbs: Actually, since "Pulitzer Prize" is a compound in and of itself^[1] MOS:SUFFIXDASH applies and is the reason for my request. (I apologize—I should have been more specific from the start.) —DocWatson42 (talk) 03:34, 23 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "Pulitzer Prize". Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 22 July 2019.

DocWatson42, you mean MOS:SUFFIXDASH. Oh, I see. I will make a request at WP:ERRORS. --- Coffeeandcrumbs 03:43, 23 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Coffeeandcrumbs: Thank you. ^_^ And I'll bookmark that page. —DocWatson42 (talk) 03:46, 23 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I will change it for next time the item appears. It is already off the main page. --- Coffeeandcrumbs 03:50, 23 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2019 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Battle of Atlanta (maintenance); 2011 Norway attacks (maintenance)
Omitted: Alexander Mackenzie (explorer) (inaccurate blurb); Death of Jean Charles de Menezes; Mary Wriothesley, Countess of Southampton; Emma Lazarus; Indra Lal Roy
Included: Gia Long (5th appearance, last in 2017); Wiley Post (9th appearance, last in 2014); Salah Shehade (3rd appearance, last in 2016); Sobhuza II (first appearance); James Whitcomb Riley (first appearance); Harold Larwood (first appearance)
Repeats: Battle of Anzen (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total); Fire Escape Collapse (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 17:00, 23 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2020 notes

Deleted: Alexander Mackenzie (explorer) (moved to July 20)
Moved to Ineligible: Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes (maintenance)
Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Battle of Falkirk; Battle of Atlanta
New articles (unused): Jean Senebier (moved from May 6)
Omitted: Battle of Anzen; Gia Long; Wiley Post (ineligible—maintenance); Fire Escape Collapse; Salah Shehade; Sobhuza II; James Whitcomb Riley
Included: Massacre at Béziers (2nd appearance, last in 2013; rescued from Ineligible); Battle of Aughrim (first appearance); Jules-Albert de Dion (5th appearance, last in 2017; rescued from Ineligible; blurb previously also featured Paris–Rouen (motor race), which remains ineligible); Polish Committee of National Liberation (5th appearance, last in 2017); One Piece (first appearance); Anthony Browne (1552–1592) (first appearance); Augusta Fox Bronner (first appearance)
Repeats: Harold Larwood (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 25th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 16:08, 23 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2021 notes

Omitted: Mary Magdalene (ineligible—maintenance); Massacre at Béziers; Battle of Aughrim; Polish Committee of National Liberationl One Piece; Anthony Browne (1552–1592); Augusta Fox Bronner; Harold Larwood
Included: Battle of Falkirk (4th appearance, last in 2006); Gia Long (6th appearance, last in 2019); Martial law in Poland (first appearance); Jeffrey Dahmer (4th appearance, last in 2016; 30th anniversary); Josefa de Óbidos (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Jean Senebier (3rd appearance, last in 2020; also appears on May 6, his birthday); Ursula Franklin (2nd appearance, last in 2017)
Repeats: Jules-Albert de Dion (2nd consecutive appearance, 6 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:46, 24 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2022 observations

Mary Magdalene seem to have no tags at present
Pi Approximation Day is a head-scratcher: I get a lot of party invitations in March, but 22/7 is not mentioned in Pi Day#Observance and in Pi Day#Alternative dates lacks a reliable source. Maybe there are parties I'm not hearing about in some part of the globe? Sparafucil (talk) 23:33, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

2022 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Pablo Escobar (maintenance)
Omitted: Battle of Falkirk; Jules-Albert de Dion; Martial law in Poland; Jeffrey Dahmer; Josefa de Óbidos; Jean Senebier; Ursula Franklin
Included: Mary Magdalene (rescued from Ineligible); Battle of Anzen (6th appearance, last in 2019); Béziers massacre (3rd appearance, last in 2020); Battle of Aughrim (2nd appearance, last in 2020); One Piece (2nd appearance, last in 2020; 25th anniversary); Emma Lazarus (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Selena Gomez (first appearance; 30th birthday); George Armitage Miller (first appearance; 10th anniversary)
Repeats: Gia Long (2nd consecutive appearance, 7 total)

—howcheng {chat} 22:20, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

2023 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Pi Approximation Day (date not certain); Josefa de Óbidos (maintenance); Sobhuza II (maintenance)
Rescued from Ineligible: Mary Magdalene
New articles (unused): Declaration of martial law in Russell County, Alabama
Omitted: Mary Magdalene; Battle of Anzen; Béziers massacre; Battle of Aughrim; One Piece; Emma Lazarus; Selena Gomez; George Armitage Miller; Gia Long
Included: Battle of Falkirk (5th appearance, last in 2021); Battle of Atlanta (6th appearance, last in 2014); Jules-Albert de Dion (7th appearance, last in 2021); Sarawak (6th appearance, last in 2008); Fire Escape Collapse (4th appearance, last in 2019); Mary Wriothesley, Countess of Southampton (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Indra Lal Roy (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Albertus Soegijapranata (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Ursula Franklin (3rd appearance, last in 2021)

Heart ^(talk) 21:01, 30 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "Pulitzer Prize". Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 22 July 2019.

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