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Today's featured article for September 8, 2025

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Picture of the day for September 8, 2025

An official portrait of Queen Elizabeth II as Queen of Australia released in 2012, her Diamond Jubilee year. The brooch on her right shoulder is themed around Australia's national flower, the golden wattle. That on her left shoulder is also wattle-themed and includes the Australian coat of arms.

Image: State of Queensland

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2012 notes

Omitted: David (Michelangelo) (ineligible—maintenance); Battle of Bassano; PS Lady Elgin; Black Friday (1978)
Included: Battle of Lake George (first appearance); 1900 Galveston hurricane (4th appearance, last in 2007); Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (first appearance); Star Trek: The Original Series/Star Trek (TOS: 3rd appearance, last in 2010; ST: first appearance)
Repeats: Siege of Leningrad (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total)

—howcheng {chat} 08:38, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2013 notes

New articles (unused): Severn Bridge; Genesis (spacecraft)
Omitted: Battle of Lake George; 1900 Galveston hurricane; Siege of Leningrad; Southeast Asia Treaty Organization; Star Trek: The Original Series/Star Trek
Included: Battle of Huoyi (first appearance); Battle of Bassano (2nd appearance, last in 2011); William IV of the United Kingdom/Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (both: first appearance); Black Friday (1978) (4th appearance, last in 2011)

—howcheng {chat} 06:11, 7 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2014 notes

Omitted: Battle of Huoyi; Battle of Bassano; Huey Long; Black Friday (1978)
Included: Operation Dwarka (first appearance, replaces generic Victory Day); David (Michelangelo) (6th appearance, last in 2011); Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 60th anniversary); Gerald Ford (2nd appearance, last in 2010; 40th anniversary); USAir Flight 427 (first appearance, 20th anniversary)
Repeats: William IV of the United Kingdom/Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (both: 2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:31, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2015 notes

Omitted: International Literacy Day (ineligible—maintenance); Operation Dwarka (ineligible—maintenance); David (Michelangelo); William IV of the United Kingdom/Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen; Southeast Asia Treaty Organization; Gerald Ford; USAir Flight 427
Included: Battle of Bassano (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Battle of Warsaw (1831) (first appearance); Huey Long (2nd appearance, last in 2013); Siege of Leningrad (7th appearance, last in 2014; was included on January 27 for the 70th anniversary of its end); Severn Bridge (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 03:30, 6 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Black friday

@Howcheng: Can we have this blurb this year?

1978 – Iranian Revolution: After the government of the Shah of Iran declared martial law in response to protests, the Iranian Army shot and killed 88-4000 demonstrators in Tehran on Black Friday. --Mhhossein ^talk 13:55, 6 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Howcheng: I have just resolved the tag. --Mhhossein ^talk 13:42, 7 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2016 notes

Moved to Ineligible: David (Michelangelo) (maintenance); The Man Trap (TFA for 2016)
Omitted: Battle of Bassano; Battle of Warsaw (1831); Huey Long
Included: Siege of Szigetvár (first appearance; 450th anniversary); Battle of Lake George (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Black Friday (1978) (5th appearance, last in 2013)
Repeats: Siege of Leningrad (2nd consecutive appearance, 8 total; 75th anniversary); Severn Bridge (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 50th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 22:35, 7 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! If it is possible, please add: Siege of Szigetvár, 450th anniversary, this battle is very important either for Hungarians, Croats and Turks. --Norden1990 (talk) 23:09, 7 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Norden1990: Done. —howcheng {chat} 06:28, 8 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much! --Norden1990 (talk) 11:32, 8 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2017 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Huey Long (maintenance)
Omitted: Siege of Szigetvár; Battle of Lake George; Siege of Leningrad (ineligible—maintenance); Severn Bridge; Black Friday (1978)
Included: Battle of Huoyi (2nd appearance, last in 2013; 1400th anniversary); Battle of Bassano (4th appearance, last in 2015); Miss America (first appearance); Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (3rd appearance, last in 2014); The Man Trap (first appearance); Amy Robsart (first appearance); Sabrina Sidney (first appearance); Margaret Hodge (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 14:19, 8 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2018 notes

Moved to Ineligible: William IV of the United Kingdom/Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (Adelaide: maintenance); USAir Flight 427 (maintenance)
New articles (ineligible): New Amsterdam (maintenance; moved from February 2)
Omitted: Battle of Huoyi; Battle of Bassano; Miss America; The Man Trap; Amy Robsart (ineligible—maintenance); Sabrina Sidney; Margaret Hodge
Included: Victory Day (Malta) (rescued from Ineligible); Rising of the Priests (first appearance); PS Lady Elgin (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Severn Bridge (3rd appearance, last in 2016); Black Friday (1978) (6th appearance, last in 2016); Anne Catherine Emmerich (first appearance); Inez Knight Allen (first appearance); Derek Taylor (first appearance)
Repeats: Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 03:04, 8 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2019 notes

New articles (ineligible): Leni Riefenstahl (maintenance)
New articles (unused): Peter Sellers; Jos Buttler
Omitted: Rising of the Priests; PS Lady Elgin; Southeast Asia Treaty Organization; Black Friday (1978); Anne Catherine Emmerich; Inez Knight Allen; Derek Taylor
Included: Battle of Lake George (3rd appearance, last in 2016); William IV of the United Kingdom/Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (both: 3rd appearance, last in 2014; rescued from Ineligible); 1900 Galveston hurricane (5th appearance, last in 2012); USAir Flight 427 (2nd appearance, last in 2014; rescued from Ineligible; 25th anniversary); Sabrina Sidney (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Andrei Kirilenko (politician) (first appearance); Margaret Hodge (2nd appearance, last in 2017)
Repeats: Severn Bridge (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 17:09, 9 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2020 notes

Howcheng Would it be possible to add Huey Long back this year. It's the 85th anniversary and I've improved the article in recent days, particularly the section on his assassination. Thanks! ~ HAL333 15:13, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Can we please include Macedonia's Independence Day to this year's list? - Fsimeski (talk) 21:23, 8 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
- @Fsimeski: That article is ineligible. —howcheng {chat} 02:53, 10 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2020 notes

Deleted: Operation Dwarka (moved to September 7)
Moved to Ineligible: Black Friday (1978) (maintenance)
Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Amy Robsart
New articles (unused): Ozias Humphry; Patsy Cline; Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
Omitted: Battle of Lake George; William IV of the United Kingdom/Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen; 1900 Galveston hurricane; Severn Bridge; USAir Flight 427; Sabrina Sidney; Andrei Kirilenko (politician); Margaret Hodge
Included: Siege of Szigetvár (2nd appearance, last in 2016); Rising of the Priests (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Battle of Warsaw (1831) (2nd appearance, last in 2015); Huey Long (3rd appearance, last in 2015; rescued from Ineligible); John Aitken (music publisher) (first appearance); Maria Lassnig (first appearance); Jos Buttler (first appearance; 30th birthday)

—howcheng {chat} 02:51, 10 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2021 notes

Omitted: Siege of Szigetvár; Rising of the Priests; Battle of Warsaw (1831); Huey Long; John Aitken (music publisher); Maria Lassnig; Jos Buttler
Included: Battle of Huoyi (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Battle of Bassano (5th appearance, last in 2017; 225th anniversary); Miss America (2nd appearance, last in 2017; 100th anniversary); 1936 Naval Revolt (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Severn Bridge (4th appearance, last in 2019); Amy Robsart (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Anne Catherine Emmerich (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Ron "Pigpen" McKernan (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 07:23, 9 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2022 notes

Omitted: Battle of Bassano; Miss America; 1936 Naval Revolt; Severn Bridge; Amy Robsart; Anne Catherine Emmerich; Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
Included: Siege of Szigetvár (3rd appearance, last in 2020); William IV/Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (William: 3rd appearance; Adelaide: 4th; both last in 2019) 1900 Galveston hurricane (6th appearance, last in 2019); The Man Trap (2nd appearance, last in 2017; blurb also previously featured Star Trek, which is currently Ineligible); Andrei Kirilenko (politician) (2nd appearance, last in 2019); Peter Sellers (first appearance); Patsy Cline (first appearance; 90th anniversarsy)
Repeats: Battle of Huoyi (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 20:59, 19 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

2023 suggestion

Hello. I was wondering for this year's edition of 8 September, if we should include Elizabeth II in the births/deaths section please, due to it being the first anniversary of her passing? The C of E God Save the King! (talk) 16:18, 5 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Personally, I think it would be better to blurb it (is that what we call it here?) as the accession of Charles III. Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/February 6 had Elizabeth II's accession (not George VI's death) as the main point, though it mentioned his death. Perhaps something like

"2022 – Charles III becomes king of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth realm following the death of his mother, Elizabeth II." would be best. estar8806 (talk) ★ 01:49, 6 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

That sounds an even better idea to me. I agree completely. The C of E God Save the King! (talk) 06:14, 6 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Estar8806, please excuse me editing your blurb above as we don't allow redirects from the main page. I shall implement the suggestion. Schwede 66 21:37, 7 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Schwede66 Thank you. I was unaware of that redirect rule. However, I would point out that the link should still be displayed as "Commonwealth realms" because "Commonwealth realm" refers to just one of the individual countries the British monarch is head of state of, not just the collective system. estar8806 (talk) ★ 21:41, 7 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for enlightening me; will make it plural. Regarding redirects, it's documented at WP:MPNOREDIRECT. Schwede 66 21:53, 7 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]