Talk:January 19

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January 19 1607 – San Agustin Church (pictured) in Manila, the oldest church in the Philippines, was completed. 1764 – English radical and politician John Wilkes was expelled from the British Parliament and declared an outlaw for seditious libel. 1917 – Approximately 50 tons of TNT exploded at a munitions factory in Silvertown in West Ham, present-day Greater London, killing over 70 people and injuring over 400 others. 1983 – The Nazi SS officer Klaus Barbie was arrested in Bolivia, 32 years after the US Army Counterintelligence Corps helped him flee to Argentina. 2006 – In the deadliest aviation accident in Slovak history, an Antonov An-24 aircraft operated by the Slovak Air Force crashed in northern Hungary, killing 42 of the 43 people on board. More anniversaries: January 18 – January 19 – January 20 It is now March 12, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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Notability of SCUD attack on Israel

I question the notability of:

• 1991 - Gulf War: SCUD attack from Iraq causes 15 injuries in Israel.

This was the second attack on Israel by Iraq. The first attack occurred on January 18 resulting in 7 minor injuries. This attack resulted in 15 minor injuries. In general, these attacks do not seem notable, but at the very least it seems if the beginning of hostilities between nations, no matter what, is notable, then the entry belongs on January 18. -- Mufka ^{(u) (t) (c)} 21:02, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

An attack by one nation on another using long-range ballistic missiles is a notable event regardless of how many injuries it causes and whether it is the 1st or third or 14th. If it happened in your neighborhood, would you be so eager to dismiss it? Das Baz, aka Erudil 16:15, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

Is it notable every time it occurs? If it happened every day for 30 days, should we list it on every day? There is also a listing on January 22. Your statement above makes me think that you may have a conflict of interest with the topic and thus your impression of its notability might be skewed. These attacks did not prompt a response from Israel. They had no discernible long term impact. -- Mufka ^{(u) (t) (c)} 17:46, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

The lack of response from Israel makes these events more notable, not less. If Israel had responded in kind, this would, in terms of the long term and bigger picture, have been in Sadam Hussein's favor. Maybe you have a conflict of interest yourself, which is why you are so eager to suppress these historical facts. And you have not answered my question: If a rocket from another country traveled hundreds of miles and caused injuries and damages in your neighborhood, would you be so eager to suppress the fact and dismiss its importance because injuries were few, and/or that sort of thing had happened before? Das Baz, aka Erudil 19:10, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

If a missile from another country landed in my back yard the day after another one landed in my neighbor's backyard and no one was killed or seriously injured, it would not be a globally notable event that warrants placement on this list. If the first missile landing in my neighbor's backyard had a significant impact on an ongoing or new conflict, it would belong here. If it had no impact, it too would not belong here. I am not trying to suppress historical facts. The date articles are not a place to list every event that occurs. Would you consider listing only the first attack on January 18? -- Mufka ^{(u) (t) (c)} 19:26, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

At the very least, we should include the first SCUD attack, the last one, and the one that caused the most casualties. Das Baz, aka Erudil 16:45, 18 February 2009 (UTC)