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Errors in today's or tomorrow's On this day

Akira Kurosawa passed away in 1998, so how come his birthday is still being celebrated/mentioned...Does every famous/notable person in history get a special birthday mention after they pass away? When Akira turns 150, will his birthday be mentioned. This makes no sense. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.76.240.12 (talk) 01:03, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

I have no problem with the great Akira Kurosawa being on OTD, but on seeing '100th birthday of AK' I though 'Blimey, is he still with us?' - clicked on the link and no, he died in 1998. To remove ambiguity, the entry should be phrased something like '100th anniversary of the birth of AK'. 86.133.53.54 (talk) 08:54, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

Precisely. "Centenary of the birth (date) of..." or what you said.Eugene-elgato (talk) 11:29, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

 Done - see new wording.  f o x  (formerly garden) 14:05, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

Errors in today's or tomorrow's featured picture

Reporters: please first correct today's or tomorrow's regular version.