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The link for Tanker should be modified to Tanker (ship) for disambiguation.--Jfurr1981 04:07, 31 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

who is Natalie Halford?

re: births: 1991 - Natalie Halford, Indescribeable

nice girl i'm sure —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 59.167.203.15 (talk) 02:15, 17 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]

2012 notes

New articles (unused): Texas City Refinery explosion
Omitted: Theriso revolt; Bhagat Singh; Sierra Leone Civil War; Deorbit of Mir
Included: Give me Liberty, or give me Death! (3rd appearance, last in 2010); William Cargill (first appearance); Cold fusion (first appearance); 2007 Iranian seizure of Royal Navy personnel (3rd appearance, last in 2010)
Repeats: War of the Pacific (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 08:03, 22 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2013 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Texas City Refinery explosion (maintenance)
Omitted: Give me Liberty, or give me Death! (ineligible—maintenance); William Cargill; War of the Pacific; Cold fusion; 2007 Iranian seizure of Royal Navy personnel
Included: William McGregor (football) (2nd appearance, last in 2006; 125th anniversary); Durham Stevens (first appearance); Lahore Resolution (4th appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible); Strategic Defense Initiative (3rd appearance, last in 2010; 30th anniversary); Sierra Leone Civil War (2nd appearance, last in 2011)

—howcheng {chat} 06:16, 22 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2014 notes

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Give me liberty, or give me death!
Omitted: William McGregor (football); Durham Stevens; Lahore Resolution; Strategic Defense Initiative; Sierra Leone Civil War
Included: Trần Dynasty (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible); First Battle of Kernstown (first appearance); Theriso revolt (2nd appearance. last in 2011); United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (first appearance); Cold fusion (2nd appearance. last in 2012; 25th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 08:10, 22 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The following should be on this date:

1889 - The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community was founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in British India.

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1889 - The Ahmadiyya Muslim community was founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in British India.

I think is is one of the more relevant and better pages that should be added. Many Thanks! --Peace world 09:23, 23 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. — {{U|Technical 13}} ^{(t • e • c)} 15:55, 23 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2015 notes

Omitted: Trần dynasty; First Battle of Kernstown; United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon; Cold fusion
Included: Give me liberty, or give me death! (4th appearance, last in 2012); Ahmadiyya (first appearance); Lahore Resolution (5th appearance, last in 2013; 75th anniversary); Texas City Refinery explosion (first appearance; 10th anniversary)
Repeats: Theriso revolt (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 06:59, 21 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2016 notes

Omitted: Ahmadiyya; Theriso revolt; Lahore Resolution; Texas City Refinery explosion
Included: William Cargill (2nd appearance, last in 2012); William McGregor (football) (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Bhagat Singh (4th appearance, last in 2011); Sierra Leone Civil War (3rd appearance, last in 2013; 25th anniversary)
Repeats: Give me liberty, or give me death! (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:36, 21 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Howcheng: can we have Ahmadiyya? it's been there only once, and some of the other have been here several times? Thanks.--Peace world 09:40, 21 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I have edited it.--Peace world 13:34, 21 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

And I undid you, because we need greater chronological and geographical diversity. Bhagat Singh hasn't been on in 5 years and was in 1889, so Ahmadiyya wasw going to have to make way. Sorry. —howcheng {chat} 16:41, 21 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Howcheng: Can we have Ahmadiyya this year please?--Peace world 13:43, 21 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2017 notes

Moved to Ineligible: War of the Pacific (maintenance); Lahore Resolution (maintenance); Strategic Defense Initiative (maintenance); Texas City Refinery explosion (maintenance)
Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Aeroflot Flight 593
Omitted: Pole and Hungarian cousins be (ineligible—maintenance); Give me liberty, or give me death!; William Cargill; William McGregor (football); Bhagat Singh; Sierra Leone Civil War
Included: Trần dynasty (2nd appearance, last in 2014); Ahmadiyya (2nd appearance, last in 2015); Theriso revolt (4th appearance, last in 2015); Cold fusion (3rd appearance, last in 2014); 2007 Iranian seizure of Royal Navy personnel (4th appearance, last in 2012; 10th anniversary); Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (first appearance); Emmy Noether (first appearance); Mo Farah (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 06:37, 23 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Suggestion

Should World Meteorological day (or establishment of World Meteorological Organization 23 March 1950) be added for future consideration? JennyOz (talk) 00:58, 23 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@JennyOz: The previous themes need to be cited. For the organization article, the Milestones section needs more references. Thanks. —howcheng {chat} 15:34, 23 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2018 notes

New articles (ineligible): Christian Peacemaker hostage crisis (maintenance; moved from March 22)
Omitted: Trần dynasty; Ahmadiyya; Theriso revolt; Cold fusion; 2007 Iranian seizure of Royal Navy personnel; Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster; Emmy Noether; Mo Farah
Included: William Cargill (3rd appearance, last in 2016); William McGregor (football) (4th appearance, last in 2016); Durham Stevens (2nd appearance, last in 2013); Aeroflot Flight 593 (2nd appearance, last in 2010); Deorbit of Mir (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Pierre-Simon Laplace (first appearance); Said Nursî (first appearance); Kangana Ranaut (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 15:32, 23 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2019 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Trần dynasty (date not certain)
Omitted: Pakistan Day (ineligible—maintenance); William McGregor (football); Durham Stevens; Aeroflot Flight 593; Deorbit of Mir; Pierre-Simon Laplace; Said Nursî; Kangana Ranaut
Included: Give me liberty, or give me death! (6th appearance, last in 2016); Bhagat Singh (5th appearance, last in 2016); Cold fusion (4th appearance, last in 2017; 30th anniversary); 2007 Iranian arrest of Royal Navy personnel (5th appearance, last in 2017); Zhou Chi (first appearance); Nathaniel Reed (outlaw) (first appearance); Akira Kurosawa (2nd appearance, last in 2010)
Repeats: William Cargill (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 15:47, 25 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2020 notes

Omitted: Give me liberty, or give me death!; William Cargill; Bhagat Singh; Cold fusion; 2007 Iranian arrest of Royal Navy personnel; Zhou Chi; Nathaniel Reed (outlaw); Akira Kurosawa
Included: First Battle of Kernstown (2nd appearance, last in 2014); Ahmadiyya (3rd appearance, last in 2017); Theriso revolt (5th appearance, last in 2017); Nixon interviews (first appearance); Sierra Leone Civil War (4th appearance, last in 2016); Jahanara Begum (first appearance); Hovhannes Tumanyan (first appearance); Moses Malone (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 16:14, 24 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2021 notes

Moved to Ineligible: William Cargill (New Zealand politician) (maintenance); Deorbit of Mir (maintenance); Zhou Chi (maintenance); Emmy Noether (maintenance)
New articles (unused): Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado
Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Trần dynasty
Omitted: First Battle of Kernstown; Ahmadiyya; Theriso revolt; Nixon interviews; Jahanara Begum; Hovhannes Tumanyan; Moses Malone
Included: William McGregor (football) (5th appearance, last in 2018); Durham Stevens (3rd appearance, last in 2018); Bhagat Singh (6th appearance, last in 2019; 90th anniversary); Aeroflot Flight 593 (3rd appearance, last in 2018); Calouste Gulbenkian (first appearance); Beatrice Tinsley (first appearance; 40th anniversary); Kangana Ranaut (2nd appearance, last in 2018)
Repeats: Sierra Leone Civil War (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total; 30th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 07:22, 25 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Lee Teng-hui

Shouldn't the photo of Lee Teng-hui be one from his time as president such as this photo and not a less flattering one from after his retirement? CentreLeftRight ✉ 01:33, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@CentreLeftRight:

Done. —howcheng {chat} 03:16, 24 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

2022 notes

Omitted: William McGregor (football); Durham Stevens; Bhagat Singh; Sierra Leone Civil War; Aeroflot Flight 593; Calouste Gulbenkian; Beatrice Tinsley; Kangana Ranaut
Included: Trần dynasty (3rd appearance, last in 2017); Give me liberty, or give me death! (7th appearance, last in 2019); Theriso revolt (6th appearance, last in 2020); Fasci Italiani di Combattimento (first appearance); Lee Teng-hui (7th appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible); Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado (first appearance); Juan Gris (first appearance); Ben Hollioake (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 03:15, 24 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Is Zimbardo’s 90th Bday in 2023 OTD Worthy?

Philip Zimbardo will be 90 years old on March 23. Legend in psychology, infamous for prison experiment, legacy of work. Worth teaching people about (in all the Psych 101 classes). Not sure what decision process is involved. Wanted to submit the suggestion. DrMel (talk) 01:10, 19 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]