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Cyprus

Catherine Cornaro is a stub (as of March 2004)

1489 - Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro sells kingdom to Venice.

Date not found on Kingdom of Cyprus or Catherine Cornaro. -- PFHLai 17:18, 2 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Jack Ruby & Lee Harvey Oswald

1964 - Jack Ruby was found guilty of killing Lee Harvey Oswald.

The page was already featured on Nov.24th. -- PFHLai 00:45, 5 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Einstein's birthday

Einstein's birthday should be mentioned: (from March 14)

1879 - Albert Einstein, physicist, winner of the Nobel Prize in physics 1921, (d. 1955)

No it shouldn't. He will get a mention when he did something notable. --mav 09:27, 14 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Ok, I wasn't too sure of new procedures and things for these new pages, so... Dysprosia 09:28, 14 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Operation Litani

1978 - Operation Litani

This is not featured due to the presence of a {{TotallyDisputed}} tag. This should be re-evaluated next year. -- PFHLai 21:27, 2005 Mar 13 (UTC)

Same problem in 2006. -- PFHLai 17:18, 2 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Linux 1.0.0

1994 - Timeline of Linux development: Linux kernel version 1.0.0 is released.

What is the best way to feature this event ? -- PFHLai 04:39, 2005 Mar 14 (UTC)

Stripped

1894 - 1st striptease, Paris. (But, what club?) Trekphiler 23:40, 17 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

2012 notes

Omitted: John Byng, The Mikado, Gerry Adams, 2008 Tibetan unrest
Included: Catherine Cornaro (first appearance); Lakeview Gusher (first appearance); Alam Ara (first appearance); Birmingham Six (8th appearance, last in 2010)
Repeats: Cotton gin (5th consecutive appearance, 8 total)

—howcheng {chat} 05:32, 13 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2013 notes

Omitted: Catherine Cornaro (ineligible—maintenance); Cotton gin; Lakeview Gusher; Alam Ara; Birmingham Six
Included: The Mikado (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Battle of Más a Tierra (2nd appearance, last in 2010); Mit brennender Sorge (2nd appearance, last in 2010); 1978 South Lebanon conflict (2nd appearance, last in 2008; rescued from Ineligible); 2008 Tibetan unrest (2nd appearance, last in 2011)

—howcheng {chat} 05:10, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2014 notes

Omitted: Battle of Más a Tierra; Mit brennender Sorge; 1978 South Lebanon conflict; 2008 Tibetan unrest
Included: John Byng (5th appearance, last in 2011); Lakeview Gusher (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Grand Slam (bomb) (3rd appearance, last in 2010); Johnson South Reef Skirmish (first appearance)
Repeats: The Mikado (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

2015 notes

Omitted: The Mikado (ineligible—POTD for 2015); Lakeview Gusher; Johnson South Reef Skirmish
Included: Cotton gin (8th appearance, last in 2012); Battle of Más a Tierra (3rd appearance, last in 2013; 100th anniversary); Giangiacomo Feltrinelli (first appearance)
Repeats: John Byng (2nd consecutive appearance, 7 total); Grand Slam (bomb) (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total; 70th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 07:52, 12 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2016 notes

Omitted: John Byng; Battle of Más a Tierra; Grand Slam (bomb); Giangiacomo Feltrinelli
Included: The Mikado (4th appearance, last in 2014); Alam Ara (2nd appearance, last in 2012); 1978 South Lebanon conflict (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Birmingham Six (9th appearance, last in 2012; 25th anniversary)
Repeats: Cotton gin (2nd consecutive appearance, 9 total)

—howcheng {chat} 19:19, 12 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Didnt know where else to put this, but Pi Day is not just the United States. The error is being inserted into the article, despite extensive prior discussion (with sources) that this is not just a US observation. I ask that it be removed before this keeps happening (I've already reverted three times at the article) and that it not be mistakenly posted again in future years. oknazevad (talk) 17:07, 14 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2017 notes

Deleted: Mit brennender Sorge (moved to March 21)
Moved to Ineligible: Battle of Más a Tierra (maintenance); 2008 Tibetan unrest (maintenance)
Omitted: Cotton gin (ineligible—maintenance); The Mikado; Alam Ara; 1978 South Lebanon conflict; Birmingham Six
Included: John Byng (8th appearance, last in 2015); Lakeview Gusher (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Giangiacomo Feltrinelli (2nd appearance, last in 2015); Gerry Adams (6th appearance, last in 2011); John Sigismund Zápolya (first appearance); Fannie Lou Hamer (first appearance); Tony Benn (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 16:30, 14 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2018 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Birmingham Six (maintenance)
New articles (unused): Thomas R. Marshall (TFA for 2018)
Omitted: John Byng; Giangiacomo Feltrinelli; Gerry Adams; John Sigismund Zápolya; Fannie Lou Hamer; Tony Benn
Included: Catherine Cornaro (2nd appearance, last in 2012; rescued from Ineligible); The Mikado (5th appearance, last in 2016); 1978 South Lebanon conflict (4th appearance, last in 2016; 40th anniversary); Johnson South Reef Skirmish (2nd appearance, last in 2014; 30th anniversary); George Wade (first appearance); Lucy Hobbs Taylor (first appearance); Diane Arbus (first appearance)
Repeats: Lakeview Gusher (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 16:29, 14 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2019 notes

Omitted: Catherine Cornaro; Lakeview Gusher; 1978 South Lebanon conflict (ineligible—maintenance); Johnson South Reef Skirmish; George Wade; Lucy Hobbs Taylor; Diane Arbus
Included: Battle of Haengju (first appearance); Grand Slam (bomb) (5th appearance, last in 2015); Edward M. Burke (first appearance; 50th anniversary); Gerry Adams (7th appearance, last in 2017); Thomas R. Marshall (first appearance); Karl Marx (first appearance); Jessica Gallagher (first appearance)
Repeats: The Mikado (2nd consecutive appearance, 6 total)

—howcheng {chat} 16:20, 14 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2020 notes

New articles (ineligible): Frank Borman (TFA for 2019-12-24)
Omitted: Battle of Haengju; The Mikado; Edward M. Burke; Grand Slam (bomb); Gerry Adams; Thomas R. Marshall; Karl Marx; Jessica Gallagher
Included: Battle of Ronas Voe (first appearance); Lakeview Gusher (5th appearance, last in 2018); Alam Ara (3rd appearance, last in 2016); Giangiacomo Feltrinelli (3rd appearance, last in 2017); John McCain (first appearance); Matilda of Ringelheim (first appearance); Ferdinand Hodler (first appearance); S. Truett Cathy (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 21:59, 15 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2021 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Muhammad III of Granada/Nasr of Granada (TFA for 2021)
New articles (ineligible): Lies Noor (POTD for 2020-12-10)
Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Frank Borman
Omitted: Battle of Ronas Voe; Lakeview Gusher; Giangiacomo Feltrinelli; John McCain; Matilda of Ringelheim; Ferdinand Hodler
Included: Battle of Haengju (2nd appearance, last in 2019); John Byng (9th appearance, last in 2017); Johnson South Reef Skirmish (3rd appearance, last in 2018); John Sigismund Zápolya (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Ieng Sary (first appearance)
Repeats: Alam Ara (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total; 90th anniversary); Giangiacomo Feltrinelli (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total); S. Truett Cathy (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 100th birthday)

—howcheng {chat} 03:38, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2022 notes

Omitted: Battle of Haengju; John Byng; Alam Ara; Giangiacomo Feltrinelli; Johnson South Reef Skirmish; John Sigismund Zápolya; S. Truett Cathy; Ieng Sary
Included: Muhammad III of Granada/Nasr of Granada (both: first appearance; rescued from Ineligible); Catherine Cornaro (3rd appearance, last in 2018); The Mikado (7th appearance, last in 2019); Edward M. Burke (2nd appearance, last in 2019); Gerry Adams (8th appearance, last in 2019); Charles Ammi Cutter (first appearance); Phil Vincent (first appearance); Lies Noor (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 07:33, 15 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

2024 concern

Pasting from WP:ERRORS:

Original concerns

1864 – The Petite messe solennelle was first performed in a mansion in Paris, 34 years after Gioachino Rossini (pictured) retired as a composer.
There is no mention of "mansion" in the article. Article lede has "at the couple's new home in Paris" and later, "first performed on 14 March 1864 at the couple's new residence in Paris, the hôtel of Louise..." (which was perhaps a Hôtel particulier, the ref calls it the "newly built Paris town house). JennyOz (talk) 23:32, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

He composed the piece in 1863, so wasn't "retired as a composer"? To me, the item reads as if the piece sat in abeyance, unperformed for 34 years. The article has "34 years after writing his last opera" and also that "he composed several pieces of chamber music" during that time.

"retired as a composer" could change to 'retired from composing operas', but there seems no connection between writing operas and a mass? Or remove the mention of being retired? JennyOz (talk) 23:32, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'd drop the "retired" bit. "Mansion" is just shorter than "the couple's new home", - how is "in a private residence in Paris"? - If more is wanted we could use that Rossini counted the mass among his "sins of old age", as the DYK said. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 00:02, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Or even "first performed in Paris" would do. — RAVENPVFF · talk · 00:13, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That was done but misses the key point: that it isn't the typical mass, for a church, with big choir and orchestra, but an intimate but long piece for 12 singers (like the evangelists, of three sexes - they still had castratos), piano and harmonium. - If you change nothing else please make it "opera composer", instead of composer. My story goes like this. I listen to the desolate Agnus Dei and think of Vami_IV. Dona nobis pacem. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:26, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hope this helps. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 02:57, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]