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It's been a while since I've edited one of these, so I'm not sure if there's a heavier process than before. Anyway, I'd suggest adding this anniversary:

1998 - Nuclear testing: Pakistan responds to a series of Indian nuclear tests with five of its own, prompting the United States, Japan, and other nations to impose economic sanctions.

It's the tenth anniversary, so there's likely to be news stories that will generate interest and perhaps more sourced material. -- RobLa (talk) 04:39, 27 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

For a selected, bolded article, I could put Chagai-I up, but do not be surprised if someone takes it down for being too short. Cheers. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 05:43, 27 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

2012 notes edit

Latest comment: 12 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Moved to Ineligible: The Last Supper (Leonardo da Vinci) (maintenance)
Omitted: Battle of Jumonville Glen; Azerbaijan Democratic Republic; Sunningdale Agreement; Mathias Rust; Chagai-I
Included: Bolton Massacre (4th appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible); John Muir (6th appearance, last in 2010); Economic Community of West African States (3rd appearance, last in 2010); Peter Hollingworth (first appearance); Jnaneswari Express train derailment (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 05:38, 27 May 2012 (UTC)Reply

2013 notes edit

Latest comment: 11 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Moved to Ineligible: Sunningdale Agreement (maintenance)
Omitted: Bolton Massacre; John Muir; Economic Community of West African States; Mathias Rust; Jnaneswari Express train derailment
Included: Indian Removal Act (first appearance); Alan Turing (6th appearance, last in 2012 (on his 100th birthday)); Battle of Belgium/Battles of Narvik (both: first appearance); Beverly Hills Supper Club fire (first appearance)
Repeats: Peter Hollingworth (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 10th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 06:32, 27 May 2013 (UTC)Reply

2014 notes edit

Latest comment: 10 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Moved to Ineligible: John Muir (maintenance)
New articles (unused): Battle of Hulao
Omitted: Indian Removal Act; Alan Turing; Battle of Belgium/Battles of Narvik; Beverly Hills Supper Club fire; Peter Hollingworth
Included: Spanish Armada (8th appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible); Battle of Jumonville Glen (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Rise of Neville Chamberlain (first appearance); Mathias Rust (3rd appearance, last in 2012); Ayad Allawi (first appearance; 10th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 07:09, 27 May 2014 (UTC)Reply

2015 notes edit

Latest comment: 9 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Omitted: Spanish Armada; Battle of Jumonville Glen; Rise of Neville Chamberlain; Mathias Rust; Ayad Allawi
Included: Battle of Hulao (first appearance); Bolton Massacre (5th appearance, last in 2012); Alan Turing (7th appearance, last in 2013); Economic Community of West African States (4th appearance, last in 2012; 40th anniversary); Relocation of Wimbledon F.C. to Milton Keynes (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 07:59, 26 May 2015 (UTC)Reply

2016 notes edit

Latest comment: 8 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Moved to Ineligible: Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (maintenance)
Omitted: Battle of Hulao; Bolton massacre; Economic Community of West African States; Relocation of Wimbledon F.C. to Milton Keynes
Included: Spanish Armada (9th appearance, last in 2014); Indian Removal Act (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Chagai-I (3rd appearance, last in 2011); Jnaneswari Express train derailment (2nd appearance, last in 2012)
Repeats: Alan Turing (2nd consecutive appearance, 8 total; 80th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 06:28, 26 May 2016 (UTC)Reply

2017 notes edit

Latest comment: 6 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Moved to Ineligible: Battle of Belgium/Battles of Narvik (Narvik: maintenance); Economic Community of West African States (maintenance); Ayad Allawi (maintenance)
Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Eclipse of Thales
Omitted: Armenia/Azerbaijan (both: ineligible—maintenance); the rest of the blurbs went unchanged because apparently I was too busy to finish doing the update. :(
Included: Mary Polly Paaaina (first appearance); Patrick White (first appearance); Kylie Minogue (first appearance)
Repeats: Spanish Armada (2nd consecutive appearance, 10 total); Indian Removal Act (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total); Alan Turing (3rd consecutive appearance, 9 total); Chagai-I (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total); Jnaneswari Express train derailment (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 17:05, 28 May 2018 (UTC)Reply

2018 notes edit

Latest comment: 6 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Bolton massacre
New articles (unused): Maeve Binchy; Gabriela Michetti
Omitted: Spanish Armada (ineligible—maintenance); Indian Removal Act; Alan Turing; Chagai-I; Jnaneswari Express train derailment; Mary Polly Paaaina; Patrick White (ineligible—maintenance)
Included: Eclipse of Thales (2nd appearance, last in 2006; rescued from Ineligible); Battle of Jumonville Glen (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Rise of Neville Chamberlain (2nd appearance, last in 2014); Mathias Rust (4th appearance, last in 2014); Peter Hollingworth (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Germain of Paris (first appearance); Louis Agassiz (first appearance)
Repeats: Kylie Minogue (2nd appearance, 2 total; 50th birthday)

—howcheng {chat} 17:12, 28 May 2018 (UTC)Reply

2019 notes edit

Latest comment: 5 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Deleted: Alan Turing (moved to November 30)
Omitted: Eclipse of Thales; Battle of Jumonville Glen; Rise of Neville Chamberlain; Mathias Rust; Peter Hollingworth
Included: Battle of Hulao (2nd appearance, last in 2015); L'Arianna (first appearance); Indian Removal Act (5th appearance, last in 2017); Beverly Hills Supper Club fire (2nd appearance, last in 2013); Jnaneswari Express train derailment (4th appearance, last in 2017)
Repeats: Germain of Paris (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); Louis Agassiz (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); Kylie Minogue (3rd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

Oops, I forgot to change any of the births/deaths. —howcheng {chat} 15:57, 28 May 2019 (UTC)Reply

2020 notes edit

Latest comment: 4 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): The Last Supper (Leonardo)
New articles (unused): Carroll Baker; Ekaterina Gordeeva
Omitted: Battle of Hulao; L'Arianna; Indian Removal Act; Beverly Hills Supper Club fire (ineligible—maintenance); Germain of Paris; Germain of Paris; Kylie Minogue
Included: Louis Delgrès (first appearance); John Muir (7th appearance, last in 2012; rescued from Ineligible); D'Arcy Concession (first appearance); Mathias Rust (5th appearance, last in 2018); Wulfstan (died 1023) (first appearance); Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (first appearance); Ian Fleming (first appearance)
Repeats: Jnaneswari Express train derailment (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total; 10th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 22:41, 29 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

2021 notes edit

Latest comment: 3 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Moved to Ineligible: Louis Agassiz (maintenance)
Omitted: Louis Delgrès; John Muir; Mathias Rust; Jnaneswari Express train derailment; Wulfstan (died 1023); Ian Fleming
Included: Republic Day (Armenia) (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible); Battle of Hulao (3rd appearance, last in 2019; 1400th anniversary); Storming of Bolton (6th appearance, last in 2015); Rise of Neville Chamberlain (3rd appearance, last in 2018); The Last Supper (Leonardo) (2nd appearance, last in 2004); Carroll Baker (first appearance; 90th birthday); Ekaterina Gordeeva (first appearance; 50th birthday)
Repeats: D'Arcy Concession (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 18:01, 29 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

2022 notes edit

Latest comment: 2 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Omitted: Battle of Hulao; Storming of Bolton; D'Arcy Concession; The Last Supper (Leonardo); Joseph-Ignace Guillotin; Carroll Baker; Ekaterina Gordeeva
Included: Eclipse of Thales (3rd appearance, last in 2018); Battle of Jumonville Glen (4th appearance, last in 2018); Chagai-I (5th appearance, last in 2017); Relocation of Wimbledon F.C. to Milton Keynes (2nd appearance, last in 2015; 20th anniversary); Robert Baldock (first appearance); Carl Larsson (first appearance); Maeve Binchy (first appearance)
Repeats: Rise of Neville Chamberlain (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:01, 29 May 2022 (UTC)Reply

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