Wikipedia talk:Selected anniversaries/May 3

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I think the first entry today should read:

• 1791 - The Polish Constitution of May 3, 1791, one of the earliest codified national constitutions in the world, was adopted by the Sejm.

with "constitutions" in the plural. boffy_b 12:31, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

Ooops... careless me. Someone has fixed it already. Thanks for pointing this out. -- PFHLai 14:25, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

2012 notes

• Omitted: Constitution of May 3, 1791; All India Forward Bloc; Invasion of Tulagi (May 1942) (ineligible—TFA for 2012); Royal Festival Hall; Birmingham campaign
• Included: João I of Kongo (first appearance); RAF Northolt (first appearance); 1920 Georgian coup attempt (2nd appearance, last in 2010); SS Cap Arcona (1927) (6th appearance, last in 2008); The Fantasticks (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 06:10, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

2013 notes

• New articles (unused): William Walker (filibuster) (moved from May 4: wrong date)
• Omitted: RAF Northolt; 1920 Georgian coup attempt; SS Cap Arcona (1927); The Fantasticks
• Included: Constitution of May 3, 1791 (7th appearance, last in 2011); Raja Harishchandra (first appearance; 100th anniversary); In Flanders Fields (2nd appearance, last in 2010); Royal Festival Hall (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Birmingham campaign (2nd appearance, last in 2011; 50th anniversary)
• Repeats: João I of Kongo (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 05:51, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

2014 notes

• Omitted: João I of Kongo; Raja Harishchandra; In Flanders Fields; Royal Festival Hall; Birmingham campaign
• Included: William Walker (filibuster) (5th appearance, last in 2008); All India Forward Bloc (3rd appearance, last in 2011); Invasion of Tulagi (May 1942) (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Geocaching (first appearance)
• Repeats: Constitution of May 3, 1791 (2nd consecutive appearance, 8 total)

—howcheng {chat} 10:21, 2 May 2014 (UTC)

2015 notes

• Omitted: Constitution of May 3, 1791; All India Forward Bloc; Invasion of Tulagi (May 1942); Geocaching
• Included: João I of Kongo (3rd appearance, last in 2013); In Flanders Fields (3rd appearance, last in 2013; 100th anniversary); SS Cap Arcona (1927) (7th appearance, last in 2012; 70th anniversary); Birmingham campaign (3rd appearance, last in 2013)
• Repeats: William Walker (filibuster) (2nd consecutive appearance, 6 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:45, 1 May 2015 (UTC)

2016 notes

• Omitted: William Walker (filibuster); In Flanders Fields; SS Cap Arcona (1927); Birmingham campaign
• Included: Constitution of May 3, 1791 (9th appearance, last in 2014; 225th anniversary); Partition of Ireland (first appearance); The Fantasticks (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Disappearance of Madeleine McCann (first appearance)
• Repeats: João I of Kongo (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total; 525th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 04:40, 2 May 2016 (UTC)

2017 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: William Walker (filibuster) (maintenance); All India Forward Bloc (maintenance)
• New articles (unused): 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado
• Omitted: Partition of Ireland (ineligible—maintenance); The Fantasticks
• Included: RAF Northolt (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Invasion of Tulagi (May 1942) (3rd appearance, last in 2014; 75th anniversary); Alexios II of Trebizond (first appearance); Catherine of St. Augustine (first appearance); Len Shackleton (first appearance)
• Repeats: João I of Kongo (3rd consecutive appearance, 5 total); Constitution of May 3, 1791 (2nd consecutive appearance, 10 total); Disappearance of Madeleine McCann (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 10th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 07:01, 3 May 2017 (UTC)

2018 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: SS Cap Arcona (maintenance)
• Rescued from Ineligible (unused): William Walker (filibuster)
• Omitted: Constitution of 3 May 1791; RAF Northolt; Invasion of Tulagi (May 1942); Disappearance of Madeleine McCann; Alexios II of Trebizond; Catherine of St. Augustine; Len Shackleton
• Included: Benty Grange helmet (first appearance); Raja Harishchandra (2nd appearance, last in 2013); 1920 Georgian coup attempt (3rd appearance, last in 2012); 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado (first appearance); Elizabeth Bacon (died 1621) (first appearance); Richard D'Oyly Carte (first appearance); Sugar Ray Robinson (first appearance)
• Repeats: João I of Kongo (4th consecutive appearance, 6 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:29, 3 May 2018 (UTC)

2019 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Royal Festival Hall (maintenance)
• New articles (ineligible): Élisabeth of France (maintenance)
• Rescued from Ineligible (unused): SS Cap Arcona
• Omitted: João I of Kongo; Benty Grange helmet (ineligible—TFA for April 26, 2019); Raja Harishchandra; 1920 Georgian coup attempt; Elizabeth Bacon (died 1621); Richard D'Oyly Carte; Sugar Ray Robinson
• Included: World Press Freedom Day (rescued from Ineligible); Constitution Memorial Day/3 May Constitution Day (both: first appearance); Constitution of 3 May 1791 (11th appearance, last in 2017); William Walker (filibuster) (7th appearance, last in 2015); All India Forward Bloc (4th appearance, last in 2014; 80th anniversary); Erich Honecker (first appearance); Catherine of St. Augustine (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Jacob Riis (first appearance); John O'Connor (cardinal) (first appearance)
• Repeats: 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 20th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 16:22, 3 May 2019 (UTC)

2020 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Disappearance of Madeleine McCann (maintenance)
• Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Benty Grange helmet
• New articles (unused): Henry Garnet; William Shakespeare (moved from April 23); Red Ruffing; Ron Hextall
• Omitted: Constitution of 3 May 1791; William Walker (filibuster); All India Forward Bloc; Erich Honecker; 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado; Catherine of St. Augustine; Jacob Riis
• Included: 1481 Rhodes earthquake (first appearance); Treaty of Loudun (first appearance); 1920 Georgian coup attempt (4th appearance, last in 2018; 100th anniversary); SS Cap Arcona (8th appearance, last in 2015; 75th anniversary); The Fantasticks (3rd appearance, last in 2016; 60th anniversary); Béla IV of Hungary (first appearance); Eppa Rixey (first appearance)
• Repeats: John O'Connor (cardinal) (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 20th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 18:14, 4 May 2020 (UTC)

2021 notes

• Omitted: 1481 Rhodes earthquake; Treaty of Loudun; 1920 Georgian coup attempt; SS Cap Arcona; The Fantasticks; Béla IV of Hungary; Eppa Rixey; John O'Connor (cardinal)
• Included: João I of Kongo (7th appearance, last in 2018); Benty Grange helmet (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Partition of Ireland (2nd appearance, last in 2016; 100th anniversary; rescued from Ineligible); Birmingham campaign (4th appearance, last in 2015); Erich Honecker (2nd appearance, last in 2018; 50th anniversary); Elizabeth Bacon (died 1621) (2nd appearance, last in 2018; 400th anniversary); Sugar Ray Robinson (2nd appearance, last in 2018; 100th birthday); Dhananjay Ramchandra Gadgil (first appearance; 50th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 07:43, 5 May 2021 (UTC)

2022 notes

• Omitted: João I of Kongo; Benty Grange helmet; Partition of Ireland; Birmingham campaign; Erich Honecker; Elizabeth Bacon (died 1621); Sugar Ray Robinson; Dhananjay Ramchandra Gadgil
• Included: Constitution of 3 May 1791 (12th appearance, last in 2019); Milwaukee Bridge War (first appearance); Raja Harishchandra (3rd appearance, last in 2018); Invasion of Tulagi (May 1942) (5th appearance, last in 2017; 80th anniversary); 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado (3rd appearance, last in 2019); Catherine of St. Augustine (3rd appearance, last in 2019); Jacob Riis (2nd appearance, last in 2019); Len Shackleton (2nd appearance, last in 2017; 100th birthday)

—howcheng {chat} 06:30, 4 May 2022 (UTC)