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At Asine in 1922 Alan Wace (13 July 1879 – 9 November 1957) was an English archaeologist who served as director of the British School at Athens between 1914 and 1923. He excavated widely in Thessaly, Laconia and Egypt and at the Bronze Age site of Mycenae in Greece. Along with Carl Blegen, Wace argued against the established scholarly view that Minoan Crete had dominated mainland Greek culture during the Bronze Age. His excavations at Mycenae in the early 1920s established a chronology for the site's domed tombs that largely proved his theory correct. Wace served as the Laurence Professor of Classical Archaeology at Cambridge University between 1934 and 1944, and ended his career at Alexandria's Farouk I University. During both world wars, he worked for the British intelligence services, including as a section head for MI6 during the Second World War. His daughter, Lisa French, also became an archaeologist and excavated at Mycenae. (Full article...) Recently featured: Hypericum sechmenii Still Reigning DeLancey W. Gill
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The Death of Marat is a 1793 painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting the artist's friend and murdered French revolutionary leader, Jean-Paul Marat. It was painted when David was the leading French Neoclassical painter, a Montagnard, and a member of the revolutionary Committee of General Security. Created in the months after Marat's death, the painting shows Marat lying dead in his bath after his murder by Charlotte Corday on 13 July 1793. Art historian T. J. Clark called David's painting the first modernist work for "the way it took the stuff of politics as its material, and did not transmute it". Painting credit: Jacques-Louis David Recently featured:

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Marat pic

The following was previously posted on WP:ERRORS:

OK, not an error as such, but ... surely on the anniversary of Marat's assassination the pic of him used should be the most famous and gorgeous portrayal of the act? --Jfruh (talk) 01:43, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

wow; after following your link and seeing that amazing painting it just made me want to find out more. I totally agree with yer... why not the painting?Boomshanka 06:46, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

The Death of Marat by Jacques-Louis David

Not unless someone is willing to crop it. Looks poor as a thumbnail on many monitor display resolutions. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 13:47, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

Oh please, nobody crop it. Yomangani^talk 14:01, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

Yes, no cropping. That would be disrespectful to the artist. Why not link to the painting (at The Death of Marat)? And while you are at it, delink "bathtub" - that insults the intelligence of our readers. Carcharoth 16:59, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

1962 event

I'd like to suggest:

• 1962 - The Night of the Long Knives in British politics. Prime Minister Harold Macmillan sacks seven Cabinet ministers in a reshuffle.

This will be the 50th anniversary in 2012. But it will also be a WP:DYK article as well this year. So perhaps for a later update? Benea (talk) 04:17, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

2012 notes

• New articles (unused): Night of the Long Knives (1962) (scheduled to appear on DYK)
• Omitted: Battle of Durbe; Charlotte Corday; New York City draft riots; Battle of Wanat
• Included: Carabinieri (first appearance); Scottish Church College (2nd appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible); Opération 14 juillet (first appearance); 2011 Mumbai bombings (first appearance)
• Repeats: Hollywood Sign (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 05:17, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

2013 notes

• Omitted: Carabinieri; Scottish Church College; Hollywood Sign (deleted—article now says exact date is unknown); 2011 Mumbai bombings
• Included: Charlotte Corday (3rd appearance, last in 2011); New York City draft riots (6th appearance, last in 2011; 150th anniversary); Night of the Long Knives (1962) (first appearance); Ethio-Somali War (first appearance)
• Repeats: Opération 14 juillet (2nd consecutive appearance; 2 total; 10th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 05:18, 12 July 2013 (UTC)

2014 notes

• New articles (unused): Uprising in Montenegro (just appeared on DYK)
• Omitted: Charlotte Corday; New York City draft riots; Ethio-Somali War; Opération 14 juillet
• Included: Battle of Durbe (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Carabinieri (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 200th anniversary); Treaty of Berlin (1878) (6th appearance, last in 2008; rescued from Ineligible); Battle of Wanat (2nd appearance, last in 2011)
• Repeats: Night of the Long Knives (1962) (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:01, 12 July 2014 (UTC)

2015 notes

• Omitted: Carabinieri; Treaty of Berlin (1878); Night of the Long Knives (1962); Battle of Wanat
• Included: Charlotte Corday (4th appearance, last in 2013); Uprising in Montenegro (first appearance); Ogaden War (2nd appearance, last in 2013); 2011 Mumbai bombings (2nd appearance, last in 2012)
• Repeats: Battle of Durbe (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 06:35, 11 July 2015 (UTC)

Marat

How does the main page stat that marat was the lead of the terror? it didn't even began before his death. Bertdrunk (talk) 12:31, 13 July 2015 (UTC)

Good point. Rewritten. —howcheng {chat} 16:20, 13 July 2015 (UTC)

2016 notes

• Omitted: Battle of Durbe; Charlotte Corday; Ogaden War; 2011 Mumbai bombings
• Included: Scottish Church College (3rd appearance, last in 2012); New York City draft riots (7th appearance, last in 2013); Night of the Long Knives (1962) (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Battle of Wanat (3rd appearance, last in 2014)
• Repeats: Uprising in Montenegro (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 75th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 07:28, 12 July 2016 (UTC)

2017 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Charlotte Corday (maintenance); Carabinieri (maintenance); Ogaden War (maintenance)
• Omitted: Scottish Church College (ineligible—maintenance); New York City draft riots; Uprising in Montenegro; Battle of Wanat
• Included: Battle of Durbe (4th appearance, last in 2015); Treaty of Berlin (1878) (7th appearance, last in 2014); Nixon White House tapes (first appearance); Opération 14 juillet (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Aisha (first appearance); John Wallop (first appearance); Harrison Ford (first appearance)
• Repeats: Night of the Long Knives (1962) (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 08:14, 13 July 2017 (UTC)

2018 notes

• Omitted: Battle of Durbe; Nixon White House tapes; Opération 14 juillet; Aisha; John Wallop; Harrison Ford (ineligible—maintenance)
• Included: New York City draft riots (8th appearance, last in 2016); Battle of Wanat (4th appearance, last in 2016; 10th anniversary); Afonso, Prince of Portugal (first appearance); Margaret Murray (first appearance); Kenneth Clark (first appearance)
• Repeats: Treaty of Berlin (1878) (2nd consecutive appearance, 8 total); Night of the Long Knives (1962) (3rd consecutive appearance, 5 total)

—howcheng {chat} 15:59, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

2019 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Theresa May (maintenance)
• New articles (unused): Jeannette expedition/USS Jeannette (1878) (moved from July 8)
• Omitted: New York City draft riots; Night of the Long Knives (1962); Battle of Wanat; Afonso, Prince of Portugal; Margaret Murray; Kenneth Clark
• Included: Charlotte Corday (5th appearance, last in 2015; rescued from Ineligible); Regulamentul Organic (first appearance); Nixon White House tapes (2nd appearance, last in 2013); 2011 Mumbai bombings (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Hubert Walter (first appearance); Young Man Afraid of His Horses (first appearance); Lucinda Ruh (first appearance)
• Repeats: Treaty of Berlin (1878) (3rd consecutive appearance, 9 total)

—howcheng {chat} 18:31, 18 July 2019 (UTC)

2020 notes

• Deleted: Jeannette expedition/USS Jeannette (1878) (moved to June 13)
• Moved to Ineligible: John Wallop (maintenance)
• Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Harrison Ford
• Omitted: Charlotte Corday (ineligible—maintenance); Treaty of Berlin (1878); Nixon White House tapes; 2011 Mumbai bombings (ineligible—maintenance); Hubert Walter; Young Man Afraid of His Horses; Lucinda Ruh
• Included: Battle of Durbe (5th appearance, last in 2017); 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment (first appearance); Opération 14 juillet (4th appearance, last in 2017); Giulio d'Este (first appearance); Stan Coveleski (first appearance); Liu Xiaobo (first appearance)
• Repeats: Regulamentul Organic (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 16:17, 14 July 2020 (UTC)

2021 notes

• Omitted: Battle of Durbe; Regulamentul Organic; 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment; Opération 14 juillet; Giulio d'Este; Stan Coveleski; Liu Xiaobo
• Included: Battle of Roundway Down (2nd appearance, last in 2009; rescued from Ineligible); Charlotte Corday (6th appearance, last in 2019; rescued from Ineligible); Congress of Berlin/Treaty of Berlin (1878) (Congress: first appearance; Treaty: 10th, last in 2019); Nixon White House tapes (3rd appearance, last in 2019); Battle of Wanat (5th appearance, last in 2018); Hubert Walter (2nd appearance, last in 2019); Nathan Bedford Forrest (first appearance; 200th birthday); Ma Ying-jeou (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 07:14, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

2022 notes

• Omitted: Battle of Roundway Down; Charlotte Corday; Treaty of Berlin (1878) (blurb also featured Congress of Berlin, which is now ineligible); Nixon White House tapes; Hubert Walter; Nathan Bedford Forrest; Ma Ying-jeou
• Included: Regulamentul Organic (3rd appearance, last in 2020); New York City draft riots (9th appearance, last in 2018); 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment (2nd appearance, last in 2020; 80th anniversary); Night of the Long Knives (1962) (6th appearance, last in 2018; 60th anniversary); Margaret Murray (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Kenneth Clark (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Harrison Ford (2nd appearance, last in 2017; 80th birthday)
• Repeats: Battle of Wanat (2nd consecutive appearance, 6 total)

—howcheng {chat} 16:24, 14 July 2022 (UTC)