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• 1818 - Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was published.

Moved to Jan. 1st. -- PFHLai 08:14, 2005 Mar 10 (UTC)

Add Mikhail Gorbechev Rises to Power

Really simple and important, it needs to be here --Hushak 21:21, 10 March 2020 (EST)

Incorrect plural

1845 should read "...between Maori and...". The correct plural of Maori is Maori.

John Howard

The pic is dead... I think we need a new one. --Daysleeper47 19:18, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Paul I

This event is listed on the March 23 page. The Paul I of Russia article distinguishes March 11 is the old style date. Kentholke (talk) 22:03, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

2010 Pichilemu earthquake

Could it be listed? --Diego Grez (talk) 21:06, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

It's a GA, but reading the article, it seems to be a minor quake. There were few casualties, no tsunami, and no dollar amount of damages listed, so it doesn't look like a good candidate. howcheng {chat} 16:47, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

2012 notes

• Omitted: Elagabalus, Project-706 (ineligible—maintenance), Coastal Road massacre (ineligible—maintenance), Michelle Bachelet
• Included: Rudolf Höss (first appearance), Supersemar (first appearance), Janet Reno (first appearance), 2007 Georgia helicopter incident (first appearance)
• Repeats: Shō Tai (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 08:31, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

2013 notes

• Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Rigoletto
• New articles (unused): Don Carlos
• Omitted: Shō Tai; Rudolf Höss; Supersemar (ineligible—maintenance); Janet Reno (ineligible—maintenance); 2007 Georgia helicopter incident
• Included: Elagabalus (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine/Robert Baldwin (both: 2nd appearance, last in 2008; rescued from Ineligible); Great Blizzard of 1888 (first appearance, 125th anniversary); Lend-Lease; 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 07:53, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 10 March 2013

Perhaps a blurb for Royal Assent should be created as there is this blurb which has huge effect in the Commonwealth of Nations:

1708 – Queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation.

I was thinking this would only go into the eligible list, and posted up say in 2018. Royal Assent is an FA article, and Queen Anne is a GA article. RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 13:36, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

Go ahead and do it in a few days when this is no longer protected. —howcheng {chat} 18:03, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

2014 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Michelle Bachelet (maintenance)
• New articles (ineligible): Royal Assent (maintenance)
• New articles (unused): Kandahar massacre
• Omitted: Elagabalus; Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine/Robert Baldwin (ineligible—maintenance); Great Blizzard of 1888; Lend-Lease; 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami (ineligible—maintenance)
• Included: Great Sheffield Flood (first appearance; 150th anniversary); Empire of Vietnam (first appearance); Coastal Road massacre (2nd appearance, last in 2011); 2004 Madrid train bombings (5th appearance, last in 2011; rescued from Ineligible); Winnenden school shooting (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 06:13, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Would it be possible for the list to be a little less bloody? Four out of five items have an explicit body count. Melchoir (talk) 16:48, 11 March 2014 (UTC)

Sorry, I didn't notice... I'm usually observant of that sort of thing. —howcheng {chat} 03:31, 12 March 2014 (UTC)

2015 notes

• Omitted: Coastal Road massacre; 2004 Madrid train bombings; Winnenden school shooting
• Included: Elagabalus (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Shō Tai (3rd appearance, last in 2012); Michelle Bachelet (2nd appearance, last in 2011; rescued from Ineligible)
• Repeats: Great Sheffield Flood (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); Empire of Vietnam (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 70th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 06:49, 9 March 2015 (UTC)

2016 request

Request - Eta Carinae (this one doesn't involve blood or body counts!) Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:53, 30 April 2015 (UTC)

• 1843 – Eta Carinae flares up to become the second brightest star in the night sky.

Further request - 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami Its last (and only) appearance as a featured article was in 2013. Now 2016 is a significant anniversary date, especially for Japan and those who were affected. Requesting a 2016 feature for 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on its 5th anniversary. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CrashesToAshes (talk • contribs) 10:41, 22 February 2016 (UTC)

@CrashesToAshes: Unfortunately, that article is ineligible due to a section being outdated. —howcheng {chat} 08:05, 9 March 2016 (UTC)

2016 notes

• New articles (unused): 1977 Hanafi Siege
• Omitted: Elagabalus; Great Sheffield Flood; Shō Tai; Empire of Vietnam
• Included: Eta Carinae (first appearance); Rigoletto (3rd appearance, last in 2010); Rudolf Höss (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 70th anniversary); Coastal Road massacre (3rd appearance, last in 2014)
• Repeats: Michelle Bachelet (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total; 10th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 08:32, 9 March 2016 (UTC)

2017 notes

• Deleted: 1977 Hanafi Siege (moved to WP:Selected anniversaries/March 9)
• Moved to Ineligible: Lend-Lease (maintenance); Empire of Vietnam (maintenance)
• Omitted: Eta Carinae; Rigoletto; Rudolf Höss; Coastal Road massacre; Michelle Bachelet
• Included: Royal assent (first appearance); Frankenstein (6th appearance, last in 2015; moved from January 1); Shō Tai (4th appearance, last in 2015); Janet Reno (2nd appearance, last in 2012; rescued from Ineligible); 2007 Georgia helicopter incident (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 10th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 07:41, 11 March 2017 (UTC)

2018 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Don Carlos (maintenance); Rudolf Höss (maintenance)
• Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Lend-Lease
• New articles (unused): 2010 Pichilemu earthquake
• Omitted: Lithuania (ineligible—maintenance); Royal assent; Frankenstein (ineligible—maintenance); Shō Tai; 2007 Georgia helicopter incident; Margaret Oakley Dayhoff; Helen Rollason; Katsuhiko Nakajima
• Included: Elagabalus (4th appearance, last in 2015); Eta Carinae (2nd appearance, last in 2016; 175th anniversary); Supersemar (2nd appearance, last in 2012; rescued from Ineligible); Coastal Road massacre (4th appearance, last in 2016; 40th anniversary); Stanisław Koniecpolski (first appearance); Jane Meade Welch (first appearance); Ralph Abernathy (first appearance)
• Repeats: Janet Reno (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total; 20th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 03:06, 11 March 2018 (UTC)

2019 notes

• Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Rudolf Höss
• Omitted: Elagabalus; Eta Carinae; Supersemar; Coastal Road massacre; Janet Reno; Stanisław Koniecpolski; Jane Meade Welch; Ralph Abernathy
• Included: Flagstaff War (4th appearance, last in 2006; rescued from Ineligible); Great Sheffield Flood (4th appearance, last in 2015); Lend-Lease (4th appearance, last in 2013); Infosys (first appearance; 20th anniversary); Winnenden school shooting (2nd appearance, last in 2014; 10th anniversary); Clemente Tabone (first appearance); Benjamin Tupper (first appearance); Didier Drogba (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 16:37, 11 March 2019 (UTC)

2020 notes

• Deleted: Frankenstein (moved to January 1)
• Omitted: Great Sheffield Flood; Lend-Lease (ineligible—maintenance); Infosys; Winnenden school shooting; Clemente Tabone; Benjamin Tupper; Didier Drogba
• Included: 1669 eruption of Mount Etna (first appearance); Royal assent (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Janet Reno (4th appearance, last in 2018); 2010 Pichilemu earthquake (first appearance; 10th anniversary); Mary of Woodstock (first appearance); Anna Bochkoltz (first appearance); Anastasios Charalambis (first appearance)
• Repeats: Flagstaff War (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total; 175th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 23:08, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

2021 notes

• New articles (ineligible): Sophronius of Jerusalem (maintenance)
• Omitted: 1669 eruption of Mount Etna; Royal assent; Flagstaff War; Janet Reno; 2010 Pichilemu earthquake; Mary of Woodstock; Anna Bochkoltz; Anastasios Charalambis
• Included: Elagabalus (5th appearance, last in 2018); Rigoletto (4th appearance, last in 2016); Rudolf Höss (3rd appearance, last in 2016; 75th anniversary); Coastal Road massacre (5th appearance, last in 2018); 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami/Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster (Earthquake: 2nd appearance, last in 2013; Disaster: first; rescued from Ineligible); Stanisław Koniecpolski (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Nicolaas Bloembergen (first appearance); Cassandra Fairbanks (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 04:31, 13 March 2021 (UTC)

2022 notes

• New articles (ineligible): Battle of Kharda (short)
• Omitted: Rigoletto; Rudolf Höss; Coastal Road massacre; 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami; Stanisław Koniecpolski; Nicolaas Bloembergen; Cassandra Fairbanks
• Included: Eta Carinae (3rd appearance, last in 2018); Empire of Vietnam (3rd appearance, last in 2015; rescued from Ineligible); Supersemar (3rd appearance, last in 2018); Kandahar massacre (first appearance); 10th anniversary; Marie of France, Countess of Champagne (first appearance); Anna Bochkoltz (2nd appearance, last in 2020); Gladys Pearl Baker (first appearance)
• Repeats: Elagabalus (2nd consecutive appearance, 8 total; 1800th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 05:04, 12 March 2022 (UTC)