Talk:March 23

Selected anniversaries for the "On this day" section of the Main Page

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March 23: Earth Hour (20:30 local time, 2024) Bhagat Singh 1888 – Chaired by William McGregor, a meeting of ten English football clubs was held in London, which would eventually result in the establishment of the Football League. 1931 – Bhagat Singh (pictured), one of the most influential revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement, and two others were executed by the British authorities. 1989 – Two researchers announced the discovery of cold fusion, a claim which was later discredited. 1994 – Aeroflot Flight 593 crashed into a hillside in Russia's Kemerovo Oblast, killing all 75 people on board, after the pilot's 15-year-old son had unknowingly disabled the autopilot while seated at the controls. 2005 – A fire and explosion at the third-largest oil refinery in the United States killed 15 workers and kicked off process safety programs throughout the world. Henry of Grosmont (d. 1361) Pierre-Simon Laplace (b. 1749) Akira Kurosawa (b. 1910) Kangana Ranaut (b. 1987) More anniversaries: March 22 March 23 March 24

New section proposal

Propose adding an additional section (such as [1]), to wit: "Disputed year of birth" so as to include film star Joan Crawford whose date of birth (March 23) is not questioned but whose year of birth is subject to dispute (see her article); i.e. 1904, 1905, 1906, 1908 all thrown out there, although 1904 almost biologically impossible as her elder brother seems to have been born in September 1903 and no one believes 1908 the year she officially adopted, but anyway......

Any suggestions?? Quis separabit? 19:27, 12 November 2013 (UTC)

There is a similar discussion underway at WT:DAYS and since this would be a project wide discussion, it should be continued there. -- Mufka ^{(u) (t) (c)} 19:31, 12 November 2013 (UTC)

1708 – James Francis Edward Stuart lands at the Firth of Forth. Possible error

This entry states that there was successful landing.

The link [Francis Edward Stuart] Directs to a Wiki page that clearly states "Though delayed in France by an attack of measles, James attempted invasion, trying to land at the Firth of Forth on 23 March 1708. The fleet of Admiral Sir George Byng intercepted the French ships, which, combined with bad weather, prevented a landing." in the Early Attempts section

One of the two is obviously incorrect. Since the second page has a reference, I suggest that the language on this page be changed to read "1708 – James Francis Edward Stuart attempts to land at the Firth of Forth"

MyRandomUserName (talk) 20:19, 10 March 2018 (UTC)