- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 09:38, 18 July 2023 (UTC)
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Peter II (cat)
Whitehall in 1947
- ... that Peter II, a kitten employed by the British government, was struck by a car in Whitehall? Source: https://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/bureau-cats/ "Peter the Second [...] was killed by a car while crossing the road in Whitehall very early in the morning, about 6 months after he arrived."
- ALT1: ... that the man who struck Peter II in his car paid for his euthanisation? Source: https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/bureau-cats-heart-government/ "'Peter' [...] was run over by Mr. R. B. BISGOOD. [...] it was best to have him put to sleep [...] Mr Bisgood gave Two shillings for the services rendered, receipt attached"
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tarantella (1898 Stravinsky work)
Improved to Good Article status by Tim O'Doherty (talk). Self-nominated at 10:46, 12 July 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Peter II (cat); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
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| Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation |
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| QPQ: Done. |
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@Tim O'Doherty: Good article. Onegreatjoke (talk) 21:57, 13 July 2023 (UTC)