Wikipedia talk:Selected anniversaries/June 3

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James and Margaret Reed of the Donner Party The Donner Party was a group of American pioneers who set out for California in a wagon train, but became snowbound in the Sierra Nevada mountains in November 1846. Running out of food, some resorted to cannibalism to survive. The journey west usually took between four and six months, but the Donner Party had been slowed by following a new route called the Hastings Cutoff, which crossed the Rocky Mountains' Wasatch Range and the Great Salt Lake Desert in present-day Utah. They lost many cattle and wagons in the rugged terrain, and divisions formed within the group. Their food supplies ran low after they became trapped by an early, heavy snowfall high in the mountains. In mid-December some of the group set out on foot and were able to obtain help. Of the 87 members of the party, 48 survived to reach California. Historians have described the episode as one of the most spectacular tragedies in California history. (Full article...) Recently featured: John Richard Clark Hall Ludwigsburg Palace Siege of Guînes (1352)
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there is a superfluous div closure tag, misaligning the recent days links. --MarSch 17:39, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)

• Fixed. Andy _t 13:41, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

== Duke of Windsor "The Duke of Windsor married Wallis Simpson." -- missing: "pictured" (there is a picture of her). -- Bartosz 02:45, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

• 1937 - The Duke of Windsor married Wallis Simpson (pictured). feydey 12:47, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

following was transfered from Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors, here for further discussion for next year. --Floquenbeam (talk) 00:13, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

There's an error of omission in stating that the Duke of Windsor married Wallis simpson months after the former "abdicated the British throne." He was king of seven independent counties at the time (Australia, Canada, India, the Irish Free State, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Kingdom), the government of each having to give their express consent to the abdication before it could occur. The statement on the main page should thus be something like: "Months after he abdicated the various thrones of the Commonwealth..." Or, "Months after he abdicated the thrones the United Kingdom and the British Dominions..." Just so long as there's clarity that by 1936 there was no longer a single British throne throughout the Commonwealth. --Miesianiacal (talk) 18:41, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

(Cough, cough) No "dominions" please. A very rude and controversial wording... just list each country... --candle•wicke 21:49, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

It's a shame

Why is the Tiananmen Square incident overlooked, even though its more important???????

Its the first time I'm seeing a Wiki bowing down to despotism. 114.142.136.245 (talk) 15:57, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

Please see Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/June 4. --BorgQueen (talk) 16:12, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

Although the military started to move in at around 10 p.m. on June 3, most of their actions – including when their tanks completely cleared the square – happened on June 4. This is why it is posted on Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/June 4 instead of here. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 20:07, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

Agreed, I was wrong.

Go Democracy!!!114.142.136.245 (talk) 07:52, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

2012 notes

• Omitted: Casey at the Bat; Huế chemical attacks; Operation Blue Star (ineligible—maintenance)
• Included: Zoot Suit Riots (first appearance); Andy Warhol (first appearance); 1973 Paris Air Show crash (first appearance)
• Repeats: Lin Zexu (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); Edward VIII/Wallis Simpson (Edward: 5th consecutive appearance, 9 total; Simpson: 5th consecutive appearance, 5 total)

2013 notes

• Deleted: Electric power transmission (moving to May 16: better date)
• Moved to Ineligible: Casey at the Bat (maintenance); Huế chemical attacks (TFA for 2013)
• Omitted: Lin Zexu; Edward VIII/Wallis Simpson; Andy Warhol
• Included: François de Laval (first appearance); Jack Jouett (first appearance); Shlomo Argov (first appearance)
• Repeats: Zoot Suit Riots (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 70th anniversary); 1973 Paris Air Show crash (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 40th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 07:18, 2 June 2013 (UTC)

2014 notes

• Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Huế chemical attacks
• New articles (unused): Razing of Kandanos
• Omitted: Jack Jouett; Zoot Suit Riots; 1973 Paris Air Show crash; Shlomo Argov
• Included: Lin Zexu (3rd appearance, last in 2012; 175th anniversary); Casey at the Bat (4th appearance, last in 2011; rescued from Ineligible); Madagascar Plan (first appearance); Dana Air Flight 992 (first appearance)
• Repeats: François de Laval (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 05:45, 2 June 2014 (UTC)

2015 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Zoot Suit Riots (maintenance)
• Omitted: François de Laval; Casey at the Bat; Dana Air Flight 992
• Included: Jack Jouett (2nd appearance, last in 2013); Huế chemical attacks (4th appearance, last in 2011); Shlomo Argov (2nd appeaerance, last in 2013)
• Repeats: Lin Zexu (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total); Madagascar Plan (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 75th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 07:12, 1 June 2015 (UTC)

2016 notes

• Omitted: Jack Jouett; Madagascar Plan; Huế chemical attacks; Shlomo Argov
• Included: Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible); Edward VIII/Wallis Simpson (Edward: 10th appearance; Simpson: 6th appearance; both last in 2012); Andy Warhol (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Dana Air Flight 992 (2nd appearance, last in 2014)
• Repeats: Lin Zexu (3rd consecutive appearance, 5 total)

—howcheng {chat} 08:08, 1 June 2016 (UTC)

2017 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Jack Jouett (maintenance); Casey at the Bat (maintenance); Battle of Dutch Harbor (maintenance); 1973 Paris Air Show crash (maintenance)
• Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Zoot Suit Riots
• Omitted: Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo; Lin Zexu (ineligible—maintenance); Andy Warhol; Dana Air Flight 992
• Included: François de Laval (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Liverpool F.C. (3rd appearance, last in 2016; moved from March 15); Huế chemical attacks (5th appearance, last in 2015); Shlomo Argov (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Sejanus (first appearance); Georges Bizet (first appearance); Franz Kafka (first appearance)
• Repeats: Edward VIII/Wallis Simpson (both: 2nd consecutive appearance; Edward: 11 total; Simpson: 7 total; 80th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 08:11, 3 June 2017 (UTC)

2018 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo (maintenance)
• Rescued from Ineligible (unused): 1973 Paris Air Show Tu-144 crash
• Omitted: Liverpool F.C.; Edward VIII/Wallis Simpson; Huế chemical attacks; Shlomo Argov; Sejanus; Georges Bizet; Franz Kafka
• Included: Zoot Suit Riots (3rd appearance, last in 2013; 75th anniversary); Andy Warhol (3rd appearance, last in 2016; 50th anniversary); Dana Air Flight 992 (3rd appearance, last in 2016); Staurakios (eunuch) (first appearance); Garret Hobart (first appearance); Flora MacDonald (politician) (first appearance)
• Repeats: François de Laval (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 00:48, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

2019 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Air France Flight 007 (maintenance)
• Omitted: François de Laval; Zoot Suit Riots; Andy Warhol (ineligible—maintenance); Dana Air Flight 992; Staurakios (eunuch); Garret Hobart; Flora MacDonald (politician)
• Included: Jack Jouett (2nd appearance, last in 2015; rescued from Ineligible); Great auk (8th appearance, last in 2015; moved from July 3); 1950 French Annapurna expedition (first appearance); Melbourne–Evans collision (first appearance; 50th anniversary); Shlomo Argov (4th appearance, last in 2017); Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria (first appearance); Charles Lecocq (first appearance); Jill Biden (2nd appearance, last in 2017; moved from June 5)

—howcheng {chat} 16:19, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

2020 notes

• Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Valerie Solanas (blurb previously featured Andy Warhol, which remains ineligible)
• New articles (unused): Uganda–Tanzania War
• Omitted: Jack Jouett; Great auk; Melbourne–Evans collision; Shlomo Argov; Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria; Charles Lecocq; Jill Biden
• Included: François de Laval (5th appearance, last in 2018); Liverpool F.C. (4th appearance, last in 2017); Madagascar Plan (3rd appearance, last in 2015; 80th anniversary); 1973 Paris Air Show Tu-144 crash (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Ahmad ibn Abi Jum'ah (first appearance); Thomas Hutchinson (governor) (first appearance); Susannah Constantine (first appearance)
• Repeats: 1950 French Annapurna expedition (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 70th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 18:03, 4 June 2020 (UTC)

2021 notes

• Omitted: François de Laval; Liverpool F.C.; Madagascar Plan; 1950 French Annapurna expedition; 1973 Paris Air Show Tu-144 crash; Ahmad ibn Abi Jum'ah; Thomas Hutchinson (governor); Susannah Constantine
• Included: Great auk (9th appearance, last in 2019); Assassination of Talat Pasha/Soghomon Tehlirian (both: first appearance; 100th anniversary); Edward VIII/Wallis Simpson (Edward: 12th appearance; Wallis: 8th; both last in 2017); Uganda–Tanzania War (3rd appearance, last in 2013; previously appeared on April 11); Martha Jane Knowlton Coray (first appearance; 200th birthday); Charles Lecocq (2nd appearance, last in 2019); Jill Biden (3rd appearance, last in 2019; 70th birthday)

—howcheng {chat} 17:35, 5 June 2021 (UTC)

Khartoum massacre

Given that June 3's coming around the corner - I would like to note that this is the third anniversary of the Khartoum massacre. I think it's a rather notable subject but the page does need some work with finding refs. Dunutubble (talk) (Contributions) 17:10, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Mabo

It's the thirtieth anniversary of Mabo v Queensland (No 2), a hugely important decision in the history of land rights in Australia, which was instigated and fought for by Eddie Mabo for 10 years, and eventually came after his death. It overturned the concept of terra nullius and paved the way for native title to be recognised in Australia. I think that this should be added to today's list. Laterthanyouthink (talk) 02:03, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

@Laterthanyouthink: Sorry, but the "Background" section has no citations and thus, the article is ineligible. Also, I do the updates a few days in advance, so didn't see this request until now. Thanks. —howcheng {chat} 07:47, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

Okay, no worries Howcheng. It's a shame I didn't realise it earlier - I could have improved the article. Oh well. Laterthanyouthink (talk) 09:04, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

2022 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Dana Air Flight 0992 (maintenance)
• Omitted: Great auk; Assassination of Talat Pasha; Soghomon Tehlirian; Edward VIII/Wallis Simpson; Uganda–Tanzania War; Martha Jane Knowlton Coray; Charles Lecocq; Jill Biden
• Included: Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo (2nd appearance, last in 2016); Liverpool F.C. (5th appearance, last in 2020); Madagascar Plan (4th appearance, last in 2020); Huế chemical attacks (6th appearance, last in 2017); Shlomo Argov; (5th appearance, last in 2019; 40th anniversary) Staurakios (eunuch) (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Georges Bizet (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Susannah Constantine (2nd appearance, last in 2020; 60th birthday)

—howcheng {chat} 07:55, 4 June 2022 (UTC)