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• 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.
• 1568 - Battle of Langside: the forces of Mary Queen of Scots are defeated by a confederacy of Scottish Protestants under James Stewart, Earl of Moray, her half-brother.

• 1779 - War of Bavarian Succession: Russian and French mediators at the Congress of Teschen negotiate an end to the war. In the agreement Austria receives the a part of its territory that was taken from them (the Innviertel).
• 1787 - Captain Arthur Phillip leaves Portsmouth, England with eleven ships full of convicts to establish a penal colony in Australia.
• 1830 - Ecuador gains its independence.

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• 1846 - Mexican-American War: The United States declares war on Mexico.
• 1848 - first performance of Finland's national anthem.

• 1865 - American Civil War: Battle of Palmito Ranch - In far south Texas, more than a month after Confederate General Lee's surrender, the last land battle of the civil war ends with a Union victory.

• 1888 - Brazil abolishes slavery.

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• 1912 - In the United Kingdom, the Royal Flying Corps (now the Royal Air Force) in established.
• 1913 - Igor Sikorsky becomes the first person to pilot a four engine aircraft.
• 1917 - Three peasant children claim to see the Blessed Virgin Mary above a holmoak tree in Cova da Irianear near Fatima, Portugal.
• 1940 - World War II: Nazi Germany's conquest of France begins as the German army crosses the Meuse River. Churchill makes his "blood, tears, toil and sweat" speech to the British House of Commons.
• 1943 - World War II: German Afrika Korps and Italian troops in North Africa surrender to Allied forces.

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• 1960 - First ascent of Dhaulagiri, 7th highest mountain
• 1969 - Race riots in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, later known as the May 13 Incident
• 1981 - Mehmet Ali Ağca attempts to assassinate Pope John Paul II at St. Peter's Square in Rome.

• 1998 - Following India's second round of nuclear tests the United States and Japan impose economic sanctions on the nation.

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National Famine Commemoration Day

Famine memorial, Dublin

National Famine Commemoration Day (Ireland or Republic of Ireland) is on May 13 in 2012 (and also in Boston this year). jnestorius^(talk) 19:59, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

2012 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Rajya Sabha (maintenance); May 1958 crisis (maintenance); MOVE (maintenance)
• Omitted: Julian of Norwich; War of the Bavarian Succession; Slavery in Brazil; Li Hongzhi (ineligible—maintenance); Jaipur bombings
• Included: Mexican–American War (6th appearance, last in 2010); Igor Sikorsky (first appearance); Zakir Hussain (politician) (first appearance); Pope John Paul II assassination attempt (first appearance); Enschede fireworks disaster (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 20:00, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

Mother's Day (US)

I was curious if there was a particular reason why Mother's Day (US) wasn't listed today? I don't have as much wiki experience as others but it seemed as though single country holidays like this are still considered "fair game" to post. --SM1991 (talk) 04:10, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

Actually, my ignorance of the world at large may be showing; looking over the articles, Mother's Day is celebrated in a fair number of countries today. --SM1991 (talk) 04:19, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

I had it listed on May 14 instead of May 13, which is now fixed. —howcheng {chat} 17:36, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

2013 notes

• Omitted: Mexican–American War; Igor Sikorsky; Zakir Hussain (politician); Battle at Springmartin; Pope John Paul II assassination attempt; Enschede fireworks disaster
• Included: Slavery in Brazil (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Giro d'Italia (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible); Our Lady of Fátima (6th appearance, last in 2010); Ben Carlin (first appearance); Li Hongzhi (2nd appearance, last in 2011; rescued from Ineligible); Andijan massacre (2nd appearance, last in 2010)

—howcheng {chat} 05:53, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 13 May 2013: 1985 Philadelphia aerial bombardment

Please consider adding the 1985 aerial bombing by the Philadelphia police of a besieged row house. Personally, I cannot remember any other such bombardments by local law enforcement officials. It’s rarity might make it interesting to other Wikipedians as well. See MOVE#1985 bombing. Thanks!

— SpikeToronto 14:37, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

 Not done. The article has two major maintenance tags on it, which makes it ineligible (see the rules). —howcheng {chat} 15:34, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

2014 notes

• Omitted: Slavery in Brazil; Giro d'Italia; Our Lady of Fátima; Ben Carlin; Li Hongzhi; Andijan massacre
• Included: Red Fort (first appearance); War of the Bavarian Succession (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Igor Sikorsky (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Kfar Etzion massacre (first appearance); MOVE (2nd appearance, last in 2004; rescued from Ineligible)

—howcheng {chat} 06:46, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

2015 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Mexican–American War (maintenance)
• Omitted: War of the Bavarian Succession; Igor Sikorsky; Kfar Etzion massacre
• Included: Slavery in Brazil (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Our Lady of Fátima (7th appearance, last in 2013); Andijan massacre (3rd appearance, last in 2013; 10th anniversary)
• Repeats: Red Fort (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); MOVE (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total; 30th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 07:43, 11 May 2015 (UTC)

2016 notes

• Omitted: Red Fort; Slavery in Brazil; Our Lady of Fátima; MOVE; Andijan massacre
• Included: Julian of Norwich (2nd appearance, last in 2011; rescued from Ineligible); Maamme (5th appearance, last in 2008; rescued from Ineligible); Giro d'Italia (2nd appearance, last in 2013); Zakir Husain (politician) (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Li Hongzhi (3rd appearance, last in 2013)

—howcheng {chat} 17:15, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

2017 notes

• Omitted: Julian of Norwich; Maamme; Giro d'Italia; Zakir Husain (politician) (ineligible—maintenance)
• Included: Red Fort (3rd appearance, last in 2015); War of the Bavarian Succession (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Our Lady of Fátima (8th appearance, last in 2015; 100th anniversary); Pope John Paul II assassination attempt (2nd appearance, last in 2012); John Nash (architect) (first appearance); Arthur Sullivan (first appearance); Lorna Hodgkinson (first appearance)
• Repeats: Li Hongzhi (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total(

—howcheng {chat} 08:14, 12 May 2017 (UTC)

2018 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Maamme (maintenance); Kfar Etzion massacre (maintenance)
• Rescued from Ineligible (unused): MOVE
• New articles (unused): C/1861 J1; Blood, toil, tears and sweat; Alison Hargreaves; Soma mine disaster
• Omitted: Red Fort (ineligible–maintenance); War of the Bavarian Succession; Our Lady of Fátima (ineligible–maintenance); Pope John Paul II assassination attempt; Li Hongzhi; John Nash (architect); Arthur Sullivan; Arthur Sullivan
• Included: Robert Smalls (first appearance); Slavery in Brazil (4th appearance, last in 2015); Igor Sikorsky (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Ben Carlin (2nd appearance, last in 2013; 60th anniversary); Jaipur bombings (2nd appearance, last in 2011; 10th anniversary); Cornelis Schut (first appearance); Antonia Ferrín Moreiras (first appearance); H. Trendley Dean (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 15:58, 14 May 2018 (UTC)

2019 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Pope John Paul II assassination attempt (maintenance)
• Omitted: Robert Smalls; Slavery in Brazil; Igor Sikorsky; Ben Carlin; Jaipur bombings; Cornelis Schut; Antonia Ferrín Moreiras; H. Trendley Dean
• Included: War of the Bavarian Succession (4th appearance, last in 2017); C/1861 J1 (first appearance); Blood, toil, tears and sweat (first appearance); Alison Hargreaves (first appearance); Soma mine disaster (first appearance); Kate Marsden (first appearance); Inge Lehmann (first appearance); Jagdish Mali (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 03:21, 10 May 2020 (UTC)

2020 notes

• Rescued from Ineligible (unused): May 1958 crisis in France
• New articles (unused): Ralph Milne
• Omitted: War of the Bavarian Succession; C/1861 J1; Blood, toil, tears and sweat; Alison Hargreaves; Soma mine disaster (ineligible—maintenance); Kate Marsden; Inge Lehmann; Jagdish Mali
• Included: Julian of Norwich (3rd appearance, last in 2016); Red Fort (4th appearance, last in 2017; rescued from Ineligible); 13 May incident (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible); Enschede fireworks disaster (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 20th anniversary); Muhammad VII of Granada (first appearance); Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (first appearance); David Malet Armstrong (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 16:25, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

2021 notes

• Omitted: Julian of Norwich; Red Fort; 13 May incident; Enschede fireworks disaster; Muhammad VII of Granada; Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed; David Malet Armstrong
• Included: War of the Bavarian Succession (5th appearance, last in 2019); Robert Smalls (2nd appearance, last in 2018); 1909 Giro d'Italia/Giro d'Italia (1909: first appearance; race: 3rd appearance, last in 2016); May 1958 crisis in France (3rd appearance, last in 2010); Andijan massacre (4th appearance, last in 2015); Ole Worm (first appearance); Kate Marsden (2nd appearance, last in 2019); Ralph Milne (first appearance; 60th birthday)

—howcheng {chat} 07:32, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

2022 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Slavery in Brazil (maintenance)
• Omitted: War of the Bavarian Succession; Robert Smalls; 1909 Giro d'Italia/Giro d'Italia; May 1958 crisis in France; Andijan massacre; Ole Worm; Kate Marsden; Ralph Milne
• Included: Julian of Norwich (4th appearance, last in 2020); C/1861 J1 (2nd appearance, last in 2019); Igor Sikorsky (4th appearance, last in 2018); Battle at Springmartin (2nd appearance, last in 2012 (!); 50th anniversary); Li Hongzhi (5th appearance, last in 2017; 30th anniversary); Cornelis Schut (2nd appearance, last in 2018; 425th birthday); Lorna Hodgkinson (3rd appearance, last in 2019); H. Trendley Dean (2nd appearance, last in 2018; 60th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 08:14, 14 May 2022 (UTC)