Wikipedia talk:Selected anniversaries/April 8

Suggestions

 * 1913 - The Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified requiring direct election of Senators.
 * Still unused as of 2012
 * 1341 - Petrarch was crowned poet laureate at a ceremony in Rome
 * Included
 * 1513 - French troops and Swiss mercenaries swarmed into the Sforzas' Milan after the Battle of Novara.
 * Wrong date: June 6
 * 1513 - Explorer Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain.
 * Used on April 2
 * 1838 - Isambard Kingdom Brunel's steamship "Great Western", the first steamship designed for the Atlantic, crossing left Bristol, England, with 24 first-class passengers.
 * Still unused as of 2012
 * 1899 - At Sing Sing in Ossining, New York, convicted murderer Martha Place was the first woman executed in the electric chair.
 * Still unused as of 2012, but ineligible
 * 1913 - The first Western-style parliament in ''' China's history opened in Peking (Beijing).
 * History of the Republic of China does not have the exact date
 * 1939 - King Zog of Albania fled from Tirana ahead of Italy's invading troops, in a prelude to World War II.
 * Used on January 2
 * 1946 - The last session of the League of Nations met in Geneva, Switzerland.
 * Used on January 11
 * 1952 - U.S. President Harry S. Truman averted a strike at Youngstown, Ohio, by seizing control of the steel mills, a move later declared unconstitutional
 * Unused as of 2012, but not a very significant date for Truman

(Is this the "queue" I hear about? Is this the right place to suggest anniversaries? Wetman 06:31, 8 Apr 2004 (UTC))

2012 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 00:39, 8 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Deleted: Ayutthaya Kingdom (moved to April 7), Elisha Otis (natural deaths can only be used on centennials)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Superconductivity (maintenance); Buddha's Birthday (maintenance)
 * Omitted: Caracalla; The Book of the Law (ineligible—maintenance); Yi So-Yeon
 * Included: Petrarch (4th appearance, last in 2010); Venus de Milo (first appearance); Government of Ireland Bill 1886; Times Square (7th appearance, last in 2010)
 * Repeats: BOAC Flight 712/Jane Harrison (GC) (BOAC: 3rd consecutive apperance, 3 total: Jane Harrison: first appearance); Arthur Ashe (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

2013 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 05:12, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Deleted: Clint Eastwood (moved to April 30)
 * New articles (unused): Battle of Mansfield
 * Omitted: Petrarch; Venus de Milo; Government of Ireland Bill 1886; Times Square; BOAC Flight 712/Barbara Jane Harrison; Arthur Ashe
 * Included: Krak des Chevaliers (first appearance); HMS Princess (1740) (first appearance); The Book of the Law (6th appearance, last in 2011; rescued from Ineligible); Superconductivity (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible); Bahrain World Trade Center (first appearance)

2014 notes

 * Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Petrarch
 * Omitted: Krak des Chevaliers; HMS Princess (1740); The Book of the Law; Superconductivity; Bahrain World Trade Center (ineligible—maintenance)
 * Included: Caracalla (5th appearance, last in 2011); Battle of Dayr al-'Aqul (first appearance); Battle of Mansfield (first appearance; 150th anniversary); Entente cordiale (7th appearance, last in 2009; rescued from Ineligible); Yi So-Yeon (2nd appearance, last in 2011)

2015 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 08:01, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Bahrain World Trade Center
 * Omitted: Caracalla; Battle of Dayr al-'Aqul; Battle of Mansfield; Entente Cordiale; Yi So-yeon
 * Included: Petrarch (5th appearance, last in 2012); HMS Princess (1740) (2nd appearance, last in 2013; 275th anniversary); Venus de Milo (2nd appearance, last in 2012); BOAC Flight 712/Barbara Jane Harrison (BOAC: 4th appearance; Harrison: 2nd appearance; both last in 2012); Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (first appearance)

2016 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 06:34, 6 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: The Book of the Law (maintenance)
 * Omitted: HMS Princess (1740); Venus de Milo; BOAC Flight 712; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ineligible—maintenance)
 * Included: Krak des Chevaliers (2nd appearance, last in 2013); Battle of Mansfield (2nd appearance, last in 2014); Superconductivity (2nd appearance, last in 2013); Bahrain World Trade Center (2nd appearance, last in 2013)
 * Repeats: Petrarch (2nd consecutive appearance, 6 total; 775th anniversary)

2017 births/deaths - Margaret Thatcher dropped?
Hi howcheng, just curious as to why Margaret Thatcher was removed from the births/deaths section? It's a Good Article, hasn't been on the main page since 2005, isn't listed on her birth date in October. Am I missing some reason that the article couldn't be included on April 8? TIA, MurielMary (talk) 11:20, 7 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Thatcher appears as a blurb on May 4, last in 2016. On Talk:Margaret Thatcher, it's hidden in the article history template. — howcheng  {chat} 07:25, 8 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks very much for that, I will make sure to use "show" and check all those details in the templates in future. MurielMary (talk) 11:19, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

2017 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 07:13, 8 April 2017 (UTC)
 * New articles (ineligible): Gallaudet University (maintenance; moved from February 16)
 * Omitted: Krak des Chevaliers; Petrarch (ineligible—maintenance); Venus de Milo (ineligible—maintenance); Battle of Mansfield; Superconductivity; Bahrain World Trade Center
 * Included: Caracalla (6th appearance, last in 2014; 800th anniversary); Battle of Dayr al-'Aqul (2nd appearance, last in 2014); Times Square (8th appearance, last in 2012); MV Dara (first appearance); Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (2nd appearance, last in 2015; rescued from Ineligible); John II Komnenos (first appearance); Philip IV of Spain (first appearance); Sara Northrup Hollister (first appearance)

2018 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 03:35, 8 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Government of Ireland Bill 1886 (maintenance); Entente Cordiale (maintenance); Superconductivity (maintenance); Bahrain World Trade Center (maintenance)
 * Omitted: Caracalla; Times Square; MV Dara; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant; John II Komnenos; Philip IV of Spain (ineligible—maintenance); Sara Northrup Hollister
 * Included: HMS Princess (1740) (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Otto and Elise Hampel (first appearance; 75th anniversary); BOAC Flight 712/Barbara Jane Harrison (BOAC: 5th appearance; Harrison: 3rd appearance; both last in 2015); Yi So-yeon (3rd appearance, last in 2015; 50th anniversary); Thomas of Tolentino (first appearance); Mary Stuart (1605–1607) (first appearance); Betty Ford (first appearance; 100th anniversary)
 * Repeats: Battle of Dayr al-'Aqul (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

2019 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 16:15, 8 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (maintenance)
 * New articles (ineligible): Dead (musician) (maintenance)
 * Omitted: Battle of Dayr al-'Aqul; Otto and Elise Hampel; BOAC Flight 712/Barbara Jane Harrison; Yi So-yeon; Thomas of Tolentino; Mary Stuart (1605–1607); Betty Ford
 * Included: Caracalla (7th appearance, last in 2017); Krak des Chevaliers (3rd appearance, last in 2016); Entente Cordiale (8th appearance, last in 2014; rescued from Ineligible); COBOL (first appearance; 60th anniversary); Niels Juel (first appearance); Marie Byles (first appearance); Sara Northrup Hollister (2nd appearance, last in 2017)
 * Repeats: HMS Princess (1740) (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

2020 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 16:13, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Omitted: Caracalla; Krak des Chevaliers; HMS Princess (1740); Entente Cordiale; COBOL; Niels Juel; Marie Byles; Sara Northrup Hollister
 * Included: Battle of Dayr al-'Aqul (4th appearance, last in 2018); Manor of Rensselaerswyck (first appearance); Winsor McCay/Little Nemo (1911 film) (both: first appearance); BOAC Flight 712/Barbara Jane Harrison(Flight: 6th appearance, Harrion: 4th, both last in 2018); Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (3rd appearance, last in 2017; rescued from Ineligible); John Clifford, 9th Baron Clifford (first appearance); Elizabeth Bacon Custer (first appearance); Jack Tramiel (first appearance)

2021 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 07:29, 10 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (date not in article); Yi So-yeon (maintenance)
 * Omitted: Battle of Dayr al-'Aqul; Manor of Rensselaerswyck; John Clifford, 9th Baron Clifford; Elizabeth Bacon Custer; Jack Tramiel
 * Included: Krak des Chevaliers (4th appearance, last in 2018); Otto and Elise Hampel (2nd appearance, last in 2018); MV Dara (2nd appearance, last in 2017; 60th anniversary); Allen Butler Talcott (first appearance); Marie Byles (2nd appearance, last in 2019); Kofi Annan (2nd appearance, last in 2004; previously appeared on December 13)
 * Repeats: Winsor McCay/Little Nemo (1911 film) (both: 2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); BOAC Flight 712/Barbara Jane Harrison (both: 2nd consecutive appearance; Flight: 7 total; Harrison: 5 total)

2022 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 04:08, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
 * New articles (ineligible): Dionysios Solomos (maintenance)
 * Omitted: Krak des Chevaliers; Winsor McCay/Little Nemo (1911 film); Otto and Elise Hampel; MV Dara; BOAC Flight 712/Barbara Jane Harrison; Allen Butler Talcott; Marie Byles; Kofi Annan
 * Included: Caracalla (8th appearance, last in 2019); Battle of Dayr al-Aqul (5th appearance, last in 2020); Manor of Rensselaerswyck (2nd appearance, last in 2020); Times Square (9th appearance, last in 2017); The Hump (first appearance; 80th anniversary); John II Komnenos (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Niels Juel (2nd appearance, last in 2019); Jack Tramiel (2nd appearance, last in 2020; 10th anniversary)