Wikipedia talk:Selected anniversaries/August 20

Image to replace the Flag of Estonia ?
Can we replace the with, or  or , please ? There are too many flags on the Main Page at the same time today. Thanks. -- 199.71.174.100 02:45, 20 August 2005 (UTC)


 * There's only one flag on the main page. The images may not be familiar by many users. =Nichalp   «Talk»=  08:57, August 20, 2005 (UTC)


 * The Flag of Burundi was removed from 'In The News'. BTW, I find it strange that Wikipedians would be unfamiliar with Tchaikovsky.  If they are indeed unfamiliar, maybe they should see the photo of him. It goes with the 1882 event. -- 199.71.174.100 20:20, 20 August 2005 (UTC)

2012 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 19:10, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Omitted: Battle of Achelous (917); 1812 Overture; Marchioness disaster; Al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory/Cruise missile strikes on Afghanistan and Sudan (August 1998)
 * Included: Battle of Yarmouk (2nd appearance, last in 2010); Battle of Saragossa (first appearance); Yellowstone fires of 1988 (first appearance); O-Bahn Busway (2nd appearance, last in 2010); Spanair Flight 5022 (2nd appearance, last in 2010)

2013 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 16:05, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory/Cruise missile strikes on Afghanistan and Sudan (August 1998) (Al-Shifa currently undergoing major revision)
 * Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Estonia (still appears as observance)
 * New articles (unused): Prince of Ning rebellion (appeared on DYK in June 2013); Battle of Taegu; NS Savannah
 * Omitted: Battle of Yarmouk; Battle of Saragossa; 1812 Overture; Yellowstone fires of 1988; O-Bahn Busway; Spanair Flight 5022
 * Included: Battle of Achelous (917) (5th appearance, last in 2011); Siege of Pensacola (1707) (first appearance); Great Fire of 1910 (first appearance); Never was so much owed by so many to so few (first appearance); Ballygawley bus bombing (first appearance)

Edit request on 20 August 2013
the link within 'on this day' to Washington is to a disambiguation page - it seems like it ought to say Washington.

EdwardLane (talk) 11:51, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Agreed, Yes check.svg Done -- Red rose64 (talk) 15:21, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

2014 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 06:33, 19 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Deleted: Prince of Ning rebellion (featured on July 10)
 * Moved to Ineligible: O-Bahn Busway (maintenance)
 * Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory/Cruise missile strikes on Afghanistan and Sudan (August 1998)
 * Omitted: Battle of Achelous (917); Siege of Pensacola (1707); Great Fire of 1910; Never was so much owed by so many to so few; Ballygawley bus bombing
 * Included: Battle of Saragossa (2nd appearance, last in 2012); 1812 Overture (7th appearance, last in 2012); KLB Club (first appearance; 70th anniversary); NS Savannah (first appearance); Marchioness disaster (2nd appearance, last in 2011; 25th anniversary)

2015 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 06:53, 18 August 2015 (UTC) 1965 – Keene, NH Episcopal seminarian Jonathan Daniels, 26, is martyred; murdered by shotgun at point-blank range in Hayneville, AL, by an unpaid sheriff's deputy, sacrificing his life for young black activist Ruby Sales whom he pushed out of the way of the blast. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JohnWilmerding (talk • contribs) 21:03, 19 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Omitted: Battle of Saragossa; KLB Club; NS Savannah; Marchioness disaster
 * Included: Battle of Yarmouk (3rd appearance, last in 2012); Siege of Pensacola (1707) (2nd appearance, last in 2013); Never was so much owed by so many to so few (2nd appearance, last in 2013; 75th anniversary); O-Bahn Busway (3rd appearance, last in 2012; rescued from Ineligible)
 * Repeats: 1812 Overture (2nd consecutive appearance, 8 total)
 * request: Would an admin please add this entry which I just made on the larger list of August 20 anniversaries? It would mean a great deal to Ruby Sales, whose life was saved by Jonathan Daniels, and who will be appearing in Keene NH this week in anniversary observances:
 * Sorry, that entry is not notable enough for inclusion on the Main Page. — howcheng  {chat} 21:33, 20 August 2015 (UTC)

2016 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 06:25, 20 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Battle of Taegu (maintenance)
 * Omitted: Estonia (ineligible—maintenance); Battle of Yarmouk; Siege of Pensacola (1707); Never was so much owed by so many to so few; O-Bahn Busway (ineligible—maintenance)
 * Included: Agrippa Postumus (first appearance); Battle of Saragossa (3rd appearance, last in 2014); NS Savannah (2nd appearance, last in 2014); Operation Infinite Reach (2nd appearance, last in 2011)
 * Repeats: 1812 Overture (3rd consecutive appearance, 9 total)

2017 notes
The 1812 Overture line had better be amended, if the article is correct: "Although Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture was written with the building's completion in mind, it had its world premiere in a tent outside the unfinished church in August 1882." Sparafucil (talk) 23:03, 12 August 2017 (UTC)

2017 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 07:40, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Never was so much owed by so many to so few (maintenance)
 * Omitted: Agrippa Postumus (ineligible—maintenance); Battle of Saragossa; NS Savannah; Operation Infinite Reach
 * Included: Battle of Achelous (917) (6th appearance, last in 2013; 1100th anniversary); Siege of Pensacola (1707) (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Yellowstone fires of 1988 (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Spanair Flight 5022 (3rd appearance, last in 2012); Jerónimo Osório (first appearance); James Prinsep (first appearance); Ron Paul (first appearance)
 * Repeats: 1812 Overture (4th consecutive appearance, 10 total)

2018 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 04:11, 20 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: KLB Club
 * New articles (ineligible): Amy Adams (TFA for 2018)
 * Omitted: Battle of Achelous (917); Siege of Pensacola (1707); 1812 Overture; Operation Infinite Reach; James Prinsep; Ron Paul; Narendra Dabholkar
 * Included: Battle of Yarmouk (4th appearance, last in 2015); Battle of Saragossa (4th appearance, last in 2016); Pluto (3rd appearance, last in 2015; moved from March 19); Battle of Taegu (first appearance); Jeremi Wiśniowiecki (first appearance); Rudolf Bultmann (first appearance); Mika Yamamoto (first appearance)
 * Repeats: Yellowstone fires of 1988 (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total; 30th anniversary)

2019 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 16:51, 23 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: 1812 Overture (maintenance)
 * New articles (unused): Bolesław Prus; H. P. Lovecraft; Andrew Garfield; Jack King (footballer, born 1985)
 * Omitted: Battle of Saragossa; Pluto; Battle of Taegu; Yellowstone fires of 1988; Jeremi Wiśniowiecki; Rudolf Bultmann; Mika Yamamoto
 * Included: Siege of Pensacola (1707) (4th appearance, last in 2017); National Football League (first appearance); Ballygawley bus bombing (2nd appearance, last in 2013); O-Bahn Busway (4th appearance, last in 2015; 30th anniversary); Henry Every (2nd appearance, last in 2017; moved from August 23); Phil Lynott (first appearance; 70th birthday); Amy Adams (first appearance)
 * Repeats: Battle of Yarmouk (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total)

2020 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 01:32, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Deleted: Agrippa Postumus (date unknown)
 * Moved to Ineligible: H. P. Lovecraft (maintenance)
 * Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Battle of Fallen Timbers; Marchioness disaster
 * New articles (unused): Terry Sanford; Leona Helmsley
 * Omitted: Battle of Yarmouk; Siege of Pensacola (1707); Ballygawley bus bombing; O-Bahn Busway; Phil Lynott; Amy Adams
 * Included: Simeon I of Bulgaria (6th appearance, last in 2017 on his death anniversary; blurb previously featured Battle of Achelous (917), which is currently ineligible); 1812 Overture (11th appearance, last in 2017; rescued from Ineligible); Battle of Taegu (2nd appearance, last in 2018; 70th anniversary); Spanair Flight 5022 (3rd appearance, last in 2012); Bolesław Prus (first appearance); Kelsey Weems (first appearance)
 * Repeats: National Football League (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 100th anniversary); Henry Every (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

2021 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 17:54, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
 * New articles (ineligible): Tongmenghui (maintenance); Eadberht of Northumbria (date not certain)
 * Rescued from Ineligible (unused): George Tucker (politician)
 * Omitted: Simeon I of Bulgaria; 1812 Overture (ineligible—maintenance); National Football League; Battle of Taegu; Spanair Flight 5022; Henry Every; Bolesław Prus; Kelsey Weems
 * Included: Battle of Saragossa (5th appearance, last in 2018); Battle of Fallen Timbers (5th appearance, last in 2010); Pluto (10th appearance, last in 2018); Stanford prison experiment (first appearance; 50th anniversary); Marchioness disaster; (3rd appearance, last in 2014) Jeremi Wiśniowiecki (2nd appearance, last in 2018); H. P. Lovecraft (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible); B. K. S. Iyengar (first appearance)

2022 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 16:54, 22 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: NS Savannah (maintenance)
 * Omitted: Battle of Saragossa; Battle of Fallen Timbers; Stanford prison experiment (ineligible—maintenance); Marchioness disaster; Jeremi Wiśniowiecki; B. K. S. Iyengar
 * Included: Simeon I of Bulgaria (7th appearance, last in 2020); Battle of Taegu (3rd appearance, last in 2020); O-Bahn Busway (5th appearance, last in 2019); Bolesław Prus (2nd appearance, last in 2020; 175th birthday); Amy Adams (2nd appearance, last in 2019)
 * Repeats: Pluto (2nd consecutive appearance, 11 total); H. P. Lovecraft (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

2023 rationale
 Heart  (talk) 05:38, 6 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Good selection to choose from
 * Added a new picture, it should be creative commons license, no fair use justification needed.