Wikipedia talk:Selected anniversaries/August 9

Richard Nixon's resignation
Did Nixon resign the day before ? August 9 should be the anniversary of Ford taking over, the 1st US president in office without an election.


 * Nixon announced his resignation on August 8, effective August 9. To quote: "Therefore, I shall resign the Presidency effective at noon tomorrow."  I suppose you could argue that he committed the act of resigning on August 8 by making the announcement, but I think announcing resignation and resigining (actually handing over the reigns) are two different things.  Regardless, Ford's role in history on August 9 was rather trivial compared to Nixon's, and we probably don't need to make a big fuss about both days.  August 9 is the day most historians point to. -- RobLa 05:47, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Gretsky

 * Copied from WP:ERRORS

'Ice hockey player Wayne Gretzky was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings, leading to the popularization of the sport in California, but also upsetting so many Canadians that some even considered him a "traitor" to his home country.' is of no significance or importance whatsoever. The inclusion of this item is an abuse. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.196.38.6 (talk) 08:38, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Not necessarily abuse per se, but definitely an issue with WP:NPOV. Changed.  Jmlk  1  7  19:01, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
 * The "and the United States" part should be cut-off, as the article only says California. ~DC  Let's Vent 19:14, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
 * DC's suggestion is done. The article says nothing of the kind. --Mkativerata (talk) 19:17, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Agreed; my bad. Good looking out you two!  Jmlk  1  7  19:26, 9 August 2010 (UTC)


 * It was based on the sentence which read "Gretzky himself was considered a "traitor" by some Canadians for turning his back on his adopted hometown, his home province, and his home country; his motivation was widely rumoured to be the furtherance of his wife's acting career"Trade". Zzyzx11 (talk) 04:43, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

'1988 – Ice hockey player Wayne Gretzky was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings, leading to the popularization of the sport in California...' is a rubbish item to place in OTD. It is not in the slightest momentous. There are much more important and interesting facts to choose from. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.196.159.39 (talk) 22:48, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, with the blurb shortened as per above, it made it now appear that way. Zzyzx11 (talk) 04:43, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

2012 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 17:14, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
 * New articles (unused): Battle of the Big Hole; Edward VII/Alexandra of Denmark; Smokey Bear
 * Omitted: Sistine Chapel; Battle of Savo Island; Singapore; Richard Nixon
 * Included: Leaning Tower of Pisa (7th appearance, last in 2010); Battle of Cedar Mountain (first appearance); Fat Man (8th appearance, last in 2010); Wayne Gretzky (5th appearance, last in 2010); 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot (2nd appearance, last in 2010; moved from August 10)

2013 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 10:05, 8 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Smokey Bear (maintenance)
 * Omitted: Leaning Tower of Pisa; Battle of Cedar Mountain; Fat Man; Singapore; 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot
 * Included: Sistine Chapel (8th appearance, last in 2011); Edward VII/Alexandra of Denmark (Edward: 5th appearance, last in 2008; previously appeared on January 22; Alexandra: first appearance); Operation Demetrius (first appearance); Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing (first appearance)
 * Repeats: Wayne Gretzky (2nd consecutive appearance, 6 total; 25th anniversary)

2014 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 06:34, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Omitted: Sistine Chapel; Edward VII/Alexandra of Denmark; Operation Demetrius; Wayne Gretzky; Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing
 * Included: Leaning Tower of Pisa (8th appearance, last in 2012); Walden (first appearance); Battle of Mulhouse (first appearance; 100th anniversary); Singapore (3rd appearance, last in 2012); Richard Nixon (9th appearance, last in 2011; 40th anniversary)

2015 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 07:49, 7 August 2015 (UTC)
 * New articles (unused): Shooting of Michael Brown
 * Omitted: Walden; Battle of Mulhouse; Richard Nixon
 * Included: Battle of the Big Hole (first appearance); Edward VII/Alexandra of Denmark (Edward: 6th appearance; Alexandra: 2nd appearance; both last in 2013); 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot (3rd appearance, last in 2012)
 * Repeats: Leaning Tower of Pisa (2nd consecutive appearance, 9 total); Singapore (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total; 50th anniversary)


 * I know this is a bit late, but, really, nothing on Nagasaki? It's the 70th anniversary of that, after all... Stolengood (talk) 08:23, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
 * We had Hiroshima on, and we don't run both that and Nagasaki in the same year to avoid topic repetition. — howcheng  {chat} 19:05, 10 August 2015 (UTC)

2016 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 07:00, 9 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Sistine Chapel (maintenance); Walden (maintenance); Battle of Cedar Mountain (maintenance)
 * Omitted: Battle of the Big Hole; Edward VII/Alexandra of Denmark; Singapore
 * Included: Battle of Mulhouse (2nd appearance, last in 2014); Bockscar/Fat Man (Bockscar: first appearance; Fat Man: 9th appearance, last in 2012); Operation Demetrius (2nd appearance, last in 2012)
 * Repeats: Leaning Tower of Pisa (3rd consecutive appearance, 10 total); 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total; 10th anniversary)

2017 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 10:54, 9 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Edward VII/Alexandra of Denmark (both: maintenance)
 * New articles (ineligible): Women's March (South Africa) (maintenance)
 * New articles (unused): Philip Larkin
 * Omitted: Leaning Tower of Pisa; Bockscar/Fat Man; Operation Demetrius; 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot
 * Included: National Women's Day (rescued from Ineligible); Battle of the Big Hole (2nd appearance, last in 2015); Battle of Mulhouse (2nd appearance, last in 2014); South Kasai (first appearance); Singapore (5th appearance, last in 2015); Shooting of Michael Brown (first appearance); Hieronymus Bosch (first appearance); Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (first appearance); Gillian Anderson (first appearance)

2018 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 16:25, 9 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Omitted: Battle of the Big Hole; Battle of Mulhouse (deleted—moved to August 7); Singapore (ineligible—maintenance); South Kasai; Shooting of Michael Brown; Hieronymus Bosch; Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton; Gillian Anderson (ineligible—maintenance)
 * Included: Edward VII/Alexandra of Denmark (Edward: 7th appearance; Alexandra: 3rd appearance; both last in 2015; rescued from Ineligible); Bockscar/Fat Man (Bockscar: 2nd appearance, last in 2016; Fat Man: 9th appearance, last in 2012); Women's March (South Africa) (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible); Wayne Gretzky (7th appearance, last in 2013; 30th anniversary); Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing (2nd appearance, last in 2013); Michael the Brave (first appearance); Eileen Gray (first appearance); Philip Larkin (first appearance)

2019 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 16:52, 14 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Gillian Anderson
 * New articles (unused): Albert Ketèlbey; Bob Cousy; Brett Hull
 * Omitted: Edward VII/Alexandra of Denmark; Bockscar/Fat Man; Women's March (South Africa); Wayne Gretzky; Michael the Brave; Eileen Gray; Philip Larkin
 * Included: Leaning Tower of Pisa (11th appearance, last in 2016; rescued from Ineligible); Smokey Bear (first appearance); Richard Nixon (10th appearance, last in 2014); Shooting of Michael Brown (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Annie Malone (first appearance; 150th birthday); Ernst Haeckel (first appearance; 100th birthday); Jason Heyward (first appearance; 30th birthday)
 * Repeats: Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

2020 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 02:40, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Eileen Gray (maintenance)
 * Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Singapore; Tate–LaBianca murders (blurb previously featured Sharon Tate, which remains ineligible)
 * New articles (unused): Roman Dmowski; John Key
 * Omitted: Smokey Bear; Richard Nixon; Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing; Shooting of Michael Brown; Annie Malone; Ernst Haeckel; Jason Heyward
 * Included: Battle of Cedar Mountain (2nd appearance, last in 2012; rescued from Ineligible); Battle of Savo Island (2nd appearance, last in 2011); South Kasai (2nd appearance, last in 2017; 60th anniversary); 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot (5th appearance, last in 2016); Walter of Kirkham (first appearance); Albert Ketèlbey (first appearance); Brett Hull (first appearance)
 * Repeats: Leaning Tower of Pisa (2nd consecutive appearance, 12 total)

2021 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 16:00, 10 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Omitted: Leaning Tower of Pisa; Battle of Cedar Mountain; Battle of Savo Island; South Kasai; 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot; Walter of Kirkham; Albert Ketèlbey; Brett Hull
 * Included: Battle of the Big Hole (3rd appearance, last in 2017); Bockscar/Fat Man (Bockscar: 3rd appearance; Fat Man: 11th; both last in 2018); Operation Demetrius (3rd appearance, last in 2016; 50th anniversary); Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing (4th appearance, last in 2019; 20th anniversary); Stephen of Anjou (first appearance); Roman Dmowski (first appearance); John Key (first appearance; 60th birthday)

2022 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 17:24, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Leaning Tower of Pisa (maintenance)
 * Omitted: Battle of the Big Hole; Bockscar/Fat Man; Operation Demetrius; Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing; Roman Dmowski; John Key
 * Included: Edward VII/Alexandra of Denmark (Edward: 8th appearance; Alexandra: 4th; both last in 2018); The Blue Lotus (first appearance); Smokey Bear (2nd appearance, last in 2019); South Kasai (3rd appearance, last in 2020); Singapore (7th appearance, last in 2016); Evelina Haverfield (2nd appearance, last in 2020; also appears on March 21, her death anniversary); Albert Ketèlbey (2nd appearance, last in 2020)
 * Repeats: Stephen of Anjou (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)