Wikipedia talk:Selected anniversaries/February 12

Charles Darwin was born on this day - in same year as Lincoln
Perhaps this should be noted on 1809 along with Licncoln's birthday:


 * Charles Darwin, renowned naturalist and evolution theorist, was also born.

Minor newsbit: 450 Christian Churches To Commemorate Charles Darwin http://www.playfuls.com/news_00222_450_Christian_Churches_To_Commemorate_Charles_Darwin.html &mdash;The preceding unsigned comment was added by Vir (talk &bull; contribs) 11:12, 2006 February 12.


 * Darwin Day is already on the top line. And Lincoln's Birthday has been removed.  Please note that we usually don't do birthdays on Selected Anniversaries, except for special round numbers like 100th, 250th, etc. -- PFHLai 17:47, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Ooops, thanks for comment. So, it was hiding right up there on the top line. :) Vir 18:22, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

Why have Darwin day and not Lincoln Day? I know WP is hesitant about birthday commemorations, but is Darwin considered more notable than Lincoln?--Bellerophon5685 (talk) 23:39, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

2012 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 08:54, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Omitted: Vasco da Gama (ineligible—maintenance), Michigan State University, The Scream, 433 Eros
 * Included: USS Macon (ZRS-5) (first appearance), Isaac Woodard (first appearance), Colgan Air Flight 3407 (first appearance)
 * Repeats: Chilean Declaration of Independence (3rd consecutive appearance, 3 total), Puyi (2nd consecutive appearance, 9 total)
 * Note: USS Yorktown (CG-48) has been in the pool for a while now, but still hasn't made an appearance. Skipped it this year because there would have been too many US military-related articles (USS Macon, Isaac Woodward).
 * Addendum: The Scream added later for balance. — howcheng  {chat} 12:04, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

2013 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 06:40, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: USS Yorktown (CG-48) (maintenance)
 * Omitted: Chilean Declaration of Independence; USS Macon (ZRS-5) (ineligible—maintenance); Isaac Woodard; The Scream; Colgan Air Flight 3407
 * Included: Santiago (2nd appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible); Michigan State University (3rd appearance, last in 2011); Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (first appearance); 433 Eros (2nd appearance, last in 2011)
 * Repeats: Puyi (3rd consecutive appearance, 10 total)

2014 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 06:32, 11 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Omitted: Santiago (ineligible—maintenance); Michigan State University; 433 Eros
 * Included: Chilean Declaration of Independence (4th appearance, last in 2012); Christian Dior (first appearance); The Scream (3rd appearance, last in 2012; 20th anniversary)
 * Repeats: Puyi (4th consecutive appearance, 11 total); Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 40th anniversary)

2015 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 11:05, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
 * New articles (unused): Lincoln Memorial (Abraham Lincoln is POTD for 2015)
 * Omitted: Darwin Day (ineligible—maintenance); Christian Dior; Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn; The Scream
 * Included: Michigan State University (4th appearance, last in 2013); Sikhote-Alin meteorite (first appearance); Colgan Air Flight 3407 (2nd appearance, last in 2012)
 * Repeats: Chilean Declaration of Independence (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total); Puyi (5th consecutive appearance, 12 total)

2016 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 07:42, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Omitted: Sikhote-Alin meteorite; Colgan Air Flight 3407
 * Included: Isaac Woodard (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 70th anniversary); Murder of James Bulger (first appearance)
 * Repeats: Chilean Declaration of Independence (3rd consecutive appearance, 6 total); Michigan State University (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total); Puyi (6th consecutive appearance, 13 total)

2017 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 23:59, 11 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Lincoln Memorial (maintenance)
 * New articles (unused): Joint Declaration of Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill
 * Omitted: Michigan State University; Isaac Woodard; Murder of James Bulger
 * Included: Christian Dior SE (first appearance; blurb previously featured Christian Dior, which is currently ineligible, and is making its 2nd appearance, last in 2014; 70th anniversary); The Scream (4th appearance, last in 2014); 433 Eros (3rd appearance, last in 2013)
 * Repeats: Chilean Declaration of Independence (4th consecutive appearance, 8 total); Puyi (7th consecutive appearance, 14 total)

2018 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 16:57, 12 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Sikhote-Alin meteorite (maintenance)
 * New articles (unused): Daughter of Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei; Ethan Allen
 * Omitted: Chilean Declaration of Independence (ineligible—maintenance); Puyi; Christian Dior SE; The Scream; 433 Eros
 * Included: Forced conversions of Muslims in Spain (first appearance); Michigan State University (6th appearance, last in 2016); Operation Deadlight (first appearance); 1988 Black Sea bumping incident (first appearance; 30th anniversary); Murder of James Bulger (2nd appearance, last in 2016; 25th anniversary); Jan Ladislav Dussek (first appearance); Charles Darwin (3rd appearance, last in 2009); Anna Anderson (first appearance)

2019 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 16:57, 12 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Puyi (maintenance)
 * New articles (unused): Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất massacre; Judy Blume
 * Omitted: Operation Deadlight; 1988 Black Sea bumping incident; Murder of James Bulger; Jan Ladislav Dussek; Charles Darwin; Anna Anderson
 * Included: Red Hand Day (rescued from Ineligible); Darwin Day (rescued from Ineligible); SS Penguin (first appearance); Christian Dior SE (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Colgan Air Flight 3407 (3rd appearance, last in 2017); Daughter of Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei (3rd appearance, last in 2018; moved from April 1); Ethan Allen (first appearance); Jean Eyeghé Ndong (first appearance)
 * Repeats: Forced conversions of Muslims in Spain (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); Michigan State University (2nd consecutive appearance, 7 total)

2020 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 18:47, 13 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Operation Deadlight (maintenance)
 * Omitted: Michigan State University; Dior; Colgan Air Flight 3407; Daughter of Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei; Ethan Allen; Jean Eyeghé Ndong
 * Included: Isaac Woodard (3rd appearance, last in 2016); Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất massacre (first appearance); Joint Declaration of Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill (first appearance); Wulfhelm (first appearance); Bobby Peel (first appearance); Judy Blume (first appearance)
 * Repeats: Forced conversions of Muslims in Spain (3rd consecutive appearance, 3 total); SS Penguin (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

2021 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 22:17, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Daughter of Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei (maintenance)
 * New articles (ineligible): Alice Roosevelt Longworth (POTD for 2021)
 * Omitted: Darwin Day (ineligible—maintenance); SS Penguin; Isaac Woodard; Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất massacre; Joint Declaration of Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill; Wulfhelm; Bobby Peel; Judy Blume
 * Included: Rhapsody in Blue (first appearance); Dior (3rd appearance, last in 2019); Memphis sanitation strike (5th appearance, last in 2020; moved from February 11); NEAR Shoemaker (6th appearance, last in 2009; 20th anniversary); Norbert Provencher (first appearance); Eugène Atget (first appearance); Eubie Blake (first appearance)
 * Repeats: Forced conversions of Muslims in Spain (4th consecutive appearance, 4 total)

2022 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 18:03, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
 * New articles (unused): Abraham Lincoln
 * Omitted: Rhapsody in Blue; Memphis sanitation strike; NEAR Shoemaker; Norbert Provencher; Eugène Atget; Eubie Blake
 * Included: Michigan State University (8th appearance, last in 2019); Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất massacre (2nd appearance, last in 2020); Joint Declaration of Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill (2nd appearance, last in 2020); Lord Guildford Dudley (first appearance); Alice Roosevelt Longworth (first appearance); Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat (first appearance)
 * Repeats: Forced conversions of Muslims in Spain (5th consecutive appearance, 5 total); Dior (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total; 75th anniversary)