Wikipedia talk:Selected anniversaries/March 29


 * 1799 - New York passes a law aimed at gradually abolishing slavery in the state
 * 1806 - The Great National Pike, better known as the Cumberland Road, becomes the first United States federal highway.
 * 1945 - World War II: Last day of V1 Flying Bomb attacks on England.
 * 1974 - NASA's Mariner 10 becomes the first spaceprobe to fly by Mercury. It was launched on November 3, 1973.
 * 1981 - First running of the London Marathon

2012 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 07:31, 28 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Omitted: Knights of Columbus; Bombing of Lübeck in World War II; Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México; Canada Act 1982
 * Included: Battle of Towton (6th appearance, last in 2010); M1911 pistol (5th appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible); Battle of Cape Matapan (first appearance); 1999 Chamoli earthquake (first appearance)
 * Repeats: 4 Vesta (5th consecutive appearance, 6 total)
 * Addendum: 4 Vesta omitted for balance. — howcheng  {chat} 16:37, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Addendum II: 4 Vesta put back on for balance. — howcheng  {chat} 21:25, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

2013 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 08:37, 28 March 2013 (UTC)
 * New articles (ineligible): Emperor Wu of Han (maintenance)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Appomattox Campaign (maintenance)
 * Rescued from Ineligible (unused): London Marathon
 * New articles (unused): Terracotta Army
 * Omitted: Battle of Towton; 4 Vesta; M1911 pistol; Battle of Cape Matapan; 1999 Chamoli earthquake
 * Included: New Sweden (8th appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible; 375th anniversary); Royal Albert Hall (4th appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible); Heiligenbeil Pocket (first appearance); Operation Barrel Roll (first appearance; 40th anniversary); 2010 Moscow Metro bombings (first appearance)

2014 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 06:02, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Deleted: Emperor Wu of Han (moved to March 9 as natural deaths are only permitted on centennial anniversaries)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (date not in article)
 * Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Appomattox Campaign; Mariner 10
 * Omitted: New Sweden; Royal Albert Hall; Heiligenbeil Pocket; Operation Barrel Roll; 2010 Moscow Metro bombings (ineligible—maintenance)
 * Included: Malagasy Uprising (first appearance); Battle of Towton (7th appearance, last in 2012); Knights of Columbus (2nd appearance, last in 2011); New People's Army (first appearance); Terracotta Army (first appearance; 40th anniversary); London Marathon (first appearance)

2015 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 09:32, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Rescued from Ineligible (unused): 2010 Moscow Metro bombings
 * Omitted: Battle of Towton; Knights of Columbus; New People's Army; Terracotta Army; London Marathon
 * Included: 4 Vesta (7th appearance, last in 2012); Appomattox Campaign (first appearance; 150th anniversary); Royal Albert Hall (5th appearance, last in 2013); Heiligenbeil Pocket (2nd appearance, last in 2013; 70th anniversary); Canada Act 1982 (2nd appearance, last in 2011)

2016 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 16:19, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Omitted: 4 Vesta; Appomattox Campaign; Heiligenbeil Pocket; Canada Act 1982
 * Included: Siege of Paris (845) (first appearance); New Sweden (9th appearance, last in 2013); Battle of Cape Matapan (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 75th anniversary); Mariner 10 (4th appearance, last in 2009)
 * Repeats: Royal Albert Hall (2nd consecutive appearance, 6 total)

2017 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 16:26, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Heiligenbeil Pocket (maintenance)
 * Omitted: New Sweden; Royal Albert Hall; Battle of Cape Matapan; Mariner 10
 * Included: Knights of Columbus (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Bombing of Lübeck in World War II (2nd appearance, last in 2011; 75th anniversary); New People's Army (2nd appearance, last in 2014); Blow by Blow (first appearance); 1999 Chamoli earthquake (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Cornelio Saavedra (first appearance); Emilia Baeyertz (first appearance); Sam Loxton (first appearance)
 * Repeats: Siege of Paris (845) (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

2018 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 15:47, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Battle of Cape Matapan (maintenance); Operation Barrel Roll (maintenance)
 * New articles (unused): Same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom
 * Omitted: Siege of Paris (845); Knights of Columbus; Bombing of Lübeck in World War II; New People's Army; Blow by Blow; 1999 Chamoli earthquake; Cornelio Saavedra; Emilia Baeyertz; Sam Loxton
 * Included: Siege of Thessalonica (1422–1430) (first appearance); William Matthews (priest) (first appearance); Royal Albert Hall (7th appearance, last in 2016); Terracotta Army (2nd appearance, last in 2014); 2010 Moscow Metro bombings (2nd appearance, last in 2013); John Tyler (first appearance); Charles-Valentin Alkan (first appearance); Helene Deutsch (first appearance)

2019 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 15:45, 29 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Omitted: Siege of Thessalonica (1422–1430); William Matthews (priest); Royal Albert Hall; Terracotta Army; 2010 Moscow Metro bombings; John Tyler; Charles-Valentin Alkan; Helene Deutsch
 * Included: Battle of Towton (8th appearance, last in 2014); New Sweden (10th appearance, last in 2016); North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement (first appearance); New People's Army (3rd appearance, last in 2017; 50th anniversary); 1999 Chamoli earthquake (3rd appearance, last in 2017; 20th anniversary); Thomas Coram (first appearance); Georges Seurat (first appearance); Ruth A. M. Schmidt (first appearance)

2020 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 00:15, 31 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Sam Loxton (maintenance)
 * Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Battle of Cape Matapan
 * Omitted: Battle of Towton; New Sweden; North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement; New People's Army; 1999 Chamoli earthquake; Thomas Coram; Georges Seurat; Ruth A. M. Schmidt
 * Included: Siege of Paris (845) (3rd appearance, last in 2017); M1911 pistol (6th appearance, last in 2012); Canada Act 1982 (3rd appearance, last in 2015); 2010 Moscow Metro bombings (3rd appearance, last in 2018; 10th anniversary); Santorio Santorio (first appearance); Gottfried van Swieten (first appearance); Anna Louise Strong (first appearance; 50th anniversary)

2021 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 06:37, 31 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Royal Albert Hall (maintenance)
 * New articles (ineligible): Haane Manahi (TFA for 2021-02-01)
 * New articles (unused): Pap Cheyassin Secka
 * Omitted: Siege of Paris (845); M1911 pistol (ineligible—maintenance); Canada Act 1982; 2010 Moscow Metro bombings; Santorio Santorio; Gottfried van Swieten; Anna Louise Strong
 * Included: Siege of Thessalonica (1422–1430) (2nd appearance, last in 2018); 4 Vesta (8th appearance, last in 2015); Battle of Cape Matapan (3rd appearance, last in 2016; 80th anniversary); London Marathon (5th appearance, last in 2014; 40th anniversary); 1999 Chamoli earthquake (4th appearance, last in 2019); Matthew Palaiologos Asen (first appearance); Friedrich Traun (first appearance); Harry Price (first appearance)

2022 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 04:45, 30 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: New Sweden (maintenance); Bombing of Lübeck in World War II (maintenance)
 * Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Sam Loxton; Haane Manahi
 * Omitted: Siege of Thessalonica (1422–1430); Battle of Cape Matapan; London Marathon; 1999 Chamoli earthquake; Matthew Palaiologos Asen; Friedrich Traun; Harry Price
 * Included: Siege of Paris (845) (4th appearance, last in 2020); William Matthews (priest) (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Canada Act 1982 (4th appearance, last in 2020; 40th anniversary); 2010 Moscow Metro bombings (4th appearance, last in 2020); Santorio Santorio (2nd appearance, last in 2020); March Fong Eu (first appearance; 100th birthday); Pap Cheyassin Secka (first appearance; 10th anniversary)
 * Repeats: 4 Vesta (2nd consecutive appearance, 9 total)