Wikipedia talk:Selected anniversaries/March 5


 * 1046 - Naser Khosrow begins his "itinerary" which he would later describe in Safarnameh. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 169.207.86.220 (talk • contribs) 07:41, 4 March 2004 (UTC).

re Winston Churchill
the Winston Churchill article specifically states that the term "iron curtain" was not first used in a speech by Winston Churchill --MilkMiruku 01:04, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Fixed. No one said anything last year ..... Thanks for pointing this out, MilkMiruku. -- PFHLai 03:41, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

Re: References to Military Occupation are POV
I am new to Wikipedia, so forgive me if I'm talking out of turn, but surely describing the presence of British soldiers in Boston in 1770 as a "Military Occupation" is a Point of View that has no place in Wikipedia, particularly on the front page? 81.96.78.18 14:36, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
 * As it is clearly not contended, I have removed reference to Military Occupation. MJD. 82.30.249.52 (talk) 15:19, 26 December 2007 (UTC).

What?!?!
I cannot believe Wikipedia's American-centric attitude put Casimir Pulaski Day as more important than learn from Lei Feng day. What is the justification for this? That China is supposedly communist and authoritarian? Colipon+(T) 04:12, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Boston Massacre poorly worded
Coming up with a neutral wording for this entry is a challenge, to be sure, but the current version tries so hard to avoid controversy that it avoids telling us who did what:


 * 1770 – The pelting of British soldiers with snowballs soon escalated into a riot in Boston, Massachusetts, leaving at least five civilians dead.

Left out is the fact that colonists pelted soldiers with snowballs (implied), and that soldiers shot civilians (completely unmentioned). Also curious is the phrase "at least"; wasn't the death total exactly five? (One man's death 10 years later was attributed to injuries suffered in the shooting, but of course the incident didn't "leave" him dead.) Here's a better-worded entry, short and to the point:


 * 1770 – British soldiers fire into a threatening crowd in Boston, Massachusetts, killing five civilians.

—Kevin Myers 04:09, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Requested addition to 5 March 2011 anniversaries
I'd like to add ZX81 to the list of selected anniversaries for 5 March. It is the 30th anniversary of the ZX81's launch, and I've rewritten and expanded the article to commemorate the anniversary. The Register has already published an anniversary piece which draws quite heavily on the Wikipedia article (see ). The proposed line would be:


 * 1981 – The ZX81, a pioneering British home computer, was launched by Sinclair Research and went on to sell over 1.5 million units around the world.

However, I can't work out any way of editing the selected anniversary page, as it seems to be locked. Can someone please help? Prioryman (talk) 12:47, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Article looks good. I'll be sure to include it when I go do my verifications in a little bit.  howcheng  {chat} 16:55, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

2012 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 05:47, 4 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Omitted: John Cabot, Katyn massacre, Guerrillero Heroico, ZX81, Paul Okalik
 * Included: De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (first appearance), Boston Massacre (7th appearance, last in 2009; rescued from Ineligible), First Anglo-Burmese War (4th appearance, last in 2009; rescued from Ineligible), Supermarine Spitfire (first appearance), Homebrew Computer Club (first appearance)

2013 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 06:38, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Gloster Meteor
 * Omitted: De revolutionibus orbium coelestium; Boston Massacre; First Anglo-Burmese War; Supermarine Spitfire; Homebrew Computer Club
 * Included: Battle of Aizkraukle (first appearance); Battle of Barrosa (first appearance); Aquatic ape hypothesis (3rd appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible); BOAC Flight 911 (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible); Paul Okalik (3rd appearance, last in 2011)

I was just wondering why the 60th anniversary of the Death of Joseph Stalin was not mentioned. But obviously the aquatic ape hypothesis is more important. --ÄDA - DÄP VA (talk) 10:39, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Per the rules, we only include births and natural deaths on centennial anniversaries. — howcheng  {chat} 16:45, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

2014 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 07:11, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Boston Massacre (POTD for 2014)
 * Omitted: Battle of Aizkraukle; Aquatic ape hypothesis (ineligible—maintenance); BOAC Flight 911; Paul Okalik
 * Included: John Cabot (2nd appearance, last in 2011); De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Gloster Meteor (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible); ZX81 (2nd appearance, last in 2011)
 * Repeats: Battle of Barrosa (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

2015 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 11:54, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Omitted: John Cabot; Battle of Barrosa; Gloster Meteor; ZX81
 * Included: Boston Massacre (8th appearance, last in 2012); First Anglo-Burmese War (5th appearance, last in 2012); Guerrillero Heroico (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Homebrew Computer Club (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 40th anniversary)
 * Repeats: De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

2016 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 07:42, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Omitted: Boston Massacre; First Anglo-Burmese War; Guerrillero Heroico; Homebrew Computer Club
 * Included: Battle of Aizkraukle (2nd appearance, last in 2013); Battle of Barrosa (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Supermarine Spitfire (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 80th anniversary); BOAC Flight 911 (2nd appearance, last in 2013; 50th anniversary)
 * Repeats: De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (3rd consecutive appearance, 4 total; 400th anniversary)

2017 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 07:06, 5 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Homebrew Computer Club (maintenance)
 * Omitted: Battle of Aizkraukle; De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (ineligible—maintenance); Battle of Barrosa; Supermarine Spitfire; BOAC Flight 911
 * Included: John Cabot (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Boston Massacre (9th appearance, last in 2015); Gloster Meteor (2nd appearance, last in 2014); Guerrillero Heroico (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Paul Okalik (4th appearance, last in 2013); Elaine Paige (first appearance); Anna Akhmatova (first appearance)

2018 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 16:38, 5 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Deleted: Aquatic ape hypothesis (not notable enough)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Battle of Barrosa (maintenance)
 * Omitted: St Piran's Day (ineligible—maintenance); John Cabot (ineligible—maintenance); Boston Massacre (ineligible—maintenance); Guerrillero Heroico; Paul Okalik (ineligible—maintenance); Elaine Paige (ineligible—maintenance); Anna Akhmatova
 * Included: Julian's Persian War (first appearance); First Anglo-Burmese War (6th appearance, last in 2015); 1963 Camden PA-24 crash (first appearance); ZX81 (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Gerardus Mercator (first appearance); Marietta Piccolomini (first appearance); Lena Baker (first appearance)
 * Repeats: Gloster Meteor (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total; 75th anniversary)

2019 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 21:10, 5 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Supermarine Spitfire (maintenance)
 * Omitted: Julian's Persian War; First Anglo-Burmese War; Gloster Meteor; 1963 Camden PA-24 crash; ZX81; Gerardus Mercator; Marietta Piccolomini; Lena Baker
 * Included: St Piran's Day (rescued from Ineligible); Battle of Aizkraukle (3rd appearance, last in 2016); Boston Massacre (10th appearance, last in 2017; rescued from Ineligible); Battle of Barrosa (4th appearance, last in 2016; rescued from Ineligible); BOAC Flight 911 (3rd appearance, last in 2016); Homebrew Computer Club (3rd appearance, last in 2015; rescued from Ineligible); Edward Cornwallis (first appearance); Olav Bjaaland (first appearance); Ailsa McKay (first appearance)

2020 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 16:54, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
 * New articles (ineligible): J. R. Kealoha (TFA for 2020)
 * New articles (unused): Louis I of Hungary
 * Omitted: Battle of Aizkraukle; Battle of Barrosa; BOAC Flight 911; Homebrew Computer Club; Edward Cornwallis (ineligible—maintenance); Olav Bjaaland; Ailsa McKay
 * Included: John Cabot (4th appearance, last in 2017; rescued from Ineligible); Roberto Cofresí/Capture of the sloop Anne (both: 3rd appearance, last in 2017; moved from March 2); Guerrillero Heroico (4th appearance, last in 2017; 60th anniversary); Hermann Balk (first appearance); Michael von Faulhaber (first appearance); Elaine Paige (2nd appearance, last in 2017; rescued from Ineligible)
 * Repeats: Boston Massacre (2nd consecutive appearance, 11 total; 250th anniversary)

2021 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 07:55, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
 * New articles (unused): Subroto Mukerjee
 * Omitted: John Cabot; Boston Massacre; Roberto Cofresí; Guerrillero Heroico; Hermann Balk; Michael von Faulhaber; Elaine Paige
 * Included: Julian's Persian War (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Battle of Barrosa (5th appearance, last in 2019); Gloster Meteor (4th appearance, last in 2018); 1963 Camden PA-24 crash (2nd appearance, last in 2018); ZX81 (4th appearance, last in 2018; 40th anniversary); Louis I of Hungary (first appearance); J. R. Kealoha (first appearance); Mary Louise Booth (first appearance)

2022 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 08:26, 6 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Edward Cornwallis
 * Omitted: Battle of Barrosa; Gloster Meteor; 1963 Camden PA-24 crash; ZX81; Louis I of Hungary; J. R. Kealoha; Mary Louise Booth
 * Included: Battle of Aizkraukle (4th appearance, last in 2019); First Anglo-Burmese War (7th appearance, last in 2018); BOAC Flight 911 (4th appearance, last in 2019); Homebrew Computer Club (4th appearance, last in 2019); Gerardus Mercator (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Alessandro Volta (first appearance); Subroto Mukerjee (2nd appearance, last in 2021; also appeared on November 8, his death anniversary)
 * Repeats: Julian's Persian expedition (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

2023
Replace Anna Akhmatova with Joseph Stalin. Both are important Eastern Europeans who died in the second half of the 20th century. Both articles are rated "good". Not only was Stalin more important than Akhmatova, but his death was historically significant as it represents the beginning of a new era for the Soviet Union.

TLDR they are from the same era in the same region, both articles are of equal quality, Stalin way more important.

KommanderChicken (talk) 17:04, 5 March 2024 (UTC)