Wikipedia talk:Selected anniversaries/October 4

Sputnik 1
Is there a standard way, for "Selected anniversaries", to indicate when the current year is a major anniversary of an event? The case in point for October 4 is Sputnik 1, for which 2007 is the 50th anniversary. Since Sputnik 1 marks the beginning of orbital spaceflight, it is a pretty big deal for people with an interest in space.... (sdsds - talk) 00:51, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
 * No. Ever since these selected anniversaries pages were started in 2004, there has never been a procedure to mark an event as a "major anniversary". And I would prefer not to start one now in the middle of the year here in October when we will probably get complaints as to why we did not use it earlier in the year for event X for which 2007 is the Yth anniversary. And what would be the criterion be to define what a "major anniversary" is? Cheers. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 03:55, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your reply! I realize that starting in the middle of a year might lead to complaints of unfairness. Still, I think it should be done either for Sputnik 1, or at least an effort should be made to establish it as a policy to begin on e.g. January 1, 2008. (But I won't be leading that effort myself! :-) As for the (perhaps rhetorical) question about the criterion, I would suggest using the denominations of euro banknotes: 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500. (sdsds - talk) 05:23, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

2012 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 05:35, 3 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Belgium (date not in article); Free Software Foundation (maintenance)
 * Omitted: 1824 Constitution of Mexico; Sputnik 1; Hassanal Bolkiah (ineligible—maintenance); Loomis Fargo Bank Robbery (ineligible—maintenance); Maxim restaurant suicide bombing
 * Included: 5 October 1910 revolution (first appearance; blurb previously featured Manuel II of Portugal, which is now ineligible; blurb is making its 8th appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible); T. A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant explosion (first appearance); Willie Gillis (first appearance); French Fifth Republic (first appearance); Ajka alumina plant accident (first appearance)

2013 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 06:43, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Deleted: Orient Express (moved to June 5)
 * Added and deleted: History of the Han Dynasty (article spans 400 years; it's hard to pin one "most important" date on it, unless it's the founding date)
 * Omitted: 5 October 1910 revolution (moved to October 5, naturally); T. A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant explosion; Willie Gillis; French Fifth Republic; Ajka alumina plant accident
 * Included: 1824 Constitution of Mexico (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Sputnik 1 (9th appearance, last in 2011); Hurricane Flora (first appearance; 50th anniversary); 1993 Russian constitutional crisis (5th appearance, last in 2007; rescued from Ineligible); Maxim restaurant suicide bombing (5th appearance, last in 2011)

Hurricane Image
This image is totally uninformative at thumbnail resolution. I can't even see what it is. I thought it was a picture of the Sputnik launch, a plume of fire and smoke, but no, it is a hurricane radar smudge. I think we should swap out this image for the Sputnik one, which is at least recognizeable at thumbnail size. What do you say? Jehochman Talk 11:58, 4 October 2013 (UTC)
 * ✅. — howcheng  {chat} 17:53, 4 October 2013 (UTC)

2014 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 10:05, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Omitted: 1824 Constitution of Mexico (ineligible—maintenance); Sputnik 1; Hurricane Flora; 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Maxim restaurant suicide bombing
 * Included: James Wilson (first appearance); U.S. Open (golf) (first appearance); French Fifth Republic (2nd appearance, last in 2012); InterCity 125 (first appearance); Ajka alumina plant accident (2nd appearance, last in 2012)

2015 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 10:20, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Omitted: U.S. Open (golf); French Fifth Republic; InterCity 125
 * Included: Texas A&M University (first appearance); Battle of Broodseinde (first appearance); Sputnik 1 (10th appearance, last in 2013)
 * Repeats: James Wilson (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); Ajka alumina plant accident (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

2016 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 15:56, 3 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Omitted: James Wilson; Texas A&M University; Sputnik 1 (ineligible—maintenance); Ajka alumina plant accident
 * Included: U.S. Open (golf) (2nd appearance, last in 2014); Willie Gillis (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 75th anniversary); InterCity 125 (2nd appearance, last in 2014; 40th anniversary); Maxim restaurant suicide bombing (6th appearance, last in 2013)
 * Repeats: Battle of Broodseinde (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

2017 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 06:44, 4 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: James Wilson (maintenance); French Fifth Republic (maintenance); Hurricane Flora (maintenance); 1993 Russian constitutional crisis (maintenance)
 * Omitted: Francis of Assisi (ineligible—maintenance); U.S. Open (golf) (ineligible—maintenance); Willie Gillis; InterCity 125 (ineligible—maintenance)
 * Included: Texas A&M University (2nd appearance, last in 2015); Sputnik 1 (11th appearance, last in 2015; rescued from Ineligible); Ajka alumina plant accident (4th appearance, last in 2015); Gabriele Paleotti (first appearance); Agneta Matthes (first appearance); Henrietta Lacks (first appearance)
 * Repeats: Battle of Broodseinde (3rd consecutive appearance, 3 total; 100th anniversary); Maxim restaurant suicide bombing (2nd consecutive appearance, 7 total)

2018 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 17:19, 4 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Omitted: Battle of Broodseinde; Maxim restaurant suicide bombing; Gabriele Paleotti; Agneta Matthes; Henrietta Lacks
 * Included: T. A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant explosion (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 100th anniversary); French Fifth Republic (3rd appearance, last in 2014; rescued from Ineligible); John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll (first appearance); Jenny Twitchell Kempton (first appearance); Zinha Vaz (first appearance)
 * Repeats: Texas A&M University (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total); Sputnik 1 (2nd consecutive appearance, 12 total); Ajka alumina plant accident (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total)

2019 - Cinnamon Roll Day (Sweden)
Hello,

Any chance to get Cinnamon_Roll_Day listed next to "October 4" in the OTD box today? Short but well referenced.130.233.2.235 (talk) 08:44, 4 October 2019 (UTC)
 * You got it. Thanks for bringing this to our attention. — howcheng  {chat} 15:47, 4 October 2019 (UTC)

2019 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 15:51, 7 October 2019 (UTC)
 * New articles (unused): Townsend Harris
 * Omitted: Texas A&M University; T. A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant explosion; John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll; Jenny Twitchell Kempton; Zinha Vaz
 * Included: Cinnamon Roll Day (first appearance); Willie Gillis (3rd appearance, last in 2016); Maxim restaurant suicide bombing (8th appearance, last in 2017); Charles Pearson (first appearance); Lucy Tayiah Eads (first appearance); Carl Josef Bayer (first appearance)
 * Repeats: Sputnik 1 (3rd consecutive appearance, 13 total); French Fifth Republic (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total); Ajka alumina plant accident (3rd consecutive appearance, 6 total)

2020 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 06:27, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
 * New articles (ineligible): Joseph A. Lopez (TFA for 2020)
 * New articles (unused): Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton
 * Omitted: Willie Gillis; French Fifth Republic; Charles Pearson; Lucy Tayiah Eads; Carl Josef Bayer
 * Included: Texas A&M University (4th appearance, last in 2018); Battle of Broodseinde (4th appearance, last in 2017); Anna of Tyrol (first appearance); Townsend Harris (first appearance); Graham Chapman (first appearance)
 * Repeats: Sputnik 1 (4th consecutive appearance, 7 total); Maxim restaurant suicide bombing (2nd consecutive appearance, 9 total); Ajka alumina plant accident (4th consecutive appearance, 7 total; 10th anniversary)

2021 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 00:12, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Joseph A. Lopez
 * New articles (unused): Mary Two-Axe Earley
 * Omitted: Texas A&M University; Battle of Broodseinde; Sputnik 1; Maxim restaurant suicide bombing; Ajka alumina plant accident (ineligible—maintenance); Anna of Tyrol; Townsend Harris; Graham Chapman
 * Included: Battle of the Narrow Seas (first appearance); James Wilson (Founding Father) (3rd appearance, last in 2015; rescued from Ineligible); 1925 Hama uprising (first appearance); Willie Gillis (4th appearance, last in 2019; 80th anniversary); French Fifth Republic (5th appearance, last in 2019); Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton (first appearance); Amaro Pargo (2nd appearance, last in 2020; moved from October 14); Henrietta Lacks (2nd appearance, last in 2017; 70th anniversary)

2022 notes
 Heart  (talk) 05:10, 4 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: James Wilson (Founding Father) (maintenance); French Fifth Republic (maintenance)
 * New articles (unused): Battle of Galveston Harbor (1862); Jack Warhop
 * Omitted: 1925 Hama uprising; Willie Gillis; Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton; Amaro Pargo; Henrietta Lacks
 * Included: Texas A&M University (5th appearance, last in 2020); Battle of Broodseinde (5th appearance, last in 2020); Sputnik 1 (15th appearance, last in 2020); Anna of Tyrol (2nd appearance, last in 2020); Agneta Matthes (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Zinha Vaz (2nd appearance, last in 2018)
 * Repeats: Battle of the Narrow Seas (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); Willie Gillis (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total)