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1837 - Panic of 1837: New York City banks fail, and unemployment reaches record levels.
1857 - Indian Mutiny: In India, the Sepoys revolt against the British Army.
1933 - Censorship: In Germany, the Nazis stage massive public book burnings.
1941 - World War II: The United Kingdom's House of Commons is destroyed by the Luftwaffe in an air raid.

Removed:

1857 - The First War Of Indian Independence : Sepoys mutinied against the British Army.

This is a good candidate except that it is a duplicate article that needs to be merged. Once that is done it can be put back. --mav 19:32, 9 May 2004 (UTC)[reply]

1940 - Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain of the United Kingdom resigned and formally recommended Winston Churchill as his successor.

Neville Chamberlain 100px|Winston Churchill -- 199.71.174.100 01:26, 31 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding the 2005 entry, I suggest that you add that the assassination attempt was also directed against Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili as well as President Bush. Seleucus (talk) 03:34, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

2012 notes

Moved to Ineligible: First Barbary War (saved for June 10)
Omitted: Indian Rebellion of 1857; First Transcontinental Railroad; Invasion of Iceland; 1997 Qayen earthquake; Vladimir Arutyunian
Included: Second Continental Congress (first appearance); National Gallery (2nd appearance, last in 2010); Lê Văn Khôi revolt (2nd appearance, last in 2010); Astor Place Riot (first appearance); Rudolf Hess (3rd appearance, last in 2005)

—howcheng {chat} 06:04, 9 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2013 notes

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): John Wilkes
Moved to Ineligible: Second Continental Congress (maintenance)
Omitted: National Gallery; Le Van Khoi revolt; Astor Place Riot; Rudolf Hess; Vladimir Arutyunian
Included: Cayman Islands (7th appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible); Indian Rebellion of 1857 (8th appearance, last in 2011); Victoria Woodhull (first appearance); Voyage of the James Caird (first appearance); J. Edgar Hoover (6th appearance, last in 2010); François Mitterrand (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 06:00, 9 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2014 notes

New articles (unused): Panic of 1837 (actually appeared once in 2004, but had been removed from the page); One World Trade Center
Omitted: Federated States of Micronesia (ineligible—maintenance); Cayman Islands; Indian Rebellion of 1857; Victoria Woodhull (ineligible—maintenance); Voyage of the James Caird (ineligible—TFA for 2014); François Mitterrand
Included: Science and technology of the Han dynasty (first appearance); Lê Văn Khôi revolt (3rd appearance, last in 2012); Neville Chamberlain (4th appearance, last in 2008); 1997 Qayen earthquake (2nd appearance, last in 2011)
Repeats: J. Edgar Hoover (2nd consecutive appearance, 7 total)

—howcheng {chat} 09:07, 9 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2015 notes

Deleted: John Wilkes (appears on January 19)
Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Voyage of the James Caird
Omitted: Science and technology of the Han dynasty; Lê Văn Khôi revolt; J. Edgar Hoover; 1997 Qayen earthquake
Included: Cayman Islands (8th appearance, last in 2013); Panic of 1837 (2nd appearance, last in 2004); Indian Rebellion of 1857 (9th appearance, last in 2013); John Wayne Gacy (first appearance)
Repeats: Neville Chamberlain (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total; 75th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 05:18, 9 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Suggestion

1994 - Nelson Mandela became South Africa's first black President, and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. Satyam Mishra^--talk-- 08:56, 10 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

सत्यम् मिश्र: Your suggestion is nice but I regret to say that it had already been on the main page and we can't have it another time. As the article talk page says, any aspects of his life had been considered as a blurb so that it has appeared many times on the main page. However, I added your suggestion to the ineligible list. Thanks. --Mhhossein (talk) 13:05, 8 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Comments - 2016

@Howcheng: Some articles were moved to the ineligible list. Regarding J. Edgar Hoover, do you think it's still too detailed considering the fact that it has gone numerous edits? --Mhhossein (talk) 12:55, 8 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The article had a {{Overly detailed}} tag on it, so it wasn't me who made the decision. Anyway, since it's gone now I put it back in. —howcheng {chat} 07:15, 9 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2016 notes

Omitted: Cayman Islands (ineligible—maintenance); Panic of 1837; Indian Rebellion of 1857; Neville Chamberlain; John Wayne Gacy
Included: Science and technology of the Han dynasty (2nd appearance, last in 2014); National Gallery (4th appearance, last in 2012); First Transcontinental Railroad (6th appearance, last in 2011; rescued from Ineligible); Rudolf Hess (4th appearance, last in 2012; 75th anniversary); François Mitterrand (2nd appearance, last in 2013)

—howcheng {chat} 07:14, 9 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2017 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Indian Rebellion of 1857 (maintenance); Invasion of Iceland (maintenance)
Omitted: Science and technology of the Han dynasty; National Gallery; First Transcontinental Railroad; Rudolf Hess; François Mitterrand (ineligible—maintenance)
Included: Lê Văn Khôi revolt (4th appearance, last in 2014); Astor Place Riot (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Neville Chamberlain (6th appearance, last in 2015); 1997 Qayen earthquake (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Vladimir Arutyunian (3rd appearance, last in 2012); Ahmad ibn Tulun (first appearance); Thomas Young (scientist) (first appearance); Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 08:18, 10 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2018 notes

Moved to Ineligible: First Transcontinental Railroad (maintenance); J. Edgar Hoover (maintenance)
Omitted: Lê Văn Khôi revolt; Astor Place Riot; Neville Chamberlain; 1997 Qayen earthquake; Vladimir Arutyunian; Ahmad ibn Tulun; Thomas Young (scientist); Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri
Included: Science and technology of the Han dynasty (3rd appearance, last in 2016); Capture of Fort Ticonderoga (2nd appearance, last in 2010); Voyage of the James Caird (2nd appearance, last in 2013); Rudolf Hess (5th appearance, last in 2016); Anne Robert Jacques Turgot (first appearance); Felix Manalo (first appearance); Shen Congwen (first appearance)
Repeats: 1997 Qayen earthquake (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 06:56, 10 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Wrong main blurb (2018)

Romania actually celebrates the Independence Day on the 9th of May. See this article by the National Radio Station.Anonimu (talk) 11:33, 10 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2019 notes

Omitted: Science and technology of the Han dynasty; Capture of Fort Ticonderoga; 1997 Qayen earthquake; Anne Robert Jacques Turgot; Felix Manalo; Shen Congwen
Included: National Gallery (4th appearance, last in 2016); Panic of 1837 (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Vladimir Arutyunian (4th appearance, last in 2017); Theingapati (first appearance); Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (first appearance); Joan Crawford (first appearance)
Repeats: Voyage of the James Caird (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total); Rudolf Hess (2nd consecutive appearance, 6 total)

—howcheng {chat} 15:58, 10 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2020 notes

New articles (unused): Singu Min
Omitted: National Gallery (ineligible—maintenance); Panic of 1837; Rudolf Hess; Vladimir Arutyunian; Theingapati; Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle; Joan Crawford
Included: Lê Văn Khôi revolt (5th appearance, last in 2017); 1997 Qayen earthquake (5th appearance, last in 2018); One World Trade Center (first appearance); Al-Aziz Billah (first appearance); Johann Peter Hebel (first appearance); Lorenzo Bandini (first appearance)
Repeats: Voyage of the James Caird (3rd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 16:14, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2021 notes

Omitted: Lê Văn Khôi revolt; One World Trade Center; Al-Aziz Billah; Johann Peter Hebel; Lorenzo Bandini
Included: Astor Place Riot (3rd appearance, last in 2017); Rudolf Hess (7th appearance, last in 2019; 80th anniversary); Vladimir Arutyunian (5th appearance, last in 2019); Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll (first appearance); Singu Min (2nd appearance, last in 2021; also appeared on February 14, his death anniversary); Miuccia Prada (first appearance)
Repeats: Voyage of the James Caird (4th consecutive appearance, 5 total); 1997 Qayen earthquake (2nd consecutive appearance, 6 total)

—howcheng {chat} 06:57, 12 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2022 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Panic of 1837 (maintenance)
Omitted: Astor Place Riot; Voyage of the James Caird; Vladimir Arutyunian; Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll; Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri; Miuccia Prada
Included: Science and technology of the Han dynasty (4th appearance, last in 2018); Capture of Fort Ticonderoga (3rd appearance, last in 2018); Battle of Tabqa (first appearance); Leonhart Fuchs (first appearance); Karl Barth (first appearance); Arthur Kopit (first appearance)
Repeats: Rudolf Hess (2nd consecutive appearance, 8 total); 1997 Qayen earthquake (3rd consecutive appearance, 7 total; 25th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 07:41, 11 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]