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If Saladin survived, it should be an "assassination attempt". --L33tminion (talk) 17:13, May 22, 2005 (UTC)
- True that; how can one survive an assassination?? Phoenix2 02:13, 23 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

It was a failed assassination. -- PFHLai 04:12, 2005 May 23 (UTC)

The page currenty states that:

1915 - Four trains collided near Gretna Green, Scotland, killing 227 people and injuring 246 in the Quintinshill rail crash.

However, the article states that five trains were involved - two stationary, and three moving. Can I suggest that the point is changed to:

1915 - Five trains were involved in a crash near Gretna Green, Scotland, killing 227 people and injuring 246 in the Quintinshill rail crash.

Mike Peel 09:32, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not done I've been reading the article and its sources, and as far as I can tell there were four trains involved in the crash, and a fifth train (the goods train) nearby that was not involved in the crash. I think the article might be slightly misleading in this regard. Could you point me to something in the sources which would support all five trains being involved? --ais523 12:32, 22 May 2007 (U T C)

I don't know much about this, tbh: I was basing my suggestion purely on the article. Having read around a little more, the H2G2 article [1] says that all five were involved in the accident - "the engine of the troop train turned over sideways and came into contact with the empty wagon service" and "As the 600 tonne express train arrived it ran through the wreckage to hit the rear part of troop train's engine, which it proceeded to push through the wagons of the 4.50 goods service". So both trains in the sidings were involved; obviously all of the express train, troup train and local train were also involved, summing to a total of 5. Whether or not H2G2 counts as a reliable reference is another matter, though. Mike Peel 16:32, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done That source seems to contain the information required. I've made the change. --ais523 10:05, 23 May 2007 (U T C)

2012 notes

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Quintinshill rail disaster; Yemeni unification
Omitted: HMS Beagle; Lassen Peak; 1958 riots in Ceylon; Hashimpura massacre; Annika Sörenstam
Included: Sack of Damietta (853) (first appearance); Treaty of Lübeck (first appearance); Ely and Littleport riots 1816 (first appearance); Sri Lanka (9th appearance, 2nd as a blurb, last in 2010; 30th anniversary); Chandra Levy (2nd appearance, last in 2004; 10th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 17:11, 21 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2013 notes

Omitted: Sack of Damietta (853); Treaty of Lübeck; Ely and Littleport riots of 1816; Siege of Port Hudson (ineligible—maintenance); 1960 Valdivia earthquake; Chandra Levy
Included: HMS Beagle (6th appearance, last in 2011); Quintinshill rail disaster (4th appearance, last in 2008); Pac-Man (3rd appearance, last in 2010); Yemeni unification (first appearance); Annika Sörenstam (2nd appearance, last in 2011; 10th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 06:24, 21 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2014 notes

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): First Battle of St Albans
New articles (unused): Caning of Charles Sumner; Operation Paperclip; Tokyo Skytree
Omitted: HMS Beagle; Quintinshill rail disaster; Pac-Man; Yemeni unification; Annika Sörenstam
Included: Treaty of Lübeck (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 375th anniversary); Abraham Lincoln's patent (first appearance); Blackwall Tunnel (first appearance); 1958 riots in Ceylon (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Air India Express Flight 812 (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 03:09, 21 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2015 request

100th anniversary of the Quintinshill rail disaster, the deadliest rail crash in the UK. (@Howcheng:) Mjroots (talk) 12:48, 4 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2015 notes

New articles (ineligible): Trevi Fountain (maintenance)
Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Siege of Port Hudson
Omitted: Treaty of Lübeck; Abraham Lincoln's patent; Blackwall Tunnel; 1958 riots in Ceylon; Air India Express Flight 812
Included: Sack of Damietta (853) (2nd appearance, last in 2012); HMS Beagle (7th appearance, last in 2013); Lassen Peak (2nd appearance, last in 2011; 100th anniversary); Quintinshill rail disaster (5th appearance, last in 2013; 100th anniversary); Operation Paperclip (first appearance; 70th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 06:25, 20 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2016 notes

Omitted: Sack of Damietta (853); HMS Beagle; Lassen Peak; Quintinshill rail disaster; Operation Paperclip
Included: International Day for Biological Diversity (rescued from Ineligible); Treaty of Lübeck (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Ely and Littleport riots of 1816 (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 200th anniversary); Caning of Charles Sumner (first appearance); 1958 anti-Tamil pogrom (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Pac-Man (4th appearance, last in 2013)

—howcheng {chat} 18:16, 20 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2017 notes

Moved to Ineligible: First Battle of St Albans (maintenance); Siege of Port Hudson (maintenance); Quintinshill rail disaster (maintenance); Operation Paperclip (maintenance); Yemeni unification (maintenance)
Omitted: International Day for Biological Diversity (ineligible—maintenance); Unity Day (Yemen) (ineligible—maintenance); Treaty of Lübeck; Ely and Littleport riots of 1816; Caning of Charles Sumner; 1958 anti-Tamil pogrom; Pac-Man
Included: HMS Beagle (8th appearance, last in 2015); Blackwall Tunnel (2nd appearance, last in 2014); Lassen Peak (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Sri Lanka (3rd appearance as blurb, last in 2012, 15 total); Hashimpura massacre (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Richard Wagner (first appearance); Augusta, Lady Gregory (first appearance); Myrtle Bachelder (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 03:36, 22 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2018 notes

Deleted: Tokyo Skytree (appears on February 29)
Moved to Ineligible: United Steelworkers (maintenance); Annika Sörenstam (maintenance)
Omitted: HMS Beagle; Blackwall Tunnel; Lassen Peak; Sri Lanka; Hashimpura massacre; Richard Wagner; Augusta, Lady Gregory; Myrtle Bachelder
Included: Sack of Damietta (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Trevi Fountain (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible); Abraham Lincoln's patent (2nd appearance, last in 2014); 1958 anti-Tamil pogrom (4th appearance, last in 2016; 60th anniversary); Prayut Chan-o-cha/2014 Thai coup d'état (both: first appearance); Constantine X Doukas (first appearance); Mary Cassatt (2nd appearance, last in 2018; also appears on June 14, her death anniversary); Apolo Ohno (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 15:46, 22 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2019 notes

Omitted: International Day for Biological Diversity (ineligible—maintenance); Sack of Damietta (853); Trevi Fountain; Abraham Lincoln's patent; 1958 anti-Tamil pogrom; 2014 Thai coup d'état; Constantine X Doukas; Mary Cassatt; Apolo Ohno
Included: Treaty of Lübeck (4th appearance, last in 2016); Ely and Littleport riots of 1816 (3rd appearance, last in 2016); 1960 Valdivia earthquake (5th appearance, last in 2012); Pac-Man (5th appearance, last in 2016); Chandra Levy (3rd appearance, last in 2012); John Forest (first appearance); Rita Cetina Gutiérrez (first appearance); Laurence Olivier (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 16:06, 22 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2020 notes

Omitted: Treaty of Lübeck; Ely and Littleport riots of 1816; Chandra Levy; John Forest; Rita Cetina Gutiérrez; Laurence Olivier
Included: International Day for Biological Diversity (rescued from Ineligible); Caning of Charles Sumner (2nd appearance, last in 2016); Blackwall Tunnel (3rd appearance, last in 2017); Air India Express Flight 812 (2nd appearance, last in 2014; 10th anniversary); Martha Washington (first appearance); Amalia Lindegren (first appearance); José Enrique Moyal (first appearance)
Repeats: 1960 Valdivia earthquake (2nd consecutive appearance, 6 total; 60th anniversary); Pac-Man (2nd consecutive appearance, 6 total; 40th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 18:06, 23 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2021 notes

Omitted: Caning of Charles Sumner; Blackwall Tunnel; 1960 Valdivia earthquake; Pac-Man; Air India Express Flight 812; Martha Washington; Amalia Lindegren; José Enrique Moyal
Included: Sack of Damietta (853) (4th appearance, last in 2018); 1766 Istanbul earthquake (first appearance); Báb/Bábism (Báb: 12th appearance, last in 2015, previously appeared on October 20; Bábism: 6th appearance, last in 2017; moved from May 23); 1958 anti-Tamil pogrom (5th appearance, last in 2018); 2014 Thai coup d'état (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Magnus Stenbock (first appearance); Fritz von Uhde (first appearance); Lee Jong-wook (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 21:53, 26 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2022 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Lassen Peak (Geology of the Lassen volcanic area is TFA for 2022)
Omitted: Sack of Damietta (853); 1766 Istanbul earthquake; Báb/Bábism; 1958 anti-Tamil pogrom; 2014 Thai coup d'état; Magnus Stenbock; Fritz von Uhde; Lee Jong-wook
Included: Trevi Fountain (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Blackwall Tunnel (4th appearance, last in 2020; 125th anniversary); Ullah Millet (first appearance); Sri Lanka (4th appearance as blurb, last in 2017; 50th anniversary); Killing of Chandra Levy (4th appearance, last in 2019); T. Boone Pickens (first appearance); Lady Gregory (2nd appearance, last in 2017; 90th anniversary); Myrtle Bachelder (2nd appearance, last in 2017; 25th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 07:34, 23 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]