The printable version is no longer supported and may have rendering errors. Please update your browser bookmarks and please use the default browser print function instead.
This article is rated List-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale. It is of interest to the following WikiProjects:
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Lists, an attempt to structure and organize all list pages on Wikipedia. If you wish to help, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and/or contribute to the discussion.ListsWikipedia:WikiProject ListsTemplate:WikiProject ListsList articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Years, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Years on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.YearsWikipedia:WikiProject YearsTemplate:WikiProject YearsYears articles
There is a discussion on my talk page on page layout.
For most of the last three hundred years there is inconsistency and duplication between the year in topic paragraph, the "see also" box and what is on the year by topic pages. Prior to 1950 I am pretty convinced we can painlessly (except for sore fingers) delete all of the year in topic paragraphs and ensure that the material goes into a "see also" box, creating such a box where none exists. Post 1950, particularly from the "year in US television" link a lot of material has been added to this paragraph as highlights (sometimes making up most of the page content pointed at).
Personally I think we should still delete the paragraph, keep the box linking to the topic sites and move any particularly important parts of the year in topic paragraph to the main chronological list. This does involve undoing quite a bit of work which someone has done.
Therefore, unlike for prior to 1950 (where I've said no objection= I do it) for post 1950 I won't touch these pages unless a significant number of people agree with the change. (I am also unlikely to get the pre 1950 stuff done before summer unless the service speed improves dramatically). talk--BozMo13:44, 7 May 2004 (UTC)[reply]
On April 14 you have the same event listed twice. You should delete one. But which one to keep? I added the first performance of smells like teen spirit and the release of nevermind by Nirvana HOD09:59, 13 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Should we include the generation for the year, and if we should which generation was it? Generation Y or the internet generation? Mrmattkatt 20:48, 8 September 2006 (UTC) Note: Question is still not answered Mrmattkatt02:15, 7 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
This was a recently added event for April 15, a TV show ended, I've added a wikilink but I'm not sure if it's notable enough to keep. Any thoughts? It has its own wikipedia article, but that doesn't always make it notable. JoeyETS01:35, 9 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
You are correct; I just came to the talk for this article just to mention that (999 and 1000 make good close examples as well). Eouw0o83hf13:16, 3 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
1000 is not a palindromic year, surely! I think you mean 1001?
I'm assuming palindromic years would have to be at least 3 digits. So the first year would be 101, then 111, 121, 131, 141, 151, 161, 171, 181, 191, 202, 303, 404, 505, 606, 707, 808, 909, 1001, etc. MightyArms (talk) 04:41, 15 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
File:Margot Fonteyn.jpg Nominated for Deletion
An image used in this article, File:Margot Fonteyn.jpg, has been nominated for deletion at Wikimedia Commons in the following category: Deletion requests January 2012
What should I do?
Don't panic; a discussion will now take place over on Commons about whether to remove the file. This gives you an opportunity to contest the deletion, although please review Commons guidelines before doing so.
If the image is non-free then you may need to upload it to Wikipedia (Commons does not allow fair use)
If the image isn't freely licensed and there is no fair use rationale then it cannot be uploaded or used.
Should "The Party of the Alliance of Youth, Workers and Farmers of Angola is founded in Luanda, Angola." be added or left off?
Exclude
Should "The television station SCTV started nationwide broadcasts in Indonesia from Jakarta." be added or left off?
Exclude
Should "A Michigan court bars Dr. Jack Kevorkian from assisting in suicides." be added or left off?
Exclude
Should "The ballistic missile submarine USS Sam Houston is deactivated." be added or left off?
Exclude
Should "A video captures the beating of motorist Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers. Four Los Angeles police officers are indicted on March 15 for the beating." be added or left off?
Should "After 16 years in prison for allegedly bombing a public house in a Provisional IRA attack, the "Birmingham Six" are freed when a court determines that the police fabricated evidence." be added or left off?
Should "Prime Minister of Iceland Steingrímur Hermannsson resigns following an inconclusive parliamentary election on April 20. On April 30, he is succeeded by Davíð Oddsson." be added or left off?
Should "In Israel, a judge investigating a 1990 incident outside a mosque in Jerusalem in which at least 17 Palestinians were killed rules that Israeli police provoked the incident." be added or left off?
Exclude
Should "Ukrainian pole vaulter Sergey Bubka breaks the world record for men's pole vault." be added or left off?
Include
I'm not entirely sure if this particular record is that notable. I'm definitely open to reconsidering but why do you think it's notable? DantheAnimator01:44, 28 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I'm coming round to your point of view now I know how many times Bubka actually broke the world record - four times in 1991 alone! Deb (talk) 18:18, 31 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Should "June Rowlands is elected as the first female Mayor of Toronto, Canada." be added or left off?
Exclude
Should "The US Senate confirms Robert Gates as the head of the CIA." be added or left off?
Exclude
Should "Carl Bildt succeeds Ingvar Carlsson to become the next Prime Minister of Sweden." be added or left off?
Should "Nexhmije Hoxha, widow of the former socialist leader of Albania, is arrested for embezzlement." be added or left off?
Exclude
Should "A referendum on the constitution of Romania is accepted as valid." be added or left off?
Exclude
Should "French underwater archaeologist Franck Goddio discovers the wreckage of the Spanish Galleon San Diego off the coast of Fortune Island (Philippines)." be added or left off?
Exclude
Should "The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee interviews both Supreme Court candidate Clarence Thomas and former aide Anita Hill, who alleged that Thomas sexually harassed her." be added or left off?
Exclude
Should "The body of publishing tycoon Robert Maxwell is found floating in the Atlantic Ocean near the Canary Islands." be added or left off?
Exclude
Should "Los Angeles Lakers point guard Magic Johnson announces he has HIV, effectively ending his NBA career." be added or left off?
Exclude
Should "President of Turkey Turgut Özal appoints Mesut Yılmaz as Prime Minister of Turkey, replacing Yıldırım Akbulut, who had resigned. Later on June 23, Mesut Yılmaz forms the 48th government of Turkey, which lasts until November 18 when it is replaced by a new government led by Süleyman Demirel." be added or left off?
Should "The International Olympic Committee awards Nagano, Japan, the right to host the 1998 Winter Olympics." be added or left off?
Exclude
Should "George Hennard kills 23 people in Killeen, Texas, before killing himself." be added or left off?
Include
I kind of get why this might be notable but why do you think it's notable? Is the death toll high enough to be considered notable? DantheAnimator01:44, 28 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Should "In Sydney, Australia, taxi driver Wade Frankum shoots seven people and injures six others before killing himself." be added or left off?
Include
I still don't think this is notable enough for the page. Unless some very well-known people were among the killed or wounded, seven deaths is much too low for notability. DantheAnimator01:44, 28 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hmm, sometimes a small number of deaths can make a big impact depending on context. - for example, Australia in general has fewer spree killings for a number of reasons.
Should "Salvadoran Civil War: Salvadoran rebels shoot down a U.S. Army helicopter and kill its surviving crew." be added or left off?
Include
I'm leaning towards putting it back on the page but how does this relate to other events in the Salvadoran Civil War? Is this unique or special relative to other events in that war? DantheAnimator01:44, 28 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Regarding this revert of my edit, please could someone tell me where it specifies that people have to be "internationally notable" (not just Wikipedia notable) to have their birth added here. Once I am aware of the criteria, it will prevent me from adding inappropriate entries in future. --Jameboy (talk) 17:43, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
See many discussions above. Did you think that the year article was meant to include everyone born in that year who has a Wikipedia article? Deb (talk) 17:58, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, that was my expectation. Wikipedia:WikiProject Years#Births section, which I assume is the relevant guideline(?), states "The Births section lists notable births in that year, divided into month sections. Each entry links to the day page, has a very short description of the person, and links to the death year if known." It doesn't mention anything about international notability or what that entails. --Jameboy (talk) 20:05, 10 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
When you think about it, though, that would mean that the article would include everything that now appears in both Category:1991 birthsandCategory:1991 deathsas well as every event that is listed in every individual month article for 1991. Such an article would not be navigable. Unfortunately we have never been able to agree a set of written criteria for inclusion. Wandy Peralta appears to be a pretty minor figure in the context of the 200+ baseball players listed in 1991 in baseball as having been born that year. Deb (talk) 08:43, 11 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Jameboy, I'd just add that there is plenty of work to be done on these articles if you want to contribute. For a start, entries in the day and year articles are now supposed to be accompanied by citations (same is true for Year in baseball articles), and most of the existing ones aren't. It's going to take forever to do this, so the more people who work on it, the better. Deb (talk) 10:08, 11 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Deb Fair. I'll look at adding some citations when I get a chance. I'll give more thought to the question of notability but I won't add any new people for now. --Jameboy (talk) 21:55, 13 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion
The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion:
Please fix the collage so that the images aren't all distorted by being squashed into a square. If you can't do better, find images that are all the same size. Deb (talk) 08:41, 2 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I'm commenting this out because you haven't put the content up for discussion. We don't need two separate pictures for the end of the Soviet Union. The Oceanos incident is not very well known, and there were no casualties. Deb (talk) 08:47, 2 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Here's the collage, well, i just merged Soviet attempted coup d'etat and dissolution of Soviet Union into one, also i added the Moby Prince one The0Quester (talk) 16:10, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The births and deaths format is now f******g atrocious!
What was wrong with the old format where the more famous people born or deceased in a year were listed AND photos of some of the most famous were posted as well? Now there's just impenetrable lists of anyone and everyone even vaguely known mixed up with the more 'famous' people and no photos. This new format is so incredibly useless and frustrating. If 'you' must include this new 'format' couldn't you at least provide at as a link AND (AND!) also put up the births and deaths like before???
Done Thank you very much! —CX Zoom[he/him] (let's talk • {C•X}) 14:49, 28 September 2022 (UTC)
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}