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2012 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Cripple Creek miners' strike of 1894 (appears on June 6), Extra-vehicular activity (maintenance)
Omitted: Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution, Neil Harvey, Black Saturday bushfires
Included: Great Baltimore Fire (first appearance), Jean-Claude Duvalier (first appearance), Ramzi Yousef (2nd appearance, last in 2005)
Repeats: Mud March (Suffragists) (3rd consecutive appearance, 3 total), Operation Ke (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 18:42, 6 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Addendum: Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution re-added for balance (4th consecutive appearance, 4 total). —howcheng {chat} 08:17, 7 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2013 notes

New articles (unused): 2011–2012 Maldives political crisis/Mohamed Nasheed (standard practice is to wait 2 years before an event can be listed)
Omitted: Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution; Great Baltimore Fire; Mud March (Suffragists); Jean-Claude Duvalier; Ramzi Yousef
Included: Leo I the Thracian (first appearance); Charlie Chaplin (4th appearance, last in 2009; rescued from Ineligible); Abdullah II of Jordan (first appearance); Black Saturday bushfires (3rd appearance, last in 2011)
Repeats: Operation Ke (3rd consecutive appearance, 4 total; 70th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 08:30, 6 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2014 notes

Omitted: Charlie Chaplin (ineligible—TFA on Feb 2 in 2014); Operation Ke; Abdullah II of Jordan (ineligible—maintenance); Black Saturday bushfires
Included: Pinocchio (1940 film) (2nd appearance, last in 2005); Mud March (Suffragists) (4th appearance, last in 2012); Jean-Claude Duvalier (2nd appearance, last in 2012); 2011–12 Maldives political crisis/Mohamed Nasheed (both: first appearance)
Repeats: Leo I the Thracian (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 10:40, 6 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2015 notes

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Charlie Chaplin
Omitted: Jean-Claude Duvalier; 2011–12 Maldives political crisis/Mohamed Nasheed
Included: Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution (5th appearance, last in 2012); Ramzi Yousef (3rd appearance, last in 2012; 20th anniversary)
Repeats: Leo I the Thracian (3rd consecutive appearance, 3 total); Mud March (Suffragists) (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total); Pinocchio (1940 film) (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total; 75th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 11:48, 5 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2016 notes

Omitted: Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution; Mud March (Suffragists); Pinocchio (1940 film); Ramzi Yousef
Included: Bonfire of the Vanities (first appearance); Great Baltimore Fire (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Jean-Claude Duvalier (3rd appearance, last in 2014; 30th anniversary); Abdullah II of Jordan (2nd appearance, last in 2013)
Repeats: Leo I the Thracian (4th consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 08:35, 6 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2017 notes

Moved to Ineligible: 2011–12 Maldives political crisis/Mohamed Nasheed (both: maintenance)
Omitted: Leo I the Thracian; Great Baltimore Fire; Jean-Claude Duvalier
Included: Action of 7 February 1813 (first appearance); Charlie Chaplin (5th appearance, last in 2013); Operation Ke (5th appearance, last in 2013)
Repeats: Bonfire of the Vanities (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); Abdullah II of Jordan (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 08:34, 7 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2018 notes

Deleted: Edward II of England (moved to April 25 as a birth anniversary)
Moved to Ineligible: Leo I the Thracian (maintenance); Great Baltimore Fire (maintenance); Black Saturday bushfires (maintenance)
New articles (unused): Downing Street mortar attack; John Deere (inventor)
Omitted: Bonfire of the vanities; Charlie Chaplin; Operation Ke; Abdullah II of Jordan
Included: Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution (6th appearance, last in 2015); Mud March (Suffragists) (7th appearance, last in 2016); Neil Harvey (2nd appearance, last in 2011; 70th anniversary); NeXT (first appearance); Bartholomäus Sastrow (first appearance); Desmond Doss (first appearance); Steve Nash (first appearance)
Repeats: Action of 7 February 1813 (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:42, 8 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2019 notes

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): STS-41-B (blurb previously featured Extravehicular activity, which remains ineligible)
New articles (unused): Herman Vandenburg Ames
Omitted: Mud March (suffragists) (deleted—moved to February 9); Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution; Action of 7 February 1813; Neil Harvey; NeXT; Bartholomäus Sastrow; Steve Nash
Included: Bonfire of the vanities (3rd appearance, last in 2017); Great Siege of Gibraltar (first appearance); San Francisco plague of 1900–1904 (first appearance); Jean-Claude Duvalier (4th appearance, last in 2016); Happisburgh footprints (first appearance); Lü Bu (first appearance); Azar Bigdeli (first appearance)
Repeats: Desmond Doss (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 100th birthday)

—howcheng {chat} 17:28, 7 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2020 notes

New articles (unused): Louisa Jane Hall
Omitted: Great Siege of Gibraltar; San Francisco plague of 1900–1904; Jean-Claude Duvalier; Happisburgh footprints; Lü Bu; Azar Bigdeli; Desmond Doss
Included: Action of 7 February 1813 (3rd appearance, last in 2018); Pinocchio (1940 film) (4th appearance, last in 2015; 80th anniversary); STS-41-B (first appearance); Michael Jordan (first appearance); Alfonsina Orsini (first appearance); Henry Fuseli (first appearance); Herman Vandenburg Ames (first appearance)
Repeats: Bonfire of the vanities (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 17:49, 10 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2021 notes

New articles (ineligible): Women's suffrage in Switzerland (maintenance)
Omitted: Action of 7 February 1813; Pinocchio (1940 film); STS-41-B; Michael Jordan; Alfonsina Orsini; Henry Fuseli; Herman Vandenburg Ames
Included: Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution (7th appearance, last in 2018); Charlie Chaplin (6th appearance, last in 2017); Neil Harvey (3rd appearance, last in 2018); Downing Street mortar attack (first appearance; 30th anniversary); Margaret Fownes-Luttrell (first appearance); Eddie Izzard (first appearance); Anne Morrow Lindbergh (first appearance; 20th anniversary)
Repeats: Bonfire of the vanities (3rd consecutive appearance, 5 total)

—howcheng {chat} 08:17, 9 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2022 notes

Omitted: Bonfire of the vanities; Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution; Charlie Chaplin; Neil Harvey; Downing Street mortar attack; Margaret Fownes-Luttrell; Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Included: Leo I (emperor) (5th appearance, last in 2016; rescued from Ineligible); Action of 7 February 1813 (4th appearance, last in 2020); San Francisco plague of 1900–1904 (2nd appearance, last in 2019); Maastricht Treaty (5th appearance, last in 2008; 30th anniversary; rescued from Ineligible); NeXT (2nd appearance, last in 2018; 25th anniversary); Azar Bigdeli (2nd appearance, last in 2019; 300th birthday); Louisa Jane Hall (first appearance)
Repeats: Eddie Izzard (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 60th birthday)

—howcheng {chat} 08:45, 8 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

2024 notes

Proposed: 2014 – the United Nations published a decades-awaited report on human rights report in North Korea, the most authoritative in documenting crimes against humanity in the country.
- This is my first time proposing an item to be considered for "On this day". While I am trying to follow the instructions, please excuse my clumsiness if I make any mistakes. February 7th 2024 will be the 10th anniversary of the publication of the aforementioned report. The UN issues dozens if not hundreds of reports each year. However, this report is special; for those interested in human rights in North Korea, this report is one of a kind, and it remains unmatched ten years later and no other report is expected to come close to it any time soon. Its purpose was to "investigate in depth human rights violations; document witness accounts; and ensure accountability especially for crimes against humanity.". It authoritatively documents the abuses of the North Korean regime, creating a basis for future prosecution if that ever became possible. If in the future there were the North Korea equivalent to the post-WWII Nuremberg trials, this report would be the central piece undergirding the case. Thank you for your consideration.Al83tito (talk) 15:41, 31 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  - @Amakuru:@Holly Cheng: I am new to proposing "On this day" highlights. For its 10th year anniversary this Feb 7th, I wonder if you could kindly consider my above submission. This anniversary is already listed in the "Eligible" section. Above I am offering an alternative wording for it. Thank you. Al83tito (talk) 15:09, 5 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Al83tito: that seems fine to me. It's a significant report, and the article is a GA and well cited so fine on quality. I'm not a regular at OTD myself, so hopefully not treading on any toes here, but AFAIK it's fairly free and easy at that project, so I'd suggest you just insert it into the template with a suitable blurb (making sure that is worded factually and following WP:NPOV of course), and see what happens. Cheers — Amakuru (talk) 15:24, 5 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    
    I'm not really involved anymore. Pinging @Bumbubookworm: for visibility. —holly {chat} 21:50, 5 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Feb 7, 2024 removal mid-day

@Firefangledfeathers: You removed this:

2014 – An inquiry report of the United Nations Human Rights Council found systematic and wide-ranging violations of human rights in North Korea.

And you noted this reason:

swap out North Korea report blurb, move to ineligible, date not supported by citations

I am puzzled by that. The article is well referenced, including about the date of its release. The report itself is dated as such:

UN Human Rights Council (25th session) (February 7, 2014), Report of the commission of inquiry on human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (A/HRC/25/63), United Nations, archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-11{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

Al83tito (talk) 14:59, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The article only cited the date with some other sources that didn't support it. I looked for sources with the date, but didn't think to look at the report itself! If you add the citations in the article, I'll restore the OTD blurb. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 15:05, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I see you did that already. I restored the blurb. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 15:07, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Firefangledfeathers, you are lightning fast! I had not realized that the article had one key citation with the link broken. I have indeed fixed it moments ago, and now it more clearly shows how the report itself is dated Feb 7, 2014. Thank you for kindly restoring it to OTD. Al83tito (talk) 15:11, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]