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Attack on Sender Gleiwitz was just one of countless German provocations. As the starting point of WWII I'd chose either Westerplatte or Wieluń. If you really want to pick an earlier date it would have to be the Lupków Pass, since it was the first armed engagement. [[User:Halibutt|Halibu tt]] 07:40, Sep 2, 2004 (UTC)

I thought the Attack on Sender Gleiwitz was the final German provocation before the large scale invasion to Poland (starting with Westerplatte or Wieluń...) that was why I picked it. No ? -- PFHLai 13:11, 2004 Sep 2 (UTC)

Well, attack on Gleiwitz radio transmitter was simply the best known since it was best advertised by German propaganda. However, I'd rather mention it on August 31, the date it actually happened. IMO a link to it does not belong here. Also, it was neither the final nor the biggest (in terms of casualties), the Germans in fact set the whole Polish border in flames.

I'm not sure what does English historiography say, but the start of WWII in Poland is usually set on either September 1, 4.30 AM (bombardement of Wieluń) or September 1, 4.45 (Westerplatte). Definitely not August 31, 2 AM. I'd propose something like that:

1939 - In the early morning Germany attacked Poland at Wieluń and Westerplatte, starting Polish Defensive War of 1939 and the World War II.

Mention of the Sender Gleiwitz should either be moved to Template:August 31 selected anniversaries or simply ommitted. What do you say? [[User:Halibutt|Halibu tt]] 13:33, Sep 2, 2004 (UTC)

The Attack on Gleiwitz radio station is now removed from the Sept.1st template. -- PFHLai 05:02, 2005 August 28 (UTC)

What about the discovery of the wreckage of the RMS Titanic on 1 September 1985 --horsedreamer 20:02, 17 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

2012 notes

New articles (unused): Powder Alarm
Omitted: Guru Granth Sahib (ineligible—maintenance); A Trip to the Moon (ineligible—maintenance); Fountain of Time; Invasion of Poland (ineligible—maintenance); Eritrean War of Independence (ineligible—maintenance)
Included: Louis XIV of France (4th appearance, last in 2006); 3 Juno (5th appearance, last in 2010); Battle of Chantilly (first appearance; 150th anniversary; rescued from Ineligible); Passenger Pigeon (first appearance); Bobby Fischer (3rd appearance, last in 2005)

—howcheng {chat} 16:26, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2013 notes

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Guru Granth Sahib; A Trip to the Moon
New articles (unused): Emma Nutt; The Old Man and the Sea
Omitted: Uzbekistan (ineligible—maintenance); Louis XIV of France; 3 Juno; Battle of Chantilly; Passenger Pigeon; Bobby Fischer (ineligible—maintenance)
Included: Sancti Spiritu (Argentina) (first appearance); Powder Alarm (first appearance); Second Anglo-Afghan War (first appearance); 1923 Great Kantō earthquake (6th appearance, last in 2007; rescued from Ineligible; 90th anniversary); Korean Air Lines Flight 007 (8th appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible)

—howcheng {chat} 07:05, 31 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

How about mentioning the start of World War II next year? I mean it's pretty important, I'd say more important than Second Anglo-Afghan War or even Korean Air Lines Flight 007. //Halibu tt 12:02, 1 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Please see the FAQ at the top of this page. Invasion of Poland is currently ineligible because it requires maintenance. —howcheng {chat} 18:28, 1 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2014 notes

Omitted: Sancti Spiritu (Argentina); Powder Alarm; Second Anglo-Afghan War; 1923 Great Kantō earthquake; Korean Air Lines Flight 007
Included: Guru Granth Sahib (2nd appearance, last in 2011); 3 Juno (6th appearance, last in 2012); Passenger pigeon (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 100th anniversary); Zog I of Albania (3rd appearance, last in 2006; previously appeared on January 2); Bobby Fischer/World Chess Championship 1972 (Fischer: 4th appearance, last in 2012; Championship: first appearance; rescued from Ineligible)

—howcheng {chat} 07:44, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2015 notes

Omitted: Guru Granth Sahib (ineligible—maintenance); 3 Juno; Zog I of Albania; Bobby Fischer/World Chess Championship 1972
Included: Louis XIV of France (5th appearance, last in 2012; 400th anniversary); Emma Nutt (first appearance); A Trip to the Moon (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Invasion of Poland (8th appearance, last in 2011; rescued from Ineligible); Muammar Gaddafi (3rd appearance, last in 2012)

—howcheng {chat} 18:25, 30 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2016 notes

Moved to Ineligible: 3 Juno (maintenance); Second Anglo-Afghan War (maintenance); 1923 Great Kantō earthquake (maintenance); Zog I of Albania (maintenance)
Omitted: Emma Nutt; A Trip to the Moon; Invasion of Poland; Muammar Gaddafi
Included: Sancti Spiritu (Argentina) (2nd appearance, last in 2013); Order of St. Gregory the Great (first appearance); Fountain of Time (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Korean Air Lines Flight 007 (9th appearance, last in 2013)
Repeats: Louis XIV of France (2nd consecutive appearance, 6 total)

—howcheng {chat} 06:51, 1 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

1529 – Sancti Spiritu

Two issues with this hook. "Natives" is a word usually avoided nowadays because of the negative connotations it has acquired. Maybe substitute "indigenous"? Also, "local" in "local natives" is surely redundant? How about "was destroyed by the indigenous people"? Awien (talk) 01:18, 25 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

दुलाराम सहारण

दुलाराम जी सहारण एक राजस्थानी भाषा गा साहित्यकार हैं, थारो जलम पन्द्रा सितम्बर उन्नीसो छीन्तर में राजस्थान गे चूरू जिले गे गांव - भाडंग में हुयो ! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Muraripareek (talk • contribs) 16:28, 31 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2017 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Invasion of Poland (maintenance)
Omitted: Constitution of Slovakia (ineligible—maintenance); Sancti Spiritu (Argentina); Louis XIV of France; Order of St. Gregory the Great; Fountain of Time
Included: Powder Alarm (2nd appearance, last in 2013); 3 Juno (7th appearance, last in 2014); Passenger pigeon (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Muammar Gaddafi (4th appearance, last in 2015); Hilda Rix Nicholas (first appearance); Yasuo Kuniyoshi (first appearance); Charles Atangana (first appearance)
Repeats: Korean Air Lines Flight 007 (2nd consecutive appearance, 10 total)

—howcheng {chat} 15:41, 1 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Request restoring 1st September 1939 Poland entry

Currently it is ineligible with [[1939]] – [[Nazi Germany]] '''[[Invasion of Poland|invaded]]''' Poland at [[Wieluń]] and [[Westerplatte]], starting [[World War II in Europe]]. I am not sure I understand why it is ineligible; WWII start date is primary given as 1939, with the early date taking Japan vs China being a minority view - but in any case, there is no dispute regarding the start of the WWII in Europe as 1st September 1939. Further, I've improved bombing of Wieluń and battle of Westerplatte to GAs (well, the second one still needs a review, but I am sure it will be fine). I suggest replacing links to the places (~C class) with the links to the events (GA-class). PS. I'd suggest the following phrasing to avoid the implication those two places where the only ones (or the first) where the war begun - they are the most famous, but only some among the first places the fighting started: Nazi Germany invaded Poland at Wieluń and Westerplatte among others, starting World War II in Europe --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 09:24, 12 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Piotrus: Invasion of Poland is ineligible because of two maintenance tags in it, but we can pout the blurb back in with the two battle articles in bold instead. Thanks. —howcheng {chat} 20:00, 30 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Howcheng: Seems good. Let's do it. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 05:36, 31 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Piotrus: As it turns out, Westerplatte is being featured in DYK, so that means we can't put it in OTD. Next year! —howcheng {chat} 04:36, 1 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Piotrus: Fair enough, thanks. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 03:52, 3 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2018 notes

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Bombing of Wieluń/Battle of Westerplatte (blurb previously featured Invasion of Poland, which is still ineligible; Westerplatte is on DYK this year)
Omitted: Powder Alarm; 3 Juno; Muammar Gaddafi; Korean Air Lines Flight 007; Hilda Rix Nicholas; Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Included: Sancti Spiritu (Argentina) (3rd appearance, last in 2016); Battle of Chantilly (2nd appearance, last in 2012); A Trip to the Moon (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Bobby Fischer/World Chess Championship 1972/Boris Spassky (Fischer: 5th appearance; Championship: 2nd appearance; Spassky: first appearance; blurb last appeared in 2014); Harriet Shaw Weaver (first appearance); Luis Walter Alvarez (first appearance; 30th anniversary)
Repeats: Passenger pigeon (2nd appearance, 4 total); Charles Atangana (2nd appearance, 2 total; 75th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 04:48, 1 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2019 notes

New articles (unused): Khartoum Resolution
New articles (ineligible): José B. Nísperos (stub)
Omitted: Battle of Chantilly; A Trip to the Moon; Passenger pigeon/Martha (passenger pigeon); Bobby Fischer/World Chess Championship 1972/Boris Spassky; Harriet Shaw Weaver; Charles Atangana; Luis Walter Alvarez
Included: 3 Juno (8th appearance, last in 2017); Bombing of Wieluń/Battle of Westerplatte (both: first appearance; 80th anniversary); Muammar Gaddafi (5th appearance, last in 2017; 50th anniversary); Korean Air Lines Flight 007 (11th appearance, last in 2017); Hilda Rix Nicholas (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Yasuo Kuniyoshi (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Alan Dershowitz (first appearance)
Repeats: Sancti Spiritu (Argentina) (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 23:04, 6 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2020 notes

Deleted: Fountain of Time (moved to November 15)
New articles (unused): September 1859 geomagnetic storm (moved from August 28)
Omitted: Sancti Spiritu (Argentina); 3 Juno; Bombing of Wieluń/Battle of Westerplatte; Muammar Gaddafi; Korean Air Lines Flight 007; Hilda Rix Nicholas; Yasuo Kuniyoshi; Alan Dershowitz
Included: Guru Granth Sahib (3rd appearance, last in 2014; rescued from Ineligible); Powder Alarm (3rd appearance, last in 2017); A Trip to the Moon (4th appearance, last in 2018); Khartoum Resolution (first appearance); Hurricane Dorian (first appearance); Giacomo Torelli (first appearance); Hannah Glasse (first appearance; 250th anniversary); Yvonne De Carlo (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 06:20, 3 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2021 notes

Omitted: Guru Granth Sahib; Powder Alarm; A Trip to the Moon; Khartoum Resolution; Hurricane Dorian; Giacomo Torelli Hannah Glasse (ineligible—TFA 2021-03-29); Yvonne De Carlo
Included: Sancti Spiritu (Argentina) (5th appearance, last in 2019); Carrington Event (3rd appearance, last in 2020); Passenger pigeon/Martha (passenger pigeon) (Pigeon: 5th appearance, last in 2018; Martha: first appearance); Rescue of Roger Mallinson and Roger Chapman; Korean Air Lines Flight 007 (12th appearance, last in 2019); Ferenc Gyulay (first appearance); Walter Reuther (first appearance); Margaret Mary Vojtko (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 07:38, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2022 notes

New articles (unused): 1966 Dayton race riot
Omitted: Sancti Spiritu (Argentina) (ineligible—maintenance); Carrington Event; Passenger pigeon; Rescue of Roger Mallinson and Roger Chapman; Korean Air Lines Flight 007; Ferenc Gyulay; Walter Reuther; Margaret Mary Vojtko
Included: Powder Alarm (4th appearance, last in 2020); Deportation of Koreans in the Soviet Union (first appearance); Bombing of Wieluń/Battle of Westerplatte (both: 2nd appearance, last in 2019); Muammar Gaddafi (6th appearance, last in 2019); Bobby Fischer/World Chess Championship 1972/Boris Spassky (Fischer: 6th appearance; WCC: 3rd; Spassky: 2nd; all last in 2018); Hannah Glasse (2nd appearance, last in 2020); Hilda Rix Nicholas (3rd appearance, last in 2019); Luis Walter Alvarez (2nd appearance, last in 2018)

—howcheng {chat} 18:47, 12 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

2023 request

Hi, hope this isn't too late -- I'm not very experienced with OTD. I'd like to place a nomination for the Kantō Massacre to run if possible. It's never run OTD before, is a little-known event outside of Asia, has no cleanup tags and is a C-class article last time it was assessed. – Illegitimate Barrister (talk • contribs), 09:23, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]