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Today's featured article for October 2, 2024

The man known as "the Claimant"

The Tichborne case concerned the claim by an individual known as "the Claimant" (pictured) to be the missing heir to the Tichborne baronetcy and fortune. The real Roger Tichborne disappeared after a shipwreck in 1854; later, rumours surfaced that he had survived and made his way to Australia. In 1866 a butcher called Thomas Castro from Wagga Wagga came forward claiming to be Tichborne; he travelled to England where, despite his unrefined manners and bearing, he was accepted by Lady Tichborne as her son. Although other family members were unconvinced, the Claimant gained considerable public support. By 1871 evidence suggested that Castro was actually Arthur Orton, a butcher's son from Wapping in London, who had gone to sea as a boy. A civil case ended with charges of perjury against him, and in 1874 a criminal court jury decided that he was Orton. He was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment. He was released in 1884; in 1895 he confessed to being Orton, only to recant immediately. He died destitute in 1898. (Full article...)

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Picture of the day for October 2, 2024

The Australasian shoveler (Spatula rhynchotis) is a species of dabbling duck in the family Anatidae. It is native to southwestern and southeastern Australia, including Tasmania, and New Zealand. The Australasian shoveler ranges in length from 46 to 53 cm and lives in heavily vegetated swamps. This photograph of a male Australasian shoveler was taken in the Goulds Lagoon Wildlife Sanctuary near Granton, Tasmania.

Photograph credit: JJ Harrison

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Fast of Gedalia

Could an Admin please add Fast of Gedalia to the October 2, 2008 "On this day" - this is a yearly Jewish holiday which this year comes on October 2. Thank you. Manassehkatz (talk) 02:23, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

International Day of Non-Violence

Where is International Day of Non-Violence? --Jonah.ru (talk) 06:34, 2 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The article is still a stub, which per WP:OTD is cause for exclusion. howcheng {chat} 10:20, 2 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

2012 notes

Deleted: Pasilalinic-sympathetic compass (event not notable enough for inclusion); Fútbol Americano (sports events are only included under extraordinary circumstances)
New articles (unused): John Logie Baird; Wichita State University football team plane crash; Guangzhou Baiyun aircraft collision; Aeroperú Flight 603
Omitted: Jacques Cartier; Battle of Gonzales; Peanuts; Tlatelolco massacre; Rio de Janeiro bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics (deleted—not notable enough)
Included: Battle of Largs (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible); Opus Dei (7th appearance, last in 2010); Parsley Massacre (first appearance); Carandiru massacre (4th appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible; 20th anniversary); Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland (2nd appearance, last in 2010)

—howcheng {chat} 04:51, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2013 notes

Omitted: Opus Dei; Parsley Massacre; Wichita State University football team plane crash; Carandiru massacre; Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland
Included: Battle of Gonzales (8th appearance, last in 2011); John Logie Baird (first appearance); Battle of Moscow (4th appearance, last in 2010); Aeroperú Flight 603 (first appearance)
Repeats: Battle of Largs (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 850th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 05:59, 1 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2014 notes

Omitted: Battle of Largs; Battle of Gonzales; John Logie Baird (ineligible—maintenance); Battle of Moscow; Aeroperú Flight 603
Included: Theophilos (emperor) (first appearance); Jacques Cartier (5th appearance, last in 2011; rescued from Ineligible); Peanuts (6th appearance, last in 2011); Thurgood Marshall (4th appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible); Inter-Korean Summit (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 07:09, 1 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2015 notes

Omitted: Theophilos (emperor); Jacques Cartier; Peanuts (ineligible—maintenance); Thurgood Marshall; Inter-Korean Summit
Included: Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (5th appearance, last in 2007); Battle of Gonzales (9th appearance, last in 2013); Parsley Massacre (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Tlatelolco massacre (4th appearance, last in 2011); 1990 Guangzhou Baiyun airport collisions (first appearance; 25th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 09:57, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2016 notes

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): John Logie Baird
Omitted: Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick; Battle of Gonzales; Parsley Massacre (ineligible—maintenance); Tlatelolco massacre; 1990 Guangzhou Baiyun airport collisions
Included: Battle of Largs (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Jacques Cartier (6th appearance, last in 2014); Battle of Moscow (5th appearance, last in 2013; 75th anniversary); Aeroperú Flight 603 (2nd appearance, last in 2013; 20th anniversary); West Nickel Mines School shooting (first appearance; 10th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 06:45, 1 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2017 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Theophilos (emperor) (maintenance); Opus Dei (maintenance); Thurgood Marshall (maintenance); Tlatelolco massacre (maintenance); 2007 inter-Korean summit (maintenance; blurb previously featured Inter-Korean Summit, but content was moved out of this article); Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland (maintenance)
New articles (unused): Sting (musician)
Omitted: Jacques Cartier (ineligible—maintenance); Battle of Moscow; West Nickel Mines School shooting (ineligible—maintenance)
Included: Battle of Gonzales (10th appearance, last in 2015); HMS Curacoa (D41) (first appearance; 75th anniversary); Carandiru massacre (5th appearance, last in 2012; 25th anniversary); Muhammad Parviz (first appearance); Samuel Adams (first appearance); Ayumi Hamasaki (first appearance)
Repeats: Battle of Largs (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total); Aeroperú Flight 603 (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 15:59, 2 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Please correct "1996 – A maintenance worker's failure to remove tape covering the static ports of the aircraft caused Aeroperú Flight 603 to crash into the ocean near Lima, Peru, due to instrument failure." by striking the clause "due to instrument failure." That clause conflicts with the more accurate "A maintenance worker's failure to remove tape".LeadSongDog come howl! 20:08, 2 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2018 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (maintenance)
Omitted: HMS Curacoa (D41); Carandiru massacre (ineligible—maintenance); Aeroperú Flight 603; Muhammad Parviz; Samuel Adams; Ayumi Hamasaki
Included: Opus Dei (8th appearance, last in 2012; rescued from Ineligible; 90th anniversary); Battle of Moscow (6th appearance, last in 2016); 1990 Guangzhou Baiyun airport collisions (2nd appearance, last in 2015); David Teniers III (first appearance); Charles Lee (general) (first appearance); Sting (musician) (first appearance)
Repeats: Battle of Largs (3rd consecutive appearance, 5 total); Battle of Gonzales (2nd consecutive appearance, 11 total)

—howcheng {chat} 16:12, 2 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2019 notes

Deleted: Thurgood Marshall (moved to August 30)
Rescued from Ineligible (unused): 2007 inter-Korean summit
New articles (ineligible): Tiffany Darwish (maintenance)
Omitted: Battle of Largs; Battle of Gonzales; Opus Dei; Battle of Moscow; 1990 Guangzhou Baiyun airport collisions; David Teniers III; Charles Lee (general); Sting (musician)
Included: Treaty of Livadia (first appearance); Parsley massacre (3rd appearance, last in 2015; rescued from Ineligible); HMS Curacoa (D41) (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Aeroperú Flight 603 (4th appearance, last in 2017); Parkrun (first appearance); Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel (first appearance); Wallace Stevens (first appearance); Lal Bahadur Shastri (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 16:12, 3 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan

Hi Howcheng, can you please change from (d. 1470) to born? Thanks JennyOz (talk) 04:47, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@JennyOz: After all that, it turns out the article is ineligible... sigh. —howcheng {chat} 07:48, 1 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2020 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Opus Dei (maintenance); Battle of Moscow (maintenance)
New articles (ineligible): Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan (maintenance)
New articles (unused): Jack Parsons (rocket engineer)
Omitted: Parsley massacre; HMS Curacoa (D41); Aeroperú Flight 603; Parkrun (ineligible—maintenance); Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel; Wallace Stevens; Lal Bahadur Shastri
Included: Battle of Largs (6th appearance, last in 2018); John Logie Baird (2nd appearance, last in 2013); 2007 inter-Korean summit (first appearance); Parviz Mirza (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Sarah Biffen (first appearance); Glenn Anderson (first appearance)
Repeats: Treaty of Livadia (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 22:12, 3 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2021 notes

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Parkrun
Omitted: Treaty of Livadia; John Logie Baird; 2007 inter-Korean summit; Parviz Mirza; Sarah Biffen; Glenn Anderson
Included: Battle of Gonzales (12th appearance; last in 2018); Parsley massacre (4th appearance; last in 2019); Nguyễn Văn Thiệu (5th appearance, last in 2021; moved from April 21; 50th anniversary); Aeroperú Flight 603 (5th appearance, last in 2019; 25th anniversary); François-Timoléon de Choisy (first appearance); Ruth Cheney Streeter (first appearance); Sting (musician) (2nd appearance; last in 2018; 70th birthday)
Repeats: Battle of Largs (2nd consecutive appearance, 7 total)

—howcheng {chat} 00:31, 5 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2022 notes

Moved to Ineligible: John Logie Baird (maintenance); Wichita State University football team plane crash (maintenance), Parkrun (maintenance)
New articles (unused): Maria Ressa
Omitted: Parsley massacre; Aeroperú Flight 603; François-Timoléon de Choisy; Ruth Cheney Streeter; Sting (musician)
Included: Treaty of Livadia (3rd appearance, last in 2020); HMS Curacoa (D41) (3rd appearance, last in 2019); Samuel Adams (2nd appearance, last in 2017, 220th anniversary); Lal Bahadur Shastri (2nd appearance, last in 2019), Jack Parsons (first appearance)
Repeats: Battle of Largs (3rd consecutive appearance, 8 total, 760th anniversary); Battle of Gonzales (2nd consecutive appearance, 13 total); Nguyễn Văn Thiệu (2nd consecutive appearance, 6 total)

Heart ^(talk) 14:29, 2 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]