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 Ujelang Atoll Lope Martín (marooned 21 July 1566) was an Afro-Portuguese maritime pilot. Martín was a free mulatto from Lagos, Portugal, who became a licensed pilot in Spain. He was contracted for Miguel López de Legazpi's expedition from Mexico to the Philippines and was the pilot of a patache called the San Lucas. Martín and the San Lucas separated from the rest of the fleet and sailed through the Marshall Islands and the Caroline Islands before arriving at the Philippines. Without the rest of the fleet, Martín then embarked upon the return voyage from Asia to the Americas and arrived in Mexico. The Real Audiencia of Mexico ordered him to return to the Philippines and appear before Legazpi, who was expected to execute him for having deserted the rest of his fleet. Martín's ship, the San Jerónimo, departed Mexico and Martín led mutinies and took command of the ship. He anchored the San Jerónimo at Ujelang Atoll (pictured) in July 1566, where Martín and 26 other men were left behind and never seen again. (Full article...)
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- 1579 - Our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, was discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan.
- The Our Lady of Kazan article now says July 8, not July 21 anymore. But I guess we can mention the feast day in the Russian Orthodox Church. -- PFHLai 18:06, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
Neil Armstrong and Apollo 11
some guy's birthday as an 'on this day' top line?!?!?!?!
How on earth did the "Centennial of the birth of Canadian media theorist Marshall McLuhan" make it onto the first line of the "On this day" on the english wikipedia main page?!?! Since when are people's birthdays put there at all? But of all the people in history, why such an obscure figure as Marshall McLuhan. Just because some guy (Tvoz) likes him? How did the editors let this one go through?!?! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 18.98.5.238 (talk) 22:11, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
2012 notes
- Omitted: 365 Crete earthquake; Wild Bill Hickok – Davis Tutt shootout; Geneva Conference (1954); Neil Armstrong/Buzz Aldrin; Aswan Dam (ineligible—maintenance); Bloody Friday (1972)
- Included: Temple of Artemis (5th appearance, last in 2010); Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible); First Battle of Bull Run (5th appearance, last in 2007); Scopes Trial (4th appearance, last in 2010); Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (first appearance)
2013 notes
- Omitted: Temple of Artemis; Russo-Turkish War (1768–74); First Battle of Bull Run; Scopes Trial; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Included: 365 Crete earthquake (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Queue (first appearance); Wild Bill Hickok – Davis Tutt shootout (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Lillehammer affair (first appearance); Libyan–Egyptian War (2nd appearance, last in 2009)
2014 notes
- Moved to Ineligible: Neil Armstrong/Buzz Aldrin (Apollo 11 was POTD for 2014)
- New articles (unused): Erden Eruç
- Omitted: 365 Crete earthquake; Wild Bill Hickok – Davis Tutt shootout; Lillehammer affair; Libyan–Egyptian War
- Included: Belgian National Day (first appearance); Pope Pontian (first appearance); Russo-Turkish War (1768–74) (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Battle of Guam (1944) (3rd appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible; 70th anniversary); Aswan Dam (5th appearance, last in 2011; rescued from Ineligible)
- Repeats: Queue (hairstyle) (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)
2015 notes
- Moved to Ineligible: Libyan–Egyptian War (maintenance)
- Omitted: Pope Pontian; Queue (hairstyle) (ineligible—maintenance); Russo-Turkish War (1768–74); Battle of Guam (1944) (ineligible—maintenance); Aswan Dam
- Included: Temple of Artemis (6th appearance, last in 2012); Leopold I of Belgium (7th appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible); Wild Bill Hickok – Davis Tutt shootout (3rd appearance, last in 2013; 150th anniversary); Scopes Trial (5th appearance, last in 2012; 90th anniversary); Third Taiwan Strait Crisis (4th appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible)
2016 notes
- Omitted: Temple of Artemis; Wild Bill Hickok – Davis Tutt shootout; Scopes Trial; Third Taiwan Strait Crisis
- Included: 365 Crete earthquake (3rd appearance, last in 2013); First Battle of Bull Run (6th appearance, last in 2012); Neil Armstrong/Buzz Aldrin (both: 2nd appearance, last in 2011; rescued from Ineligible); Erden Eruç (first appearance)
- Repeats: Leopold I of Belgium (2nd consecutive appearance, 8 total)
2017 notes
- Moved to Ineligible: Temple of Artemis (maintenance); Wild Bill Hickok – Davis Tutt shootout (maintenance); Geneva Conference (1954) (maintenance); Third Taiwan Strait Crisis (maintenance)
- Omitted: Belgian National Day (ineligible—maintenance); Leopold I of Belgium (ineligible—maintenance); First Battle of Bull Run (ineligible—maintenance); Neil Armstrong/Buzz Aldrin; Erden Eruç
- Included: Pittsburgh railway riots (first appearance); Scopes Trial (6th appearance, last in 2015); Aswan Dam (6th appearance, last in 2014); Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 10th anniversary); Simion Bărnuțiu (first appearance); Hart Crane (first appearance); Hubert Lyautey (first appearance)
- Repeats: 365 Crete earthquake (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)
2018 notes
- New articles (unused): Louis Vauxcelles
- Omitted: 365 Crete earthquake; Pittsburgh railroad strike of 1877; Aswan Dam; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; Simion Bărnuțiu; Hart Crane; Hubert Lyautey
- Included: Pope Pontian (2nd appearance, last in 2014); Louis the Blind (first appearance); Lillehammer affair (2nd appearance, last in 2013); Erden Eruç (2nd appearance, last in 2016); Charles Tristan, marquis de Montholon (first appearance); Russell Lee (photographer) (first appearance); Rilwanu Lukman (first appearance)
- Repeats: Scopes Trial (2nd consecutive appearance, 7 total)
2019 notes
- New articles (unused): 2013 Iranian diplomat kidnapping
- Included: Buzz Aldrin, as per Wikipedia:WikiProject Space 2019/Main Page/July 21
No other changes were made this year. —howcheng {chat} 16:52, 23 July 2019 (UTC)
2020 notes
- Moved to Ineligible: Neil Armstrong/Buzz Aldrin (Apollo 11 is TFA for 2020-07-20); Aswan Dam (maintenance)
- New articles (ineligible): Brandi Chastain (maintenance); Rachael Flatt (maintenance)
- Omitted: Pope Pontian; Louis the Blind; Scopes Trial; Buzz Aldrin (merged back to same blurb with Armstrong); Lillehammer affair; Erden Eruç (ineligible—maintenance); Charles Tristan, marquis de Montholon; Russell Lee (photographer); Rilwanu Lukman
- Included: Belgian National Day (rescued from Ineligible); Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) (3rd appearance, last in 2014; rescued from Ineligible); Leopold I of Belgium (9th appearance, last in 2016; rescued from Ineligible); Attack on Orleans (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible); Sirimavo Bandaranaike (3rd appearance, last in 2005; 60th anniversary; rescued from Ineligible); Min Ping Yu No. 5540 incident (first appearance; 30th anniversary); Henry Percy (Hotspur) (first appearance); Paul Reuter (first appearance); Fiammetta Wilson (first appearance; 100th anniversary)
2021 notes
- New articles (unused): 1952 Kern County earthquake
- Omitted: Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774); Leopold I of Belgium; Attack on Orleans; Sirimavo Bandaranaike; Min Ping Yu No. 5540 incident; Henry Percy (Hotspur); Paul Reuter; Fiammetta Wilson
- Included: 365 Crete earthquake (5th appearance, last in 2017); Ciompi Revolt (first appearance); Pittsburgh railroad strike of 1877 (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Egyptian–Libyan War (3rd appearance, last in 2013); 2013 Iranian diplomat kidnapping (first appearance); Simion Bărnuțiu (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Sophie Bledsoe Aberle (first appearance; 125th birthday); Louis Vauxcelles (first appearance)
2022 notes
- Moved to Ineligible: Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) (maintenance); Leopold I of Belgium (maintenance); Hubert Lyautey (date not certain)
- Omitted: 365 Crete earthquake; Pittsburgh railroad strike of 1877; 2013 Iranian diplomat kidnapping; Simion Bărnuțiu; Sophie Bledsoe Aberle
- Included: 1952 Kern County earthquake (first appearance; 70th anniversary); International Mathematical Olympiad (first appearance); Sirimavo Bandaranaike (4th appearance, last in 2020); Fiammetta Wilson (2nd appearance, last in 2020); Rilwanu Lukman (3rd appearance, last in 2019)
- Repeats: Ciompi Revolt (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); Egyptian–Libyan War (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total); Louis Vauxcelles (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 75th anniversary)
2023 notes
- Moved to ineligible: Hubert Lyautey (date uncertain); Lillehammer affair (maintenance)
- New articles (unused): 1946 La Paz riots
- Omitted: Ciompi Revolt; 1952 Kern County earthquake; International Mathematical Olympiad; Sirimavo Bandaranaike; Egyptian–Libyan War; Fiammetta Wilson; Louis Vauxcelles; Rilwanu Lukman
- Included: 365 Crete earthquake (6th appearance, last in 2021); Louis the Blind (3rd appearance, last in 2019); Attack on Orleans (2nd appearance, last in 2020); 2013 Iranian diplomat kidnapping (2nd appearance, last in 2021, 10th anniversary); 2019 Yuen Long attack (first appearance); Geoffrey I, Count of Anjou (first appearance); Albert Luthuli (first appearance); Ruth St. Denis (first appearance); Anthony Annan (first appearance)