Template:Did you know nominations/Peter II (cat)

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 09:38, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

Peter II (cat)

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Whitehall in 1947

... that Peter II, a kitten employed by the British government, was struck by a car in Whitehall? Source: https://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/bureau-cats/ "Peter the Second [...] was killed by a car while crossing the road in Whitehall very early in the morning, about 6 months after he arrived."
- ALT1: ... that the man who struck Peter II in his car paid for his euthanisation? Source: https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/bureau-cats-heart-government/ "'Peter' [...] was run over by Mr. R. B. BISGOOD. [...] it was best to have him put to sleep [...] Mr Bisgood gave Two shillings for the services rendered, receipt attached"
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tarantella (1898 Stravinsky work)

Improved to Good Article status by Tim O'Doherty (talk). Self-nominated at 10:46, 12 July 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Peter II (cat); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Tim O'Doherty: Good article. Onegreatjoke (talk) 21:57, 13 July 2023 (UTC)