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1949 - The Constitution of India was adopted by the Indian Constituent Assembly.

-- PFHLai 09:49, 23 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Asterix-1

This calendar states that France was the third country to enter space, while the article on this subject claims that it was the fourth; with Canada launching a satellite with help from NASA.

Moved from WP:ERRORS

"1950 – Chinese forces in North Korea launched a massive counterattack in Chosin against South Korean and United States armed forces, ending any thought of a quick end to the Korean War." The article says there were British forces involved aswell.

'UN and South Korean' would work Modest Genius ^talk 01:45, 27 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

~~On a related note, the battle started on November 27th, nominally against British and American Troops, Koreans are KATUSA in US armed forces.~~ Jim101 (talk) 04:58, 31 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Battle of Ch'ongch'on River started on Nov 26 at the west of the Chosin Reservoir...I guess this is where the confusions coming from. Jim101 (talk) 17:58, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Constitution Day in India

Constitution of India was adopted on this day in 1949. Please consider. Shivashree (talk) 04:13, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

2012 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Poʻouli (maintenance)
Omitted: Shelling of Mainila; Battle of Chosin Reservoir/Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River; Southern Television broadcast interruption hoax; 2008 Mumbai attacks
Included: National Hockey League (4th appearance, last in 2007); KV62 (3rd appearance, last in 2010); Brink's-MAT robbery (first appearance); 2011 NATO attack in Pakistan (first appearance)
Repeats: Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (3rd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 06:03, 25 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2013 notes

Omitted: National Hockey League (ineligible—a related article is TFA for 2013-11-25); 2011 NATO attack in Pakistan
Included: John Berchmans (4th appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible); Battle of Chosin Reservoir/Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River (Chosin: 7th appearance; Ch'ongch'on: 2nd appearance; both last in 2011); 2008 Mumbai attacks (3rd appearance, last in 2011)
Repeats: Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (4th consecutive appearance, 4 total); KV62 (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total); Brink's-MAT robbery (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 30th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 06:32, 25 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2014 notes

New articles (unused): Battle of Caishi (was TFA on 2014-10-18); HMT Rohna
Omitted: Pontcysyllte Aqueduct; KV62; Battle of Chosin Reservoir/Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River; Brink's-MAT robbery
Included: Second Triumvirate (2nd appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible); University of Notre Dame (5th appearance, last in 2009; rescued from Ineligible); Shelling of Mainila (3rd appearance, last in 2011; 75th anniversary); Southern Television broadcast interruption (2nd appearance, last in 2011)
Repeats: 2008 Mumbai attacks (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:54, 25 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2015 notes

Omitted: Second Triumvirate (ineligible—maintenance); University of Notre Dame; Shelling of Mainila; Southern Television broadcast interruption; 2008 Mumbai attacks
Included: Sylvester Gozzolini (rescued from Ineligible); Constitution of India (rescued from Ineligible); Battle of Caishi (first appearance); Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (5th appearance, last in 2013); KV62 (5th appearance, last in 2013); Casablanca (film) (first appearance); Mars Science Laboratory (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 11:40, 24 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2016 notes

Deleted: Vlad the Impaler (moved to November 16)
Omitted: Pontcysyllte Aqueduct; KV62; Casablanca (film); Mars Science Laboratory
Included: University of Notre Dame (6th appearance, last in 2014); HMT Rohna (first appearance); Brink's-Mat robbery (3rd appearance, last in 2013); 2011 NATO attack in Pakistan (2nd appearance, last in 2012)
Repeats: Battle of Caishi (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 06:22, 26 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2017 notes

It is the 175th anniversary of the foundation of the University of Notre Dame.

2017 notes

Moved to Ineligible: KV62 (maintenance); Battle of Chosin Reservoir/Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River (blurb is not entirely accurate and should be rewritten/moved to different days); Mars Science Laboratory (maintenance)
New articles (unused): Siege of Paris (885–886)
Omitted: John Berchmans; Battle of Caishi; HMT Rohna; Brink's-Mat robbery; 2011 NATO attack in Pakistan
Included: Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (6th appearance, last in 2015); National Hockey League (5th appearance, last in 2012; 100th anniversary); Casablanca (film) (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 75th anniversary); Southern Television broadcast interruption (3rd appearance, last in 2012; 40th anniversary); Sojourner Truth (first appearance); Helen C. White (first appearance); Tina Turner (first appearance)
Repeats: University of Notre Dame (2nd consecutive appearance, 7 total; 175th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 03:45, 26 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2018 notes

Deleted: Battle of Chosin Reservoir/Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River (Chosin: wrong date, but ineligible anyway; Ch'ongch'on: moved to December 2); Siege of Paris (885–886) (moved to November 27); Battle of Caishi (moved to November 27)
Omitted: National Hockey League; Casablanca (film); Southern Television broadcast interruption; Sojourner Truth; Helen C. White; Tina Turner (ineligible—maintenance)
Included: HMT Rohna (2nd appearance, last in 2016; 75th anniversary); Brink's-Mat robbery (4th appearance, last in 2016); 2008 Mumbai attacks (5th appearance, last in 2014; 10th anniversary); Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan (first appearance); Marshall Taylor (first appearance); Fatima Massaquoi (first appearance)
Repeats: Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (2nd consecutive appearance, 7 total); University of Notre Dame (3rd consecutive appearance, 8 total)

—howcheng {chat} 17:57, 26 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2019 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Sojourner Truth (maintenance)
Rescued from Ineligible (unused): KV62
Omitted: University of Notre Dame; HMT Rohna; Brink's-Mat robbery; 2008 Mumbai attacks; Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan; Major Taylor
Included: National Hockey League (6th appearance, last in 2017); Shelling of Mainila (4th appearance, last in 2014; 80th anniversary); Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity (rover) (MSL: 2nd appearance, last in 2014; Curiosity: first appearance); William Derham (first appearance); Tina Turner (2nd appearance, last in 2017; rescued from Ineligible; 80th birthday)
Repeats: Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (3rd consecutive appearance, 8 total); Fatima Massaquoi (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 17:08, 27 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2020 notes

New articles (unused): Artemas Ward; Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
Omitted: Pontcysyllte Aqueduct; Shelling of Mainila; Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity (rover); William Derham; Tina Turner; Fatima Massaquoi
Included: University of Notre Dame (9th appearance, last in 2018); HMS Bulwark (1899) (first appearance); Jilava massacre/Nicolae Iorga (both: 5th appearance, last in 2018; 80th anniversary); Southern Television broadcast interruption (4th appearance, last in 2017); Rudolph Koenig (first appearance); Sojourner Truth (2nd appearance, last in 2017; rescued from Ineligible); Galina Prozumenshchikova (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 18:59, 27 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2021 notes

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia
Omitted: HMS Bulwark (1899); Jilava massacre/Nicolae Iorga; Southern Television broadcast interruption; Rudolph Koenig; Sojourner Truth; Galina Prozumenshchikova
Included: 1852 Banda Sea earthquake (first appearance)]; Brink's-Mat robbery (5th appearance last in 2018); 2011 NATO attack in Pakistan (3rd appearance last in 2016; 10th anniversary); Ralph Agas (first appearance; 400th anniversary); Helen C. White (2nd appearance last in 2017; 125th birthday); Adolfo Pérez Esquivel (first appearance; 90th birthday)
Repeats: University of Notre Dame (2nd consecutive appearance, 10 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:10, 27 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]