Talk:May 31

Selected anniversaries for the "On this day" section of the Main Page

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May 31: World No Tobacco Day; Pentecost (Eastern Christianity, 2015); Feast of the Visitation (Roman Catholicism and Anglicanism); Mother's Day in Algeria, France, Morocco and Sweden (2015) 1223 – Mongol invasions: Mongol forces defeated a combined army of Kiev, Galich, and the Cumans at the Kalchik River in present-day Ukraine. 1669 – Citing poor eyesight, English naval administrator and Member of Parliament Samuel Pepys recorded his last entry in his diary, one of the most important primary sources for the English Restoration period. 1935 – A 7.7 Mw earthquake struck Balochistan in the British Raj, now part of Pakistan, killing anywhere between 30,000 and 60,000 people. 1981 – An organized mob of police and government-sponsored paramilitias began burning the public library in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, destroying over 97,000 items in one of the most violent examples of ethnic biblioclasm of the 20th century. 2005 – An article in the magazine Vanity Fair revealed that the secret informant known as "Deep Throat", who provided information about the Watergate scandal, was former FBI Associate Director Mark Felt (pictured). More anniversaries: May 30 May 31 June 1

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Ramesses II

"1279 BC - Ramesses II becomes Pharaoh of Egypt."

So... how was this determined, pray tell? Even the year is debated. 31 May seems rather unusually precise.

→ P.MacUidhir (t) (c) 17:46, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

Yes, same with Genghis Khan. Not sure how's his birth is attributed to May 31 when there's no mention of that on his article, and the year is even contested. Thiseye (talk) 14:23, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

Give Peace a Chance

On the Give Peace a Chance page, it states that the song was recorded on June 1st and not May 31st as listed here. CWPappas 04:30, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

2002 date?

Does the death of one person in one storm that destroyed one building make a significant enough impact on history to be considered an important "this day in history"? I suggest deleting this entry, or putting it only in the discussion age. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.15.127.254 (talk) 20:08, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Gaza flotilla clash

Mufka; you are probably right. Only time will tell if this event is notable enough for an almanac entry. It's mentioned in wikinews which may be enough. At any rate this one will probably attract the partisan editors.--Phyllis1753 (talk) 14:42, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

Yes, unless this event leads directly to notably escalated tensions (a war), it shouldn't be included. -- Mufka ^{(u) (t) (c)} 10:37, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

I am not experienced at editing and I am not sure how to handle the inclusion of propaganda in otherwise factual accounts. I removed an unsubstantiated allegation that the peace activists on the flotilla were terrorists armed with knives and metal rods and after an Israeli commando had been abducted. This is clearly the version put out by the Israeli government but it is not supported by eye witnesses accounts of the activists or even logic. It is my understanding that this entry was seen by Bsadowski1 whose user page identifies him as a Wikipedia Administrator who combats "vandalism and abuse" on Wikipedia and I want it understood that my removal of Israeli propaganda should not be represented as either vandalism or abuse. OrodesIII (talk) 05:38, 31 May 2012 (UTC)OrodesIII

Whoever removed this entry ought to explain their reason as a courtesy to the rest of us. OrodesIII (talk) 21:45, 31 May 2012 (UTC)OrodesIII

Since Rlbarton did not provide an explanation for removing this entry, I restored it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by OrodesIII (talk • contribs) 03:48, 11 June 2012 (UTC)