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Q1: Why is [Insert event here], an event that is "more important and significant" than all the others that are currently listed, not posted?: A1: Relative article quality along with the mix of topics already listed are often deciding factors in what gets posted. Any given day of the year can have a great many important or significant historical events. The problem is that there is generally only room on the Main Page to list about 5 events at a time, so not everything can be posted.

As stated on Wikipedia:FAQ/Main Page, the items and events posted on the Main Page are chosen based more on how well they are written, not based on how much important or significant their subjects are. It is easier for admins to select a well-written, cited, verifiable article over a poor one versus trying to determine objectively how much a subject is important or significant.

Keep in mind that the quality requirements only apply to the selected bolded article, not the other links. Thus, an event may qualify for multiple dates in a year if there is an article written in a summary style and an article providing detailed content; if one of those pages have cleanup issues, the other page can be bolded as an alternate.

Another criterion is to maintain some variety of topics, and not exhibit, just for example, tech-centrism, or the belief that the world stops at the edge of the English-speaking world. Many days have a large pool of potential articles, so they will rotate in and out every year to give each one some Main Page exposure. In addition, an event is not posted if it is also the subject of this year's scheduled featured article or featured picture.

Q2: There are way too many 20th-century events listed. Why aren't there more events from the 19th century and before?

A2: The short, basic reason is the systemic bias of Wikipedia. There are not enough good, well-written articles on 19th-century and earlier events for all 365 days in the year. Currently, a majority of users seem to be generally more interested in writing articles about recent events. If you would like to further help mitigate the systemic bias in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Countering systemic bias.

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A3: This again is attributed to the systemic bias of Wikipedia. Many users are generally more interested in working on good, well-written articles pertaining to their home country. Since this is the English Wikipedia, there will be more English-speaking users, and thus more articles pertaining to English-speaking countries. And if there are more users who are from the United States, there will probably be more well-written articles about events based in the United States. Again, if you would like to further help mitigate the systemic bias in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Countering systemic bias.

Q4: Why is the birthday/death anniversary of [Insert name here] not listed?

A4: There are only four slots available for birth and death anniversaries. As with the events, article quality and diversity in time period, geography, and reason for notability are all contributing factors in whether an article gets selected for inclusion.

Q5: Are the holidays/observances listed in any particular order?

A5: Yes, there is a specified order: International observances first, then alphabetically by where observed.

Q6: Some of the holidays/observances that are listed have dates in parentheses beside them. What do they mean?

A6: There are two reasons that some holidays/observances have dates next to them:

Non-Gregorian-based holidays/observances are marked with the current year as a reminder to others that their dates do in fact vary from year to year.
National Days, Independence Days, and other holidays celebrating the nationhood of a country are generally marked by the year of the significant historic date being observed.

Today's featured article for August 3, 2025

Wikipedia:Today's featured article/August 3, 2025

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Picture of the day for August 3, 2025

The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, signed into law by President LBJ on October 3, 1965.

Photograph credit: Yoichi Okamoto

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2012 notes

Omitted: Maitreya (Theosophy); Italian conquest of British Somaliland; Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya; Raúl Iturriaga
Included: Harvard–Yale Regatta (first appearance); Roger Casement (7th appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible); Whittaker Chambers/Alger Hiss (Chambers: 7th appearance; Hiss: 4th appearance; both last in 2010); Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (first appearance)
Repeats: Jesse Owens (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 22:39, 2 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2013 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (maintenance)
New articles (unused): Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Omitted: Harvard–Yale Regatta; Maitreya (Theosophy); Jesse Owens; Whittaker Chambers/Alger Hiss (Hiss: ineligible—maintenance)
Included: Wheatland Hop Riot (first appearance; 100th anniversary); National Basketball Association (3rd appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible); Raúl Iturriaga (2nd appearance, last in 2011)
Repeats: Roger Casement (2nd consecutive appearance, 8 total); Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 10:18, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2014 notes

Omitted: Wheatland Hop Riot; Roger Casement; National Basketball Association; Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Included: Harvard–Yale Regatta (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Firestone Tire and Rubber Company (first appearance); Order of the Star in the East (3rd appearance, last in 2012); Italian conquest of British Somaliland (3rd appearance, last in 2011)
Repeats: Raúl Iturriaga (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 05:37, 2 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

About Giannis Papaioannou (deaths section)

Giannis Papaioannou was not Turkish but Greek. Please, check the relevant Wikipedia article (Giannis Papaioannou) and other sources: http://www.rebetiko.gr/en/history.php http://www.doctor-dark.webspace.virginmedia.com/rebetiko/biog3.html#papaioannou etc. Thank you.

I think you meant to post this on Talk:August 3. —howcheng {chat} 06:26, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2015 notes

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Whittaker Chambers/Alger Hiss
Omitted: Harvard–Yale Regatta (ineligible—maintenance); Firestone Tire and Rubber Company; Order of the Star in the East; Raúl Iturriaga
Included: Treaty of Greenville (first appearance); Roger Casement (9th appearance, last in 2013); Niger (7th appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible); Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (3rd appearance, last in 2013; 10th anniversary)
Repeats: Italian conquest of British Somaliland (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total; 75th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 09:29, 1 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2016 notes

Omitted: Treaty of Greenville; Roger Casement (ineligible—maintenance); Italian conquest of British Somaliland; Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Included: Jungfrau (first appearance); Wheatland hop riot (2nd appearance, last in 2013); Jesse Owens (3rd appearance, last in 2012; 80th anniversary); Raúl Iturriaga (4th appearance, last in 2014)
Repeats: Niger (2nd consecutive appearance, 8 total)

—howcheng {chat} 06:58, 2 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2017 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Nestorius (maintenance); Treaty of Greenville (maintenance); Roger Casement (maintenance); Whittaker Chambers/Alger Hiss (Chambers: maintenance); National Basketball Association (maintenance)
Omitted: Independence Day (Niger) (ineligible—maintenance); Flag of Venezuela (ineligible—maintenance); Jungfrau (ineligible—maintenance); Jesse Owens (ineligible—maintenance); Niger (ineligible—maintenance)
Included: Kruševo Republic (first appearance); Order of the Star in the East (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Italian conquest of British Somaliland (5th appearance, last in 2015); Empress Dowager Cao (Li Cunxu's mother) (first appearance); Hamilton Fish (first appearance); Dolores del Río (first appearance)
Repeats: Wheatland hop riot (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total); Raúl Iturriaga (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total; 10th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 03:06, 3 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2018 notes

New articles (unused): Christopher Anstey
Omitted: Order of the Star in the East; Italian conquest of British Somaliland; Raúl Iturriaga; Empress Dowager Cao (Li Cunxu's mother); Hamilton Fish; Dolores del Río
Included: Siege of Arrah (first appearance); Jesse Owens (4th appearance, last in 2016; rescued from Ineligible); 2005 Mauritanian coup d'état (first appearance); Thomas Francis Meagher (first appearance); George Inness (first appearance); Nadia Ali (singer) (first appearance)
Repeats: Kruševo Republic (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); Wheatland hop riot (3rd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 15:45, 3 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2019 notes

Deleted: Raúl Iturriaga (moved to August 2)
New articles (ineligible): Sky Tower (Auckland) (maintenance; moved from March 3)
New articles (unused): Tony Bennett
Omitted: Wheatland hop riot; Jesse Owens; Thomas Francis Meagher; George Inness; Nadia Ali (singer)
Included: Order of the Star in the East (5th appearance, last in 2017; 90th anniversary); Italian conquest of British Somaliland (6th appearance, last in 2017); Empress Dowager Cao (Li Cunxu's mother) (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Christopher Anstey (first appearance); Alexander Mair (first appearance)
Repeats: Siege of Arrah (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); Kruševo Republic (3rd consecutive appearance, 3 total); 2005 Mauritanian coup d'état (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 15:47, 6 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2020 notes

Deleted: Raúl Iturriaga (moved to August 2)
Moved to Ineligible: Nadia Ali (singer) (date not cited to reliable source)
New articles (unused): Martha Stewart
Omitted: Kruševo Republic; Order of the Star in the East; 2005 Mauritanian coup d'état; Empress Dowager Cao (Li Cunxu's mother); Christopher Anstey; Alexander Mair
Included: Jesse Owens (5th appearance, last in 2018); Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (4th appearance, last in 2015); Stanley Baldwin (first appearance); Frumka Płotnicka (first appearance); Mary Musa (first appearance)
Repeats: Siege of Arrah (3rd consecutive appearance, 3 total); Italian conquest of British Somaliland (2nd consecutive appearance, 7 total; 80th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 03:38, 5 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2021 notes

Omitted: Jesse Owens; Italian conquest of British Somaliland; Mahmoud Ahmadinejad; Stanley Baldwin; Frumka Płotnicka; Mary Musa
Included: Kruševo Republic (4th appearance, last in 2019); Wheatland hop riot (5th appearance, last in 2018); Pidjiguiti massacre (first appearance); 2005 Mauritanian coup d'état (3rd appearance, last in 2019); Christopher Anstey (2nd appearance, last in 2019); Martha Stewart (first appearance; 80th birthday); Alexander Mair (2nd appearance, last in 2019)
Repeats: Siege of Arrah (4th consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:35, 6 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2022 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (maintenance)
Omitted: Pidjiguiti massacre (ineligible—maintenance); 2005 Mauritanian coup d'état; Christopher Anstey; Martha Stewart; Alexander Mair
Included: Italian invasion of British Somaliland (8th appearance, last in 2020); Sky Tower (Auckland) (6th appearance, last in 2013; 25th anniversary; rescued from Ineligible); Hamilton Fish (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Tony Bennett (first appearance); Frumka Płotnicka (2nd appearance, last in 2020)
Repeats: Siege of Arrah (5th consecutive appearance, 5 total); Kruševo Republic (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total); Wheatland hop riot (2nd consecutive appearance, 6 total)

—howcheng {chat} 18:54, 8 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

2023 notes

Omitted: Siege of Arrah; Kruševo Republic; Wheatland hop riot; Sky Tower (Auckland); Hamilton Fish; Tony Bennett; Frumka Płotnicka
Included: Pope Stephen IX (first appearance); Order of the Star in the East (6th appearance, last in 2019), TRS-80 (first appearance); 2005 Mauritanian coup d'état (4th appearance, last in 2021); Empress Dowager Cao (Li Cunxu's mother) (3rd appearance, last in 2019); Alfred Deakin (first appearance on August 3, 10 total); Hilda Rix Nicholas (first appearance on August 3, 4 total); Esther Earl (first appearance)
Repeats: Italian invasion of British Somaliland (2nd consecutive appearance, 9 total)

Heart ^(talk) 04:57, 11 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]