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Jacket from the collection The Birds is the fifth collection by Alexander McQueen for his fashion house. It was inspired by ornithology and the Alfred Hitchcock film The Birds, for which it was named. The collection centred around sharply tailored garments and emphasised female sexuality. The runway show was staged on 9 October 1994 and the venue was a warehouse in the London district of King's Cross. The Birds was styled with imagery of violence and death; some models were covered in tyre tracks and others wore white contact lenses. Reception was generally positive, although the styling drew accusations of misogyny. The show's success allowed McQueen to secure the financial backing to stage his next show, Highland Rape. Garments from The Birds appeared in both stagings of the retrospective exhibition Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty. Seán McGirr heavily referenced The Birds for Autumn/Winter 2024, his debut collection as creative director for the Alexander McQueen brand. (Full article...) Recently featured: Olmec colossal heads Secretum Tichborne case Archive By email More featured articles About view – talk – edit – history – watch
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Overthrow of Slobodan Milošević

I think that the Overthrow of Slobodan Milošević deserves to be added to the October 5 anniversaries.--Avala (talk) 10:04, 5 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

2012 notes

Deleted: History of Kolkata (event is barely mentioned in the article)
New articles (unused): Ladbroke Grove rail crash; Mekong River massacre
Omitted: Heraclius; The Women's March on Versailles; Ferdinand I of Bulgaria; Dr. No (film); European Patent Convention
Included: 5 October 1910 revolution (first appearance); R101 (4th appearance, last in 2007; rescued from Ineligible); October Crisis (first appearance, blurb previously featured Front de libération du Québec, which is ineligible; blurb makes its 5th appearance, last in 2007); Operation Primicia (first appearance); Mordechai Vanunu (4th appearance, last in 2010)

—howcheng {chat} 06:25, 4 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request on 4 October 2012

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Any chance of mentioning that 5 October 2012 is the fiftieth anniversary of the release of 'Dr. No, the first Bond film? It's a notable film series in its own right and a notable anniversary for the film too. - SchroCat (^ • @) 11:52, 4 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

SchroCat (^ • @) 11:52, 4 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Dr. No was on last year, and I normally like to have a new set on each year for variety's sake, but looking at tomorrow's Main Page, it seems like we may need an extra entry to fill in space, so that will be a good candidate. —howcheng {chat} 16:32, 4 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That's great: I look forward to hopefully seeing it up there. Cheers - SchroCat (^ • @) 21:40, 4 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

ITN had 7 items, so I dropped one from there and put Dr. No in. —howcheng {chat} 02:26, 5 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2013 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Heraclius (maintenance); Greenpeace (maintenance)
Omitted: R101; Dr. No (film); October Crisis; Operation Primicia; Mordechai Vanunu
Included: International Day of No Prostitution (first appearance); Women's March on Versailles (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Commercial Import Program (first appearance; 50th anniversary); European Patent Convention (2nd appearance, last in 2011; 40th anniversary); Mekong River massacre (first appearance)
Repeats: 5 October 1910 revolution (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 22:08, 4 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2014 notes

Omitted: 5 October 1910 revolution; Commercial Import Program; European Patent Convention; Mekong River massacre
Included: Heraclius (2nd appearance, last in 2011; rescued from Ineligible); Samuel Griffith/Edmund Barton/Richard O'Connor (politician) (Griffith & O'Connor: 4th appearance; Barton: 10th appearance; all: last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible); Greenpeace (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible); Barry Bonds (first appearance)
Repeats: Women's March on Versailles (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total; 225th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 06:35, 4 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2015 notes

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): International Union for Conservation of Nature
Omitted: Heraclius; Samuel Griffith; Greenpeace; Barry Bonds
Included: 5 October 1910 revolution (4th appearance, last in 2013); R101 (5th appearance, last in 2012); Operation Primicia (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 40th anniversary); Overthrow of Slobodan Milošević (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible)
Repeats: Women's March on Versailles (3rd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 08:33, 3 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2016 notes

New articles (ineligible): Jarrow March (TFA for 2016)
Omitted: International Day of No Prostitution (ineligible—maintenance); 5 October 1910 revolution; R101; Operation Primicia; Overthrow of Slobodan Milošević
Included: Portugal (rescued from Ineligible); Heraclius (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Samuel Griffith/Edmund Barton/Richard O'Connor (politician) (Griffith & O'Connor: 5th appearance; Barton: 11th appearance; all: last in 2014); International Union for Conservation of Nature (4th appearance, last in 2010); Ladbroke Grove rail crash (first appearance)
Repeats: Women's March on Versailles (4th consecutive appearance, 5 total)

—howcheng {chat} 06:38, 5 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2017 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Ferdinand I of Bulgaria (maintenance); R101 (maintenance); October Crisis (maintenance); Greenpeace (maintenance); Barry Bonds (maintenance)
Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Jarrow March
Omitted: Women's March on Versailles; International Union for Conservation of Nature (ineligible—maintenance); Ladbroke Grove rail crash
Included: Hennepin Island tunnel (first appearance); Dr. No (film) (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Mekong River massacre (2nd appearance, last in 2013); Jacques Offenbach (first appearance); Magda Szabó (first appearance); Kate Winslet (first appearance)
Repeats: Heraclius (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total); Samuel Griffith/Edmund Barton/Richard O'Connor (politician) (all: 2nd consecutive appearance; Griffith & O'Connor: 6 total; Barton: 12 total)

—howcheng {chat} 03:41, 5 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2018 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Overthrow of Slobodan Milošević (maintenance)
New articles (unused): Love Me Do
New articles (ineligible): Chester A. Arthur (POTD for 2018)
Omitted: Heraclius; Samuel Griffith/Edmund Barton/Richard O'Connor (politician); Dr. No (film); Mekong River massacre; Jacques Offenbach; Magda Szabó; Kate Winslet
Included: Women's March on Versailles (6th appearance, last in 2016); R101 (6th appearance, last in 2015; rescued from Ineligible); October Crisis (2nd appearance, last in 2012; rescued from Ineligible); Eugene Hasenfus (first appearance); Giovanni Visconti (archbishop of Milan) (first appearance); Paul Fleming (poet) (first appearance); Eduardo Duhalde (first appearance)
Repeats: Hennepin Island tunnel (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 16:33, 5 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2019 notes

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Overthrow of Slobodan Milošević; Chester A. Arthur
New articles (unused): Francis William Reitz
Omitted: Women's March on Versailles; R101; October Crisis; Eugene Hasenfus; Giovanni Visconti (archbishop of Milan) (ineligible—maintenance); Paul Fleming (poet); Eduardo Duhalde
Included: Heraclius (6th appearance, last in 2018; also appeared on February 11, his death date); Jarrow March (first appearance); Operation Primicia (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Ladbroke Grove rail crash (2nd appearance, last in 2016; 20th anniversary); Catherine Cooper Hopley (first appearance); Guido von List (first appearance); Bill Willis (first appearance)
Repeats: Hennepin Island tunnel (3rd consecutive appearance, 3 total; 150th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 16:00, 7 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2020 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Samuel Griffith/Edmund Barton/Richard O'Connor (politician) (Barton featured on January 7 for 2020 for 100th anniversary of death); R101 (maintenance); October Crisis (maintenance); Overthrow of Slobodan Milošević (maintenance)
Omitted: Hennepin Island tunnel; Ladbroke Grove rail crash; Bill Willis
Included: Women's March on Versailles (7th appearance, last in 2018); Kate Winslet (2nd appearance, last in 2017)
Repeats: Heraclius (2nd consecutive appearance, 7 total); Jarrow March (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); Operation Primicia (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total); Catherine Cooper Hopley (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); Guido von List (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 06:39, 7 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2021 notes

New articles (ineligible): Tecumseh (TFA for 2021)
New articles (unused): Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy; Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly
Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Fourth Council of Constantinople (Catholic Church)
Omitted: Heraclius; Women's March on Versailles; Jarrow March; Operation Primicia; Catherine Cooper Hopley; Guido von List (ineligible—maintenance); Kate Winslet
Included: Paolo Sarpi (first appearance); Eastman tunnel (4th appearance, last in 2019); Samuel Griffith/Edmund Barton/Richard Edward O'Connor (Griffith/O'Connor: 7th appearance, last in 2017; Barton: 14th, last in 2020; also appeared on January 7 for his birthday); European Patent Convention (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Mekong River massacre (3rd appearance, last in 2017; 10th anniversary); Paul Fleming (poet) (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Bill Willis (2nd appearance, last in 2019; 100th birthday); Eduardo Duhalde (2nd appearance, last in 2018)

—howcheng {chat} 00:50, 10 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2022 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Paolo Sarpi (maintenance)
Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Tecumseh
New articles (unused): Kelvin Tan
Omitted: Paolo Sarpi; Eastman tunnel; Samuel Griffith/Edmund Barton/Richard Edward O'Connor; European Patent Convention; Mekong River massacre; Paul Fleming (poet); Bill Willis; Eduardo Duhalde
Included: Heraclius (8th appearance, last in 2020); Women's March on Versailles (8th appearance, last in 2020); Jarrow March (3rd appearance, last in 2020); Dr. No (film) (4th appearance, last in 2017, 60th anniversary); Commercial Import Program (3rd appearance, last in 2022); Tecumseh (first appearance); Jacques Offenbach (3rd appearance, last in 2019); Kumeko Urabe (first appearance)

Heart ^(talk) 06:03, 6 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request for observances

Shouldn't Yom Kippur be added in addition to Vijayadashami for this year? ReefstoneMIDI (talk) 02:30, 5 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It has been commented out because there are large chunks of text that are not sourced. If someone can fix this, then it can be re-added Bumbubookworm (talk) 02:38, 5 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]