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Today's featured article for February 13, 2025
Gao Qifeng (1889–1933) was a Chinese painter who co-founded the Lingnan School. Gao spent much of his early life following his older brother Gao Jianfu, learning the techniques of Ju Lian before travelling to Tokyo in 1907 to study Western and Japanese painting. While abroad, Gao joined the revolutionary organization Tongmenghui to challenge the Qing dynasty; after he returned to China, he published the nationalist magazine The True Record. He moved to Guangzhou in 1918, taking teaching positions that culminated with an honorary professorship at Lingnan University in 1925. Falling ill in 1929, Gao left for Ersha Island, where he established the Tianfang Studio. He blended traditional Chinese approaches with Japanese techniques for light and shadow and Western understandings of geometry and perspective. He is best recognized for his paintings of animals, particularly eagles, lions, and tigers. (Full article...) Recently featured: Ragnar Garrett Northern Bank robbery Siege of Baghdad Archive By email More featured articles About view – talk – edit – history – watch
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I am the "main editor" of the selected anniversaries main page templates in the Hebrew Wikipedia.

When prepering today's template, some weeks ago, I checked the date about the Dead sea scrolls, that appears here, and it doesn't look too trustworthy, for sure not to apear on the Wikipedia's main page.

Can any sysop remove it please?

eman 00:38, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Ooops, I see that this anniversary was already hidden, and that I saw a cached version. sorry. Anyway I think it can be completely removed. eman 01:33, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Done. -- PFHLai 19:10, 2005 Feb 13 (UTC)

Dresden

I have included this, as despite the horrors the Nazis unleashed, and regardless of whether this attack (Bombing of Dresden in World War II) was right or wrong, it was truly awful - and should not be forgotten. The Germans in World War II, even at the height of Nazism, were people too. zoney ♣ talk 10:42, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)

This is one day too early. -- PFHLai 14:47, 2005 Feb 13 (UTC)

I made a similar comment on the main page discuusion page, rating Dresden over Rudy getting "gonged" and was directed here. (Note: I looked for "here" before posting to the main page discussion and couln't find it). If Dresden is going to be featured tomorrow (see main page discussion), how about featuring the bombing in Gulf War I of the Iraqi bomb shelter in 1991 (even though bombing civilians is now an official war crime).

Good suggestion. It's only a line on Gulf War, but it's probably a better item to feature than Rudy Giuliani getting knighted. My first choice was actually Nepalese People's War, except that the page is in pretty bad shape. .... I'll wait a tad longer to see if there are better suggestions before I start revising the anniversary template. I'm hoping for new stuffs on the page February 13.-- PFHLai 17:00, 2005 Feb 13 (UTC)

The invasion of Laos by South Vietnam in 1971 is also a good topic, IMO, but I need someone who know the topic to mention this with a little detail somewhere, possibly on History of Laos. Right now, it's a skimpy little line on Vietnam War. -- PFHLai 19:06, 2005 Feb 13 (UTC)

Rudy is gone. But I've decided not to post the mis-bombing of Baghdad in 1991. Even though it's an event that may be worth mentioning, we don't have the stuff in Wikipedia to be featured right now. With merely two sentences on the page Gulf War, it seems a little weak to feature on the MainPage. I hope we'll have more details on the topic by next year. ...

I dunno, maybe the eve of Valentine's Day is always a 'slow news day' ... :-) -- PFHLai 20:19, 2005 Feb 13 (UTC)

Actually, the residents of Dresden are marking the anniversay today. See AFP story

Of course, today is Sunday. People have to go to work on Monday. And people are probably busy with something else on Valentine's Day tomorrow ..... -- PFHLai 17:00, 2005 Feb 13 (UTC)

The page now says "22:14 (CET?)" on Feb.13th, so I'll move the item one day ahead. -- PFHLai 20:10, 5 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tu Bishvat 2006

Tu Bishvat (Judaism, 2005) falls on Feb 13 in 2006 Ahseaton 03:16, 2 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Heavy Metal Credit

The phrase "... which is recognised as the first major album to be credited with the development of the heavy metal genre" is possibly biased. There were several contenders for the title of the "first" since 1968. Perhaps it would be fairer to rephrase as "... recognised as one of the first major albums to be credited ...".Vinzklorthos (talk) 03:15, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The article says the album "has been recognised as the first major album to be credited with the development of the heavy metal genre" (cited to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame), so I'm reluctant to go against that. —howcheng {chat} 17:15, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2012 notes

New articles (unused): Coso artifact
Omitted: Mary II of England/William III of England, New Delhi, SS Chelyuskin, Amiriyah shelter bombing, Stolen Generations
Included: Catherine Howard (first appearance), Thermionic emission (6th appearance, last in 2009; rescued from Ineligible), Black Sabbath (album) (first appearance), Louisville sewer explosions (first appearance), 2010 Pune bombing (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 03:03, 12 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Addendum: Covering of the Senne added later for balance. —howcheng {chat} 03:06, 13 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2013 notes

Moved to Ineligible: SS Chelyuskin
Omitted: Catherine Howard; Thermionic emission; Black Sabbath (album) (ineligible—maintenance); Louisville sewer explosions; 2010 Pune bombing
Included: Charles XI of Sweden (first appearance); Bombing of Dresden in World War II (7th appearance, last in 2010); Coso artifact (first appearance); Sydney Hilton bombing (first appearance); Edison effect (7th appearance, last in 2012 – added to improve main page balance)
Repeats: Covering of the Senne (2nd consecutive appearance; 5 total)

—howcheng {chat} 19:14, 12 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2014 notes

Omitted: Charles XI of Sweden (ineligible—maintenance); Covering of the Senne; Thermionic emission (ineligible—maintenance); Bombing of Dresden in World War II; Coso artifact; Sydney Hilton Hotel bombing
Included: Mary II of England/William III of England (both: 7th appearance, last in 2011); New Delhi (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Nashville sit-ins (2nd appearance, last in 2010); Black Sabbath (album) (2nd appearance, last in 2012; rescued from Ineligible); Stolen Generations (2nd appearance, last in 2011)

—howcheng {chat} 06:41, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2015 notes

Omitted: Mary II of England/William III of England; New Delhi; Nashville sit-ins; Black Sabbath (album); Stolen Generations
Included: Catherine Howard (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Covering of the Senne (6th appearance, last in 2013); Bombing of Dresden in World War II (8th appearance, last in 2013; 70th anniversary); Sydney Hilton Hotel bombing (2nd appearance, last in 2013); Louisville sewer explosions (2nd appearance, last in 2012)

—howcheng {chat} 08:44, 11 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2016 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Stolen Generations (maintenance)
Omitted: Catherine Howard; Covering of the Senne; Bombing of Dresden in World War II; Sydney Hilton Hotel bombing; Louisville sewer explosions
Included: Battle of Karnal (first appearance); Cambridge Union Society (4th appearance, last in 2010); New Delhi (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Coso artifact (2nd appearance, last in 2013); Amiriyah shelter bombing (2nd appearance, last in 2011; 25th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 07:17, 11 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2017 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Black Sabbath (album) (maintenance)
Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Stolen Generations
Omitted: Battle of Karnal (ineligible—maintenance); The Cambridge Union; New Delhi; Coso artifact; Amiriyah shelter bombing
Included: Mary II of England/William III of England (both: 8th appearance, last in 2014); Covering of the Senne (8th appearance, last in 2015); 13th Dalai Lama (first appearance); Nashville sit-ins (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Vega (rocket) (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 08:37, 13 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2018 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Catherine Howard (maintenance); New Delhi (maintenance); Amiriyah shelter bombing (maintenance); Stolen Generations (maintenance)
Omitted: Mary II of England/William III of England; Covering of the Senne; 13th Dalai Lama; Vega (rocket)
Included: Massacre of Glencoe (2nd appearance, last in 2009; rescued from Ineligible); The Cambridge Union (5th appearance, last in 2016); Bombing of Dresden in World War II (9th appearance, last in 2015); Sydney Hilton Hotel bombing (3rd appearance, last in 2015; 40th anniversary); Muhammad ibn Ra'iq (first appearance); George Rogers Clark (first appearance); Faiz Ahmad Faiz (first appearance)
Repeats: Nashville sit-ins (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 17:12, 15 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2019 notes

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Mary II of England/William III of England
Omitted: Massacre of Glencoe; The Cambridge Union (ineligible—maintenance); Bombing of Dresden in World War II; Nashville sit-ins; Sydney Hilton Hotel bombing; Muhammad ibn Ra'iq; George Rogers Clark; Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Included: Charles XI of Sweden (2nd appearance, last in 2013; rescued from Ineligible); Covering of the Senne (8th appearance, last in 2017); 13th Dalai Lama (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Louisville sewer explosions (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Kim Jong-nam/Assassination of Kim Jong-nam (both: first appearance); Isabella d'Este (first appearance); Rufus Wilmot Griswold (first appearance); Waylon Jennings (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 16:46, 13 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2020 notes

Omitted: Charles XI of Sweden; 13th Dalai Lama; Louisville sewer explosions; Kim Jong-nam/Assassination of Kim Jong-nam; Isabella d'Este; Rufus Wilmot Griswold; Waylon Jennings
Included: Mary II of England/William III of England (both: 9th appearance, last in 2017); Nashville sit-ins (5th appearance, last in 2018; 60th anniversary); Black Sabbath (first appearance; 50th anniversary; blurb previously featured Black Sabbath (album) which is ineligible, and is making its 3rd appearance, last in 2014); 2010 Pune bombing (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 10th anniversary); Luis de Carvajal y de la Cueva (first appearance); Sarojini Naidu (first appearance); Dorothy Bliss (first appearance)
Repeats: Covering of the Senne (2nd consecutive appearance, 9 total)

—howcheng {chat} 16:36, 14 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2021 notes

Moved to Ineligible: 13th Dalai Lama (maintenance)
Omitted: Mary II of England/William III of England; Covering of the Senne; Nashville sit-ins; Black Sabbath; 2010 Pune bombing; Luis de Carvajal y de la Cueva; Sarojini Naidu; Dorothy Bliss
Included: Charles XI of Sweden (3rd appearance, last in 2019); Massacre of Glencoe (3rd appearance, last in 2018); Coso artifact (3rd appearance, last in 2016; 60th anniversary); Louisville sewer explosions (4th appearance, last in 2016; 40th anniversary); Kim Jong-nam/Assassination of Kim Jong-nam (both: 2nd appearance, last in 2019); Isabella d'Este (2nd appearance, last in 2019); Provo Wallis (first appearance); Antonin Scalia (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 04:10, 16 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2022 notes

Omitted: Charles XI of Sweden; Coso artifact; Louisville sewer explosions; Kim Jong-nam/Assassination of Kim Jong-nam; Isabella d'Este; Provo Wallis; Antonin Scalia
Included: Covering of the Senne (10th appearance, last in 2020); Bombing of Dresden in World War II (10th appearance, last in 2018); Sydney Hilton Hotel bombing (4th appearance, last in 2018); Vega (rocket) (2nd appearance, last in 2017; 10th anniversary); Béla II of Hungary; Sarojini Naidu (2nd appearance, last in 2020); Waylon Jennings (2nd appearance, last in 2019; 20th anniversary)
Repeats: Massacre of Glencoe (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:05, 14 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]