Talk:April 15
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April 15: Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel (2007); Father Damien Day in Hawaii, Birthday of the Great Leader in North Korea.
- 1755 - A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson (pictured) was first published.
- 1912 - The passenger liner RMS Titanic sank two hours and forty minutes after colliding with an iceberg.
- 1947 - Jackie Robinson, the first African American to break the baseball color line, played his first game in Major League Baseball.
- 1986 - U.S. armed forces launched Operation El Dorado Canyon against Libya.
- 1989 - The Hillsborough disaster, one of the biggest tragedies of European football, occurred.
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[edit] Sacco and Vinzetti
Sacco and Vinzetti were framed! We ought to take that statement out of this encyclopedia, that they murdered guards.
- We should defer to the Sacco and Vanzetti article on this. Upton Sinclair had some rather interesting things to say about this case that may cause you to change your mind. Rklawton 19:16, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Tax return deadline
Are there jurisdictions outside the USA/states/territories that use April 15 as a tax return deadline? - knoodelhed 21:50, 12 Mar 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Mosul Massacre
Should this really be here? The term massacre is rather inflammatory and unlike cases like the Boston Massacre or My Lai Massacre, I can't find any historical precendent for referring to this event as such beyond some non-mainstream publications.
- Agreed. Massacre???? -Penta 03:19, 16 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Discussion regarding POV for the name of the event should really take place in the event's article. However, this event has no article. As a result, it should not be included in this date article. The person who added this event here, should first create an article for the event, hash out the significance and POV issues there, and in due time, reference the article here. Until then, no reference belongs here. Rklawton 19:09, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Do not include individual Titanic Deaths
I suggest that individuals from the Titanic not be listed on the date page. There is a seperate article on the RMS_Titanic. If you agree I will remove the 3 names already added. Thanks, Hu Gadarn 23:35, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
- Any comment on this? There were 1500 people who died. I'm proposing that we do not want to see a list of them on the "death" section of this page - that's the purpose of the article. Thoughts? Thanks, Hu Gadarn 00:32, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
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- I don't think it's necessary. The sinking is listed in the event and I believe everyone knows that a lot of people lost their lives. Dying on the Titanic doesn't make you notable per se unless you already were notable. I don't even see the need for the generic "Victims of the RMS Titanic" to be perfectly honest. Just my two cents though. -- Borameer ™ 00:41, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
- In keeping with other date articles, the "Victims of..." notation is standard. And yes, only those who already have articles rate mention in this section. Whether or not someone rates an article is a matter for WP:BIO, and I doubt this event would be sufficient alone to gain someone appropriate notability. Rklawton 00:54, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
- I don't think it's necessary. The sinking is listed in the event and I believe everyone knows that a lot of people lost their lives. Dying on the Titanic doesn't make you notable per se unless you already were notable. I don't even see the need for the generic "Victims of the RMS Titanic" to be perfectly honest. Just my two cents though. -- Borameer ™ 00:41, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
