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Louis Armstrong is a former featured article. Please see the links under Article milestones below for its original nomination page (for older articles, check the nomination archive) and why it was removed.

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Date	Process	Result
July 19, 2004	Featured article candidate	Promoted
October 20, 2006	Featured article review	Demoted

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Semi-protected edit request on 16 May 2026

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In the section "FAMILY" it reads "She had married the divorced her first husband a few years earlier." as the second sentence in the second paragraph. This is presumably a typo and ought to be corrected to "then divorced". Thanks :). Wolfiedude14 (talk) 21:20, 16 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Done –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 21:39, 16 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hospitalized in Israel

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Louis Armstrong was hospitalized at Beth-Israel hospital, not in Israel as the article suggests. This is quite clear from the source being cited, and any basic research. ~2026-41734-07 (talk) 15:42, 27 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Fair point - Beth Israel is linked correctly earlier in the article, but there was this one place with "Beth" missing. I simplified the sentence for easier flow. AllyD (talk) 17:13, 27 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Hospitalized in Israel