Wikipedia:Featured articles that haven't been on the Main Page/Date connection

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A list of Featured Articles with a date connection that have not already appeared on the Main Page. It is intended primarily as an aid to scheduling their appearance. Anniversaries in multiples of 5 are marked in bold; anniversaries in multiples of 25 are highlighted. Note that having a date connection, even a strong one on a major anniversary, is not a guarantee for appearance. In many cases it is not a primary consideration – various factors need to be considered when selecting articles, including (but not limited to), the quality of the article, how long it has been waiting, the importance of the topic, representation on the main page and article diversity. Several of the older Featured Articles fall short of current quality requirements and, with an ever-increasing number to choose from, may never appear on the Front Page without an extensive reworking.

The dates mentioned here may not be the only possible date connections for an article — a ship, for example, might have date connections for its launch, commissioning, sinking etc. Nor does the appearance of an article here mean that it will – or will only – appear on the given date.

All articles within Category:Featured articles that have not appeared on the main page should either appear here or at the page listing articles without date connections.

For more information, see WP:TFA/R. Today is: July 31, 2026 – next free TFA slot is: October 1, 2026 (update this)

January

1, 1921 – York Park (opening)
6, 1935 – Ian Meckiff (birth)

February

4, 2008 – Rumours (album) (release)
4, 2008 – Made in the Dark (release)
5, 2014 – Sardines (Inside No. 9) (broadcast)
7, 1941 – No. 450 Squadron RAAF (establishment)
14, 1804 – Battle of Pulo Aura
20, 1902 – SS Kroonland (launch)
26, 2014 - Last Gasp (Inside No. 9) (broadcast date)
27, 2001 – The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages (release)
28, 1893 – USS Indiana (BB-1) / Indiana-class battleship (launch of first in class)
28, 2008 – Martin Keamy (first appearance)

March

2, 2008 – 2008 UAW-Dodge 400
4, 2014 – South Park: The Stick of Truth (release)
6 – Cleveland Centennial half dollar (Cleveland incorporation)
6, 1896 – Les Holden (birth)
6, 1988 – Operation Flavius
6, 2008 – The Other Woman (Lost) (broadcast)
7, 1908 – Nassau-class battleship (launch of lead ship)
7, 1950 – J. R. Richard (birth)
8, 1924 – Louie B. Nunn (birth)
8, 1982 - Hex Enduction Hour (release)
8, 1994 – Niandra Lades and Usually Just a T-Shirt (release)
9, 1987 – All You Need Is Love (The JAMs song) (release)
10, 1787 - William Etty (birth)
10, 1919 – John Plagis (birth)
11, 1942 – No. 36 Squadron RAAF (establishment)
12, 2013 – God of War: Ascension
13, 2003 – Final Fantasy X-2 (release)
13, 2012 – Journey (2012 video game) (release)
19, 2016 – University of Washington station (opened)
20, 1912 – HMS Queen Mary (launch)
20, 1989 – Monkey Gone to Heaven (release)
20, 2006 – Development of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (release)
20, 2008 – Meet Kevin Johnson (broadcast)
22, 1868 – Ben Crosby (birth)
22, 1911 – Kaiser-class battleship (launch of first in class)
23, 2003 – 2003 Cricket World Cup Final (match played)
24, 1898 – USS Kearsarge (BB-5) (launch)
25, 2010 – Flotilla (video game) (release)
27, 2016 - The Boat Races 2016 (date)
28, 1914 – Japanese battleship Fusō (launch)
29, 1921 – Sam Loxton / Sam Loxton with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948 (birth)
30, 1912 – SMS Seydlitz (launch)]]
31, 2002 – Diorama (Silverchair album) (release)

April

1, 1974 – Greater Manchester (creation)
1, 2001 – Deadalive (broadcast)
2, 1931 – Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō (launch)
4, 1900 – Hector Waller (birth)
5, 1939 – HMS Illustrious (87) (launch)
5, 2008 – Partners in Crime (Doctor Who) (broadcast)
7, 1910 – Moltke-class battlecruiser (launch of lead ship)
7, 1925 – USS Saratoga (CV-3) (launch)
9, 1948 – Chandralekha (1948 film) (release)
11, 1951 – President Truman's relief of General Douglas MacArthur
11, 2015 – The Boat Races 2015 (race date)
13, 1901 – Ellis Wackett (birth)
13, 1957 – Mark Tonelli (birth)
14, 1994 – 1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident
14, 2006 – Flow (video game) (release)
17, 1944 – Take Ichi convoy (start)
17, 1979 – Eric Brewer (ice hockey) (birth)
19, 1890 – Edgar Towner (birth) (125th)
19, 1989 – USS Iowa turret explosion
20, 2005 – Super Columbine Massacre RPG! (release)
26, 1943 – No. 79 Squadron RAAF (formation)
26, 2009 – Into Temptation (film) (release)
27, 1912 – SMS König Albert (launch)
29, 1911 – HMS Princess Royal (1911) (launch)

May

4, 1791 - HMS Beaulieu
5, 2016 - Me Too (Meghan Trainor song)
15, 1931 - D. H. Turner
16, 1956 - Operation Mosaic
16, 2001 - 2001 UEFA Cup Final
29, 1736 - Patrick Henry

June

1, 1461 – Thomas de la More (birthday)
6, 1901 – SMS Wettin (launch)
10, 1951 – Dan Fouts (birthday)
11, 2001 – Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (GBA video game) (release)
19, 2006 – Tim McGraw (song) (release)
22, 916 – Sayf al-Dawla (birthday)

July

1, 1896 - SMS Kaiser Friedrich III (launch)
1, 1908 – SMS Westfalen (launch)
5, 1988 – South of Heaven (release)
6, 1758 - HMS Levant (1758) (launch)
7, 2000 – Final Fantasy IX (release)
7, 2004 – Making Waves (TV series) (first episode)
7, 2007 – Tales of Monkey Island (release)
8, 1948 – Third Test, 1948 Ashes series (first day)
9, 1863 – Battle of Corydon
9, 2002 – By the Way (release)
18, 1953 – Bernard Quatermass (first appearance)
19, 2006 – The Halo Graphic Novel (publication)
20, 1900 – Maurice Leyland (birth)
21, 1943 – Montana-class battleship (project cancellation)
27, 1920 – Dick Cresswell (birth)
27, 1962 – Neil Brooks (birth)
29, 1914 - Yugoslav monitor Drava (launch date)
30, 2008 – Fantasy Black Channel (release)
31, 1795 - HMS Emerald (1795) (launch)

August

3, 1881: Charles Heaphy
4, 1356: Black Prince's chevauchée of 1356
7, 1866: Henry Macandrew
10, 1886: Eric Harrison (RAAF officer)
13, 1901: Ellis Wackett
18, 1916: HMS Furious (47)
19, 1901: SMS Schwaben
20, 1916: Yugoslav torpedo boat T8
21, 1891: Stanley Goble
26, 1996: The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

September

2 1896: Russian battleship Rostislav
10, 2001: MAX Red Line
12, 1916: HMS Ramillies (07)
13, 1666: Thomas Hardy (Royal Navy officer, died 1732)
14, 1131: Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem
17, 2021: Eternal Blue (album)
19, any year: Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned
20, 1996: Persona (series)
21, 1891: SMS Brandenburg
22, 1911: French battleship Jean Bart (1911)
23, 1801: HMS Aigle (1801)
25, 2001: Ico
27, 1886: Valley Parade

October

November

1, 1940 – Japanese battleship Musashi (launch) (75th)
1, 1942 – Matanikau Offensive (start)
2, 1865 – Warren G. Harding (birth)
2, 1892 – Garnet Malley (birth)
2, 1903 – Frank Jenner
2, 1905 – Allan Walters (birth)
3, 1915 – Japanese battleship Yamashiro (launch) (100th)
3, 1942 – Koli Point action (start)
5, 1841 – Nikolai Kulikovsky (birth)
5, 1993 - Ice (The X-Files) (transmission date)
6, 1894 – Russian battleship Poltava (1894) (launch)
7, 1899 – Kentucky gubernatorial election, 1899
7, 1982 – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (album) (release)
7. 1995 - Slug (song) (release)
8, 1883 – Arnold Bax (birth)
8, 1898 – Russian battleship Oslyabya (launch)
8, 2011 – Formula, Vol. 1 (release)
9, 1900 – SMS Mecklenburg (launch)
9, 1919 – Nagato-class battleship (launch)
10, 1969 – Sesame Street research (first broadcast (tenuous))
11, 1911 – SMS Kaiserin (launch)
11, 1922 - Kurt Vonnegut (birth)
11, 1923 – P. K. van der Byl (birth) (but see WP:TFANO)
11, 1926 – U.S. Route 2 in Michigan / U.S. Route 8 / U.S. Route 16 in Michigan / U.S. Route 23 in Michigan / U.S. Route 30 in Iowa / U.S. Route 31 in Michigan / U.S. Route 41 in Michigan / U.S. Route 131 / U.S. Route 141
11, 2004 – Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (release)
12, 1952 – Ernie Fletcher (birth)
13, 1992 – Dietrich v The Queen (decision)
15, 2007 – Fresh Blood (Supernatural) (broadcast)
17, 2004 – Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (release)
18, 1923 - Alan Shepard (birth)
19, 1831 – James A. Garfield (date of birth)
20, 1926 – Tôn Thất Đính (birth) (but see this discussion)
20, 2007 – Halo 3 Original Soundtrack (release)
22, 1910 – John Wilton (general) (birth)
22, 1994 – Sega Saturn (release)
26, 1901 - William Sterling Parsons (birth)
26, 2007 – Over the Rainbow (Connie Talbot album) (release)
27, 1909 – SMS Thüringen (launch)
28, 1919 – Early life of Keith Miller / Keith Miller in the 1946–47 Australian cricket season
30, 1944 – HMS Vanguard (23) (launch)

December

1, 1871 – Archie MacLaren (birth)
1, 1920 – George Andrew Davis Jr. (birth)
1, 2007 – 2007 ACC Championship Game
8, 1914 – Ernie Toshack with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948 (birth)
8, 1942 – HMS Indefatigable (R10) (launch)
12, 1921 – Japanese battleship Tosa (launch)
12, 1991 – Sega CD (release)
13, 1908 – SMS Posen (launch)
13, 1967 – Scott Zolak (birth)
15, 1913 – HMS Tiger (1913) (launch)
15, 1916 – Brian Eaton (birth)
15, 2011 – Final Fantasy XIII-2 (release)
16, 1882 – Jack Hobbs (birth)
17, 1906 – SMS Schleswig-Holstein (launch)
17, 2009 – Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy (release)
21, 1826 – Fredonian Rebellion
24, 1166 – John, King of England (birth)
25, 1975 – Marcus Trescothick (birth)
27, 1985 – Paul Stastny (birth)
28, 1962 - Operation Grandslam (start)
28, 2008 – 2008 Humanitarian Bowl

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