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: October 4, 2026 – next free TFA slot is: December 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

September

2 1896: Russian battleship Rostislav
10, 2001: MAX Red Line
12, 1916: HMS Ramillies (07)
14, 1131: Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem
17, 2021: Eternal Blue (album)
19, any year: Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned
21, 1891: SMS Brandenburg
22, 1911: French battleship Jean Bart (1911)
23, 1801: HMS Aigle (1801)
25, 2001: Ico

October

6, 1896: French battleship Gaulois
30, 1936: Teddy Wynyard

November

any – Can't Let Go (Mariah Carey song)
any – The Story of Miss Moppet
5, 1881 – Nikolai Kulikovsky
6, 1951 – Bill Madden (soldier)
8, 2011 – Formula, Vol. 1
9, 1901 – SMS Mecklenburg
11, 1926 – U.S. Route 16 in Michigan
11, 1926 – U.S. Route 2 in Michigan
11, 1926 – U.S. Route 23 in Michigan
11, 1926 – U.S. Route 31 in Michigan
11, 1926 – U.S. Route 41 in Michigan
15, 2021 – SS Politician
17, 2016 – Islands: Non-Places
20, 2006 – Eyes of the Insane
20, 1926 – Tôn Thất Đính
27, 1936 – Cross Road Blues

December

2, 1941 – German destroyer Z39
5, no year Sachertorte
14, 1891 SMS Weissenburg
15, 1916 Brian Eaton
17, 1906 SMS Schleswig-Holstein
21, 1826 Fredonian Rebellion
23, 1831 Richard Thomas Glyn
25, any year Holidays (Meghan Trainor song)

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