Talk:February 29

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February 29 A damaged building from the 1960 Agadir earthquake 1704 – Queen Anne's War: French and Native American forces raided the English settlement of Deerfield, Massachusetts, killing more than 50 colonists. 1944 – World War II: The Admiralty Islands campaign began when American forces assaulted Los Negros Island, the third largest of the Admiralty Islands. 1960 – The deadliest earthquake in Moroccan history (damaged building pictured) struck the city of Agadir, killing at least 12,000 people. 2004 – Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide was overthrown following popular rebel uprising. 2012 – Construction of Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest tower and third-tallest structure, was completed. Oswald of Worcester (d. 992) Kamil Tolon (b. 1912) Oswaldo Payá (b. 1952) Carmel Busuttil (b. 1964) More anniversaries: February 28 March 1 March 2

Laws affecting 29 February: bold, revert, DISCUSS

Miklcct, Kiwipete: can you guys resolve your differences here on the article talk page, please, not by fighting it out in main space. You are both involved in an edit war and at or near WP:3RR violations. Repeated reversion and counter-reversion is just going to get both suspended. Try to find common ground that recognises that 29 Feb (like 1 Jan) is unique and the general rules that apply to a boringly normal day like, picked at random, 29 July, need to be modified slightly. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 23:51, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

I won't be making any more changes/reversions. I would simply direct you to Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Days of the year/Template where the layout of the DOY pages has been discussed and agreed upon. Kiwipete (talk) 02:16, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject Days of the year/Template is the format agreed by the project. If @Miklcct: wants to propose different sections, s/he needs to figure out a much less disruptive approach which includes a discussion with the project members on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Days of the year/Template. Toddst1 (talk) 04:13, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

A possible solution might be for Miklcct to put the material in the body of the article rather than trying to force it into an unreceptive template. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 11:13, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

The template clearly doesn't have the section for me to put the appropriate encyclopedic material into it, and there isn't a more appropriate article to put these materials because they are specific to this date. If the article leap day is not a redirect but instead a general overview in multiple calendar systems, these contents can be put there. Also the same can be applied to days which are of significant importance (such as April 1 used as the beginning of financial year in most countries). Therefore, there is no choice but to break templates to put the contents into it. --Miklcct (talk) 12:13, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

Looking at the actual content that @Miklcct: added, I would suggest that the best place for it is the Legal age article itself. Kiwipete (talk) 22:32, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

Miklcct, looking at this from the outside, one thing that seems really obvious is that you don't have, and won't get, consensus for the exact change you want to make in exactly the way you want to make it. So your best way forward now is to think about results rather than means, to think laterally about how to find another way to deliver your intent, that will secure consensus. Best wishes. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 00:48, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

Yes, there is a choice, one you're not hearing. Don't add it. No consensus for it. Toddst1 (talk) 22:20, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

Dinah Shore

Dinah Shore was born Feb 29, 1916, she should be included in the Births section. 24.206.70.41 (talk) 18:27, 19 January 2024 (UTC)

You can an the entry yourself, as long as you have a reliable source. However, I see from her page that there is at least one source which states that she was born on 1 March. Kiwipete (talk) 00:27, 20 January 2024 (UTC)

Five WhateverDays in any February

Some time ago, I posted (previous archive):

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:February_29/Archive_1&action=dtsubscribe&commentname=h-WHPratt-2009-04-23T16%3A14%3A00.000Z&section=Three+paydays+in+February%3F

I note that some Social Secutiry recipients got an early "extra" payment due to there being five Thursdays in February 2024. What are the odds? Check the link. WHPratt (talk) 05:01, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

How much long-run significance must an event have?

@Jolielover [sic] considers that Angeline Jolie wore an award-winning dress to the Oscars is significant enough to be included. To me, it is wp:TRIVIA that only a Jolie lover would regard as having any lasting significance. But it is not a hill I will choose to die on, so I haven't reverted again. Does anybody else have a view? 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 17:47, 5 January 2026 (UTC)

I'm not a ride-or-die Jolie fan (despite what my username suggests), I do not have a COI. OTD is very outdated and rotates the same few blurbs every year (if ever) so I'm trying to introduce more blurbs to articles that are good enough for today's standards, and more variety, since it is mostly military/war blurbs. jolielover♥talk 17:50, 5 January 2026 (UTC)

The entry is a complete load of rubbish, and it does not meet WP:EVENTDOY. Kiwipete (talk) 23:08, 5 January 2026 (UTC)

Could've been said nicer. I don't understand how it does not meet that, it has its own article. jolielover♥talk 02:14, 6 January 2026 (UTC)

That it has its own article is probably the best defence. Prima facie, it demonstrates notability and that qualifies it for inclusion. I withdraw my objection. 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 10:25, 6 January 2026 (UTC)

Why is my username considered a 'sic'? It's a username. jolielover♥talk 02:15, 6 January 2026 (UTC)

Yes, I should have WP:AGF but I suspected that your edit was motivated by fandom. (Btw, I don't like all the minor military events either.) 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 10:21, 6 January 2026 (UTC)

It really isn't, I created the username on a whim ("oh, need a username... just saw a movie with Jolie in it, it's kind of cool... done") and didn't expect to become a frequent editor. I did make effort to improve one AJ-related article (that one), mostly because it's in my username, I basically had an obligation to - but I don't typically edit or pay attention to articles related to her, and consider myself a pretty just/impartial person. I've taken interest to OTD recently and on noticing a lot of articles now considered of poor quality and the same blurbs every year, I've tried to add articles that have more recently achieved GA/FA status whenever possible (and also create more variety). Thanks anyway, and it's fine. jolielover♥talk 10:45, 6 January 2026 (UTC)

(also to be clear, Please note: Events listed on the Main Page are selected based on article quality and to provide a diverse range of topics, rather than solely on the importance or significance of the events is atop every selected anniversary page) jolielover♥talk 14:56, 6 January 2026 (UTC)

Proposed section split

The section "1901–present" is already rather long and it will only continue to grow. It appears that WP:DOYSTYLE requires a formal proposal to change it. I propose that it be split into two sections: "1901–2000" and "2001–present". Any disagreement? 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 00:40, 8 January 2026 (UTC)

This is a change that would be applied to all DOY articles, not just this one. Therefore you need to make your request at the project's talk page. Kiwipete (talk) 07:28, 8 January 2026 (UTC)

 Done 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 13:47, 8 January 2026 (UTC)