Talk:May 12

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May 12 : Roald Amundsen's airship Norge 1510 – Zhu Zhifan, the Prince of Anhua (in modern Shaanxi, China), began an unsuccessful rebellion against the reign of the Zhengde Emperor. 1846 – The Donner Party, an American pioneer group which became known for resorting to cannibalism when they became trapped in the Sierra Nevada, left Independence, Missouri, for California. 1926 – The crew of the airship Norge (pictured), led by Roald Amundsen, became the first people to make a verified trip to the North Pole. 1941 – German engineer Konrad Zuse presented the Z3, the first working programmable and fully automatic computer, to an audience of scientists in Berlin. 2015 – A train derailment killed eight people and injured more than 200 others in Philadelphia. Fergus of Galloway (d. 1161) Indra Devi (b. 1899) Marilyn Knowlden (b. 1926) Vasilije Adžić (b. 2006) More anniversaries: May 11 May 12 May 13

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international nurses' day

a professional celebration; does not belong here. --209.128.15.129 (talk) 17:51, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

 Done Toddst1 (talk) 22:41, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Missing

THE FIBROMYALGIA AND CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROM DAY IS MISSING, PLEASE CORRECT — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.97.41.133 (talk) 03:12, 26 April 2014 (UTC)

I don't think it should be here. Awareness days - no matter how laudable - aren't 'holidays and observances'--209.128.15.129 (talk) 17:49, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

 Not done Toddst1 (talk) 22:42, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Plz add this celeb!

Hi. Please add Hossein Rezazadeh, Iranian retired weightlifter whose name is written in some Guinness Records.

Thanx. محمد اعمی (talk) 13:31, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

Please provide a reference for his date of birth, and this can be done. Kiwipete (talk) 18:11, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

Citation verification

Can someone explain why only 42 of the 266 births are cited? I tried adding in Malcolm David Kelley's, per his Wikipedia, but it was instantly removed for not being cited. The discrepancy is a little confusing. 96.245.109.166 (talk) 08:28, 10 March 2022 (UTC)

Because there is an ongoing process of removing the uncited births. 10:26, 10 March 2022 (UTC)

I re-added the birth with a cited source. The same user reverted saying it was not valid under WP:RSPTWITTER, but the subject posted on their own birthday from their verified Twitter account confirming their birthday. Additionally the same citation was used for MrBeast's birthday on May 7 as an example. 96.245.109.166 (talk) 15:19, 10 March 2022 (UTC)

Probably okay in my opinion but not according to Wikipedia:Reliable sources. Deb (talk) 12:29, 11 March 2022 (UTC)

Event

Is it not notable that the first book of the Railway Series (which later inspired Thomas and Friends) came out on this day in 1945? Just wondering. 71.236.127.123 (talk) 20:58, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

If there is an article specifically about this (WP:EVENTDOY) and there is a reliable source (WP:DOYCITE), then yes, you can add it. Kiwipete (talk) 04:30, 12 May 2025 (UTC)