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Robert Pattinson (born 1986) is a British actor known for his work in major studio productions and independent films. He played minor roles in Vanity Fair (2004) and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), the latter becoming the highest-grossing film of that year. He continued taking on small roles before rising to prominence as Edward Cullen in The Twilight Saga (2008–2012) film series. The franchise has collectively grossed over $3.3 billion worldwide. Pattinson began working in independent films from auteur directors before returning to big-budget cinema with Tenet (2020) and The Batman (2022). Pattinson's sex appeal is widely discussed in the media, and he is regarded as a sex symbol; People has included him in its "Sexiest Men Alive" list twice. Beyond acting, Pattinson has modelled since childhood and has been the face of the Dior Homme fragrance since 2013. He is involved in philanthropy and supports the GO Campaign, and he is also a musician, playing the piano and guitar. (Full article...)

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Batalha Monastery is a Dominican convent in the municipality of Batalha in Portugal. Originally and officially known as the Monastery of Saint Mary of the Victory, it was erected in commemoration of the 1385 Battle of Aljubarrota and would serve as the burial church of the 15th-century Aviz dynasty of Portuguese royalty. It is one of the best and original examples of Late Flamboyant Gothic architecture in Portugal, intermingled with the Manueline style. The monastery is a historic and cultural monument and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983.

Photograph credit: Joaquim Alves Gaspar

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Some admin add this, please. It's big:
1940 - World War II: Norway surrenders to German forces.

--150.101.189.156 11:44, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

1534 - Jacques Cartier and crew celebrate the first mass in North America

Main page error

The 1805 entry re: the Barbary War says $6,000 was paid in tribute, the article says $60,000 at First Barbary War. JodyB_talk 10:27, 10 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

2012 notes

Deleted: Hawkhurst Branch Line (one-time inclusion)
Moved to Ineligible: Battle of Brice's Crossroads (maintenance); United Church of Canada (maintenance)
New articles (unused): Battle of Big Bethel; Kidnapping of Jaycee Lee Dugard
Omitted: Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor; First Barbary War; Alcoholics Anonymous; Canadian federal election, 1957
Included: The Boat Race (6th appearance, last in 2008; rescued from Ineligible); United States expedition to Korea (first appearance); Six-Day War (5th appearance, last in 2011; moved from June 5; Gora Prai airstrike (3rd appearance, last in 2010)
Repeats: SMS Szent István (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 06:07, 9 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2013 notes

Omitted: Portugal Day (ineligible—maintenance); The Boat Race; United States expedition to Korea; SMS Szent István; Six-Day War (deleted; featured on June 4); Gora Prai airstrike
Included: Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (8th appearance, last in 2011); Myall Creek massacre (4th appearance, last in 2010); United Church of Canada (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible); Alcoholics Anonymous (8th appearance, last in 2011); Kidnapping of Jaycee Lee Dugard (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 08:14, 9 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2014 notes

Omitted: Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor; United Church of Canada; Alcoholics Anonymous
Included: Portugal Day (rescued from Ineligible); SMS Szent István (3rd appearance, last in 2012); United States expedition to Korea (2nd appearance, last in 2012); John Diefenbaker/Canadian federal election, 1957 (Diefenbaker: 3rd appearance, last in 2006; previously appeared on February 20; Election: 3rd appearance, last in 2011)
Repeats: Myall Creek massacre (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total); Kidnapping of Jaycee Lee Dugard (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:17, 9 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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There can be found scholarly, independent reliable sources around the internet (but also in books) that verify that 1871 was actually before 1918. 85.74.125.119 (talk) 01:32, 10 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Done WP:BLUE? Anyway, the years are now in the correct order. (And next time, you may get a quicker response at WP:ERRORS.) Best — Mr. Stradivarius ^{♪ talk ♪} 01:44, 10 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2015 notes

Omitted: Myall Creek massacre; SMS Szent István; United States expedition to Korea; Kidnapping of Jaycee Lee Dugard
Included: The Boat Race (7th appearance, last in 2012); Tristan und Isolde (first appearance); United Church of Canada (2nd appearance, last in 2013; 90th anniversary); Gora Prai airstrike (4th appearance, last in 2012)
Repeats: John Diefenbaker/Canadian federal election, 1957 (both: 2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:57, 8 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Dear @Howcheng: I added the International Quds Day according this source. Mhhossein (talk) 17:11, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

That's July 10, this is the June 10 day. :) —howcheng {chat} 23:56, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Oh sorry! Mhhossein (talk) 13:33, 7 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2016 notes

New articles (ineligible): Oradour-sur-Glane massacre (maintenance)
Moved to Ineligible: Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (maintenance)
Omitted: The Boat Race; Tristan und Isolde; John Diefenbaker/Canadian federal election, 1957; Gora Prai airstrike
Included: Myall Creek massacre (6th appearance, last in 2014); United States expedition to Korea (3rd appearance, last in 2014); SMS Szent István (4th appearance, last in 2014); Kidnapping of Jaycee Dugard (3rd appearance, last in 2014; 25th anniversary)
Repeats: United Church of Canada (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 15:53, 8 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2017 notes

Moved to Ineligible: The Boat Race (maintenance); Tristan und Isolde (maintenance)
Omitted: Portugal Day (ineligible—maintenance); United States expedition to Korea (ineligible—maintenance); SMS Szent István; United Church of Canada; Kidnapping of Jaycee Dugard
Included: Battle of Pelekanon (first appearance); Alcoholics Anonymous (9th appearance, last in 2013); John Diefenbaker/Canadian federal election, 1957 (both: 5th appearance, last in 2015; 60th anniversary); Gora Prai airstrike (5th appearance, last in 2015); Cheng Rui (first appearance); Abu al-Wafa' Buzjani (first appearance); Nils Økland (first appearance)
Repeats: Myall Creek massacre (2nd consecutive appearance, 7 total)

—howcheng {chat} 18:52, 10 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2018 notes

New articles (ineligible): Christina Grimmie (maintenance)
Rescued from Ineligible (unused): 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera (blurb previously featured Mount Tarawera, which remains ineligible)
New articles (unused): 1786 Kangding-Luding earthquake
Omitted: Battle of Pelekanon; Myall Creek massacre; Alcoholics Anonymous; John Diefenbaker/Canadian federal election, 1957; Cheng Rui; Abu al-Wafa' Buzjani; Nils Økland
Included: Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (9th appearance, last in 2013; rescued from Ineligible); Bridget Bishop (2nd appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible); League of Prizren (first appearance); SMS Szent István (5th appearance, last in 2016; 100th anniversary); Princess Caroline of Great Britain (first appearance); Sessue Hayakawa (first appearance); Margaret Abbott (first appearance)
Repeats: Gora Prai airstrike (2nd consecutive appearance, 6 total; 10th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 15:40, 11 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2019 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Nils Økland (maintenance)
New articles (unused): Edward Everett Hale; Wang Yuegu
Omitted: Bridget Bishop; League of Prizren; SMS Szent István; Gora Prai airstrike; Princess Caroline of Great Britain; Sessue Hayakawa; Margaret Abbott
Included: 1786 Kangding-Luding earthquake (first appearance); 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera (first appearance); United Church of Canada (4th appearance, last in 2016); Kidnapping of Jaycee Dugard (4th appearance, last in 2016); Gustave Courbet (first appearance; 200th birthday); Ninian Comper (first appearance); Christina Grimmie (first appearance)
Repeats: Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (2nd consecutive appearance, 10 total)

—howcheng {chat} 16:07, 10 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2020 notes

Omitted: Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor; 1786 Kangding-Luding earthquake; 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera; United Church of Canada; Kidnapping of Jaycee Dugard; Gustave Courbet; Ninian Comper; Christina Grimmie
Included: Myall Creek massacre (8th appearance, last in 2017); Mihailo Obrenović (first appearance); SMS Szent István (6th appearance, last in 2018); John Diefenbaker/1957 Canadian federal election (both: 6th appearance, last in 2017); Gora Prai airstrike (7th appearance, last in 2018); Isabella Andreini (first appearance); Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773) (first appearance); Aud Blegen Svindland (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 16:53, 11 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2021 notes

Omitted: Mihailo Obrenović; SMS Szent István; John Diefenbaker/1957 Canadian federal election; Gora Prai airstrike; Isabella Andreini; Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773); Aud Blegen Svindland
Included: Battle of Pelekanon (2nd appearance, last in 2017); 1786 Kangding-Luding earthquake (2nd appearance, last in 2019); Arab Revolt (first appearance); Kidnapping of Jaycee Dugard (5th appearance, last in 2019; 30th anniversary); Hans Karl von Diebitsch (first appearance); João Gilberto (first appearance; 90th birthday); Wang Yuegu (first appearance)
Repeats: Myall Creek massacre (2nd consecutive appearance, 9 total)

—howcheng {chat} 06:52, 14 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2022 notes

Omitted: Battle of Pelekanon; 1786 Kangding-Luding earthquake; Myall Creek massacre; Arab Revolt; Kidnapping of Jaycee Dugard; Hans Karl von Diebitsch (deleted—low quality); João Gilberto; Wang Yuegu
Included: Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (11th appearance, last in 2019); Bridget Bishop (3rd appearance, last in 2018); League of Prizren (2nd appearance, last in 2018); United Church of Canada (5th appearance, last in 2019); Sudan Airways Flight 109 (first appearance); Theodor Philipsen (first appearance); Margarito Bautista (first appearance); Margaret Abbott (2nd appearance, last in 2018)

—howcheng {chat} 17:55, 11 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]