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==Images==
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File:Benty grange helm crop.png|Benty Grange helmet
File:Nihon_Kenpo01.jpg|The original of the Constitution of the State of Japan
File:Suomenlinna.jpg|Suomenlinna in 2005
File:Subhas Chandra Bose.jpg|Subhas Chandra Bose
File:Raja Harishchandra.jpg|Raja Harishchandra screenshot
File:Battle of Tolentino.jpg|Battle of Tolentino
File:Vinzenz Ferrerius von Bianchi.jpg|Frederick Bianchi, Duke of Casalanza
File:RAF Northolt aerial view 1917.jpg|Aerial view of RAF Northolt|width=150
File:Jean Roy de Congo.jpg|João I of Kongo
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==Ineligible==
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!Reason
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|'''[[Mother's Day]]''' in Hungary, Lithuania, Mozambique, Portugal, Romania and Spain (2015)
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|[[1808]] – [[Finnish War]]: Sweden lost the fortress of '''[[Suomenlinna]]''' to Russia.
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|[[1815]] – Austrian troops led by [[Frederick Bianchi, Duke of Casalanza]] defeated the forces under [[List of monarchs of Naples|King]] [[Joachim Murat]] of [[Kingdom of Naples|Naples]] at the '''[[Battle of Tolentino]]''', the decisive battle of the [[Neapolitan War]].
|no footnotes
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|[[1837]] – The '''[[National and Kapodistrian University of Athens]]''', the oldest university in Southeast Europe, was founded.
|refimprove section
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| [[1848]] – The '''[[Benty Grange helmet]]''', a boar-crested [[Anglo-Saxon]] helmet similar to those in ''[[Beowulf]]'', was discovered in [[Derbyshire]], England.
| [[WP:Today's featured article/April 26, 2019|TFA for April 26, 2019]]
|-
| [[1921]] – The island of Ireland '''[[Partition of Ireland|was divided]]''' into two distinct territories: [[Northern Ireland|Northern]] and [[Southern Ireland (1921–22)|Southern Ireland]].
| refimprove section
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|[[1947]] – A new '''[[Constitution of Japan]]''' went into effect, providing for a [[parliamentary system]] of government, guaranteeing certain [[fundamental right]]s, and relegating the [[Emperor of Japan|Japanese monarchy]] to a purely ceremonial role.
|refimprove
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| [[1951]] – The '''[[Royal Festival Hall]]''', the first post-war building to become [[listed building|listed]] {{Nowrap|Grade I}}, opened as the venue for the [[Festival of Britain]].
| refimprove section
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|[[2000]] – The sport of '''[[Geocaching|geocaching]]''' was born when the [[Geographic coordinate system|coordinates]] of a cache outside [[Portland, Oregon]], US, were posted to a [[Usenet]] group.
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| '''[[Élisabeth of France]]''' (b. 1764)
| missing page numbers
|}
==Eligible==
* [[1491]] – Nkuwu Nzinga of the [[Kingdom of Kongo]] was baptised as '''[[João I of Kongo|{{nowrap|João I}}]]''' by Portuguese missionaries.
* [[1913]] – '''''[[Raja Harishchandra]]'''''<!-- ''(scene pictured)''-->, the first [[cinema of India|Indian feature-length film]], was released.
* [[1915]] – The oldest continually operational [[Royal Air Force]] station, '''[[RAF Northolt]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''-->, opened as the home to {{nowrap|No. 4}} Reserve Aeroplane Squadron.
* [[1915]] – Canadian physician and Lieutenant Colonel [[John McCrae]] wrote "'''[[In Flanders Fields]]'''", later considered one of the most notable [[Media of World War I|poems written during the First World War]].
* [[1920]] – Relying on the [[11th Army (RSFSR)|11th Red Army]] operating in neighboring [[Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic|Azerbaijan]], [[Bolsheviks]] '''[[1920 Georgian coup attempt|attempted]]''' to stage a coup d'etat in [[Democratic Republic of Georgia|Georgia]].
* [[1942]] – [[World War II|Second World War]]: Japanese forces '''[[Invasion of Tulagi (May 1942)|began invading]]''' [[Tulagi]] and nearby islands in the [[Solomon Islands]], enabling them to threaten and interdict the supply and communication routes between the United States and Australia and New Zealand.
* [[1945]] – [[World War II|Second World War]]: The German ocean liner '''''[[SS Cap Arcona|Cap Arcona]]''''', left to float defencelessly in the [[Bay of Lübeck]] with thousands of prisoners from various [[Nazi concentration camps|concentration camps]] on board, was attacked and sunk by the [[Royal Air Force]].
* [[1960]] – The [[Off-Broadway]] show '''''[[The Fantasticks]]''''' made its premiere, eventually becoming the world's longest-running musical with 17,162 performances.
* [[1963]] – Police in [[Birmingham, Alabama]], '''[[Birmingham campaign|used high-pressure water hoses and dogs]]''' on [[civil rights movement|civil rights protesters]], bringing intense scrutiny upon [[racial segregation in the United States|racial segregation]] in the southern U.S.
* [[2007]] – Three-year-old '''[[Disappearance of Madeleine McCann|Madeleine McCann]]''' disappeared while on holiday with her family in Portugal, sparking "the most heavily reported missing-person case in modern history".
* Born/died: '''[[Alexios II of Trebizond]]''' (d. 1330){{·}} '''[[Elizabeth Bacon (died 1621)|Elizabeth Bacon]]''' (d. 1621){{·}} '''[[Richard D'Oyly Carte]]''' (b. 1844){{·}} '''[[Sugar Ray Robinson]]''' (b. 1921){{·}} '''[[Len Shackleton]]''' (b. 1922)
==Notes==
* [[1979 United Kingdom general election]] is saved for [[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/May 4|May 4]], the date of Margaret Thatcher officially becoming Prime Minister
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'''[[May 3]]''': '''[[World Press Freedom Day]]'''; [[Constitution Day]] in '''[[Constitution Memorial Day|Japan]]''' ([[1947]]) and '''[[3 May Constitution Day|Poland]]''' ([[1791]])
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* [[1791]] – The '''[[Constitution of 3 May 1791|Polish–Lithuanian Constitution of May 3]]''', the oldest [[codification (law)|codified]] national [[constitution]] in Europe, was adopted by the [[Great Sejm]].
* [[1855]] – American '''[[William Walker (filibuster)|William Walker]]''' and a group of [[mercenary|mercenaries]] sailed from San Francisco to [[Walker affair|conquer Nicaragua]].
* [[1939]] – [[Subhas Chandra Bose]] formed the '''[[All India Forward Bloc]]''' of the [[Indian National Congress]] in opposition to [[Mahatma Gandhi|Gandhi]]'s tactics of [[nonviolent resistance|nonviolence]].
* [[1971]] – '''[[Erich Honecker]]''' ''(pictured)'' was elected [[Leadership of East Germany#Leaders of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED)|First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany]], remaining in power until 1989.
* [[1999]] – A [[Doppler on Wheels]] team measured the fastest winds recorded on Earth ({{nowrap|301 ± 20 mph}}, or {{nowrap|484 ± 32 km/h}}) in '''[[1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado|a tornado]]''' near [[Bridge Creek, Oklahoma]], U.S.
'''[[Catherine of St. Augustine]]''' (b. 1632){{·}} '''[[Jacob Riis]]''' (b. 1849){{·}} '''[[John O'Connor (cardinal)|John O'Connor]]''' (d. 2000)
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==Images==
Use only ONE image at a time
<gallery>
File:Benty grange helm crop.png|Benty Grange helmet
File:Nihon_Kenpo01.jpg|The original of the Constitution of the State of Japan
File:Suomenlinna.jpg|Suomenlinna in 2005
File:Subhas Chandra Bose.jpg|Subhas Chandra Bose
File:Raja Harishchandra.jpg|Raja Harishchandra screenshot
File:Battle of Tolentino.jpg|Battle of Tolentino
File:Vinzenz Ferrerius von Bianchi.jpg|Frederick Bianchi, Duke of Casalanza
File:RAF Northolt aerial view 1917.jpg|Aerial view of RAF Northolt|width=150
File:Jean Roy de Congo.jpg|João I of Kongo
</gallery>
==Ineligible==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Blurb
!Reason
|-
|'''[[Mother's Day]]''' in Hungary, Lithuania, Mozambique, Portugal, Romania and Spain (2015)
|refimprove section
|-
|[[1808]] – [[Finnish War]]: Sweden lost the fortress of '''[[Suomenlinna]]''' to Russia.
|needs more footnotes
|-
|[[1815]] – Austrian troops led by [[Frederick Bianchi, Duke of Casalanza]] defeated the forces under [[List of monarchs of Naples|King]] [[Joachim Murat]] of [[Kingdom of Naples|Naples]] at the '''[[Battle of Tolentino]]''', the decisive battle of the [[Neapolitan War]].
|no footnotes
|-
|[[1837]] – The '''[[National and Kapodistrian University of Athens]]''', the oldest university in Southeast Europe, was founded.
|refimprove section
|-
| [[1848]] – The '''[[Benty Grange helmet]]''', a boar-crested [[Anglo-Saxon]] helmet similar to those in ''[[Beowulf]]'', was discovered in [[Derbyshire]], England.
| [[WP:Today's featured article/April 26, 2019|TFA for April 26, 2019]]
|-
| [[1921]] – The island of Ireland '''[[Partition of Ireland|was divided]]''' into two distinct territories: [[Northern Ireland|Northern]] and [[Southern Ireland (1921–22)|Southern Ireland]].
| refimprove section
|-
|[[1947]] – A new '''[[Constitution of Japan]]''' went into effect, providing for a [[parliamentary system]] of government, guaranteeing certain [[fundamental right]]s, and relegating the [[Emperor of Japan|Japanese monarchy]] to a purely ceremonial role.
|refimprove
|-
| [[1951]] – The '''[[Royal Festival Hall]]''', the first post-war building to become [[listed building|listed]] {{Nowrap|Grade I}}, opened as the venue for the [[Festival of Britain]].
| refimprove section
|-
|[[2000]] – The sport of '''[[Geocaching|geocaching]]''' was born when the [[Geographic coordinate system|coordinates]] of a cache outside [[Portland, Oregon]], US, were posted to a [[Usenet]] group.
|globalize
|-
| '''[[Élisabeth of France]]''' (b. 1764)
| missing page numbers
|}
==Eligible==
* [[1491]] – Nkuwu Nzinga of the [[Kingdom of Kongo]] was baptised as '''[[João I of Kongo|{{nowrap|João I}}]]''' by Portuguese missionaries.
* [[1913]] – '''''[[Raja Harishchandra]]'''''<!-- ''(scene pictured)''-->, the first [[cinema of India|Indian feature-length film]], was released.
* [[1915]] – The oldest continually operational [[Royal Air Force]] station, '''[[RAF Northolt]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''-->, opened as the home to {{nowrap|No. 4}} Reserve Aeroplane Squadron.
* [[1915]] – Canadian physician and Lieutenant Colonel [[John McCrae]] wrote "'''[[In Flanders Fields]]'''", later considered one of the most notable [[Media of World War I|poems written during the First World War]].
* [[1920]] – Relying on the [[11th Army (RSFSR)|11th Red Army]] operating in neighboring [[Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic|Azerbaijan]], [[Bolsheviks]] '''[[1920 Georgian coup attempt|attempted]]''' to stage a coup d'etat in [[Democratic Republic of Georgia|Georgia]].
* [[1942]] – [[World War II|Second World War]]: Japanese forces '''[[Invasion of Tulagi (May 1942)|began invading]]''' [[Tulagi]] and nearby islands in the [[Solomon Islands]], enabling them to threaten and interdict the supply and communication routes between the United States and Australia and New Zealand.
* [[1945]] – [[World War II|Second World War]]: The German ocean liner '''''[[SS Cap Arcona|Cap Arcona]]''''', left to float defencelessly in the [[Bay of Lübeck]] with thousands of prisoners from various [[Nazi concentration camps|concentration camps]] on board, was attacked and sunk by the [[Royal Air Force]].
* [[1960]] – The [[Off-Broadway]] show '''''[[The Fantasticks]]''''' made its premiere, eventually becoming the world's longest-running musical with 17,162 performances.
* [[1963]] – Police in [[Birmingham, Alabama]], '''[[Birmingham campaign|used high-pressure water hoses and dogs]]''' on [[civil rights movement|civil rights protesters]], bringing intense scrutiny upon [[racial segregation in the United States|racial segregation]] in the southern U.S.
* [[2007]] – Three-year-old '''[[Disappearance of Madeleine McCann|Madeleine McCann]]''' disappeared while on holiday with her family in Portugal, sparking "the most heavily reported missing-person case in modern history".
* Born/died: '''[[Alexios II of Trebizond]]''' (d. 1330){{·}} '''[[Elizabeth Bacon (died 1621)|Elizabeth Bacon]]''' (d. 1621){{·}} '''[[Richard D'Oyly Carte]]''' (b. 1844){{·}} '''[[Sugar Ray Robinson]]''' (b. 1921){{·}} '''[[Len Shackleton]]''' (b. 1922)
==Notes==
* [[1979 United Kingdom general election]] is saved for [[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/May 4|May 4]], the date of Margaret Thatcher officially becoming Prime Minister
{{divhide|end}}
</noinclude>
'''[[May 3]]''': '''[[World Press Freedom Day]]'''; [[Constitution Day]] in '''[[Constitution Memorial Day|Japan]]''' ([[1947]]) and '''[[3 May Constitution Day|Poland]]''' ([[1791]])
<div style="float:right;margin-left:0.5em;" id="mp-otd-img">
{{main page image|File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R1220-401, Erich Honecker (cropped).jpg|Erich Honecker}}
</div>
* [[1791]] – The '''[[Constitution of 3 May 1791|Polish–Lithuanian Constitution of May 3]]''', the oldest [[codification (law)|codified]] national [[constitution]] in Europe, was adopted by the [[Great Sejm]].
* [[1855]] – American '''[[William Walker (filibuster)|William Walker]]''' and a group of [[mercenary|mercenaries]] sailed from San Francisco to [[Walker affair|conquer Nicaragua]].
* [[1939]] – [[Subhas Chandra Bose]] formed the '''[[All India Forward Bloc]]''' of the [[Indian National Congress]] in opposition to [[Mahatma Gandhi|Gandhi]]'s tactics of [[nonviolent resistance|nonviolence]].
* [[1971]] – '''[[Erich Honecker]]''' ''(pictured)'' was elected [[Leadership of East Germany#Leaders of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED)|First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany]], remaining in power until 1989.
* [[1999]] – A [[Doppler on Wheels]] team measured the fastest winds recorded on Earth ({{nowrap|301 ± 20 mph}}, or {{nowrap|484 ± 32 km/h}}) in '''[[1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado|a tornado]]''' near [[Bridge Creek, Oklahoma]], U.S.
'''[[Catherine of St. Augustine]]''' (b. 1632){{·}} '''[[Jacob Riis]]''' (b. 1849){{·}} '''[[John O'Connor (cardinal)|John O'Connor]]''' (d. 2000)
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