Talk:March 14
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March 14: New Year's Day in the Sikh Nanakshahi calendar, White Day in Japan, Pi Day.
- 1590 - French Wars of Religion: Henry of Navarre and the Huguenots decisively defeated the forces of the Catholic League under the Duc de Mayenne in the Battle of Ivry.
- 1757 - Admiral John Byng of the British Royal Navy was executed by firing squad for breaching the Articles of War at the start of the Seven Years' War.
- 1794 - Eli Whitney (pictured) patented the cotton gin.
- 1984 - Gerry Adams, leader of Sinn Féin, was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt in central Belfast, Northern Ireland.
- 1991 - The "Birmingham Six", wrongly convicted of murder and bombing pubs in Birmingham, England, were released after 16 years in prison.
Recent days: March 13 – March 12 – March 11
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[edit] Pi day issue
- Worldwide - Pi Day, a celebration of the constant 3.14.
Surely this is North American rather than worldwide, and also Pi is not exactly 3.14? In most of the world the date is denoted is 14/3/year, not 3/14/year. International Pi day would be 31 April, or 22 July (22/7 is over 10 times as accurate as a 3 s.f. decimal expansion)
Lone_nut 86.144.254.142
- We list national holidays/observances here. Whether this constitutes an "observance" for the purposes of this article, I'm not certain. At least it's national in scope. Rklawton 23:06, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
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- Not claiming it isn't a substantial observance, just whether it's 'worldwide' or not. The article lists several days called Pi Day, and it would seem odd if a worldwide community had standardised on the north american date format and recommending we change the word 'worldwide' to 'North America'
- That's a really good point. We should look back to the article and use it as our guide. Rklawton 23:18, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
- Not claiming it isn't a substantial observance, just whether it's 'worldwide' or not. The article lists several days called Pi Day, and it would seem odd if a worldwide community had standardised on the north american date format and recommending we change the word 'worldwide' to 'North America'
[edit] Events on this day
Albert Einstein's birthday is listed as an 'event' (as well as a birth) and includes a less than impartial description. I think it should be removed from events, the 'Births' entry is perfectly adequate.
Steak and a BJ Day
Why can't you put "Steak and a BJ Day" on here. This is totally important, seeing as how it is only legitimate if it gets on wikipedia and all...
- It's a non-notable holiday. Please see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Steak and Blowjob Day (Third Nomination) --ImmortalGoddezz 22:20, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Saints on this day
http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintp3w.htm says that St Paulina's feast day is July 9.
