Wikipedia:Today's featured list/October 2024
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October 4
Chinese-Indonesian author Kwee Tek Hoay wrote 62 books or serials (36 non-fiction and 26 fiction), 3 essays, and 11 stage plays. He also edited 5 magazines and translated 15 books or other writings. Aside from these works, listed below, he is known to have written numerous reports, obituaries, articles, and film reviews as a magazine editor. Kwee began his writing career in 1919 with the stage play Allah jang Palsoe. During the 1920s, he wrote several novels and stage plays while also working as a journalist, first for Sin Po then for Sin Bin. He established his first magazine, Panorama, in 1925; he went on to manage four further magazines, including the literary-oriented Moestika Romans and the religious Sam Kauw Gwat Po. After 1930 Kwee began to focus predominantly on religious texts, particularly those related to Buddhism, Confucianism, and Chinese folk religion, but also relating to Islam. (Full list...)
October 7
The Rumford Medal is an award bestowed by the Royal Society for "outstanding contributions in the field of physics". The award is named in honour of British scientist Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford (pictured), who is noted for his works on thermodynamics and for establishing the Royal Institution. Thompson received the inaugural award in 1800. Since its inception, the medal has been granted to 108 scientists. It has been awarded to citizens of the United Kingdom sixty-seven times, the Netherlands seven times, and Sweden four times. The medal has been awarded to multiple individuals twice: in 1896, to Philipp Lenard and Wilhelm Röntgen and in 1918, to Charles Fabry and Alfred Perot. From 1800 to 2018, the medal was awarded biennially; since then it has been awarded annually. The most recent recipient is British physicist Tony Bell, who received it in 2024. (Full list...)
October 11
The discography of the Linda Lindas, an American rock band, consists of two studio albums, two extended plays, thirteen singles, and ten music videos. The Linda Lindas was formed in Los Angeles in 2018 by Bela Salazar (guitar, vocals), Eloise Wong (bass guitar, vocals), Lucia de la Garza (guitar, vocals), and Mila de la Garza (drums, vocals). The Linda Lindas released their self-titled debut EP independently in 2020. In 2021, the band went viral with a performance of "Racist, Sexist Boy" and subsequently signed with the Los Angeles-based label Epitaph Records. They released another EP which contains music that appeared in the Netflix film Moxie. The Linda Lindas released their debut album, entitled Growing Up, in 2022. Their second album, No Obligation, was released on October 11, 2024. (Full list...)
October 14
The master of Trinity College, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, oversees the general operation of the college. The role is officially appointed by the monarch at the recommendation of the college, and involves presiding over meetings of the college council and its governing body, although the executive powers of the master are limited. In 1546, Trinity College was founded by Henry VIII, merging the colleges of Michaelhouse and King's Hall. John Redman, then Warden of King's Hall, was thus appointed first Master of Trinity College. There have been 40 appointments to the position; William Bill was appointed master twice, in 1551 and 1558. The longest serving master was Richard Bentley, from 1700 until his death in 1741. The current master, Dame Sally Davies, was appointed on 8 February 2019, and is the first woman to hold the position. (Full list...)
October 18
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The German carmaker Mercedes-Benz entered the battery electric vehicle market with the unveiling of the Generation EQ concept car at the 2016 Paris Motor Show. At the same show, Mercedes-Benz also announced the creation of a sub-brand called "Mercedes-EQ". Mercedes-Benz debuted the EQA concept at the 2017 International Motor Show Germany. The production version of the Generation EQ concept, and the first car in the Mercedes-EQ series, debuted publicly at the 2018 Paris Motor Show in the form of the "EQC" (pictured). Mercedes-Benz unveiled the EQV at the Geneva Motor Show in 2018. As well as the production vehicles, Mercedes-Benz has also produced several concept cars, including the EQXX and the EQ Silver Arrow. (Full list...)
October 21
Coco, a 2017 American animated fantasy comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures, won 63 awards from 81 nominations, with particular recognition for Michael Giacchino's (pictured) score. At the 90th Academy Awards, it won Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song. The film garnered two nominations at the 75th Golden Globe Awards, winning for Best Animated Feature Film. Coco also won the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for both Best Animated Feature and Best Song. It was named one of the ten best films of 2017 by the National Board of Review. (Full list...)
October 25
The Michelin Guide debuted in Mexico in 2024. The guides have been published by the French tire company Michelin since 1900. They were designed as a guide to tell drivers about eateries they recommended to visit and to subtly sponsor their tires, by encouraging drivers to use their cars more and therefore need to replace the tires as they wore out. Over time, the stars that were given out started to become more valuable. Inspectors visited five states – Baja California, Baja California Sur, Nuevo León, Oaxaca and Quintana Roo – and the capital city, Mexico City. Sixteen restaurants earned one star, and two, Pujol and Quintonil (pictured), received two. No restaurant earned three stars. (Full list...)
October 28
The Hartford Dark Blues all-time roster is comprised of players who competed for the Hartford Dark Blues, a Major League Baseball club in the 1870s. The team's owner, Morgan Bulkeley, established the franchise in 1874; he gave the on-field captain duties to Lip Pike, who was also the starting center fielder. Among the other players signed by Hartford were pitcher Cherokee Fisher, who had led the NA in earned run average the two previous seasons, second baseman Bob Addy, and Scott Hastings. After placing seventh among the league's eight teams, the team's roster was purged and captain duties were handed over to third baseman Bob Ferguson, who stayed in the role for the remaining three seasons of the franchise's existence. The change in personnel, which included the pitching additions of future Hall of Famer Candy Cummings and Tommy Bond, improved the team's results. (Full list...)