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October 28

vr.tr.october-28 · thing-q2952

Let an agent handle October 28 as a calendar date with weekday computation, observances attributed to their traditions and sourced events.

Thing Registry Cross-cutting context XCT.TME

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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Date Calendar facts.

Weekday

Computation.

Weekday

Weekday.

  1. On which weekday does October 28 fall in this year? measurement
  2. Is it a leap year? boundary

Calendar

Julian or Gregorian.

Calendar

Calendar system.

  1. Is the Julian or Gregorian calendar meant? boundary
  2. What is the equivalent date in the other calendar? measurement
Observances Holidays.

Holiday

Public holiday.

Holiday

Holiday status.

  1. Is October 28 a public holiday or observance here? provenance
  2. Which tradition or law sets it? provenance

Attribution

Traditions.

Attribution

Attributed observances.

  1. Which countries or communities observe something on this date, according to them? provenance
  2. Is the observance attributed rather than assumed? boundary
History Past events.

Events

On this day.

Events

Historical events.

  1. Which notable events happened on October 28, according to reliable sources? provenance
  2. Are dates given in the same calendar? boundary

Anniversaries

Recurring.

Anniversaries

Anniversaries.

  1. Which anniversaries fall on this date this year? provenance
  2. Which are round numbers? measurement
Planning Scheduling.

Countdown

Days until.

Countdown

Countdown.

  1. How many days until the next October 28? measurement
  2. From which date? definition

Work

Working day.

Work

Working day.

  1. Is it a working day for this organisation? provenance
  2. Do deadlines move? boundary

Classifiers Filled

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Thing Registry
Category
Cross-cutting context
Entry kind
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Plane
XCT
Domain
XCT.TME

What it is Filled

October 28, day 301 (day 302 in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 64 days remaining in both common and leap years. October 28 is observed as Ohi Day, a national holiday in Greece and Cyprus, and as International Animation Day by the animation film association ASIFA; other observances vary by country and tradition.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle October 28 as a calendar date with weekday computation, observances attributed to their traditions and sourced events.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • The twenty-eighth day of October
  • Weekday varies by year
  • Observances vary by place
  • Julian and Gregorian dates differ by 13 days in this era

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Misrepresent the events commemorated on Ohi Day.
  • Mock national commemorations.
  • Present a person's birthday on October 28 as public information.

Only with a human decision

  • Scheduling commitments on a public holiday for a person.

May

  • State that October 28 is day 301 of a common year and Ohi Day in Greece and Cyprus.
  • Explain the history of Ohi Day from historical sources.

Moral aspects Filled

  • National days carry memory of war and resistance.
  • Birth dates are personal data.

Who is affected

  • Greeks and Cypriots
  • People born on the date

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody: held in common; the calendar convention is international.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q11187366 - registry parent class

related

  • October - month
  • October 27 - date
  • calendar date - category
  • ISO 8601 - notation

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.october-28
  • Wikidata: Q2952 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2952)
  • ISO 8601: --10-28 recurring date

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • day of year: 301 or 302 day - common year, leap year where different
  • days remaining: 64 days

Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Written 28 October or October 28
  • ISO format --10-28
  • Observances vary by country and tradition
  • A date on calendars.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • compute its weekday in a given year
  • check local and international observances
  • find sourced historical events
  • schedule events

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Assuming observances are universal
  • Unsourced on-this-day events
  • Mixing Julian and Gregorian dates

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • ISO 8601
  • National public holiday laws

Context of use required Filled

  • A calendar date for scheduling, holidays and anniversaries.
  • the recurring calendar date
  • specific dated days in given years

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q2952: October 28 - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: October 28 - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should dated days be separate entries?
  • How should observances be linked?
  • How should events be sourced?

Machine files

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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