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October 26

vr.tr.october-26 · thing-q2953

Let an agent handle October 26 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 26 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 26 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 26, 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 26? 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

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

What it is Filled

October 26, day 299 (day 300 in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 66 days remaining in both common and leap years. October 26 is the National Day of Austria and is observed as a national or memorial day in some other countries.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle October 26 as a calendar date with weekday computation, observances attributed to their traditions and sourced events.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • The twenty-sixth 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

  • Treat Austria's National Day as a holiday in other German-speaking countries.
  • Misstate the 1955 neutrality law that the day commemorates.
  • Schedule deadlines on October 26 without checking local holidays.

Only with a human decision

  • Fixing October 26 as a binding legal or contract date.

May

  • Give October 26's day number and the days remaining in the Gregorian year.
  • Note Austria's National Day and other observances with the country that holds each.

Moral aspects Filled

  • National days express a country's identity and history for its citizens.
  • Holidays affect deadlines, pay and services.

Who is affected

  • Citizens of Austria and observing countries
  • People with deadlines

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody: a calendar date is held in common; states set their own observances.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q11187341 - registry parent class

related

  • October - month
  • October 25 - 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-26
  • Wikidata: Q2953 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2953)
  • ISO 8601: --10-26 recurring date

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • day of year: 299 or 300 day - common year, leap year where different
  • days remaining: 66 days

Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Written 26 October or October 26
  • ISO format --10-26
  • 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 Q2953: October 26 - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: October 26 - 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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