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(In reply to Walt Amante from comment #80)
> I, too, am having this problem with a brand new install, on a new Windows 10
> PC. Thunderbird 45.8.0 with built-in Lightning.
>
> However, in checking in Lightning options, there was one called "Show
> reminders for past events" (or words like that). It was checked by
> default. So, I unchecked it.
>
> No more reminders for past reoccurring event. :D
Yes... it's actually "Show missed reminders". That's been mentioned before (see the very first post in this thread and also comment #27.
The problem is (obvious when you think about it), that a reminder time may be passed without TB/L being active and, thus, the reminder won't be shown at all. For example, a reminder is set for 8:00AM on Sunday, 4/9/2017, but TB/L isn't running at that time. If TB/L is stated afterwards, and 'Show missed reminders' ISN'T checked, then the reminder for the event won't be shown. (I just tested this, by the way - created an event with a reminder, shut down TB, waited until the time past, restarted TB: no reminder.)
You're correct that it IS a workaround, but not a real solution. And, since this thread dates back at least five years (and the thread referenced at the top goes back to 2008), I wonder if it'll ever be fixed!