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Category: Anniversaries & Historic Events
Events, awareness days, holidays, and promotions related to historical anniversaries.
This category covers historical events that fall on or near a specific day (or sometimes a month). It may be a birthday, a death day, a patent filing, or an event in the news. .
Anniversaries Events
Drinking Straw Day (1888): January 3
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Straw Day or Drinking Straw Day marks the anniversary of the patent received by Martin C Stone for this tool made from paper and thus disposable, January 3, 1888. First used by Sumerians (4500 - 1900BC...
January
Edy’s Pie Day (1921): January 24
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On this day in 1922, Christian Kent Nelson of Onawa, Iowa, and his business partner Russell C. Stover obtained US patent number 1,404,539 for the "Eskimo Pie" ice cream bar. At the time, it was a new co...
January
Ellis Island Day (1892): January 1
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Today marks the anniversary of the opening of Ellis Island on January 1, 1892. Ellis Island was the immigration gateway into the US on the East Coast from the late 19th Century through the mid-20th C...
January
Elvis Presley Day, Ntl. (1935): January 8
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Today is the birthday of "the King of Rock and Roll," Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977). Elvis was an American singer and actor who is regarded as one of the most significant cultura...
January
EM Forster Day (1879): January 1
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<h1>EM FORSTER DAY</h1><br>EM Forster was born on January 1, 1879, and lived until June 7, 1970. The English author is best known for his novels: <br><br>—Where Angels Fear to Tread (1905), <br>—The Longe...
January
Euro Day (EU)(2002): January 1
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On this day in 2002, the twelve countries of the European Union signed an agreement to adopt the single currency, the Euro. Today, 19 states within the European Union use the Euro. Austria, Belgium, C...
January
Foundation Days, (TW)(1912): January 1-2
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<h1>FOUNDATION DAYS IN TAIWAN</h1><h2>THE ISLAND'S UNIQUE HISTORY</h2><span><br>Foundations Day in Taiwan marks a moment of reflection on the island's storied past and its development into the vibrant dem...
January
Free Thinker Day (1737): January 29
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Freethinkers Day, also known as Thomas Paine Day, is an opportunity to promote appreciation of free thought in honor of the life and works of Thomas Paine. Free thought supports reason over faith and re...
January
Genocide Hearing at ICJ (IL/PS)(2024): Jan...
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Today is the anniversary of the hearing to determine if Israel conducted genocide against the Palestinian people in 2023 and 2024. In a significant development in international law, the International C...
January
Gobind Singh (S)(1666): January 7
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Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti, or Govind Singh, is a Sikh holiday commemorating the birth of Guru Gobind Singh's tenth Guru of the Sikhs. Even though he was born on December 22, 1666, his birthday is most o...
January
Handwriting Analysis Week, Intl. (1737): J...
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You can tell a lot about a person from their handwriting. It lays bare insecurities, strengths, personalities, biases, and where they are. Graphology is the study of handwriting; graphologists or graphoan...
January
Handwriting Day, Ntl. (1737): January 23
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National Handwriting Day celebrates the art of handwriting, be your script cute, elegant, beautiful, or doctor-like illegible. WIMA sponsors National Handwriting Day every year on the anniversary of Joh...
January
Harlem Globetrotter Day (1927): January 7
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The Harlem Globetrotters originated in 1926 as the Savoy Big Five, an exhibition basketball team focused on athleticism and comedic theater. From 1926 until now, the Harlem Globetrotters have played over...
January
Heroes Day, Ntl. (GW)(1973): January 20
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National Heroes Day in Guinea-Bissau marks the anniversary of January 20, 1973, when Amilcar Cabral, a leader of the independence movement, was assassinated. Heroes Day is a national holiday.
January
Holocaust Victims' Day, World (1945): Janu...
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Holocaust Victims' Day remembers the horrific events of the 1930s through the mid-1940s in Europe, including summary killings, imprisonment, discrimination, and other state-supported acts of terror that b...
January
Independence Day (MA)(1944): January 11
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Independence Day in Morocco commemorates January 11, 1944, when the Independence Party dispatched a memo to the Allied powers seeking independence from French colonial rule. Morocco achieved it in 1956.
January
Independence Day, (HT)(1804): January 1
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Independence Day in Haiti marks the anniversary of January 1, 1804, when the people declared their independence from France. Independence Da is a national holiday.
January
Independence Day, (MM)(1948): January 4
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Independence Day in Myanmar marks the anniversary of January 4, 1948, when Burma achieved independence from Britain. Independence Day is a national holiday.
January
Independence Day, (SU)(1956): January 1
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<h1>INDEPENDENCE DAY IN SUDAN</h1><br>Sudan’s Independence Day, celebrated annually on January 1, marks the day in 1956 when the country officially gained its sovereignty from British and Egyptian rule. T...
January
Isra'a Wal Mi'raj (M)(621 AD): January 26/...
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According to Islam, Isra and Mi'raj are the two parts of the Night Journey, which the prophet Mohammad undertook during a single night in the year 621 AD. The Qu'ran states he traveled from Mecca to Jerus...
January
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