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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
Washington's Birthday (1732): February 22
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February 22, 1732 is the day that General George Washington, the leader of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and the first President of the United States, was born. He led an il...
January
Wildlife Day, Ntl. (1962): February 22
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National Wildlife Day, founded in 2005, honors conservationist, 'The Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin (February 22, 1962). Irwin Died September 4, 2006. This event was created by Colleen Paige to focus on en...
January
Defender of the Fatherland Day (RU)(1918):...
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During the Russian civil war, on February 17, 1918 the first major draft of soldiers into the new Red Army occurred in Petrograd and Moscow. On the 23rd of February, the Red Army was officially establishe...
January
Diesel Engine Day (1893): February 23
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On February 23, 1893 Rudolph Diesel received a patent for the diesel engine. Born in Paris to Bavarian parents, he created the first engine to use fuel oil rather than water or gasoline. It took him two y...
January
Tennis Day, Ntl. Play (1874): February 23
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On February 23, 1874, Walter Wingfield (October 16, 1833 – April 18, 1912), of England patented a “New and Improved Court for Playing the Ancient Game of Tennis”. These are the same balls, rackets, net an...
January
Flag Day (MX)(1984): February 24
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Green to represent Independence, white to honor the purity of the Roman Catholic faith and red representing the blood of national heroes and Spanish ancestry, the Mexican flag includes an emblem of an eag...
January
Gregorian Calendar Day (1582): February 24
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February 24, 1592 Pope Gregory XIII established the Gregorian Calendar via a Pappel Bull, the primary calendar used in the world today and the calendar underlying international commerce. The new calenda...
January
Independence Day (EE)(1918): February 24
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Like many Eastern European and Baltic States, Estonia has endured a less than direct path to independence. On February 24, 1918 it achieved its independence from the Russian Empire, only to be annexed by...
January
National Day, (KW)(1950): February 25
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National Day in Kuwait marks the anniversary of the ascension to the throne of Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah on February 25, 1950. He was the first Emir of the modern state of Kuwait and ruled until i...
January
Revolving Pistol Day (1836): February 25
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National Revolving Pistol Day marks the anniversary of the invention of the Colt Revolver. On February 25, 1836 the Colt Revolving Pistol was patented. This changed guns and warfare forever, though it wou...
January
Levi Strauss Day (1829): February 26
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On February 26, 1829 Levi Strauss was born in Buttenheim Germany (then Bavaria). Around 1835 the family left Germany for the United States to avoid religious discrimination and eventually settled in San...
January
Liberation Day (KW)(1991): February 26
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Marking the anniversary of the liberation of Kuwait from Iraq by coalition forces: February 26, 1991. This is a national holiday in Kuwait.
January
Independence Day (DO)(1844): February 27
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Independence Day marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Dominican Republic from Haitian occupation, February 27, 1844. This is a national holiday in the Dominican Republic.
January
Floral Design Day (1914): February 28
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The original idea behind Floral Design Day marked the celebration of Carl Rittner's birthday, the founder of Rittners School of Floral Design Mr. "R" as his students affectionately called him, founded T...
January
Peace Memorial Day (TW)(1947): February 28
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On February 27 and 28th, 1947, Taiwanese students rose up against Republic of China's government. A massacre ensued with somewhere between 18,000 and 28,000 killed by the government. This anniversary mar...
January
Science Day, Ntl.(IN)(1928): February 28
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In 1986 the government of India designated February 28 each year as National Science Day to celebrate Sir CV Raman’s 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for the Raman Effect. The effect was announced on February...
January
Friend's Day, International (2004): Februa...
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International Friends Day was created by Facebook in 2016 and falls each year on the anniversary of its founding, February 4, 2004. Utilizing the medium it pioneered - social media - the company produce...
January
Aviation History Month (1782): November
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D. Hamilton Jackson Memorial Day, (VI)(191...
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D. Hamilton Jackson was a civil rights advocate and educator in the Danish West Indies. Of African decent, he fought tirelessly for the right to free speech. On September 1, 1915 he achieved his dream wit...
January
Independence Day, (AG)(1981): November 1
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Independence Day in Antigua and Barbuda marks the anniversary of November 1, 1981, the official day the islands achieved their independence from Britain. This is a national holiday.
January
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