World Book Day – This day is celebrated to promote reading, publishing, and copyright. It is organized by UNESCO and other organizations worldwide.
International Energy Efficiency Day – This day aims to raise awareness about the importance of energy efficiency, and how it can help to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
National Absinthe Day – This day celebrates the infamous green liqueur that was banned for a period of time due to its purported hallucinogenic properties. It is now legal in many countries and has gained a cult following.
National Cheese Doodle Day – This day celebrates the cheesy, crunchy snack that has been a favorite of many since the 1940s.
Multiple Personality Day – This day aims to raise awareness about dissociative identity disorder (DID), a rare but serious condition where a person has two or more distinct personalities. It is also known as multiple personality disorder (MPD).
363: Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90,000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, initiating the Roman-Sassanid War.
1770: The Boston Massacre occurs when British soldiers fire into a crowd of American colonists, killing five people.
1836: Samuel Colt patents the first revolving cylinder multi-shot firearm, which he calls the Colt Revolver.
1933: Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Party wins the German federal election, becoming the largest party in the Reichstag.
1953: Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin dies at age 74 after ruling the Soviet Union for nearly three decades.
1963: Country music stars Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, and Hawkshaw Hawkins are killed in a plane crash near Camden, Tennessee.
1984: The first mobile phone call is made in the UK by Michael Harrison, who calls his father Sir Ernest Harrison, the chairman of Vodafone, using the Vodafone network.
