International Day of Forests – This day is dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of all types of forests and trees for the benefit of current and future generations.
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination – This day is observed to promote unity, solidarity and tolerance among people, regardless of their race, ethnicity or nationality.
World Poetry Day – This day celebrates poetry, encourages writing, reading, and teaching poetry and raises the visibility and importance of poetry in our world.
International Day of Nowruz – This day is observed to celebrate the arrival of the Persian New Year and the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere.
International Day of Action for Rivers – This day is dedicated to advocating for the conservation and protection of rivers and their ecosystems, and promoting sustainable management of water resources.
1413: King Henry V is crowned King of England.
1556: Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer is burned at the stake for heresy in Oxford, England.
1685: Composer Johann Sebastian Bach is born in Eisenach, Germany.
1804: The French civil code, also known as the “Code Napoleon,” is adopted.
1857: An earthquake in Tokyo, Japan kills over 100,000 people.
1919: The Hungarian Soviet Republic is proclaimed.
1963: Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in San Francisco Bay is closed.
1980: A US congressional committee releases a report that states that the FBI had conducted illegal domestic intelligence activities against American citizens.
2006: Twitter, the social networking service, is launched.
