![]() First a duck and a chick, and now a puppy. President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, dies in office in the nation's capital, Caracas, at age 58, 2013 ![]() ![]() The graves of Czar Nicholas II and his family are found near St. The Soviet probe Venera 14 arrives at the planet Venus, 1982 Soviet probes Venera 11, Venera 12 and the American solar satellite Helios II all are hit by "off the scale" gamma rays leading to the discovery of soft gamma repeaters, 1979Īmerica's Voyager 1 spacecraft has its closest approach to Jupiter, 172,000 miles, 1979 The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty goes into effect after ratification by 43 nations, 1970 Winston Churchill uses the phrase "Iron Curtain" in his speech at Westminster College, Missouri, 1946 ![]() Nikola Tesla, in Electrical World and Engineer, describes the process of the ball lightning formation, 1904 George Westinghouse Jr patents the triple air brake for trains, 1872 Samuel Colt makes the first production-model revolver, the. The Dutch city of Leeuwarden forbids Jews to go to synagogues on Sundays, 1820 *Boston Massacre: British troops kill 5 in a crowd, including a young boy and Crispus Attackus, the first black to die for American freedom, in an event that would contribute to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War five years later, 1770 Smoking tobacco is introduced in Europe by Francisco Fernandes, 1558Ĭopernicus'"de Revolutionibus" is placed on Catholic Forbidden index, 1616Īntonio de Ulloa, the first Spanish governor of Louisiana, arrives in New Orleans to take possession of the Louisiana territory from the French, 1766 Naser Khosrow begins the seven-year Middle Eastern journey which he will later describe in his book Safarnama, 1046Įnglish king Henry VII hires John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) and his sons to explore unknown lands for England, 1496 Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90,000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a campaign which would bring about his own death, 363 World Book Day - UK and Ireland (most other countries celebrate this on April 23 more information)Ĭhannel Islands National Park is established, 1980 Wedding of the March Dryads - Fairy Calendar Temperance Day - North America's first Temperance Law was passed in Virginia this day in 1623 Stop the Clocks Day - another of those with-no-explanation web holidays that sounds like a good idea Piran's Day Celebrations - Cornwall, England Piran's Day (Patron of miners, tin miners, tinners Cornwall, England Piran, Slovenia) Scouts' Day - Taiwan (celebration of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides in Taiwan) Purim - Judaism (began sundown yesterday, through sundown today) Navigium Isis/Ploiaphaesia: The Festival of Navigation - Ancient Roman Calendar/Ancient Egyptian Calendar (Sailing Festival, honoring Isis as sea goddess and goddess of sailing, on the traditional start of the sailing season) Magha Puja Day - Buddhist (celebrations of the teachings of Buddha to an assembly of holy men) Act Goofy Day - started by someone who wanted to see how far the internet could spread goofinessĪrivee de l'Evangile - French Polynesia (Gospel Day)īutter Lantern Festival - Tibet (the final celebration of the Tibetan New Year)Ĭelebrate Your Name Week - Thursday: Name Tag Day, celebrating those silly tags that say, "Hello, My Name is Illegible"!Ĭrufts Dog Show - Birmingham, England (the World's Greatest Dog Show Best in Show here is the most prestigious award in the world of dogs through Sunday)ĭiasia - Ancient Greek Calendar (festival of Zeus Meilikhios date approximate)ĭoljatra/Holika Dahan - regions of India (a festival of colors, similar to Holiįull Worm Moon - also called Leaf Moon, Seedling Moon, Crow Moon, Crust Moon, Sap Moon, Light Snow Moon, or Lenten Moon considered the last full moon of winter ![]()
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