24 February - History and Importance of the Day

Estonia National day

1582 - Pope Gregory XIII announces New Style (Gregorian) calendar
1821 - Mexico gains independence from Spain
1868 - House of Reps vote 126 to 47, to impeach President Andrew Johnson. But Senate rejected it by one vote.
1917 - Russian revolution breaks out (3/8 NS)
1918 - Estonia declares independence from Russia
1942 - The "Battle of Los Angeles" takes place, lasting until the next day.
1946 - Juan Peron elected President of Argentina



Birthday
Admiral Chester Nimitz (1885-1966), USA. He commanded Allied naval, land and air forces in the South Pacific during World War II, and signed the Japanese surrender document on September 2, 1945.

24 February Knowledge History - Science, Engineering and Management

19 February - History and Importance of the Day

356 Emperor Constantius II shuts all heathen temples

1634 - Battle of Smolensk: King Wladyslaw IV of Poland beats Russians
1878 - Thomas Alva Edison patents gramophone (phonograph)
1942 - About 150 Japanese warplanes attacked the Australian city of Darwin
1945 - Brotherhood Day-1st celebrated


Birthdays

Astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543). Considered the founder of modern astronomy, he theorized that the sun, not the earth, was the center of the solar system.


19 February Knowledge History - Science, Engineering and Management

18 February - History and Importance of the Day

National Days Gambia, Nepal

3102 BC - Starting Day of the Kali Yuga.

1129 - Jerusalem re-taken by Christians in peace treaty between Holy Roman Emperor Frederik II and Egyptian ruler Al-Kamil

1814 – Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Montereau.
1861 - Jefferson Davis was sworn in as president of the Confederate States of America in Montgomery, Alabama
1885 - Mark TWain published The Adventures of  Huckleberry Finn
http://www.history.co.uk/this-day-in-history/February-18

1965 – The Gambia becomes independent from the United Kingdom.

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1814 – Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Montereau.
1861 - Jefferson Davis was sworn in as president of the Confederate States of America in Montgomery, Alabama
1965 – The Gambia becomes independent from the United Kingdom.


18 February Knowledge History - Science, Engineering and Management

7 October History and Importance of the Day

1913 - Model T assembly line started.
            http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/10/this-day-in-automotive-history-model-t-assembly-line-starts-for-first-time-october-7-1913/


1949 - The German Democratic Republic came into existence in East Germany. Dominated by Soviet Russia, it lasted until German reunification in 1990.
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History and Importance of the Day - Index of the Year

8 November History and Importance of The Day

World Urbanism Day

392 - Emperor Theodosius declares Christian religion, state religion
http://orthodoxwiki.org/Theodosius_the_Great_(emperor)

1923 - Hitler stages unsuccessful "Beer Hall Putsch" in Muenchen (Munich)

1960 - JFK (Sen-D-Mass) beats VP Richard Nixon (R) to become 35th US president


1989 - Douglas Wilder elected 1st US black governor (Virginia)

Cricket History November 8

http://www.historyorb.com/day/november/8


Disney History
http://thisdayindisneyhistory.homestead.com/nov08.html

Geek History
http://thegreatgeekmanual.com/blog/this-day-in-geek-history-november-8

5 September - History and Importance of the Day

International Day of Charity

Teacher's Day in India





1566 Suleiman the Magnificent died.
1638 King Louis XIV born.
1997 Mother Teresa died in Calcutta at age 87. She was a missionary who did exemplary work in India. UN declared the day as International Day of Charity.





Birthdays

1826 John Wisden - English Cricketer - He is now best known for launching the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 1864 after he retired from first-class cricket.
(2013 John Wisden's 187th birthday )
Google honored Wisden with a doodle on 5 September 2013
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1 September - History and Importance of the Day

1715 - King Louis XIV of France died after a reign of 72 years—the longest of any major European monarch.

1875 Tarzan of the Apes creator Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) was born in Chicago.

1906 - The International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI) was established.

1939  German army invaded Poland. 

1969 Military officers overthrew the Libyan government. The Libyan Arab Republic was then proclaimed under Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.