World
Philosophy Day
Proclaimed
by the UNESCO General Conference, 33rd
session, Paris 2005
Celebrated
at UNESCO’s initiative every third Thursday
of November since 2002, World Philosophy
Day will take place this year on 18 November
2010.
World
Philosophy Day was introduced in 2002
by UNESCO to honour philosophical reflection
in the entire world by opening up free
and accessible spaces. Its objective is
to encourage the peoples of the world
to share their philosophical heritage
and to open their minds to new ideas,
as well as to inspire a public debate
between intellectuals and civil society
on the challenges confronting our society.
The
events organized by UNESCO, or by its
partners, will be an opportunity to make
philosophical reflection accessible to
all (professors and students, scholars
and the general public, the young and
the less young), thereby enlarging the
opportunities and spaces for the stimulation
of critical thinking and debate.
This
year, a special event will take place
on 18 November at UNESCO Headquarters
in Paris on philosophy, cultural diversity
and the rapprochement of cultures, thereby
contributing also to the celebration of
the International Year for the Rapprochement
of Cultures (2010).
Past
Observances
An international celebration of World
Philosophy Day 2009
World Philosophy Day, 20 November 2008
World Philosophy Day 2007, 15 November
2007
World Philosophy Day 2006, 16 November
2006
Philosophy Day at UNESCO, 18 November
2004
Philosophy Day at UNESCO, 20 November
2003
Philosophy Day at UNESCO, 21 November
2002
November
17 : International Students' Day
International
Students' Day is an international observance
of student community, held annually on
November 17.
Taking the day differently than its original
meaning, a number of universities mark
it, sometimes on a day other than November
17, for a nonpolitical celebration of
the multiculturalism of their international
students.
The
date commemorates the anniversary of the
1939 Nazi storming of the University of
Prague after demonstrations against the
killing of Jan Opletal and worker Václav
Sedláček as well as against the occupation
of Czechoslovakia, and the execution of
nine student leaders, over 1,200 students
sent to concentration camps, and the closure
of all Czech universities and colleges.
Events
November 17
474
– Emperor Leo II dies after a reign of
10 months. He is succeeded by his father
Zeno who becomes sole ruler of the Byzantine
Empire.
794 – Japanese Emperor Kammu changes his
residence from Nara to Kyoto.
1183 – The Battle of Mizushima.
1292 – John Balliol becomes King of Scotland.
1511 – Spain and England ally against
France.
1558 – Elizabethan era begins: Queen Mary
I of England dies and is succeeded by
her half-sister Elizabeth I of England.
1603 – English explorer, writer and courtier
Sir Walter Raleigh goes on trial for treason.
1659 – The Peace of the Pyrenees is signed
between France and Spain.
1777 – Articles of Confederation are submitted
to the states for ratification.
1796 – Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Arcole
– French forces defeat the Austrians in
Italy.
1800 – The United States Congress holds
its first session in Washington, D.C.
1810 – Sweden declares war on its ally
the United Kingdom to begin the Anglo-Swedish
War, although no fighting ever takes place.
1811 – José Miguel Carrera, Chilean founding
father, is sworn in as President of the
executive Junta of the government of Chile.
1812 – Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Krasnoi.
1820 – Captain Nathaniel Palmer becomes
the first American to see Antarctica (the
Palmer Peninsula is later named after
him).
1831 – Ecuador and Venezuela are separated
from Greater Colombia.
1839 – Oberto, Giuseppe Verdi's first
opera, opens at the Teatro alla Scala
in Milan,
1855 – David Livingstone becomes the first
European to see the Victoria Falls in
what is now present-day Zambia-Zimbabwe.
1856 – American Old West: On the Sonoita
River in present-day southern Arizona,
the United States Army establishes Fort
Buchanan in order to help control new
land acquired in the Gadsden Purchase.
1858 – Modified Julian Day zero.
1863 – American Civil War: Siege of Knoxville
begins – Confederate forces led by General
James Longstreet place Knoxville, Tennessee
under siege.
1869 – In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking
the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea,
is inaugurated.
1871 – The National Rifle Association
is granted a charter by the state of New
York.
1876 – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Slavonic
March is given its première performance
in Moscow.
1878 – First assassination attempt against
Umberto I of Italy by anarchist Giovanni
Passannante. armed with a dagger. The
King survived with a slighty wound in
a arm. Prime minister Benedetto Cairoli
blocked the aggressor, receiving an injury
in a leg.
1903 – The Russian Social Democratic Labor
Party splits into two groups; the Bolsheviks
(Russian for "majority") and
Mensheviks (Russian for "minority").
1911 – Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated,
which is the first black Greek-lettered
organization founded at an HBCU, was founded
on the campus of Howard University in
Washington,DC.
1919 – King George V of the United Kingdom
proclaims Armistice Day (later Remembrance
Day). The idea is first suggested by Edward
George Honey.
1922 – Former Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI
goes into exile in Italy.
1922 – The first executions during the
Irish Civil War take place when five Irish
Republican Army members are sent to the
firing squad by the Irish Free State.
1933 – United States recognizes Soviet
Union.
1939 – Nine Czech students are executed
as a response to anti-Nazi demonstrations
prompted by the death of Jan Opletal.
In addition, all Czech universities are
shut down and over 1200 Czech students
sent to concentration camps. Since this
event, International Students' Day is
celebrated in many countries, especially
in the Czech Republic.
1947 – The Screen Actors Guild implements
an anti-Communist loyalty oath.
1947 – American scientists John Bardeen
and Walter Brattain observe the basic
principles of the transistor, a key element
for the electronics revolution of the
20th Century.
1953 – The remaining human inhabitants
of the Blasket Islands, Kerry, Ireland
are evacuated to the mainland.
1957 – Vickers Viscount G-AOHP of British
European Airways crashes at Ballerup after
the failure of three engines on approach
to Copenhagen Airport. The cause is a
malfunction of the anti-icing system on
the aircraft.
1962 – President John F. Kennedy dedicates
Dulles International Airport, serving
the Washington, D.C. region.
1967 – Vietnam War: Acting on optimistic
reports that he had been given on November
13, US President Lyndon B. Johnson tells
the nation that, while much remained to
be done, "We are inflicting greater
losses than we're taking...We are making
progress."
1968 – Alexandros Panagoulis is condemned
to death for attempting to assassinate
Greek dictator George Papadopoulos.
1968 – British European Airways introduces
the BAC One-Eleven into commercial service.
1968 – Viewers of the Raiders–Jets football
game in the eastern United States are
denied the opportunity to watch its exciting
finish when NBC broadcasts Heidi instead,
prompting changes to sports broadcasting
in the U.S.
1969 – Cold War: Negotiators from the
Soviet Union and the United States meet
in Helsinki to begin SALT I negotiations
aimed at limiting the number of strategic
weapons on both sides.
1969 – British newspaper The Sun was first
published as a tabloid.
1970 – Vietnam War: Lieutenant William
Calley goes on trial for the My Lai massacre.
1970 – Luna program: The Soviet Union
lands Lunokhod 1 on Mare Imbrium (Sea
of Rains) on the Moon. This is the first
roving remote-controlled robot to land
on another world and is released by the
orbiting Luna 17 spacecraft.
1973 – Watergate scandal: In Orlando,
Florida, US President Richard Nixon tells
400 Associated Press managing editors
"I am not a crook".
1973 – The Athens Polytechnic Uprising
against the military regime ends in a
bloodshed in the Greek capital.
1979 – Brisbane Suburban Railway Electrification.
The first stage from Ferny Grove to Darra
is commissioned.
1982 – Duk Koo Kim dies unexpectedly from
injuries sustained during a 14-round match
against Ray Mancini in Las Vegas, Nevada,
prompting reforms in the sport of boxing.
1983 – The Zapatista Army of National
Liberation is founded in Mexico.
1989 – Cold War: Velvet Revolution begins:
In Czechoslovakia, a student demonstration
in Prague is quelled by riot police. This
sparks an uprising aimed at overthrowing
the communist government (it succeeds
on December 29).
1990 – Fugendake, part of the Mount Unzen
volcanic complex, Nagasaki prefecture,
Japan becomes active again and erupts.
1993 – United States House of Representatives
passes resolution to establish the North
American Free Trade Agreement after greater
authority in trade negotiations was granted
to President George H.W. Bush in 1991.
1997 – In Luxor, Egypt, 62 people are
killed by 6 Islamic militants outside
the Temple of Hatshepsut, known as Luxor
massacre (The police then kill the assailants).
2000 – A catastrophic landslide in Log
pod Mangartom, Slovenia, kills 7, and
causes millions of SIT of damage. It is
one of the worst catastrophes in Slovenia
in the past 100 years.
2000 – Alberto Fujimori is removed from
office as president of Peru.
Holidays
and observances
Christian
Feast Day:
Acisclus
Aignan of Orleans
Elisabeth of Hungary
Gennadius of Constantinople (Greek Orthodox
Church)
Gregory of Tours (Roman Catholic Church)
Gregory Thaumaturgus
Hilda of Whitby
Hugh of Lincoln
November 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Worldwide Prematurity and Infant Loss
Awareness Day
Earliest day on which National Survivors
of Suicide Day can fall, while November
23 is the latest; celebrated on Saturday
before Thanksgiving. (United States)
International Students' Day (International)
Polytechneio or Πολυτεχνείο (Greece)
Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day
(Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Army Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
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