November
17
World
Philosophy Day
Proclaimed
by the UNESCO General Conference, 33rd session, Paris 2005 (Resolution
33C/45 ).
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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