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2024 – International Islamic Art Day. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared the International Day of Islamic Art in 2019 to celebrate Islamic artistic expressions and the contribution of Islamic art to universal culture.
The entity said the global celebration “not only promotes the value of Islamic art that inspired other artistic movements, but also contributes to cultural diversity, freedom of expression, cultural heritage protection and intercultural dialogue”.
Ephemeris. International Day of Islamic Art. (illustration)
“Celebrating this day is also a way to promote tolerance among peoples and promote cultural harmony, thanks to the power of art,” they elaborated.
anniversary. International Day of Islamic Art. (illustration)
More anniversaries
1834 – Jujuy. An open city council declares Jujuy a province independent of Salta and elects Colonel José María Fascio, an opponent of the Spanish crown, as governor of Jujuy. Revolutionary War veteran. In December 1834, Jujuy’s autonomous status was consolidated with the victory of the Jujuy army against the Salta forces at the Battle of Castañares.
1922 – Marcel Proust. French writer, essayist, and critic Marcel Proust, one of the most influential masterpieces in the literary and artistic circles of the 20th century and the author of the novel “In Search of Lost Time”, died in Paris at the age of 51.
Marcel Proust
1932 – Hector R. Garcia. Photographer, journalist and businessman Héctor Ricardo García was born in Buenos Aires and is the author of two of the most popular news outlets in the country, Crónica newspaper and Crónica TV 》The founder of.
Ricardo García, founder of Crónica TV and Diario Crónica. (u002E)
1943 – Daniel Rabinovich. Notary, actor and comedian Daniel Rabinovich was born in Buenos Aires and is a distinguished member of the famous “informal instrumental” band Les Luthiers.
Daniel Rabinovich (Internet)
1951 – Football televised. At the Gasómetro de Boedo Stadium, local team San Lorenzo de Almagro drew 1-1 with River Plate, the first televised football match in the country. Ernesto Veltrú as reporter, Enzo Ardigó and Raúl Goró as narrators, José Maravilla Scored for the “Ciclón” team, Santiago Vernazza equalized the score from a penalty kick for the “Millonario” team.
1993 – MTV Unplugged. American grunge rock band Nirvana recorded their soundtrack album MTV Unplugged live at Sony Music Studios in New York. It was one of the best-selling albums by the band led by Kurt Cobain.
1996 – Gabriella Sabatini. Gabriela Sabatini, the greatest Argentine tennis player in history, announced her retirement in New York after winning 39 titles, including the U.S. Open.
2009 – Defamatory injury. The Senate unanimously approved a law that removes prison sentences for defamation and insult offenses from the Penal Code. The law was promoted after a ruling by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights requiring Argentina to adapt to U.S. conventions on the issue.
2017 – Malcolm Young. Malcolm Young, Scottish musician and composer, founder and lyricist of the popular heavy metal band AC/DC, has died in Sydney, Australia, at the age of 64.
Other anniversaries
- 1793.- According to the decision of the Revolutionary Assembly, the Louvre Museum located in the former Royal Palace of Paris was officially opened to the public.
- 1823.- The Peruvian Congress appoints General José Bernardo de Tagle as the first constitutional president of the Republic of Peru.
- 1824.- The Federal District of Mexico was established as the capital of the Republic, with its headquarters in Mexico City.
- 1841.- The Bolivians, invaded by Peruvian troops, defeated them at the Battle of Ingave, in which Peruvian President Agustin Gamarra was killed.
- 1903- Treaty of Mare-Bunao-Varilla, under which the United States obtained exclusive control over the use of the Canal Zone from Panama.
- 1918- The People’s Council of Latvia declares independence.
- 1959- The film “Ben-Hur” directed by William Wyler premieres in New York.
- 1960- The International Court of Justice in The Hague resolved an old border conflict with Nicaragua in Honduras’ favor.
- 1976.– The Spanish Parliament approves the political reform law, opening the way to democracy.
- 1978- Jonestown Tragedy: Guyana Peoples Temple taught more than 900 American followers to commit suicide.
- 1987- The U.S. Congressional report on Iran-Contra found President Ronald Reagan responsible but dropped the legal basis for prosecuting him.
- 1991.– Irish band U2 reinvented themselves with the release of Achtung Baby, marking the beginning of a more creative and experimental decade.
- 1994- Finland’s parliament approves the country’s accession to the European Union.
- 1995- The Vatican considers the decision to deny women priestly ordination irrevocable, according to a statement approved by John Paul II.
- 1996- Argentinian Gabriella Sabatini bid farewell to professional tennis at New York’s Madison Square Garden. On October 24, he officially announced his retirement.
- 2002- The EU and Chile signed a political, economic and cooperative association agreement.
- 2004.– Russia ratifies the Kyoto Protocol.
- .- Danilo Anderson, the prosecutor responsible for prosecuting those who supported the 2002 coup, was assassinated in Venezuela.
- .- Chile’s Civil Marriage Law comes into effect, legalizing divorce.
- 2005- Nicolás Carranza, El Salvador’s former deputy defense minister, was convicted by a U.S. court of committing torture, murder and other crimes against humanity during the civil war (1980-1992).
- 2008- Somali pirates hijacked a Chinese cargo ship “De Lier” carrying 36,000 tons of wheat in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Yemen.
- 2009.- Mexican poet, translator and essayist José Emilio Pacheco has been awarded the Reina Sofia Prize for Ibero-American Poetry, awarded by the Spanish government.
- 2012.- Japan’s Nintendo launches Wii U game console.
- 2013.- For the first time in history, Palestine participated in the UN General Assembly vote.
- 2018.– Former Peruvian President Alan García Pérez requested asylum from the Uruguay Embassy in Lima.
- 2019.- The United States no longer considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal.
- 2020.- A New York court has dropped all charges against former Mexican Defense Secretary Salvador Cienfuegos for drug trafficking and money laundering.
- 2021.- A New York judge has overturned the 1966 convictions of two defendants in the murder of civil rights activist Malcolm X.
born
- 1787.- Louis Daguerre, French painter and physicist.
- 1871.- Amadeo Vives, Spanish composer.
- 1882- Jacques Maritain, French philosopher.
- 1901- George Horace Gallup, American statistician.
- 1907- Compay Segundo, Cuban singer and songwriter.
- 1917- Pedro Infante, Mexican singer and actor.
- 1923.——Alan Shepard, American astronaut.
- 1926- Estanislao Basola, Spanish football player.
- 1939- Margaret Atwood, Canadian writer.
- 1940- Qaboos bin Said, Sultan of Oman.
- 1968- Owen Wilson, American actor.
- 1992- Queralt Casas, Spanish basketball player.
death toll
- 1922- Marcel Proust, French writer.
- 1952- Paul Helouard, French poet.
- 1962- Niels Bohr, Danish physicist and 1922 Nobel Prize winner.
- 1976- Man Ray, American surrealist artist and photographer.
- 1982- Heiner Kipart, German playwright.
- 1987- Jacques Anquetier, French cyclist.
- 1991- Gustav Husak, former president and last head of state of communist Czechoslovakia.
- 1998- Jeanne Moulin, Belgian writer.
- 1999.- Paul Bowles, American writer.
- 2002- James Coburn, American actor.
- 2012.- Emilio Aragón, “Miliki”, Spanish clown.
- 2017.- Malcolm Young, Scottish guitarist.
- 2021.- Mick Locke, British photographer.
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