January
12
National
Youth Day
National Youth Day is celebrated in India
on 12 January on the birthday of Swami Vivekananda.
In 1984, the Government of India declared
and decided to observe the birthday of Swami
Vivekananda (12 January, according to the
English calendar) as a National Youth Day
every year from 1985 onwards. To quote from
the Government of India's communication, 'it
was felt that the philosophy of Swamiji and
the ideals for which he lived and worked could
be a great source of inspiration for the Indian
Youth
Memorial
Day (Turkmenistan)
Zanzibar Revolution Day (Tanzania)
History
1842 - Franciscan nuns begin missionary work
on Netherland Antilles
1875 - Kwang-su becomes emperor of China.
1907 - Britain grants responsible government
to former colony of Transvaal
1916 - Britain proclaims Gilbert & Ellice
Is colony in Pacific
1933 - US Congress recognize independence
Philippines
1948 - 1st Supermarket in UK opens
1948 - Mahatma Gandhi begins his final fast
1954 - Austria's worst avalanche-kills 200;
9hrs later 2nd one-kills 115
1954 - Queen Elizabeth II opens NZ parliament
1961 - UN genocide pact goes into effect
1964 – Rebels in Zanzibar begin a revolt known
as the Zanzibar Revolution and proclaim a
republic.
1974 - Libya & Tunisia announces they
are merging as "Islamic Arab Republic"
1976 - UN Security Council votes 11-1 to seat
Palestine Liberation Org
1992 - A new constitution, providing for freedom
to form political parties, is approved by
a referendum in Mali.
1995 - Major earthquake kills 5,092 in Kobe
Japan
1998 – Nineteen European nations agree to
forbid human cloning.
2010 - Earthquake at Haiti kills an estimated
316,000 and destroying the majority of the
capital Port-au-Prince.
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