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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