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ON THIS DAY: World Cerebral Palsy day

6 October has been established as World Cerebral Palsy Day, following an initiative by non-governmental organisations associated with the condition. The day aims to...

ON THIS DAY: The Thessaloniki International Fair opens (1926)

On 3 October 1926, the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki hosted the first Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), an event that would grow to become...

ON THIS DAY: Mahatma Gandi is born (1869) – International Day of Non-Violence

Every year on 2 October, the world observes the International Day of Non-Violence, a date chosen to coincide with the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi...

ON THIS DAY: First verdicts at Nuremberg (1946)

On 1 October 1946, the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg delivered its landmark verdicts in the trial of leading Nazi Germany figures — the...

ON THIS DAY: Mozart’s The Magic Flute premieres in Vienna (1791)

On 30 September 1791, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s opera Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) was first performed at the Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna....