International Civil Aviation Day
Marks the 1944 Chicago Convention that founded the ICAO. Over 100,000 flights a day now move through that framework — most passengers never know its name.
- Category
- Awareness
- Observed in
Canadaofficial
Also on this day
Full history →Notable · 2015
The JAXA space probe Akatsuki entered into orbit around Venus to study the planet's atmosphere, five years after its first attempt failed.- 2025British racing driver Lando Norris wins the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 2025 with McLaren.
- 2025An attempted coup takes place in Benin, but is thwarted, and order restored.
- 2024Battle of Damascus (2024): Syrian opposition forces enter the Rif Dimashq Governorate, reaching within 20 km of the capital Damascus.