International Left-Handers Day
Founded by Dean Campbell in 1976. Lefties make up about 10% of any population — the rate has been stable across cultures and centuries, despite suppression attempts.
- Category
- Silly
- Observed in
United Kingdom
Also on this day
Full history →Notable · 2010
After being boarded by Canadian authorities, MV Sun Sea docked in British Columbia and the 492 Sri Lankan Tamil refugee claimants on board were placed into detention.- 2020Israel–United Arab Emirates relations are formally established.
- 2015At least 76 people are killed and 212 others are wounded in a truck bombing in Baghdad, Iraq.
- 2014A Cessna Citation Excel crashes in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil killing all seven people aboard, including Brazilian Socialist Party presidential candidate Eduardo Campos.