World Creativity and Innovation Day
UN observance since 2017. Picked because Leonardo da Vinci's birthday (April 15) was already a UNESCO date — they wanted creativity to have its own moment.
- Category
- Awareness
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Also on this day
Full history →Notable · 2021
The Indonesian Navy submarine Nanggala imploded and sank in the Bali Sea, resulting in the deaths of all 53 people on board.- 2021Indonesian Navy submarine KRI Nanggala (402) sinks in the Bali Sea during a military drill, killing all 53 on board.
- 2019Eight bombs explode at churches, hotels, and other locations in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, killing at least 269.
- 2012Two trains are involved in a head-on collision near Sloterdijk, Amsterdam, in the Netherlands, killing one person and injuring 116 others.